LDS Freedom Forum

Hi all,

I joined The Church in 1977 and loved everything about it and especially President Kimball and his councilors.

At first, after receiving my sure testimony "The BofM is true and The Church is true," then I started witnessing things that did not make sense according to the scriptures and common sense at least for me.

I joined before Black men could exercise the priesthood and that was a challenge to me and my testimony. It sure seemed like discrimination to me.

I prayed and I prayed about why and I received no answer. I finally relied on my original testimony that The Church is true and I laid that aside figuring I do not know the answer now (in 1977) but I was sure there was a good answer and I would find out why later.

When the revelation came in 1979 I was as happy as anyone else.

I am finding out many other Mormons have serious and legitimate concerns about the direction and condition of The Church today and so do I.

I have been on this Forum for a few months and I have expressed my views, concerns and reasons why.

I hope to be able to continue on LDS FF for it has been good to me and I hope I have been good for it.

Bro. Jim

Doctrine and Covenants 9:8,9
8 But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel that it is right.
9 But if it be not right you shall have no such feelings, but you shall have a stupor of thought that shall cause you to forget the thing which is wrong; therefore, you cannot write that which is sacred save it be given you from me.

If we ask vague questions we may not get direct answers. We are to study things out and make some kind of decision that we can take to the Lord.

Maybe this will help, maybe you know this already. Maybe this is merely a good reminder.