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I have been trying to stop masturbating, but I feel like no mater what I do I can't, and that I'm a lost cause. Please, I need some help Response(1)

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I struggled in my youth with both pornography and masturbation. I have always been an active member of my ward and never faltered in putting on the appearance of a happy, wholesome young woman but now I am at the age of getting a temple reccomend and am beginning the repentance process so I can once again be temply worthy. Do i HAVE to confess these sins to the bishop? I have stopped both practices for almost a year now and have never faltered or gone back to them. i am completely free from the habit and not addicted. Can I just repent on my own, between me and the Lord? Response(1)

I'm new to this website and not sure if I am wasting my time looking for help on here. Is this website a good place to find help? Response(1)

hey, hie, l am in a whole lot of mess, l need help,can't get my mind off pornography,please l need help,usefull help!!!!!!! l am addicted to pornography Response(1)

I have been dating this guy for a while (a year and a half) he is very kind and would not do anything that I didn't want to do. The problem is that he has a different perspective of religion and lately we have had intimacy issues...I don't want to say yes but I don't say no either. And I have tried taking him to church and not spend a lot of time with him alone but it hasn't helped..idk what to do anymore. Response(1)

Hello there :) Im 21 years old and was baptized in July of this year. I just recently moved back to my home town, where there is no church...or other members. Im the only LDS member here. I work night shift at a homeless shelter, and go to school for 3 hours every day. I also have a 2 year old daughter and ive been married for 3 years. I barely have any time for myself. What can i do to help me keep my faith strong? I try to find time to read from the Book of Mormon, but im ither too busy or too tired to concentrate. And is there something i can do every Sunday since i cant go to church? Should i go to the Roman Catholic church here? is any church better then no church? i dont know what to do and i have no one to ask. plese help. Response(1)

Hello, i would like to get help with my hatred... It starts with my female cousin, she is, for me, a sociopath...not scientificaly of course, just by looking at the Wikipedia definition...she lives in my house, doing nothing, wanting to use the computer as a privilage, she is a class A SLACKER...i dont support her, i think my mom even loves her more than me! i think she is even pregnate because she eats like a pig, and i think my mom knows but doesnt want to tell, IMAGINE THAT...Thats why she fits into the sociopath definition...................she is the reason of my hatred. PLEASE HELP ME...SHE IS A BIG WEIGHT IN MY LIFE, SHE IS RUINING HERS, SHE DOES NOT HAVE TO RUINS MINE! Response(1)

Would the LDS church be opposed to me and my future wife serving 2 years serving and volunteering, and representing the true church, still being newly-weds? Would they support it in any way? If so, what would we have to do to gain this support? Response(1)

I broke the law of chastity a few months ago. It was through self pleasure. Every Sunday, I would take the sacrament unworthily because I didn't care, and figured I could just repent later. After I found more foundation in my faith, the guilt started to sink in. I prayed and prayed and fasted so hard and tried my best to go through the repentance processes. I finally thought Heavenly Father had forgiven me, so I went to the temple. Once I was inside of there, there are no words to describe it, but I hated every part of myself. I knew I was not worthy, but I was too scared to say anything. The whole time, I was shaking. I thought I had been forgiven, but I knew I hadn't. I opened up the scriptures, and the first verse I read was D&C 58:43: "By this ye may know if a man repenteth of his sins—behold, he will confess them and forsake them." I couldn't eat for a few hours the next day because I was so sick at what I had done. So with that knowledge, I prayed harder, and tried better. I put my whole soul into helping and doing and reading and praying. I refrained from the sacrament for several weeks because I knew I wasn't worthy. But I'm terrified to go back to the temple. I love it there, but I truly am terrified. What steps do you think I should take in order to truly feel forgiven? If I need to confess to my bishop, who would he tell? Would my parents ever know? Please help me, PassionFall Response(1)

I have a problem with cursing. It's a bad habit that i picked up and i really want to get rid of it, i just dont know how. help? Response(1)

You've probably heard this time, and time again. Me and my friend... We've been dating for over a year, and we started to get physical. She left the state for 3 months for work, and we decided it would be good for us because we *couldnt* get physical. When she came back we got a little more physical. than before. After a while we continued a little more little more physical. Seeing this as a problem to our emotional relationship, we both agreed to break-up; but remain close friends. Well- that set us back a bit, but then things got back out of hand. after a few more months We... ALMOST had sex. Almost. We've tried a lot of things: "Physical fasts", talking to our bishops (earlier on), punishments (such as taking breaks from seeing eachother), Rewards (Such as for each day that we stay clean, we save up money and then buy a reward, or if we fail we donate it all to a charity) and nothing seems to work. All I wanted was to marry her when conditions would allow, but because of all these mistakes I keep making, I am jeapordizing it, and ruining our chances. I plan to tell my bishop soon, telling him what has happened, but I need other advice too. Please, please, please help. I feel like I've ruined her. I've disrespected her, and I dont know why she keeps forgiving me. I know that "it takes two to tango" but I feel as though it's 100% my fault. Satan is mean >:( Response(1)

...I've never done this before. I don't know how to start this. Dear mentors, (?) I have a problem. My best friend and I have gotten way too close. We haven't ever had sex, but we've gotten so close that I am terrified. We've literally done everything we COULD do before that...there are NO more steps. If we go any further, we will have lost our virginity. I'm scared, and I want to talk to my parents about it, but I'm scared that they won't let me hang out with him anymore, and our friendship will be damaged. Maybe that IS what we should do...stop being with each other. Especially alone. But I don't want to confide in them and have them shut me down and be upset and disappointed in me. I wish I could tell my bishop, but I already talked to him months ago, when I was just worried about our french kissing, and we worked out a plan, and I gave him a report later of how good we were being, because we WERE. I floated out of his office thinking the sin was over...I was so ready to change...but then all of a sudden, we fell again. For us, when we're being good and then have a bad day, it doesn't take time to get right back to where we started...you know? it's not like we have to work our way back to bad sins, they just happen right away. So when I realized that, I wanted to go back to my bishop, but then we got out of control, and now I feel like I'm too deep into it and I'm way too scared to go back to him...even though with his spiritual gifts he can probably already suspect that I am struggling again. I have gone without the sacrament for a few weeks, and I feel like I need to give up my temple recommend, but I don't know what the "rules" are about that. Sorry that this is so scatterbrained...I am just...drowning, that's all. I need help. Please help me, someone. I'm so scared. Response(1)

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I've had a problem masturbating for quite awhile now and I think if I really tried I could get over it. Do I have to see a bishop to fully repent? Is there any things I could do that might help get rid of the addiction? I truly want to quit I just can't bring myself to fully stop. Response(1)

Hey, look... I joined this website because I'm over this. I've been done with pornography had a relapse and found a way to make me never EVER want to touch it again. I came to help other people, to give them help... Is there a way I can give more advice? Response(1)

know that the church is true, but its just very hard for me to stay faithful and do what is right. Both my parents are strong members and raised me in the church. I stayed sexually pure all through highschool but once i got to college i just fell away. My girlfriend also has a strong testimony of the church but we have been having sex. and now she might be pregnant. I'm still a freshman in college, and she is a junior. If she has my kid, we want to get married eventually. But how do i tell my parents, who have been expecting me to serve a mission? How do i face her parents? How can i bring up a child when i am only in college? is it selfish of me if i continue to play college football instead of work? Theres so much i am worried about for the welfare of my future child. i just don't know what to do Response(2)

What is the best way to overcome self-worth issues? Response(2)

l really need your help guys,ol think l am getting addicted to inapppropriate images,pornography l might say,it might ruin my mission and college life afterwards l really need help,l have tried everything to avert my mind off these but the yearning for more alwayz comes back Response(0)

If I have done something I don't think is holy, what do I do? Response(2)

Hey Guys, I know I should go talk to my bishop...But i cant bring myself to do it because I baby sit his kids, and I don't want him to think less of me. I watch Porn, then i do some Masturbation. and i told him about those, but they just keep getting worse. I sent a girl pictures of me naked, and a video of me touching myself. and I don't know way i did it... I also have let my dogs lick me (in places they shouldn't), I don't know whats wrong with me. I know this is sick, but i seriously need help. Response(1)

I have an LDS foster sister who is the same age as I am and we fight constantly. We were friends until she moved in with me and my family. I have found that over the past 2 years she's lived with me we have gradually come to dislike each other for various reasons (like music, fashion, standards, friends etc.) How can i handle this relationship better? Response(2)

I have a real problem with pet names. I have called my friends babe, sweetheart, and names like that for a long time and I've recently learned by doing this to my guy friends they think i want something more than just friendship. How do i stop calling people pet names? Response(1)

Okay, so I have a best friend. He is a boy. Were both seventeen years old and could not be more alike. We agree on 99% of what the other says, and both enjoy alot of the same things. I suffer from depression, ADD, AND anxiety, and have basically no friends besides him. Because of his hillarious sense of humor, and always up-beat/ positive attitude, I tend to forget how difficult life can be for me because I'm laughing so hard my sides ache! :) I guess you could say he is my all natural cure for my illnesses. Due to his help, he is, obviously, extremely important to me. Because of what he does for me, I would do anything for him. And as far as I am concerned, I love him. ( mind you, I am only seventeen and can only believe this is what im feeling) But now that we've discussed this, we want to do everything right. I am only in high school and do not want a boyfriend. We are both active LDS Members with strong testimonies, and come from incredible LDS families. WEll, with this in mind, how do we go about, staying true to the faith, and doing what is right when we are "in love" (Again, the only way I can describe my admiration towards him.). He is everything that I ever want to be in a person, but also everything I'd ever want in a husband. In a year/two, he will leave on his mission, and I will attend college. But my question is, how do two young adults, active in Christ's church, maintain a healthy relationship with such feelings for eachother? We have found it hard to just 'hang out' because we have become more than friends, and I am afraid of loosing my one and only best friend who I admire and has hepled me through so much. How can we keep this relationship healthy and in step with Christ's words? I am scared to death of loosing him, and also dont want to break ourfriendship because of our feelings for one another. If anyone has any advice, or has been in these same shoes, your help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks :) Response(1)

I have recently moved into a new ward. I became friends with this guy. He is my best friend and I trust him. Recently we have had problems and I'm not sure what I should do. We have decided not talk to each other except in person. I am very nervous about this, because I'm not sure how I will react to him on Sunday. I am just worried. Is this normal? Response(2)

Hey well lately, like for the past month I've had a real problem with masturbation and I despratley want to stop, I think I can it's just going to be hard... Also what is the repentance process for this? Should I see my bishop? Response(1)

I have been going to LDS for over a year, but haven't been baptized yet because of some issues with my family. Anyway I recently moved and began to go to the new LDS church here. It is very different from my old one and I have been in contact with my old Bishop still. I miss him a lot and the new Bishop here sort of scares me, I guess. My question is, is it okay to go to my old Bishop for advice or am I being selfish with his time, when he needs to do so many other things...the worst thing ever is going to be if he says I have to stick to my new Bishop and stop talking to him. I don't want to say goodbye because he knows things no one else has ever known about me, and I have lost many loved ones so it's hard to get close to someone like that. So many things are going wrong for me in the new town...I just need to keep one thing the same, and not have to give him up too. One more thing lost could send me over the edge :( I literally have no one else to turn to but him, because I have lost my family. I need to tell him something really important as soon as I can, so, can I? Thanks for reading. Response(2)

Brother or Sister, i find myseld trapped in misery, strapped to a time bomb...waiting painfully for death or sorrow to engulf me. The problem, straight up is pornography and masturbation. No, i dont seek it daily nor do i thrive on it; however, it is distracting me from my spiritual growth..and i feel its effects... also i have disgracefully torn down an angel from heaven and made her follow me towards this dark path(i have made her my victim because i tempt her into doing what i should't on the Webcam).. i feel like a devil.. I fear God's rage.. but my stupid head doesn't run or escape from this sin. i try my besst to pull myself out of this hole. i pray and share tesimonies and try to be with family... but in theend i return back to the root of the problem...myself... what do i do? i'm losing myself :(((( and i want a family and to get sealed in th temple!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thank you Response(2)

My boyfriend and I were both preparing for missions, and the closer we got the more tempted we became. We used to be fine with just kissing, then just making out, and then it got a little worse every time. We would try to stop it by spending less time together, not being alone in our bedrooms, making sure we left doors open, etc. But it was so gradual that it was hard to realize what we were doing. We're still virgins. We haven't gone that far, but things have gotten close. What I'm mostly worried about, is that I've jeopardized his mission. The last time we got too close it really scared us, so we set strict rules. We pray before and after we hang out, we do scripture study like we used to, we're spending less time together. The last time was really a slap in the face and we've been good. I'm positive that if we continue on this path, we won't do anything close again. I know it's hard to be able to say that, but we're both SO heartbroken and scared, we CAN'T do it again. My question is, is he no longer worthy to serve? He's a virgin by every definition, but is it still an issue? Do we need to speak with a bishop, or is it ok to just keep doing what we're doing? Response(1)

A little over a year ago my mother was called as the stake YW 1st counselor and she was released a couple of weeks ago. While she was serving in her calling the 2nd counselor in the stake YW set me up with her daughter who is 2 years younger than me (perfect future missionary dating age). In the past year we have been in the same group for youth conference twice and when ever I go to firesides our mothers make us sit together. When my mother got released I couldn't figure out why she had been released until I prayed about it and felt as if it was because of me. Is it possible that the only reason that she had received that calling was so that I would meet the 2nd counselor's daughter? if so how can I find out? I've been praying about it ever since she got released and I still haven't received an answer. Response(1)

I'm a member of The Church but my family is not. We usually argue alot about everything and it's difficult not to stand up for my beliefs , but it leads to more arguing. My family thinks since I'm a mormon now that I should be perfect and they point out EVERY mistake I make. I honestly don't know what to do anymore ? Response(2)

Ok, so I haven't done this before...But I have a slight addiction problem, and I know I should probably go and see the bishop...but he just happens to be my brother, im just too scared of how he would react, or view me after that, whether he would trust me at all or anything... Response(4)

What do I do when I Haven't believed in the church for a while, and when I go to pray and repent.. I don't feel anything? It's really dissapointing, I don't want to be wasting my time. Please Help Me.. Response(2)

I've had a lot of problems with confrontation with my parents since I was little, and now I feel like this is the one thing over anything else that I really do need help with. About a month ago, on June 11th exactly, I decided that after months of researching, I wanted to really become a part of such a touching and inspiring religion. When I told my dad, he was quite open to it and was more than happy to take me to church on Sunday mornings and told me a little about my family's religious (or lack thereof) background. But, when my dad talked to my mom about it, she said it was a "phase" and just flicked it off. I want to confront my mom, one on one about it, but I'm afraid to because I've never had a strong, bonding relationship and I'm afraid she'll simply keep her mind shut about me finding myself spiritually. Would anyone have any words of encouragement, because I know it would be hard to give me personal help on something that I just need courage in. (Makes me feel like the Cowardly Lion in The Wizard of Oz, haha. {Big Broadway fan}) Response(1)

i had masturbated until 1 month before today. and i will have an aaronic priesthood interview in a little while. if he asks me if i do masturbate can i say no since i have stopped? or no? Response(1)

Is cutting a sin? Response(0)

ok so i have lived with my dad and little sister for 15 years and iam 15 my whole life ive had to watch my 14 year old sister clean, cook, and school work its well all my dad does along with my grandmother is talk bad about my mother not my sister and i well now we want to move in with my mom but he has my grandma and his girlfriend (an alcoholic who use to be my stepmother and beat us ) my grandma says that if we live with my mom we will kill my dad from heart break and that we might as well stab him in the back because all he has been doing is crying iam a huge daddys girl and i hate seeing him like that but with him not having a job and his girlfriend moving back in iam hurt and cant stop crying my dad and mom are going to court but iam so hurt and sad my little sister is with my mom at the moment and iam in michigan with my cousins who i never see i just want everything to go back to normal i have faith and ive been praying i just am so confused Response(0)

I don't know how to deal with the opposite gender (girls) and feel like I'm being impatient about life. I have a friend (male) who is at risk of not being my friend at all, Who am I? I have had thoughts of suice before but know better not to do it. I need social life of some sort, I want help. I have thought recently that I might a be really selfish person, How can I try to be better than that? Response(0)

Hi, so I am new to this site but I read about it from another user who posted about it. In a few days, both of the missionaries from my ward are going to go home and we are going to be whitewashed. I have only been a member for almost 3 months. I am in love with one of the missionaries and he knows about it, we talked about it. He said that God told him that I need to focus on different things (he knows I really want to go on a mission and stuff). But he also asked me to come home with him to college. I know I can't this year but I have been seriously considering transferring out there. I don't know how to handle them leaving because he is my best friend and has helped me so much, I have had a lot of problems. Also, I am moving away to college and I don't know what to do. I am so scared because I am so new, I don't know what will be expected of me. I live where there are very few members and there is no Institute or anything on campus. I'm not sure what my question is, I guess I just need some advice because I have been feeling really out of place in the Church, like that I don't belong. My family and I are always at odds over religion, and they work hard to make me feel out of place and like a traitor. I often feel very very suicidal over it, and the only thing that helps is when I have these problems, the missionary who is leaving talks to me on the phone and meets up with me when they aren't doing anything and I call. There are just so many changes taking place and I feel overwhelmed. I am scared I will fall away from the Church in college, or that I will end up taking my own life (I have mental health issues to start with). I feel so alone a lot and it just seems to be getting worse as my best and only (I realize I have never had a real friend before, he and I talked a lot, he is really into psychology and stuff) friend is going home all the way across the country for this next transfer. I don't know what my question is... I just need someone to help me. Response(0)

hi.. I keep masturbating and I've really tried to stop but satan is really getting into my head this time and I've got no strength to defend myself spiritually anymore. for goodness sake I'm the new laurel president and I'm such a disappointment. I am so angry at myself but I still do it anyway. and I don't wanna see the bishop because it's too shameful. what should I do to make myself feel guilty? Response(2)

My boyfriend and I have gotten into a bad physical relationship for months now. We've set goal and rules over and over again. We keep breaking them. We're supposed to get married in the temple next summer, but I know we're unworthy. I also haven been struggling with depression over this for many months now. I guess I'm looking for some advice and some hope. Response(0)

Okay so I have a lot going on right now. For a while I have felt my testimony slipping away and now I feel like it's completely gone. Another problem I have is that I used to masterbate and I also had a problem with sexting. That problem lasted about three years and went away about a month ago, but I'm worried it might come back because there is this boy that I met at efy a few weeks ago and everything was great, but now all we ever talk about is kissing and I have just watched my standards slip. I went from not wanting to kiss anyone till after high school to wanting to go as far as I could with this kid and he agreed. We both have had previous problems with the law of chastity but we act like it's not a big deal. Anyway, my life is a mess as you can see and I am just trying to figure out how to sort it all out. I feel like I have lost all control of my life. Please help!!! Response(0)

Alright, so I have been having a problem lately with actually wanting anything to do with church. My friends keep telling me that I need to go talk to my bishop but I refuse. I just don't feel like the church is something I need in my life right now. I wanna just be a normal teenager and be crazy. I just feel like I would rather go be with my boyfriend because he said he wanted to run away with me and I know if I do go with him, I am going to lose my virginity. So, I don't know what I am expecting to get advice on. Maybe I am expecting to be talked out of this decision or something. I am not sure, but I guess I am just curious what you might say about my situation. Response(0)

Hi I have a problem with Masterbation.. but it's not a normal problem I don't think and I really don't know what to do. So for years now I have been tempted to masterbade when I heard sniffing, chewing, etc.. those things are my pet peeves. and I always wondered.. why me? Why do I get these feelings when I hear sniffing? That is not normal. And then I realized about a month ago that people cut themselves to relieve pain they are feeling.. so I figured that when I started masterbading it was a way to focus on something other than my pet peeves. So when I heard sniffing which I absolutely hate, I would just masterbade because it would take my mind off of it. Back then I had NO idea what I was even doing or that it was wrong. I found out like 3 years ago that what I was doing was wrong and I started learning more in church and tried to stop. If I was normal... I would have been able to stop easy because I don't masterbade for any reason other than when I hear sniffing because it like relieves that annoying sound if that makes any sense. But that isn't my case.. and I wonder if anyone else in the world has this problem. i know thousands of people have masterbating problems, but I doubt any of them do it because of sniffing like me. I hadn't done it for about a year and a half and I've been so happy and righteous and reading my scriptures every day and just doing great, but then today the temptation was overbearing and I did it again. I am so mad at myself and I want to tell my parents, but I just can't.. how would they ever understand this?! Please help if you can. Thank you. Response(0)

I've gone to my Bishop about drug useage, and sex that I have been involved in. I got high at girls camp, and he found out. He said thathe is required to tell my parents. So he did. But I am scared that he told them everything I have been involved in.. I wanted to tell them myself, after I have repented.. My parents and I don't really get along.. and I know that this is going to tare us apart more. They know something.. I just don't know what to do. Response(0)

My non-lds friend wants to get baptized. But her parents who are also members, but are inactive don't want her taking the discussions. How can we convince her parents? Also her parents will curse and drink in front of her and doesn't like it. How can we stop this? Response(0)

My non-lds friend wants to get baptized. But her parents who are also members, but are inactive don't want her taking the discussions. How can we convince her parents? Also her parents will curse and drink in front of her and doesn't like it. How can we stop this? Response(0)

One of the main problems in my life right now is my self-worth. My entire life, I have set myself up for failure, despite all the achievements I have accomplished so far. I don't see myself very highly, and I would rather think of everyone else before myself. When everyone is gone, and I'm alone...I don't feel worthy of anyone's love, not even God's or his son's. I don't understand why Jesus could love someone like me, or how anyone could. I haven't done anything terribly wrong, and I always try to do what's right...but I still feel like a terrible person. Even the slightest thing I do is a gigantic, horrible thing when I look back at it. Response(0)

So I am in love with this girl. She is 18 and im 16. She is going to college next year and I will be in HS. The year after that, we'll both be in college (i dont know where we are both going). But the year after that, I will have to go on my mission. I know its a good 3 years away, but we plan on marrying each other. But Im afraid something is gonna happen during my mission and she will move on. Two years is a long time to wait for someone. What do I do? Response(0)

This is going to seem like alot and horrible but thats why im here. I just found faith in god about 9 months ago. I was raised mormon but my church wasnt following the ways of god so I turned my vack. But I need advice I got busted by cops for selling weed with my bf, moved away to start over. Hadnt smoked in half a yr, then our friend brought over some and we have been smoking every night for tje past few days. Well I havent been praying cuz I felt like god wasnt answering, impatient me. But im pretty sure god punished us. We tripped out, or freaked out for about 4-5 hours. It was the most horrible exoerience. I want to quit and help my bf. I wanna be that good influence. How do I do that? Does anyone have advice? Ive been praying and finally when I get to here and am writing this, I am sobering up. I think god just wants me to love him, trust him, and follow him. I guess I shouldnt question him anymore. GOD IS GREAT!! Response(0)

Iv been dating my bf for 8months. Im 16. We want to get married when i graduate highschool. But......... My patriarchal blessing says il marry in the temple. I also have always been in love with my friend. Hes a member. But i dont think he feels the same. I love my boyfriend so much. Iv even let him do physical things with me.... Im ashamed and sometimes i know he loves me. Other times im very confused. Help? Response(0)

I've been dating a boy who I was determined to someday marry after he returnes home from his mission,(he plans on leaving in about a month) we have been dating for a year and in the past month i've noticed in our relationship we've been getting more affectionate then we should. everytime before i go out on a date i tell myself i can be strong enough to stop myself but after everydate i fail to stop myself. how can i get the strength and courage to to do whats best for both of us? I know its not a lustful relationship but I have noticed a bad change in both of us and want to stop it from getting so far that we're no longer worthy enough to carry a temple recomend. Response(0)

I have fallen subject to some serious sins. I have been masturbating and watching porn for the last month. It has gotten pretty serious. When it first started happening, I went to the bishop for help almost immediately. We had a discussion to try to nip it in the bud before it had gotten bad at all. For that week or so I was fine. But then it happened again. And it got worse and worse. I have told no one of these acts. Not even my mom. I strongly dislike talking to people about my problems. I am more of the suffer in silent type. The images and etc. are running through my head continually and I cant stop. Every now and then I'll go almost a week and then it happens. I don't feel or think of these things when I am w/ my friends at school. The only thing is: none of my friends live nearby. I desperately need help. There are other things that I have been struggling with but these are the worst. I cant tell anyone in my ward about this. I wish so much to taste the sacrament again. Please help! Response(1)

My girlfriend just left me. I have never loved anyone as much as I love her. She says she doesn't love me any more and found someone else. She doesn't want me in her life anymore. What should I do? Response(0)

I'm really going out on a limb here asking anything on this website. I am really struggling in this church. I know it's true and I don't find many faults, but lately I've been feeling the same kind of incredible spirit I felt at EFY at other churches I attend with my friends. I never have fun at my youth activities and when I go to other churches, they have fun and it Christ centered and the people are there because they want to be. I love Christ and all, but what's wrong with leaving the church and just worshiping him? Why do I have YW lessons on nutrition when I could be learning more about the savior? I had a boyfriend for a year who was a member in a different ward and we had some physical problems and we saw our bishop a couple times for our safety. We broke up because I just got back from EFY and I realized I didn't want to be so physical but he couldn't let that go so we split. I have another boyfriend and his parents are absolutely livid about Mormons. I'm being very careful with him and I'm not doing anything I regret. But something that really bothers me is why, after I even talked to my bishop and repented, do I feel no guilt in doing the same things again? I go to a bunch of Christian activities at school but I refuse to say what church I belong to. Its not that I'm ashamed, I will just be looked at differently and seen as an outcast. And people expect so much out of me. My dad was bishop not too long ago and I was doing everything he hated and I got a bad reputation in not only my ward but a few others. Ihad a problem with self control and cutting. I apologized, but I feel nothing. Just give me some advice on how I should feel. I know I don't have the worst story, but peoples trials are just big enough for the individual to handle. I'm ready to give up. I just need some comforting words. Response(0)

Where do I start? Since I was little I had difficulties to master myself if it came to masturbation and pornography. I grew up, tried to overcome it, first by myself, then with the help of my bishop but I would relapse time and again. I prepared to serve a mission, still having these difficulties. On my mission I talked to the mission president and he guided me through the steps of the Addiction Recovery Guide. I had succeses but much more losses, though. It seems I just cannot get it worked out. I am, for sure, unclean but how do I get clean again? I tried it so many times and hit the wall. I even told my parents about it. But it did not change anything. It is quite frustrating since there are not many people who know about it and there is inner tension building up. I really don t know what to do, I am on the edge to start a new life but I feel broke and completely unable to. I am afraid to talk it through with my friends because I know they would not understand me. I feel alone. What could I possibly do? Response(1)

Where do I start? Since I was little I had difficulties to master myself if it came to masturbation and pornography. I grew up, tried to overcome it, first by myself, then with the help of my bishop but I would relapse time and again. I prepared to serve a mission, still having these difficulties. On my mission I talked to the mission president and he guided me through the steps of the Addiction Recovery Guide. I had succeses but much more losses, though. It seems I just cannot get it worked out. I am, for sure, unclean but how do I get clean again? I tried it so many times and hit the wall. I even told my parents about it. But it did not change anything. It is quite frustrating since there are not many people who know about it and there is inner tension building up. I really don t know what to do, I am on the edge to start a new life but I feel broke and completely unable to. I am afraid to talk it through with my friends because I know they would not understand me. I feel alone. What could I possibly do? Response(2)

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What do I do once the kids in my own mormon youth group arent chosing the right and i am the only one really trying to stay on the right path? How can i keep my faith and strength? Response(3)

Hey, so for a long time now I've had a problem with masturbation and pornography. In the past I have made half hearted attempts to stop. Like knowing I should but not really doing much about it. But recently I've had some.... I don't know... Spiritual awakenings I guess? I don't know but I've felt the spirit very strongly in my life recently. I've had some very specific revelations that promised some things if I was righteous. Things I want more than anything I've ever wanted. So I'm coming here for help. I've tried to stop. I've talked to my bishop about before and I've tried lots of exercise and all that and I just can't seem to stop. Is there something I'm missing? I feel like there must be because I'm not getting anywhere. I really want to be able to go on my mission and I only have about a year left before I leave. I need help. I want to feel the holy spirit in my life again. I need advice and I need it fast. Response(1)

My boyfriend and I are very close, we love each other intensely. I want so much to marry him, but aside from the fact that it is not legal in my state, my parents and family are un-supportive because I also happen to be male. After years of trying to change myself, I had a brush with suicide and the only thing that has given me peace is knowing that God created me gay and I need to embrace myself. How can I get my family to see that I am loving me for God's creation, and approve of me marrying my boyfriend? Thanks! Response(1)

I want to marry a person who is not of my religion and I also don't want go go against my parents as they have full filled all my wishes and they love me very much and want me to get married in my religion.But I also love that person very much and he respects my feelings ,my courier and he always encourages me to excel in my life.We are also from the same proffession. He is also ready to convert to my religion to marry me but I don't know how to convince my parents.I haven't told them yet because when I was in college then also I was in a relationship with a boy in another religion and my parents were ready for this marriage for my wish but that boy ditched me because his parents were not ready and I was very disturbed after that but my parents supported me throughout and then this person came into my life.Now I don't have the courage to tell them again and I also don't wan't to leave this person. So,please tell me what to do and help me. Response(0)

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I have been trying to stop masturbating. Is there a way to stop a without the bishops help. I have stopped looking at porn but I need help so I can feel worthy. I have been asking for help, praying everyday for help but I have not seen any yet. I don't want to do it yet I do it. how can I stop for good. Response(3)

I am unsure if i am Mormon or Christian. what is the difference between the two? I would say I'm Mormon, but there is group i go to and they have opened my eyes to differant possibilities and i am not sure any more of which i am. i am truly lost on this point and i need some guidance. any and all help is welcome. Response(1)

Hey guys, I have never used this site before, so I don't know if i am doing this the right way, but i need some questions answered. for a long time, i have had a lot of trouble with Porn and masturbation. I first talked with my bishop about it six months ago, and he had me start the AR program. I worked with my parents, and i have really grown closer to them because of it. The thing is, I can't kick it. I will go, sometimes up to a week, then slip up again. I HAVE to beat this, way before my mission, and way before i start dating. I don't want to ruin any relationships or be a danger to anyone. I know I have it in me to stop, i am ready and willing, i feel like i am almost there, but i feel like i need to deliver the final blow and knock this right to the ground. How do i finally overcome this? What am I missing? I am reading all kinds of church books every night, i report to my parents, technically i'm not supposed to be on the computer right now, but I'm not worried. It's just that, I will go a long time, then these desires come out of nowhere and beat me up. Please, dear void, help me. Answer my pleading cry for support. Response(1)

I hate myself. I hate my entire being. I sometimes have homosexual thoughts and I think i'm gay. But i've never acted on it and I don't want to but I feel like I won't ever be happy with any girl because I'm more attracted to guys. I've told my parents and my bishop and I'm seeing a counselor but nothings working. I hate this and I hate feeling like the Lord will judge me and leave me alone even though i'm trying to fight my attractions. Please help me. Response(2)

I had a problem with masturbation in the past which i resolved with my bishop. After about a year i relapsed a couple times and again resolved things with my bishop. I has been about 7 months since then and last week i was dealing with a very stressful situation at school. I kinda relapsed. I began to masturbate but stopped almost right away. My ward has a new bishop now and i don't really look forward to re-explaining everything to him. I feel like i can continue to be abstinent without help from my bishop. But in order to fully repent is this something I need to discuss with him? or can I confess to only to Heavenly Father and continue to partake of sacrament and attend the temple? Response(0)

So theres this girl I really am head over heels for and she feels the same about me, but shes moving away soon after she graduates from high school this year. Shes a year older than me, and after I get back from my mission, she'll be done with college. Is it even worth my time to worry about us right now? Response(0)

Ok, I have been in love with my best friend for 5 years. The day i met her i had an almost immediate attraction. I was 16, and she was just about to turn 14. The next 3 years we talked a lot. We never really hung out except for church functions. We IM'd a lot, we face booked a lot. We had a good friendship. Those 3 years my feelings grew more and more. Then it was time for me to leave on my mission. I knew i wanted to tell her how i felt before i left. So i met her at a park and told her how i felt. It didn't go that well. She didn't really tell me anything she felt. She didn't say she wanted to be friends or anything. So when i was on my mission i wrote her a letter asking for closure. She told me that she "loved me as a friend." So the next two years we wrote and stayed in touch. The last month or so of my mission i started to get nervous because i didn't know what was going to happen. She came to the airport when i came home and i took one look at her and all of my feelings for her came back and they were stronger than ever. I've been home for 3 months now and we talk a little bit more. But we haven't talked at all again about my feelings. I know that it's out there. We are both well aware of them. I know she knows i still like her. but what do i do if she still wants to just be friends? I don't know if i can do it. I feel like no matter what i do I'm always going to have feelings for her. She is the most amazing girl i know. I almost feel like i am willing to risk my friendship with her, but then i can't bear the thought of her not being in my life as a friend. But again, i can't bear the thought of her being in my life but not being together... I just don't know what t o do... Response(0)

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I have been fighting pornography for almost 6 years I think. I don't really have any friends, and I have this habit of chasing away people who may want to help me. The other youth are to immature for me to talk to them about anything, and it is very tough. I hate going to stake dances because I don't want to even see girls, let alone watch them dance. I get so irritated all the time and my anger is so bottled up. But what makes it even harder is that I won't let myself release my anger because I don't want to hurt anyone. Most recently I tried reading and praying like crazy, but still I am not strong enough to beat this. Im so tired of feeling cold and wishing for happiness. I just want a friend and to feel loved again and be done with this addiction. I don't know what to do anymore. Please help me... Response(0)

I don't care about things. I have very little desire for anything anymore and it's not an easy thing. For example, I am fully convinced that life is an illusion, and that I might as well be talking to myself. I see these sons of life everywhere and can find the answers to all of my problems and the problems of others just by looking around me. But the only answers I can't find and keep hold of are the answers to why I can't feel anything, why I have to sacrifice myself everyday to help everyone around me, even the strangers, and what is happiness. I dont know how to find these answers, but I know that I should probably figure it out, so please help me at least begin the path to my answers. Response(1)

Hello! So as you all know dating is a big thing today, and we are told to wait until we are 16. I've held to this belief, and have been doing well. Recently theres a boy (obviously) and I'm freaking out. I know i can't date him, but its driving me insane! Should i go for it? If i really like him should i just say yes? I know many reasons to wait until I'm 16, but its driving me insane. Help? Response(0)

My parents are divorced and both falling away from the church. Seeing them as examples, my younger siblings and I have been falling away also. How do I fix whats been done? Response(0)

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