Posted by:
jewelinjesus
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Date: May 17, 2011 12:18AM
I am so thankful for a Christian friend (after I confided in her how I felt) who said "just remember who you are giving up your friends and family for". She was right and I knew it. It was very difficult nevertheless. I've struggled with the need for acceptance and have since realized how deep this need runs within me. There seems to be an irony in this since Mormons know themselves as "a persecuted people". My need for acceptance doesn't mean worldly acceptance, that is easy to give up, the most difficult has been giving up familial (including the sociological extended family) acceptance. When times were hard or when I felt myself slip into depression I would choose to love the LORD my God with all my heart and with all my soul and with all my strength. (Deut. 6:5) Quite literally actually, I would bow down in prayer and cry to God and just profess my love for Him. There is a song called "Heart of Worship"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyzHHMriRqw that I love and makes me feel better.
Wishing you peace and love ~ Jewel