While riding into work today on the metro, I was gathering my thoughts about what I should include in my talk on missionary work this Sunday.  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a very democratic approach for Sunday sermon material.  Instead of a trained preacher addressing the group, members from the congregation are asked by Church leadership to prepare talks on assigned gospel topics. I’m sure there’s some scripture I’m not looking up about how we each are the others’ teacher.

When I grow weary of something, I usually try to lighten my load with humor.  I’m my own best audience. I think I’m hilarious.  So, I was amusing myself with some parallels with dating and missionary work when I remembered a talk I gave in Church almost 2 years ago.  I was in a congregation (known as a “ward”) completely comprised of single students at Brigham Young University.  This talk includes a large section on dating.

Sometimes I push myself to exercise courage. Once I decide to do something, even if it makes me uncomfortable, I just move forward.  In hindsight, I think this was one of the those occasions.  What was I thinking???? Maybe it helped someone and maybe it will help you.  It for sure helped me. In the mean time, my courage muscles are getting some exercise.  Heaven knows you need a lot of courage in dating.

You can read my somewhat “gutsy” (as one person called me on a particular occasion that required a lot of courage) talk entitled “Matters of the Mind and Heart.”

It’s formatted for myself as the audience, arranged and colored so I can present it as a talk instead of reading it word for word. May the format not offend you and may you become the greatest advisor to your single friends.

I expect a note of gratitude from you when this revolutionizes your world.:)

My best wishes to you and yours!

MollyMormon

PS  I was moved to post this talk tonight after watching this video.  It should have made me laugh, but it made me really sad.  Dating is really difficult and gets more difficult as you get older and the dating pool shrinks.  I need reminders to exercise faith sometimes.

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