I've made a few posts here and I've read through a lot of posts, and I just really love how nice and supportive this community is. Growing up I never really had a good community I could vent about literally with, and I'm so glad I finally found it. I just wanted to say thanks to all of you guys. Did anyone tell you today that you're amazing? It's true! Thanks guys ♥️
So I was diagnosed about 5 months ago and I'm thinking about getting a medical alert bracelet as a safety precaution if anything ever happens. Do y'all have any thoughts on if it would be a good thing to get and what info needs to be on it? I know for sure to put like "prone to passing out/getting light headed" or something along those lines and an emergency contact, but what else? I'm open to anything and I would really appreciate some advice from people who have had a diagnosis for a while!
I'm giving a talk in church today for mother's day 😬. It was sort of by choice because I love my mom to death. They asked all of the graduating seniors to speak. I'm gonna stay away from testimony and seminary graduation shit and focus on family history, cuz that's one thing I am like about the church. I get my love of learning about the people before me from my mom, so I feel like it's a good thing to stay on.
I just need some encouragement and luck for today, and let's hope I don't accidentally swear 😅
So I've got a SHIT TON of trauma with the church and I haven't believed in it for almost three years and I haven't gone constantly for almost two. My mom, who is very religious, is the best mom I could ever ask for. She doesn't push anything and apologizes if she does. Her sister on the other hand? Total church bitch. If she could marry a church, she'd marry the mormon church in a heartbeat. This is what she sent me this morning: (for reference I've made it as clear as possible I don't want her or her advice in my life without explicitly telling her I hate her guts)
I'm also out as non-binary to my whole family
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I can’t believe you graduate this month!!!!!!!!! You are so amazing! You are such a good person! You have been through so many hard things.
I am grateful for you in my life!!! Thanks for bringing me so much JOY.
Life can be HARD! But you can do hard things! Especially with the Savior by your side!! Philippians 4:13!
I read this talk today and thought of YOU! I know you have struggled a bit with the church so I hope it’s ok that I share what stood out and made me think of you. Here are some great quotes from the talk “Hope of Israel” by President Nelson . I’d love for you to read it this week and send me your thoughts.
“Our Heavenly Father has reserved many of His most noble spirits—perhaps, I might say, His finest team—for this final phase. Those noble spirits—those finest players, those heroes—are you!
…if you are paying more attention to feeds from social media than you are to the whisperings of the Spirit, then you are putting yourself at spiritual risk—as well as the risk of experiencing intense loneliness and depression.
…My dear young brothers and sisters, these surely are the latter days, and the Lord is hastening His work to gather Israel. That gathering is the most important thing taking place on earth today. Nothing else compares in magnitude, nothing else compares in importance, nothing else compares in majesty. And if you choose to, if you want to, you can be a big part of it. You can be a big part of something big, something grand, something majestic!
…My beloved younger brothers and sisters, you are among the best the Lord has ever sent to this world. You have the capacity to be smarter and wiser and have more impact on the world than any previous generation!”
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Tell me none of this sounds like ai.
That's it I just needed to get that out. Thanks for reading if you ended up getting through all that, cuz I sure didn't 😅. Ps, I don't really want advice, just some support.