Re: Losing the Battle
Posted: Sat Dec 29, 2018 9:31 am
Thanks! Getting perspective is key!Just This Guy wrote: ↑Fri Dec 28, 2018 11:57 amMaybe suggest some out of state colleges he can attend. Especially something out of state enough it is out of the MorCor. Attending a college somewhere were Mormonism is not a factor in everyday life may help him regain perspective.Newme wrote: ↑Wed Dec 12, 2018 9:23 pm Slavereeno,
I can relate. About a year ago, DS & I left our very Mormon town in UT & traveled abroad and afterwards he told me he realized that many people seem happier without Mormonism & he was thinking how he could serve in better ways than a Mormon mission. I warned him about the pressure he’ll probably get to go on a mission. Well, lately, the bishop & Stake pres have been pressuring him, besides his friends having farewells almost every Sunday - & everyone constantly asking his plans. So, lately, he seems a bit short with me & I’ve backed off & (suggested options &) told him something to the extent that it’s up to him what he wants to do.
I wonder if in both our sons’ cases - if the peer pressure is overwhelming and they feel torn in some ways.
If you need cheap college, Try West Virginia University. Low cost, even for out-of-state tuition. Good school. Great engineering and medical programs But I'm bias on that one.
He is looking into a private out-of-state school - but it has a reputation for partying etc. - hopefully he’ll resist going overboard. I hope and pray he finds what’s best for him.