NOM

So I haven't set foot in a chapel really since my life imploded 2 years ago. My 5 year old son only has been a handful of times when his mom or my mom take him, and told me once he's glad we don't go to church because it's boring and that God is like the hulk and too strong to be real. Still, I'm trying to fly under the radar with my disbelief, talk to my home teachers and bishop ect. I figure im in utah so at least love bombing is interaction with neighbors, its less family drama, and whike i know it will come to head someday, I'm just kicking the can down the road.

And yet....i just received a text from the primary President letting me know they assigned my son a talk for primary. Cute, passive aggressive attempt at reactivation, and not so cute being tellivted to partipate like when the high proest group leader showed up and "invited me" to clean the church one week. Take aside its my work week so there is ZERO chance of me taking him, even if i wanted to, it seems like a reasonable person would say let's give this inactive 5 year old an easy talk--say, be honest or treat others with love right? Nope. My inactive 5 year old has been assigned "priesthood blessing are for everyone". Seriously. They think I'm going to sit down, explain to a 5 year old that doesn't believe in magic the idea of priesthood and that it helps everyone? Kid already ask me why we live in houses but his cousin lives in an apartment, what a refugee is and why we're helping them, and why his dog suddenly and unexpectedly died, and yet I'm suppose to get him to believe despite all that, praying for someone with oil on their head fixes everything? Irk, maybe I'm being oversensitive since priesthood is what broke my shelf, but doesnt that seem like a heavy topic for a 5 year old, much less an inactive one ?! Hope they have a backup plan.

At its worst it's an exercise in inducing guilt, at its best it's a misguided attempt at inclusion. Either way try not to be rattled. Morms gonna morm.

Set up a profile on Ordain Women. Respond to her message with a link to your profile. Tell her she must have been so inspired to assign this topic to your kid and you both can't wait to share your feelings with the primary.

MoPag wrote: ↑Tue Oct 10, 2017 7:39 am Set up a profile on Ordain Women. Respond to her message with a link to your profile. Tell her she must have been so inspired to assign this topic to your kid and you both can't wait to share your feelings with the primary.

Yes, this. And in your profile mention how even your five year old believes in fairness and how you don't think it is fair that women really have no voice in governing the church. Or make something else up.

Or, seriously reply to the text with one word, "no!"

You can always just take the easy, passive-aggressive, route and just ignore the message and don't take you kid to church on that day.

Hey Moose, did your wife go back to church or was that all talk? Are you guys still together?

I can't remember if you posted an update to your situation and I missed it.

As to your primary talk dilemma, I'd agree with Goodboy and ignore it.