Posted by:
eternal1
(
)
Date: July 18, 2012 11:00AM
We haven't been back to church for the past couple months, not that big of a deal since I've done that before but usually my wife would still be showing up. Now that we don't have callings, we are enjoying our freedom and our DD doesn't want to go either, so we don't.
Anyway, sunday before last, the bishop stops by to see how we're doing. I tell him we are fine, he keeps asking (seeming very concerned) how we are. I tell him fine. At the time, I had been outside working (in the heat) and was wearing a thin white shirt to keep cool. I'm sure he could tell I wasn't wearing garmies (he didn't say anything though). He told me who they called to replace me (as clerk) and I convinced him to take the keys with him (so I wouldn't have to drop them off anywhere). He finally left and I thought all went well.
Last sunday, our HT's show up (they rarely come and usually on the last sunday of the month). I was wearing a tank top, so I'm sure they knew I didn't have on garmies (they didn't say anything though). They were wearing shorts and sandals, so I figured it was all good. We just talked about building stuff since I'm in the middle of redoing the floor. No religous message. I had a beer earlier, so the bottle was visible in the garbage. I don't know if they noticed. I actually don't mind them stopping by to shoot the breeze occasionally, they're good guys.
Last night, the elders quorum pres (my next door neighbor) and the ward mission leader stopped by. They said they were just out and decided to stop by and see how we were doing. Had a nice visit with them, shooting the breeze, no religous message.
Later, after they left, a member of the RS presidency stops by to see if DD would like to be part of a mommy/daughter bookclub, since her girl and a couple others in the ward are doing it. Nice of her to include our DD, I thought. We didn't commit to anything. My wife would have to do it since no dads are allowed.
In all of these visits they told us how they haven't seen us at church lately, its good to see us again, and they sure do miss us.
In the past, we didn't generally have so many visits so close together. While it was nice to see them again, (they're all good people), we got the sneaking suspicion that something was up.
Are we being "love bombed"? Does this continue? I was hoping to simply go inactive... just fade away. We haven't told anyone of our disbelief yet and, hopefully won't have to, since religous beliefs should be a personal thing IMO.