don't worry about the topic of the talk, it doesn't matter. After being LDS for 5 years now, I still NEVER feel emotionally drawn to any talk anyone has ever given. What gives?
2007-01-14 16:03:15 · 13 answers · asked by J-Dogg 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Other - Cultures & Groups
Don't feel bad I've been a member my whole life and I don't think I've ever cried. My husband has been a member for 3+ years and hasn't cried either. It seems eaiser to get choked up when you're giving a talk as opposed to listening to one. Everyone reacts to the Spirit in different ways. But the only one that can find the answer to this question is yourself. Ask yourself this... "If I'm not getting an emotional response from people's talks am I at least getting some sort of spiritual knowledge of bennifit in some way?" Even more important don't ask us ask Him. Pray before sacrament meeting and ask to feel the spirit in some form and I'm sure you will.
Hope this helps but please don't take any offense to what I have said... I don't know you're situation or ward... I can only go off what I have experinced. Check the church website for a talk perhaps on this subject.
2007-01-14 16:14:43 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
I've been a member for 14 years now and rarely cry during a sacrament meeting, but I do feel drawn in by some talks and everything that the speaker is saying just makes perfect sense and just clicks. For me that's how I feel the Spirit. Maybe you experience the feelings of the Spirit differently than other people in your ward.
Or perhaps you are like I was when I felt "new" to the church, I was so involved in learning about the Gospel and so excited about this wonderful learning opportunity, that I soaked everything up like a sponge and didn't really notice that everyone would walk out of certain meetings with tears in their eyes. I was just so amazed and in awe of the content I was hearing that it never occured to me.
2007-01-17 09:11:15 · answer #2 · answered by Tonya in TX - Duck 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You know, the spirit touches everyone in a different way...it is true many many people "cry" when they can feel the spirit. My younger sister is, what I condsider, one of THE most religious people I have eve known and I have never seen her cry during a talk, a song, or even when she and I are talking and I am crying my eyes out...and she wonders the same thing as you.
I remember when I went to the temple for the first time...we entered the Celestial Room after our session and most of my husband and I's family were all around us. Almost everyone was crying but me...and my husband asked me why I wasn't crying (which I still feel was very unusual for me) but at that time, I was so elated and happy, no tears could even begin to come...I was TOO overjoyed.
anyways, if you are wanting to "cry" or whatever...ask your Heavenly Father in your prayers to help you become closer to the spirit...when you are listening to talks or music, really listen to the words, don't just listen because you are there, notice the emotion of the speaker...it's hard for me to keep dry eyes when someone else is choking up and I am concentrating on them and what they are saying.
Good luck.
2007-01-16 06:20:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
You don't need to fee emotional or cry to get something from a talk. I don't think I've ever cried listening to someone else talk either (although I admittedly have when I myself spoke). However, I do cry watching stupid shows. Everyone is different and it is not a sign of spirituality or anything.
Add, I should add, that you may be sitting there with preconcieved ideas and negative feelings towards the church, and therefore people who believe in it. If you are not open to something there is no way you will understand or feel anything.
2007-01-17 03:31:00 · answer #4 · answered by straightup 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Just because people cry doesn't mean they can feel the Spirit more than you. Some people are just more emotional and don't know how else to express their feelings other tthan choking up and crying.
Sometimes I get choked up, and sometimes I just feel good inside. Sometimes I don't get anything out of the talks at all (but that's because I have three very active little boys I'm trying to keep quiet, or because I'm just not listening, and then it's my own fault! heh) It's all normal!
Don't worry about the reaction of others. Try to listen to the talks and think about what applies to YOU. Try to listen and feel the Spirit. Whatever your reaction is totally fine. The important part is feeling the Spirit and having your testimony grow.
2007-01-14 16:18:38 · answer #5 · answered by sleepyfrog76 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The spirit is VERY rarely something that makes you cry, knocks you over, or is deeply moving.
While you are in church, in the right spirit, truely interested in learning and growing, focus on a few different things:
1. What subtle thoughts do you have while listening?
2. What things do you think of you feel like you should do?
3. What goals do you think of?
The "still small voice is still small". Often when you feel happy, love, peace, etc you're feeling the spirit.
Pray that you'll be able to recognize the spirit when it speaks to you. As you seek the spirit and live rightously, with time and effort you'll realize that it's something you feel on a daily basis.
2007-01-14 22:07:32 · answer #6 · answered by Ender 6 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Some of it may have to do with your personality and the way you process information. If you are a hard-working, analytic sort of person, you may keep your feelings reserved for limited occasions, and church may not be one of them. It may mean you are more logical and left-brained than right-brained. It doesn't mean anything is wrong with you. I know I used to be mystified when girls and older ladies cried during talks and testimonies, and I am a girl myself. If you are interested in having more emotional experiences, you can always make an effort to get to know the people who are giving the talks in more depth. Or pray for them while they are giving their talks and compliment them afterwards. You already have some good answers here about paying attention to whether or not you feel the Spirit.
2007-01-16 11:47:04 · answer #7 · answered by Cookie777 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-20 00:01:19 · answer #8 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They just don't have anything to say that effects you deeply on a personal level. I hardly ever get choked up only when my sister or mom gets up. Actually really only when my sister gets up. If you want to get emotional about it just try to feel it deeper and apply it to your life. If you are happy the way you are then that's fine. Good luck!
2007-01-14 16:14:11 · answer #9 · answered by aimeeme_g 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some people just don't get emotional like that. I've been LDS my whole life, and I never have any emotional "moments" like that. Plenty of other people get choked up, but I don't either. That's just how some people (like us) are.
2007-01-15 04:36:49 · answer #10 · answered by Beast8981 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋