AboutDavid Gross Expertise If you are truly seeking answers or information I will do my best to answer questions related to any aspect of the LDS Church.
Experience I have been a member of the church for 27+ years after being raised as a not very active Reform Jew.
Question dear david,
should i stop seeing somone because evryone else says i should? he is a less active member of the church but i see the good things in life that he dose to try to improve and he is going back to church.he has a past but so do so many others and you can't judge them for there past. Do you think i'm doing the right thing by giving him the chance or do you think like the rest of the world and think he's going to make me a bad person. can you awnser this question for me pleeeaaase. Thanks Andrea
Answer I will give you a general answer, then if you want a more thoughtful answer please answer the following, and include any other details that you want to. How old are you? How old is he. Any prior marriages or children for either of you? Does any of his past include criminal acts or addictive behaviors? How long have you known him? Do you think that you might marry him someday? Has your behavior or thoughts changed in a negative way since you have been seeing him? Does he inspire you to want to be better than you are? Specifically, what are the reasons that everyone says you should stop seeing him?
I don't think that he will or can make you a bad person. Some of our personality and behavior is based on our family and the way that we were raised. That is also true as an adult. We can very much be influenced by those that we associate with. Evaluate yourself and your relationship from an eternal standard. Are you improving and becoming more Christ like because of your association with him?
