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Rejecting Callings - Mormon Doctrine Studies - Posted: 22nd Jul, 2014 - 2:49pm
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If you realize you aren't able to fulfill the calling 100% then you shouldn't accept it.
If you really don't want to do the calling then you should let the Bishop know. If the Bishop understands where you are coming from, he might feel its not a good calling for you, or he might tell you to try it out.
Its good to be open and honest with the bishop about the calling. Bishop always wants input.
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Ok well I guess I would have to say ask heavenly father first he's the one giving you this calling the bishop is only the message giver and unless you are not in good standing with Heavenly Father by reason of church standing I don't think you should not take a calling. (Remember the choice is yours to do what you want!) Every calling I have had I Have never understood what I was doing (Mainly because I didn't grow up in the church) I only knew one thing there is a reason for callings and that is Heavenly Father gives us (Helps) to help our (Spirit grow ) and our faith grow and our knowledge increase :). WE are only given what God knows that we can handle no more than that and I don't think he would give us any less. I am stating this from what I have seen sence I have been a member what I contribute in life makes life grow and think. If I do nothing for anyone I am no good for the celestial kingdom. And just think of all the possible callings you will get by accepting one calling
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QUOTE (EAG1) I think there are very few people who have given 100% to a calling.
I think looking back at callings (Have) then yes we realize we probably could have done more.
But when going into a calling. I would hope we are planing on giving it our all! Doing the best we can (Thats all that is asked of us). Yes there are times we get frustrated as the calling goes on, and probably near the end we start to get relaxed in our duties, this is the human way.
From a talk that I got on my mission (The kind of key part of our life when we are "Set Apart") Sterling W. Sill an Assistant to the council of the Twelve wrote this "talk" in a chapter of his book called Leadership. This is what he teaches
QUOTE Some time ago a young man told me that his bishop had asked him to accept a certain Church assignment. He explained several reasons why he did not want to do it. It was plain to see that the job would not be adequately done if it was given to him. He asked me what he should do. I told him that he should tell the bishop frankly that he would not do it. This suggestion came as something of a shock to him. He told me that he had been taught never to turn down any Church appointment. Then I told him Jesus' story of the vinedresser and his two sons. The vinedresser said to each, Go forward today in my vineyard. The first said, I will not go, but afterward he repented and went. The second one said, I go, sir, but went not. I said to my young friend, now suppose that you put yourself in the place of each. You have been asked by the bishop to accept a responsibility. If you refuse, the bishop will get someone else to do what you should have done, and no one will be harmed except yourself. Then assume the other alternative. Suppose that you say to the bishop, I go, sir, but go not. If you give the bishop your acceptance, the position and the blessing will be given to you, and then if you do not measure up, many people will be injured as a consequence. If you do not intend to fill the assignment on a 100% basis, you had better not accept it in the first place.
I'm just saying (So this is my view) is going into a calling we should be willing to get 100%. If we aren't willing to do that from the start, then that should be known to the bishop. Now maybe the bishop doesn't care if we give 100% maybe 70% is better then what the last guy was doing. But going INTO a calling we should be willing to give our all to doing it. Yes not every week we are going to be perfect we understand that. But there is a difference of being perfect, and trying to be perfect.
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For me, honesty is the best policy. The Bishop is supposed to ask about your family situation FIRST, so then you can share your concerns, if he does not then you can still share whatever circumstance may stop you from accepting that calling. I don't think is a "sin" to reject a calling when you really have a situation.
Robvmtr, I guess the topic we could discuss is: Are callings the only tool available to serve and help others? Can they be a positive tool but can they also be a distraction from doing the most important things we should be doing to feed the hungry, etc?
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