Faith Trials

We all may be familiar with the scripture that we receive no witness until after a trial of our faith.  Do we necessarily enjoy the trials?  I would like the think that if I show up that is trial enough and the blessings should be there.  It doesn't always work out that way. 

I have to laugh because I've been told that in LDS single-hood the women drastically out number the men.  Great for me right?  Well, I don't know.  Outside of my trip to the singles conference in Vegas when I was one guy at a table of 8 ladies I don't see it.  I mentioned the singles dance on Friday night and though it was a bit of an aged group (aged is pronounced age-ed here) there seemed a good balance between guys and gals or grandpa's and grandma's. 

Last night I attended a singles fireside.  I ran a head count and though the ladies did out number the men there was only 3 additional women.  3 doesn't seem all that drastic to me.  On the subject of 3 I was invited and went to a Stake singles FHE tonight. I was one of 4 singles attending.  There were 3 of us guys and one Sister.  She was the host. Incidentally the ages on the sisters last night and the sister tonight were a bit older than I on average.  There was one gal last night that I would have been interested in talking to but she was in a deep conversation with another guy. 

So there you go.  I am trying to get involved.  Trying to put forth some sort of effort to meet some of the single ladies in the area.  It's the old faith trial.  I have to continue to be involved, have to continue going and pressing forward, I have to endure it well. 

The guy that invited me to the FHE tonight chatted with me some after and invited me out to the observatory.  There was a group going out there tonight.  I declined because I had a previous engagement on Skype with the kids.  I am kind of chuckling to myself because I am figuring that all the ladies were probably in that group. 

Next singles activity - Thursday night and a special singles institute class.  I am moving my Temple trip up to Wednesday this week in an act of faith so I can be in attendance.