I just wanted to share a story of fellowshipping. One reason I went inactive was due to the sisters in the RS of my ward. They were probably unaware because they were too wrapped up in their own little world to notice, and also, I didn't share my feelings. What happened was a RS lesson on fellowshipping. One by one, the sisters got up on their soapboxes and preached on how good they are because they were there to welcome a new member of the ward (sometime in their past) or they were the one welcomed and they would do the same. Here I was, feeling completely alone, and then miserable and hurt because I had only been in that ward a couple of months, and not one sister had said that I was welcomed. In a story told by Elder Boyd K. Packer in a book called "Let Not Your Heart Be Troubled," he told of a man who was inactive and asked to speak at a stake conference. In his testimony, the inactive man said, "I have been trying to come back, but you won't let me!" Elder Packer then wrote: "Of course we would let him come back, but somehow we hadn't let him know that." It is important to let every member know they are welcome. You can't just assume they know, because more people than we realize probably don't know they are welcome. It doesn't take a whole ward or branch to welcome a person, it just takes one loving heart to reach out and be that person's friend. If it wasn't for my wonderful RS president in my current ward, I probably would be less active than I am now. One of the highest honors a person can be given is to be called "friend." Just some food for thought........Kimbers