Hello everyoneI am a 50 yr old godly man living in the Branson Missouri area. I was raised Christian with a strongfaith in God, but only found the LDS church about 2 years ago. I am an active member of the church and am getting close to going to the Temple for the first time. Work-wise, I'm President/CEO/Owner of a small business, a cleaning company that services AirBNB condos at local resorts, and am currently starting a Property Management Company and a Real Estate Investment Company. In the past I ran a catering company and a retail store. My temperament is one of stability and security. I enjoy serving others and am good at creating structure. These strengths have also been my greatest weakness. I have successfully raised 5 children from 2 previous marriages to bipolar women. My first wife started showing signs of being bipolar an d schizophrenic after we were married and she became very abusive, verbally, emotionally, and physically. Even though I brought stability to the relationship, I stayed in the abusive relationship for too long. After waking up at night to her holding a knife to my throat one too many times, we got a divorce for my and my kids' safety, and I took full custody, raising our two physically disabled children on my own. As a single father, I got along for several years and eventually married a single mom who had three young kids of her own, out of wedlock. Even though she was bipolar, I brought stability and security to our combined families, and my biological children were able to be raised with a mother in the home and I was able to provide a strong father figure for her children, raising them as if they were my own. To say those years were difficult is an understatement. However, all of our children are now in their twenties and are starting families of their own. My second marriage went well for 17 years until November 2022 when the biological father of one of my 2nd wife's children got out of prison, having served 25 yrs for child abuse, and he wanted to get back together with his ex-girlfriend. During a manic phase, my 2nd wife decided to run off with her felon ex-boyfriend. So that she wouldn't be living in an adulterous relationship, I decided to let her go and we got divorced in January 2023. After so many years of serving high-need children and a high-need wife, I now find myself all alone. I raised my children to be strong and independent. As a result, they don't call me except when they need money, and they know I won't send them money, so they rarely call. The good Lord recently told me that my taking on the burden of my 2nd wife and her children was not pre-appointed unto me, but that it served as a good spiritual development experience, helped me develop a high degree of patience, and now He is taking me to a higher level. I believe that finding the LDS church is also part of that. I am currently looking for a romantic relationship, but would like the companionship of having someone to talk to, ask how their day went, and have meaningful conversations with the shared basis of coming from the same faith. With all the extra time I have, I've been focusing on improving my Dad-bod, eating healthier and going Gerald P.S. I'd be interested to hear about you and what you're into. Message me and let's chat.I go to the gym also(have lost over 40 pounds already and am down to 180 pounds on my 5' 9” frame),

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