Finding WHM too boring. Should I push through the MSQ or change class?

[JohnJacobAstor]

Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this kind of question, but I recently returned to FFXIV and beat the ARR MSQ and am on HW now. I'm playing White Mage, and the last time I played was pre-Stormblood. It seems, compared to back then, White Mage has even less going for it as a class. Lots of stuff has been stripped from it and given to other healers with nothing in return. I was already past level 30 when I returned so I figured I would push on and max WHM first before reconsidering my class but now, at level 56, partway through the Heavensward story, I don't think I can go on with this class cause it's just so, incredibly mind-numbingly boring to play.

Not to offend anybody that likes White Mage, but I don't think running around spamming Stone at enemies is compelling gameplay. Even in Dungeons and Trials, healing is never really a challenge. I have never once had a reason to use the spell "Cure III", for instance. Nor has not knowing anything about how the lily system works been a detriment to my performance. Apparently, 56 levels into White Mage I'm learning most of my time has to be spent not healing, but DPSing, which consists of spamming Stone and Aero. It's boring!

But the worst problem is getting through the MSQ with White Mage. Filler quests are boring as it is, but even the combat quests become a chore when I only have 2 spells I need to use, the same spells that I've been using since Level 1 but in an "upgraded" form. Multiple times I've paused the MSQ to focus on Fishing ior CUL nstead, it's that bad. Still I'm told I need to finish MSQ if I'm to get the most out of gathering/crafting.

So I'm debating whether to push through the MSQ at this point, or change class. Are SCH/AST more engaging than WHM, or should I change to a DPS or Tank class?