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Apr. 2013 What to believe in? The church is not a social club. Dear Parents, I am not responsible for your feelings I was raised to be racist Confusing, Vacillating, Befuddling and Constantly Adrift Official Mormon Church Doctrine on God ... Turns out advanced ancient civilizations leave a lot of stuff behind Informal Survey of RFM Posters -church status Apostle Holland Example on Personal Revelation Mar. 2013 Mormon Mission to Japan - Steve Benson An excellent summary of a Mormon missionary experience in Japan. Why a never-mo hangs out here Why people who were never a Mormon visit here. A loving tribute to flattop/XYZ A long time contributor to Recovery from Mormonism. Mormon Missionary Murdered by his Companion Story of how a Mormon missionary in Kentucky 1977, murdered his companion and avoided prison. Personal accounts. Feb. 2013 Mormon Life - Short Courtships Mormon Cosmology Scientology has Xenu. Mormonism has Elohim living near Kolob. What was the worst part about your mission? Mormon Missionary Companions Part 1 Mormon Missionary Companions Part 2 Mormon Missionary Companions Part 3 Why did Joseph Smith marry women who were already married to Mormon men? Joseph Smith practiced polyandry. Mormon Tithing estimated at $7 billion per year Less than 1.5% is used for humanitarian purposes. Jan. 2013 Is primary always manipulative? Ruby Jessop has escaped the FLDS How Mormon General Authorities are Paid The cult robbed me of my grief. Inspiring New Video Gives the Secret to Strengthening Testimonies An uplifting video on the joy of cleaning toilets - with music! My mission in hell - Suffer from Tourettes Two sister missionaries in my mission were raped December 2012 My sister's mission president's neglect could have killed her. I read a book called :the sins of Brother Curtis. A true story of a pedophile Taking the first few steps. Mormon Therapist speaks out about masturbation My ten years on RfM A poster reflects on finding RfM 10 years ago. The scars of Mormonism are always very evident on this board. A short list of the negative aspects of Mormonism. Visit from 1st counselor -Local Mormon Leader A young woman writes of her experience and RfM posters reply and help. Was Bruce R. McConkie Upset with Members of His Own Family regarding Black-Priesthood Temple "Revelation"? The "motherhood = happiness" myth France and Polygamous Missionaries late 1950's - early 1960's Thoughts on LDS Reform BYU 25 -- censorship at the Y November 2012 The Genetic Catastrophe That Has Sprung from Polygamy Teaching to manipulate - straight from the LDS manual How missionaries are instructed to manipulate 'investigators" to accept Mormonism. Things my Mission President said Life as a Mormon missionary. Shock, horror, relief, excitement? Emotions after discovering the fraud of Mormonism. "Prophets are not scientists" Statements from Mormon prophets and science of their time. Mormon Church Falsely Claims 1890 Manifesto Ended Polygamy Mormon Church officially continued the practice though it denied it publicly. Mormonism - the Enron of religion Raptor Jesus re-reads the Miracle of Forgiveness. (Adult language) October 2012 Lamanites Lamanites Everywhere but Nary A Drop of Jewish DNA The New Mormon Party Line? History Doesn't Matter New Order Mormon? My First twitches of understanding why you are angry I have been trying to be so brave. But I am terrified. Ridiculous things Mormons say to us September 2012 Big-Stick Media Hits the Twede Excommunication Story-New York Times Weighs In Horses in America and Book of Mormon New DNA data from soil samples gives further evidence the Book of Mormon is just 19th century frontier fiction. Bishop sent out an email to ward members when I resigned Mormon Church sucks the fun out of everything Mother compelled to have a large Mormon family and suffered a nervous breakdown Anyone think "CULT" when they went through the Mormon temple the first time? Church publishes 2011 Financial Accounts in the UK. Mountain Meadows Sep. 11, 1857 Mountain Meadows Massacre -120 members of the Francher party traveling through Utah executed by Mormons. Thomas Monson's "Nasty" Cola Habit: Revealing Info from Inside His Family & from Those Who Work for Him Lesson learned and the wheels keep turning- Learning to Say No JW's at my door remind me that church hurts Written by Cathy Walker-Gilman to Mrs. Romney - Regarding Women August 2012 Is better to leave Mormonism cold turkey or gradually? Why is it so hard to "deprogram", trying to understand. Mormon Beliefs that did the most damage to me. Unconfirmed Reports Re Monson, Alzheimer's and Internal High-Level Maneuvering Inconvenient Truths Left Out of Sermons for the Sheep: Pratt was Killed by the Husband of a Woman that Pratt Had Run Off With Book of Abraham Facsimiles 1,2 & 3 Ward Crazies - your stories here pt1 and More Mormon ward crazies stories pt2 Desperate Mormon Apologists Claim Ancient Bulgarian Gold-Plate Find Proves Book of Mormon Utah #1 most depressed state, #7 in suicide rate. Anyone still going to church and just faking it? Do I sit down with my husband and talk to him about it before I stop wearing Mormon garments Missions in dangerous areas Why don't you come to church anymore (sob!!!!) Depression better or cured after leaving Mormonism? Rude Mormons at an Ex-Mormon's funeral July 2012 Did You Remain Religious After Mormonism? The sin next to murder The Mormon Church is More Important Than You Debate with a close ex-mo friend on whether Mormonism is a cult What are the exit costs of leaving the LDS church? Mormon Church's exaggerated membership claim in Brazil June 2012 Being In Mormon Leadership Eventually Led To My Exit Dan Peterson - Mormon Apologist A Eulogy and "Mormon Studies Review" has been suspended, Danny Peterson is gone Coffee equals heroin? This is so offensive to non-Mormons on many levels - Mormon Temple Marriage and the outside ring ceremony In defense of converts to the Mormon Church Mormons being insulting while pretending they care Clues along the way that Mormonism was all a fraud I saw the ultimate Mormon Temple garment feel up A letter from a 19 year old Mormon A great insight into the mind of those who have been raised in the Mormon bubble. You are just in rebellion with the Mormon Church Mormon parents' view of their apostate adult children. The Church never taught that Jesus and Satan are brothers? More on the Mormon missionary numbers game May 2012 Letter to Elder Holland Regarding the Truthfulness of the Book of Mormon This is an excellent summary for someone newly reevaluating their beliefs. Not a single Book of Mormon issue was addressed by Apostle Holland in his reply. Here is Holland's reply (May. 2012) Reply from Elder Holland Mormon Mall City Creek profits go tax free to the Prophet (see also: Mormon Church's City Creek Project Now at 3 Billion Dollars - March 2012) Romney is a Mormon who apparently is internally lacking in essential core moral values Son apologized for Mormon temple wedding! What exactly did you find out or discover first to make you leave the Church? Mormon Relatives Visited for a Week Admittedly not all Mormons are as extreme as these in this story, however their arrogance and feelings of superiority are common. FAIR - Book of Mormon Translation - Stone in a Hat Young Mormon Male Mitt Romney Gang Assaults a Gay Classmate: Violence Justifying LDS Church Apostle Boyd K. Packer Burst's with Pride What my Mormon mom sent after a fight on Mormonism Non Mormon's perception of Mormons - outside Utah Why can seeing old members from the ward, even after a couple of years, be so bizarre an experience? Church falsifies US membership numbers for national survey Meldrum's mtDNA X lineage claims Vaporized An apologist uses deceptive methods for promoting his DVD's and tours about the Book of Mormon How has exmormon.org assisted your exodus from the Church? Poisoning of Samuel H. Smith - Joseph Smith's Brother Is the Mormon church really greedy? I am grateful for the clean-the-Mormon-chapel idea April 2012 The Five Billion Dollar Mormon City Creek Mall Song Cleaning the Mormon building, no longer volunteer! Why? Do Mormons act like an ex-Mormon knows nothing about the teachings of the church? Any advice before I tell my wife I no longer believe in the church "Mormons get their own worlds" Mormon.org Easter Campaign 2012 "OK, we know you don't believe, but PLEASE don't share your beliefs with your children" Mormon Authority - Those Who Leave were Not Sufficiently Converted Mitt Romney donated $10,000 to Prop 8 Mormon friend told me "I'm under influence of Satan" because I told her I no longer believe... Fast Mormon Marriages Mormon Church Strengthening The Members Committee... Mormon Apostle Jeffery Holland Claims he was ambushed by BBC My Mormon family has selective memory of the temple The Supposedly Barren Salt Lake Valley--Another Mormon Lie Caught and Treed . . . How much does the average Mormon really know... A Very Sad Sacrament Meeting Story Previously published threads on "Life after Mormonism". March 2012 Mitt Romney's Mormon Secrets LDS.org and the Book of Abraham History, not Mystery: Joseph Smith was a Pedophile (as confirmed by even Mormon sources) . . Did you go through Washing and Anointing before 1990? The Mormon Church's Materialistic Moneyed Myth: The Lie of an "Unpaid Clergy" . . . Why do non-Mormons post here? Oaks Admits Apostolic Arrogance. What was your first reaction when you learned the truth about Mormonism? T_Shirt contest for the mall of the Lord! I figure I've given $100,000 in tithing. Am I alone? What have others given? Yep, Toilets need cleaning at the ward level. (Mild Rant) Utah ranks No. 1 in terms of the number of residents contemplating suicide The Mormon church is now denying they ever taught man becoming a god Mormon Church's City Creek Project Now at 5 Billion Dollars - March 2012 BYU Briefing about Blacks Brews Big Brouhaha Feb. 2012 This just in: new tithing slips Feb 2012 I was born into a cult but I have never been LDS - Christadelphians Mormon Missions cut short for medical reasons Mormon Sister Rants about food storage and the waste it has been Mormon Mission not a waste? Anyone? Comparing Weddings Mormon versus non-Mormon Prominent National Jewish leader calls on LDS church to stop dead-dunking Holocaust Jews Ran across an interesting quote about Swedenborg and Joseph Smith Using His Writings Today I was asked to be careful what I taught in Elders Quorom. Another gem from Boyd K Packer So which Mormon meeting bothered you the most or did you dislike (hate) the most? What if it's true? I feel so incredibly duped by the Mormon Church Never-Mo attending a temple wedding The new garment guidelines - Mormons are not happy and are expressing their frustration Joseph Smith and Nancy Rigdon Mormon Church finally admits members dropping like flies LDS History: First Presidency Directive to Segregate Blacks from Whites in Relief Society Classes . I know she's just trying to be nice - Mormons are Socially Awkward Veils on Women in Mormon Temple: question Another article about Mitt: Who in God's name is he? Why do Mormon General Authorities deceive people? Time for a new Mormon Stake Presidency- here's how it was done Mormon Missions that excel at destroying Mormon testimonies. An Active Mormon Bishop Writes about his Doubts Washington Post Article on racist history of the Mormon Church Jan. 2012 Just read my wife's sacrament meeting talk... Reprehensible 5th Sunday Lesson yesterday Recovery from Mormonism Mentioned at lds.net The attitude of Mormon temple workers So how much help is the Mormon church now giving members and nonmembers? Mark Hofmann the Forgerer and Murderer with Mormon General Authorities Mormon Bishops interview for children Are TBM Lurkers Reading This Board Mitt and Ann Romney--Portrayed by Sister Romney as Struggling, Just-Getting-By, Stock-Selling Students at BYU: How Tough It Was, Ye Know Not; How Tight It Was, Ye Know Not . . . Being shunned common? Reading about the murder of Laban - Would you kill if God told you to? The Joseph Smith - Prepared Approved and the Now Abandoned Fifth Lecture on Faith was in the Doctrine and Covenants Mormon Church Admitting the Internet is Hurting Retention of Members Mentality to avoid even the appearance of evil -- oh, grow up already, Mo's!! Sham Overboard: Book of Mormon Lehi's Magical Mariner Tour through Arabian Sand to the Promised Land . . . Bra and panties!! - no more Mormon Garments Life as a Mormon from Previously Published Short Topics u Tempted to go back to the Mormon church Mormon Church - Summary of Missionary Experiences from Previously Published Family Pity Romey Promoting His Mormon Faith While Lying About His Messy Facts n Bishop tried to call me as chapel cleaning coordinator Just what we need, Moral judgments from Mitt Romney LDS joins religious leaders in calling for anti-gay discrimination n A Very Whacked Up Mormon Fast and Testimony Meeting (one naughty word) Funniest thing heard in Mormon testimony meeting Letter from former Mormon Church Educational System [CES] Colleague imploring me to come back. Mormons Believe the Berlin Wall Fell due to the LDS Church and Thomas Monson Mark E. Petersen's 1954 talk laying out the Church's position on race relations. (LONG) Word of Wisdom I am French and used to think that I was somewhat special because I had become a member of the Mormon Church n Noted African-American theologian and author calls out Mitt Romney on the Book of Mormon's embedded doctrinal racism Mormon Church: Committed to a baptism date, but now doubt Did any of you leave due to simple burn out? Thoughts on Correlation Funny when we're accused of not using "official" sources Is what you tell your bishop really private? Boyd K. Packer Testifies That Getting a Mormon Testimony Requires Repeated Lying to Oneself, Repeated Lying to Others and Repeated Brainwashing for Missionaries to Buy Into the Lie Oliver Cowdery never retracted his accusation against Joseph Smith of Smith having had an adulterous affair with teenager Fanny Alger. How could he? The raunchy record, please.. Women Wearing Garments - Mormon underwear I had my first cup of coffee yesterday Unholy Cow, and How!--How the Mormon Church Created the Cowdery Myth Oct. Nov. 2011 How long were you a Mormon before you knew Mormons wore special garments? What are your big three reasons for leaving Mormonism? Proof the Mormon ad campaign is backfiring! Name any other religious org that presses for baptism ASAP like Moism does? The whole door-to-door model is broken. Making the Big Leap Oct. 2011 Pres Uchtdorf's General Conference Talk - SLC is not going to help you Nov. 2011 I hate my mormon past. Oct. 2011 The Mormon Badge of Honor Xango juice Nov 2011 Joe Smith and his Marvelous Myth Machine: Ancient texts Nov 2011 Prophets who don't prophesy. Go Forth And Multiply! --Andersen
641. Former Bishop and 45 Year Member Writes Why He left Mormonism	642. The Wife of a Former Bishop (#641) Writes Why She Left the Mormon Church
634. Jesus Wants Me to be a Janitor for a Multi-Billion Dollar Corporation	635. Mormon Apostle Eyring Claims he had been Poor. How Cute.
629. The Strange New Mormon Commercials - "Look at how Normal We Are!"	628. The False [LDS] Joseph Smith and the Real [Historical Reality] Joseph Smith
627. How do Molly Mormons Cope with All the Kids?	630. Good Bye Deseret News
George P. Lee. The first and only Lamanite Mormon General Authority. Mormon622	He was 42 and she was 15. Why couldn't I see that while I was an active Mormon? Mormon619
More information on the Mormon Hand Cart Myth. Mormon623	The Mormon Church in Africa. Mormon624
The Mormon Church is growing its Internet presence by using hundreds of web sites and millions of dollars in Google advertising . Mormon625
Updated: The Mormon Church is now spending more than ~~originally $500 million, $2.0 billion, $3.0 billion,~~ $4.0 billion on a shopping mall and related development in Salt Lake City. This is the most expensive project of its kind in the United States. The Mormon church admits to spending $1 million per day on construction, while many hurting members are denied financial help. Condo prices were slashed 50% in July 2010. Mormon403 Also updates A, B, C, D & E
The Hypoxia of Mormonism: Mormon620	Members are now expected to do more of the cleaning of meeting houses, temples and other church properties. Mormon615
Elizabeth Smart playing the harp in the streets of Paris: Mormon616	Kevin Garn - a Pedophile and a Mormon Bishop and the Majority Leader in the Utah Legislature. Mormon Pedophile Protected by Church Leaders
This is the most comprehensive mitochondrial DNA study of Mesoamericans published to date. Mormon601

Book of Mormon apologetics and John L. Sorenson. Mormon606

Mormons are not weird and we [Mormons] do not do weird things. More apologetic spin in action. Mormon608

Stick to the manual and stop thinking. Mormons instructed to not use outside sources, especially the Internet, when teaching from the lesson manuals. Mormon598

Tales of Mormon Ward Clerks. A good insight into the financial operations of the church. Mormon593

Mormon Missionaries Often Experience Despicable Living Conditions Mormon588

Apostle Dallin Oaks Has No Moral Authority to Lecture Anyone on Civil Rights Mormon591

Apostle Holland misleads members with his Book of Mormon prop at general conference. Mormon587 Apostle Oaks is now extolling the virtues of conditional love, particularly towards those who leave the church.

Mormon Apologetics: "The Book of Abraham is not central to the restored gospel of Christ." It has been a sacred book of scripture, which is now in the process of being discarded by the Mormon Church. Mormon586

Did you really believe secret hand shakes were required to get to the Celestial Kingdom? Mormon580 Fear of phone calls after being called to being a Mormon leader? Mormon578

Dallin Oaks, Mormon Apostle, tells members at the Easter Midwest conference, via satellite broadcast, that the church will not help them during these difficult economic times. Mormon576.

A non-Mormon comments on a non-Temple Mormon Wedding. Mormon573

Discussion and information on the Mormon temple and Big Love. Mormon572

The production of the Mormon temple film used in the temple ritual. Mormon570

Logical fallacies employed by Mormons. Mormon566 Sorenson Molecular Genealogy Foundation - Book of Mormon and DNA Mormon568

Billions of dollars in tithing and little for those in need. Mormon565

Rough Stone Rolling author wants us to live a LIE! Mormon563

Two examples of how Mormons treat family members who leave the organization. Mormon560 A visit by the local Bishopric who verbally accost a young Mormon mother. Mormon561

A short YouTube video in now online where the founder of exmormon.org talks about the creation of the site.. This clip is from a documentary made in 2003. RfM interview

Two excellent discussions on Mormon missionary work. 1. The cruel Japanese mission experiment under Groberg. Mormon555 2. A current Mormon missionary discovers the truth about the Mormon church. Mormon556

The 2008 Exmormon Foundation conference talks are recorded and can be heard here: Exmormon 2008 Reports

Women - Do not marry a man for love. Marry one who can take you to the Celestial kingdom Mormon552

The Church's method for determining truth Mormon551

A visit to Sacrament Meeting after resigning from the church 5 years ago. . Mormon547

The ability and the will to leave Mormonism is not due to intelligence only. Overcoming fear and the willingness to believe in yourself are critical. Mormon545

Vern Holly Maps show Joseph Smith used local names in New York and the surrounding area to produce the names and places in the Book of Mormon. Mormon544

Mormons in denial about low activity rates.. Mormon540

Video on the Mormon temple rituals. Mormon533

The bizarre world of Mormon apologetics. Mormon534

What's New at Recovery from Mormonism

This section is for frequent visitors so they can find what has been updated since their last visit.

Mormon Life - Short Courtships

Mormon Cosmology Scientology has Xenu. Mormonism has Elohim living near Kolob.

What was the worst part about your mission?

Mormon Tithing estimated at $7 billion per year Less than 1.5% is used for humanitarian purposes.

Things my Mission President said Life as a Mormon missionary.

Shock, horror, relief, excitement? Emotions after discovering the fraud of Mormonism.

"Prophets are not scientists" Statements from Mormon prophets and science of their time.

Mormon Church Falsely Claims 1890 Manifesto Ended Polygamy Mormon Church officially continued the practice though it denied it publicly.

Utah ranks No. 1 in terms of the number of residents contemplating suicide