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Posted by: CantTellYou ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 03:50AM
Raleigh First Ward

I know it's probably risky to post a ward name, but I was wondering if there are any people who visit here from Raleigh 1st. I'm in that ward with my dh, and it seems like EVERYONE is a TBM. I've been looking but haven't found a single non-believer like myself. I need to just stop going, but I'm afraid I'll lose everything.

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Posted by: AIC ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 03:51AM
Re: Raleigh First Ward

:) No...I wish, cause then we could hang and be apostates together!

it'd be nice to find some in my ward too!

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Posted by: CantTellYou ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 04:21AM
Re: Raleigh First Ward

That would be great :) I think it's my tendency to view everyone else as "perfect" or "100% believers." I bet there's more like me (us) than we realize...they're probably all just good at playing the game. I know I am.

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Posted by: Heresy ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 05:35AM
We need a secret handshake. We could all use it as a test when we

meet someone new.

Oh wait, that's been done.

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Posted by: knotheadusc ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 07:14AM
Re: Raleigh First Ward

I'm a nevermo who lives down in Sanford.

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Posted by: Brother Of Jerry ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 07:44AM
I would bet the entire farm that you are not the only non-believer there.

There are still people in the ward I grew up in who think I am TBM, and I've been out for a third of a century. Nobody talks about it. We can't read people's minds, which is really too bad. I'm sure it would be quite entertaining, and you would feel much less alone in your ward.

BTW, Raleigh is a lovely city. Find stuff to do besides RS! Life will be so much better.

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Posted by: Stray Mutt ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 08:12AM
You see only TBMs because the nonbelievers don't come to church. (n/t)


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Posted by: bergstrom ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 08:43AM
Re: You see only TBMs because the nonbelievers don't come to church.

Stray Mutt Wrote:
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> n/t


That is right on the money. The 60-70% of any ward that does not attend generally has concerns of one form or another. The majority of the 14 million Mormons worldwide have left or are on their way out.

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Posted by: AIC ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 03:59PM
Re: You see only TBMs because the nonbelievers don't come to church.

It's getting them to stand for something that is tricky!

My VT hubby does not believe...but

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Posted by: vanessahuxtable ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 10:09AM
Re: Raleigh First Ward

Get onto 'life after mormonism' and you'll be able to find us. There is a new NC Ex-Mos group. We just had our first support type activity in Durham. LAM is like a dumbed down version of facebook for ex-mos. It's filled the gaps for me that RfM can't for us east coaster's.

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Posted by: vanessahuxtable ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 10:13AM
Re: Raleigh First Ward

PS - I was in your Ward quite awhile ago. Had my worst experience with a Bishop in that Ward. It should have been a huge red flag for me, but it took another seven years to leave the Morg. Ironically, that Bishop's adult daughter was one of my favorite people in that Ward.

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Posted by: npangel ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 05:50PM
Re: Raleigh First Ward

I'm looking for an ex-Mo group in the Charlotte area.TBM's here are so brainwashed it's scary...

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Posted by: AIC ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 06:06PM
Re: Raleigh First Ward

I know of one in South Carolina!

Well they are far from MORGdom...

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Posted by: vanessahuxtable ( )
Date: June 07, 2011 06:53PM
Re: Raleigh First Ward

Charlotte folks are welcome to join us if you want to make the drive. So far we're including the Triangle and Greensboro, but anyone whose in reasonable driving distance is welcome.

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