That was powerful. When I read bios like that I realize how lucky I am that my husband and children left with me. My heart aches that a church that says it's all about families continues to destroy families with their lies and deceit.

Very sad. I'm not sure I would have had the courage to leave at that cost. I applaud his integrity though.

That cuts so close to the bone it HURTS...

(Thanks, Susan, for the head's up.)

That is heartbreaking. It took a lot of courage for him to leave. I wish him well.

Really hard to read. Heartbreaking. Chalk up another win for the FAMILY FRIENDLY Mormon Church.

...wow. That's all one could say given the narrative.

Thanks Susan. It is a heartbreaking story. And is another example of cultish behaviour. Religious differences shouldn't break a family apart. And, it proves that TSCC does not encourage Christ-like behaviour.

My good thoughts and best wishes go out to the OP. (Hugs)

Very touching and painful post.....How sad that this man was abandoned by his family....

to come this way. I hope he sees it and I hope he does. He could use some support. I don't think what his wife did is even legal.

XtremeWayz,

Sending the best of positive and "we are here for you, you are not alone" reinforcement.

Hate the cult and the destruction it causes to families

"There are not enough adjectives to adequately describe the pain and sorrow of having your family turn against you in every way."

Nor should there be.

Family.
Isn't it about..... turning against each other?
(Brought to you by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)



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Powerful story. G-ddamned cult.

Gods true church, my ass.

That is one of the most painful things I've ever read.

as I was reading this his description of the pain he is going through is terrible. Just because he chose to see the LDS as a bunch of lies, his wife want nothing to do with him and also his children. They treat him so badly, I wish I could tell his family to be nice to him.

To his family, please, please like your father again. What goes around comes around. Your bad karma will catch up with you.

Look at the problems the LDS church is going through, because of all of the bad karma they spread around. It's catching up with the church.

To his family, please look at what your are doing before it is too late!!

Wow, that as something. It's really sad when family members cutt you off. Been there.

What in the hell is wrong with families and leaders that support this kind of family destruction?

I feel so bad for this person. At first I thought it might be one of my relatives. As the story moved on, I knew it wasn't. If it had been, I would have been there in a heart beat.

There's no religion that can justify this kind of destruction.

^^ THIS! ^^ How the leaders of TSCC can sit in silence while these types of stories are repeated over and over and over again is just way beyond my comprehension. Yes - There is NO justification for how Mormonism destroys families.

No family-friendly church would prompt people to treat their own flesh and blood in this manner. It is insane. To XtremeWayz, I am sorry for your pain and wish you increasing peace as you move forward with your life.

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> No family-friendly church would prompt people to
> treat their own flesh and blood in this manner.

Ah...but they do and the don't. Their public face says don't, but we all know that's not how it works for the most orthodox families.

Almost unbelievable--except we know . . .

I hope there is someone who can give him comfort. Years may pass, and much is lost, but families do come around.

The entire church is based on UNINFORMED CONSENT.

If the church had been fully honest from the start, how many members would have stayed LDS, or joined?

True consent requires knowledge and full disclosure beforehand.

However, even when you go to the temple you must commit yourself before they'll even tell you what the terms of your commitment are.

How much do converts really know? How much do members know?

How many members have spent decades in the church: Sunday school, seminary, institute, missions -- and yet they are only now learning that Joseph Smith was a polygamist?

The definition of marriage is a monstrous issue for a religion to hide! Especially considering that the church and Joseph denied polygamy existed throughout his entire life! Not to mention POLYANDRY! He is married to her, who is married to him who is married to her, who is ...

None of this trash was kept secret by accident - the leaders know fully why these issue must be kept hidden - The entire religion requires UNINFORMED CONSENT!

Aaaaaaaa!! ^^^^^THIS!!!^^^^^ I am mad as hell with you!

The rape of informed consent is the modus operandi of the LDS church.

Un-informed consent is the complete destruction of Free Agency ergo a “Truthful” LDS church is an impossibility.

+bazillion

so heartbreaking!

Once again, a demonstration of the true values of LD$ Inc. This one really hurts. What an evil, abusive organization.

Dear XtremeWayz,
If you read this please do not put a bullet through your head. You have support here. It's shameful how your family acted. As hard as it is right now there is a much happier life waiting for you right here on Earth. Honest love and a freedom you've never known in that cult are waiting for you. How can we help?

So sad. And sadly, not unusual or unbelievable.

I'm sorry that he lost his family, but any spouse that kicks you out for your religious belief is married to your church, not to you.

He has rights... It's his home also, despite what his family thinks. I think he should stand up for himself and take what they did to a judge.

Thanks Susan for pointing us to this bio. It broke my heart to hear how his family turned his back on him - so much for unconditional love. I wish him well on this hard journey out of Mormonism and all that that entails. What a strong, courageous man!

It's criminal.

That's heart-rending. Stories like this confirm my personal theory--as ex-mormons we can and do thrive after leaving the church. Even when things like this happen--HOWEVER--I think if I ever marry or partner again in this life, it will have to be with a fellow ex-mo, as we can understand and lend support to each other.

I feel I may always be damaged in some way.

I feel like swearing.