Posted by:
lesab96
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Date: March 10, 2011 11:01AM
Think about it this way... do you think you can stay in it for the long-haul, that is, your entire life? Not likely if you're posting on an exmo message board. You're only going to find more and more stuff that draws you away. Trust me, you will. So the real question is, why continue to pretend when the outcome of your disbelief is inevitable?
My wife and I were trying to figure out ways that we could stay in the morg, but we didn't feel it was right after learning what we did. Maybe you need to continue researching to steel your resolve.
I'd suggest heading on over to
http://www.mormonthink.com. Be sure to look up all the references to the Journal of Discourses on BYU's online version of the books (http://contentdm.lib.byu.edu/cdm4/browse.php?CISOROOT=%2FJournalOfDiscourses3). That was my real diving off point. Once I realized so much of the craziness could be corroborated through official church material, I knew there was no going back.
Leaving the church is hard. Even with the support of my wife and kids who left with me, it was one of the hardest things I've ever done, but I feel like it was the only way I could be honest with myself. You need to find some like-minded people that can support you in your decision. You can find some support groups by heading over to PostMormon.org (http://www.postmormon.org/exp_e/index.php/discussions/viewforum/5/#), then hover over Our Community in the navigation, then Post-Mormon Chapters. You have us too. Just don't stop asking questions now. You'll regret it later when you've already completely wrapped up your life in the Mormon mold and then realize that it's utter nonsense.
Good luck texasmorm.