These sites are dripping with cognitive dissonance.From what I can tell, faithful TBMs blog about the aspects of TSCC that bother them the most. Very interesting read -


General Mormonism topics:
http://rationalfaiths.com/category/mormonism/

Why the Temple hurts families:
http://familyfirstweddings.com/all-about-family/

This has to scare the 15, now faithful members are questioning why things are done certain ways (control) that don't make sense to the rank-and-file. The internet allows these problems to be analyzed and discussed by a large group of people spread across the globe. People are waking up.

The 15 are losing control.

The only reason I happened upon those sites was because a TBM posted a link on Facebook.

Some articles are more aggressive than others, but I think it's a perfect "frog-in-the-pot" community for people looking to justify the transition away from TSCC.

The one about the Tongan guy is really telling.

"I read all twenty six volumes of the Journal of Discourses, all six volumes of the Comprehensive History of the Church and so much more. I would reassure myself by repeating the oft quoted scripture, “seek learning, by study and also by faith.”  After many years I began to solidify my beliefs and opinions. It was satisfying. I went through this process with polygamy, polyandry, peep stones, failed prophecies, massacres, the Book of Mormon, black issues, women’s issues, LGBTQ issues, attributes of a Mormon God and so forth. Thankfully, the Internet has made my journey a less lonely. Today, I am still a believer and the church is still right for me, but the church has failed me in many ways when it comes to its history.

"Here’s the part that really stings. I shouldn’t have had to do all of this by myself. The church could have been there for me, for you, for us; but it wasn’t and still isn’t."

StarTwist Wrote:
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> The one about the Tongan guy is really telling.
>
> "I read all twenty six volumes of the Journal of
> Discourses, all six volumes of the Comprehensive
> History of the Church and so much more. I would
> reassure myself by repeating the oft quoted
> scripture, “seek learning, by study and also by
> faith.”  After many years I began to solidify
> my beliefs and opinions. It was satisfying. I went
> through this process with polygamy, polyandry,
> peep stones, failed prophecies, massacres, the
> Book of Mormon, black issues, women’s issues,
> LGBTQ issues, attributes of a Mormon God and so
> forth. Thankfully, the Internet has made my
> journey a less lonely. Today, I am still a
> believer and the church is still right for me, but
> the church has failed me in many ways when it
> comes to its history.
>
> "Here’s the part that really stings. I
> shouldn’t have had to do all of this by myself.
> The church could have been there for me, for you,
> for us; but it wasn’t and still isn’t."

Whether the Tongan guy knows it or not, but he's on his way out of TSCC. Truth is contagious and liberating.

Any time a Mormon complains about being wed in the temple and having had to exclude people I say GREAT and keep it up. No Mormons should marry in a temple....have a beautiful day with all your loved ones and flowers and music....do your silly sealing later in the temple and that is all. (if you must)

The Family First website is my favorite. If we can't break through with facts and logic, then let the emotion do the talking.

I love that the underlying theme in the posts there was basically" "I thought I was doing the right thing, the thing I've been raised and told to do, but now I regret excluding my family and wish I could do it over."

That's right. A bit of jealousy once she found out hers - sealing and all- was not special because she wed in the temple.

The Rational Faiths guy posts in our local Mormon Stories FB group.