One of the reasons for my recent swing back into disaffection was due to my bishop. I respect the man for many reasons related to his life away from The Church™. He's been the first bishop in a long time that has offered real, practical advice instead of the usual Mormon platitudes. I went to him seeking advice on some relationship struggles my wife and I were having. He gave me some great direction that eventually led to a non-LDS marriage counselor.

So whence the disaffection? Not two days after my meeting with the bishop the RS president, who is a good friend and neighbor, pulled me aside and started asking about specific things I'd shared with the bishop. I probably would've talked with her about it anyways since we're good friends and she helps me see my wife's perspective, but to have confirmation the bishop was sharing things outside the Cone of Silence™ was a bit disheartening. Turns out he brought it up in Ward Council™ that we were having family problems and shared specifics. I guess he decided that what I shared wasn't Secret, It Was Sacred™.

As an aside, that RS president requested to be released and is really disaffected with the BS this bishop slings about in context of his Holy Station™ as a Judge in Israel®.

That's out of line, to share that amount of detail in Ward Council. Now everyone knows about it. Sickening.

That is so gross that you cannot trust a confidential conversation.

ETA: I am not a nice person. I would have been in his face so fast it would have caused his hair to blow back.



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I've had that happen.
I just couldn't figure it out. Years later I realized that my personal details were being discussed in ward counsil! What a bunch of *icks!

I have found comfort in the humor of Cocodile Dindee

"if anyone has a problem we just tell so and so and they tell everyone else and then it's not a problem anymore."

Think about it...their game is up and it's not a problem..you will NEVER confide in a Mormon again.

glad you are getting the help you need. good luck

I definitely had words with him after I found out he was sharing. He's called my wife into his office a few times since to discuss some of the specifics. She's pretty blunt with him and doesn't share anything beyond what he already knows.

The thing that saddens me the most is that he's truly a good man whose goodness is distorted by the power trip that is the Priesthood. In some warped way he probably thought he was inspired to share and was honestly helping us. It makes me wonder how much true goodness towards humanity is lost to religious adherence.

Telephone---Telegraph---tellabishop

I knew a ridiculous number of private things about neighbors from Ward Council & PEC - even then it made me uncomfortable - now it is extremely disgusting to think of.



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