Shocking, truly shocking that one of ghawd's children can talk like this and not be struck down by an angel, or something. I'm simply furious!!! And indignant! Yeah, that, too!
Since leaving, I look less tired, and stressed. My skin has improved and I have lost weight. I am actually more busy than I was before, with work and school, but I feel as if a weight has been lifted off. I was invited to a party, and most do not know I resigned. They came up to me saying how I had "such a glow", and "the Spirit must be with me." I smiled and said I feel great. "Leaving the church was a very good decision for me." You would have thought I said I was a serial killer. The looks I was given were a mixture of absolute confusion and fear. You could tell their ideas of what an exmormon would look like was very different than their belief system. I laughed and said, "I am here for the food, made a plate and left.
He is the one of the major influences in me leaving the Mormons. He visited my mission in England and gave a hellfire speech about how we needed to seek out professional level converts.
The few previous years we had a the highest baptism rate in europe and the lowest retention rate. Lots of mentally limited people got to play in the water. The font had to be bleached after.
He came up with some terrible BS way of getting good rich people to talk with us. Did a whole training session on it. Promised us great things if we followed the script.
Tried it once, one of the most embarrassing movements of my life. The guys had to hold each other up from laughing so hard at the speel. I have purged my memory of it but Manchester England 1997 is when it happened.
Follow the brethren my ass...
BTW I walked out of the GC when both of my mission presidents where added to the 1st 70. Left the church for good a few months later.
Does the Light of Christ ever shine out of anyone's ass hole? Because if Christ is no respecter of persons, why would His countenance care from whence it shown? It would only matter that it was visible.
How come the self-appointed Christ-like people who come looking for you always get around to wanting money? Does maintaining the Light of Christ cost a lot?
I used to get angry too when trying to defend the absurdities of "the Gospel." Once I realized I didn't have to defend Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, such uptight qualities in me melted away over time. Peace and light too their place. Righteous wrath is so overrated.
I have to admit that sort of a gray cloud did overtake my countenance after being out of the church a few years, but I dye my hair blonde now so the light has returned. No more grays!