Thanks for the encouragement guys. Its so weird, I KNOW I made the right decision, but its still not easy, because I have to come out of the Mormon closet to some people very close to me.
This is going to sound funny, but I had told him how before my wife had converted (and before I became reactive in the church, since that was linked to my wife's conversion) I had taken her to Nauvoo a few times. Its not too far from Burlington, where we like to go to the casino. I lived for a while in Nauvoo when I was a TBM and there is a winery there that I never went to. We went now to try the wines, and loved one of them.
So I mentioned this one night when he was home teaching us, and he said that drinking wine was definitely on their bucket list, if it ever happened. He didn't tell me anything else on that list, but it was enough to get me thinking...
Thank you for posting that! Since I've left the church, reading about any kind of church discipline makes me angry. In the Bible somehow they left out the part of the story where Jesus asked to convene a church court for the adulterer.
I need to post my story as well. Maybe I should wait a little longer to see how things shake out with family and friends.
Believe in Jesus. That's all you and your family need. Or, go the Atheist route. Atheists are cool. I believe in Jesus. Jesus is my God. Mormons have multiple Gods.
Your story is important. Don't let a dodo say you'll never see your family after death if you don't do what they say.
Great story! My boyfriend has been going to church and meeting with the missionaries for two months now. I have been learning So much about mormonism and I don't want him to convert but I am pretty sure he is, hopefully he realizes something's before. He believe that baptism will change his heart and make him better. He is going to be my husband one day and he knows I dont believe in mormonism. Thanks for sharing your story!
Well how serious is he about it right now? There is so much I wish I would have known before I joined. Luckily here in the internet age, information is easy to find: http://www.bookofmormonproblems.com/What_Problems.html
If the Book of Mormon is false, so was the prophetic calling of Joseph Smith. And I fully believe this now.
He is serious right now. He wants to get baptized and he also is trying to follow all the laws and wants to move out until we get married (we've lived together for a year and a half) been together for 3 years. Hopefully I can get him to read what you showed me. He's pretty standoffish and believes mormon is the true faith and all that.
Thankyou for sharing newnamejapeth, it is a sad but triumphant story you have told. I hope you and your wife do really well as ex-mos and hope to continue to hear from you here!