Posted by:
reed hall
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Date: April 12, 2017 04:08PM
In my 30s, married with 3 children. I've been active my entire life and was recently a Young Men's President in the ward.
My wife is culturally mormon.
I've read Grant Palmer's book and CES Letter and afterward was unable to pretend around family and at church.
You know the drill.
I discussed my lack of belief with both my Parents and my wife's just so that they wouldn't freak out when things didn't seem the same.
A few weeks after discussing with in-laws I received a long letter from an older friend/past neighbor of my wife and from my wife's grandfather.
The in-laws had been talking.
The letters are interesting, but for me the most important part of each was a statement each person made that was similar.
Both letter writers made it clear that unless I kept my kids in church and remained active that I wasn't really a "man" and was taking the lazy route that would negatively effect my kids and their children etc. etc.
I'm offended by these statements.
I don't know whether I really should be and whether these letters are even worth a second thought.