Posted by:
Babyloncansuckit
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Date: October 14, 2017 04:40AM
I could have been sucked into a worse cult, like Scientology. Just because Mormonism chewed up my family and spit it out. And did it again. And a couple more times, well it could have been something else. I could have had my life put in a blender plenty of different ways. It just happened to be this way. Things are better now. A lot better. I got over a lot of crazy ideas about the world and about people. I learned so much about love. Learned it the only way I could learn it, the hard way. My self esteem was so bad, loving the hard cases and losing them was the only way. What I learned is that you can't give someone the love they deny themselves. Johnny Lingo was full of shit.
I did meet a few very kind people in the church, just like you'd meet anywhere. I have happy memories of Church. I can't go back knowing what I know, which is very nice because I know it's not worth it. To be honest, the church of my youth is gone. In 30 years, the church of today will be gone. Maybe it'll still be suckering people, but I think TSCC faces a tough road. Who knows? This could be the end of the line for them. My great grandkids might be amazed that I was in some crazy extinct cult.
I really don't have to make the cult thing personal. I know it's not, it was only about the money. There are worse people taking your money. Dysfunctional organizations are great teachers of what not to do. The public statements of the Q15 warn against the dangers of groupthink. Recovering from Mormonism taught me to think critically. In my case, thinking critically leads me to be optimistic about the future. It's so much better than the pretentious hope of Mormonism. Seeing a solid path to peace on Earth is so much more satisfying.
So, to the church leaders, I say "Thanks for being assholes. I couldn't have done it without you."