Posted by:
presleynfactsrock
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Date: April 14, 2019 11:11PM
Because I was not caught in the Mormon-mindset of avoiding the "evil world", I have a hard time even wrapping around the fact that there are plenty members who do. I was lucky as I was not indoctrinated as a child and on up.
But, I did attend church enough with friends to hear about the promise of happiness and eternal life if I married in the temple, etc. Then came the bomb shell of what the temple was really all about when I sat through that long, unbelievable, weird and frightening ceremony. No, this is not what I signed up for!
And, I was not about to let the church, or the cult which I came to know it was, tell me what to read, to listen to, to do, how to dress, and even what to think. I was attending the university a the time and learning too many things that actually made sense of reality; things were on facts, and things that were plain amazing!.....evolution, astronomy, physics, anthropology, geography, philosophy..... the Mormonism myth did not compare. I left it knowing it was a fraud that took advantage of people, a fraud that lied and hid its history, a fraud that Sleazy Joe enjoyed using on good, hard-working people. I was done, and happy to be done.
I realize I was fortunate to attend and graduate university and that not all people have this opportunity. However, I don't know how any adult Mormon, even a TBM one, who lives and breathes on this here planet can fail to hear about the world's happenings and not wonder and even, OMG, question some of their church teachings. I'm convinced it would be HARD not to. So....I tend to think some members just decide to ignore their questions and carry on.... because, after all, it will all be wonderful and make sense in the next life. However, I do think that they would have a HARD time not returning now and then to their doubts.
And, this is how I believe it worked in the past with some of the Mormons. Just like it works now! They choose to fool themselves.
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/14/2019 11:20PM by presleynfactsrock.