Posted by:
Nina
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Date: December 08, 2010 07:33PM
Some ppl at the Chicago Temple parking lot handed out books and tracts during open house. I thought they were
Mormons, so I took them, lol! When I realized they weren't, I asked my son to ditch them. Well, we didn't wanted to litter, and forgot all about them. When I cleaned the ar, I saw them again. I recall one of the tracts had something about the Salamander letter on it. I never heard about that. One of the books, titled "God the Same, Today and Forever" or something like that didn't seem that threatening to me, so instead of ditching it, I leaved trough a bit. The last half had quotes from early leaders and I thought 'what a lie.' I did research from books I got from the ward library which took my breath away. Those quotes weren't lies. I kept searching at the exstensive library at our University and actually started to cry. I was SO upset! I confronted my VT's, Bishop, SP and you name it. I gave my last testimony, where I told what I learned and I'm saved by Jesus and noone else, no church, Smith, ritals and what ave you, and that I thanked them for their friendship, helps and kindness, but I can't stay in the Mormon church anymore. I left the stunned meeting and never returned, I resigned with my kids, but mom freaked after reading about Danites, LOL! And didn't wanted to see, talk, write to anyone or whatever, just leave quietly. Well, they hounded her 'til the day she died. A rabbi and a pastor recited the Kadish did the eulogy and not one Mo showed up. Good! but she's still listed on their ancestry list :( All in all, It took me a long ime to get over it. I'm still angry at times. Not so much at fellow regular members, but the leaders,who in my mind just have GOT to know the truth! I believe in the Lord, but am not into 'Religion'.