My mother's old roof is visible in the one photo. I walked that very street to and from school from K-9th grade. After this confession I'm going to retire this nickname: I got to 3rd base with a cute young thing on that very lawn. Great memories.
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Anybody got any more details on this? http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/54751284-78/body-holladay-church-homicide.html.csp
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I've only been apostate for about 7 years so I don't know if that qualifies as long term or not. I'm looking forward to at least another 30 years as an apostate! As for the anger, there is still quite a bit but it isn't a constant thing these days. It flares up once in a while and can be a raging inferno but it doesn't last. Mostly my anger has turned to pity for those that are still in the
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"what a farce".
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There were so many cool people that I couldn't really get to know because Mormonism prevented it. As a missionary the default position is that these people were broken and the cult was the only way to fix them. How wrong.
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I think I woke up on time maybe 6 days total once I was in the mission field. In the MTC it was probably the same, but I don't think I missed breakfast very often. As for the daily, personal study time, forget that. I've just never been a morning person and being on a mission didn't magically change that. However, I wasn't a total "blow it" missionary. Like you, I memorized and p
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...active Mormons never ask why. They just aren't interested in knowing why you left the church. Unless there was an affair that led to excommunication or something like that. In those cases they just can't wait to share the juicy tidbits. In her mind I am a selfish bastard because the church is true and there can be no good reason to leave it. God needs me on his team or the whole plan of
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"Honestly – I felt some frustration towards you, because I have so missed seeing you at church. You've always been one of my favorite “happy” people – always smiling with a kind word to offer. I wish you hadn't chose to remove yourself from our company." She's frustrated towards me because she wants to see me at church? Our kids played together in the circle almost everyday a
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Last night I found a letter sent by the RSP when I first discovered the fraud of Mormonism. I don't remember if she was the current RSP but she had been in that position. We lived near this woman but I didn't really know her. Exchanged greetings now and then but never a real conversation. Anyway, here is the letter. I've tried to duplicate it exactly but obviously names are removed. I'd b
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It's kind of embarrassing to ask these basic doctrinal questions after claiming to be your disciple and all. Maybe you should cut me a little slack though, our holy book "The Passion of Raptor Jesus" doesn't cover the deeper mysteries.
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All you have to do is repeat back what they say or write and substitute "colored" or "negro" for "gay" and "Homosexual". It instantly reveals how hollow their arguments are and the best they can do is stutter and bluster and claim "it isn't the same thing".
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I have taken the opportunity to stroll past the condom isle at Voldermart with my daughter to point them out. I then explained that she is the one that is going to make that decision. I can't/won't make it for her. Her mother can't make it for her. The church will always say NO! NO! NO! but reality is reality. Boys will pressure her and some day she will want to -So Be Prepared! I further ex
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I'm sure it was related to this incident and our discussion about bigotry after her parents left. Anyway, she says I'm angry at everybody and everything. She may be right. I am angry. I'm not gay. At least not gay enough to join the union but why shouldn't I be angry? Equal rights are worth fighting for. Even if it isn't my rights that are being violated this time, they could be next
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...lets convene the American Fork Starbucks First Ward on sunday the 12th. We usually meet at 10:00am but if that doesn't work then maybe Bishop Workinonit can make a change. She's pretty flexible that way.
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Keep 'em coming!
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"I'm not worthy to polish His sceptor"? "Jealous of His mighty sceptor, it can't be called his little Raptor" ?
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Surely I am the most undeserving of all who call Him Lord, but still I must petition for assistance. Last night his spirit came upon me in a most strong fashion. Yeah, even my private parts did tingle so great was the spirit. And it came to pass that my soul did hunger to sing praises unto my Lord. Sadly, I realized I had no hymn to offer my Savior. For this reason I have come to converse thr
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w60VoyvWYWw I came across these recordings the other week and I was really intrigued by what he had to say and his plea at the end. A stark contrast to some of the more faithful presenters.
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I think they are nothing but a soothing balm for the faithful who actaullty get to attend. When they see a mother or a father excluded from a significant event for insignificant reasons they get their garments in a bunch and have to do something to try and fix the problem. So they come up with this stoopid idea of having a pointless ceremony to ease their own guilt. The problem is TSCC canno
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I'm eager to collaborate with icanseethelight and see what we can put together.
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Narration or even taking pictures/footage. contact me at this address: bobao@aol.com we can go from there. Stunted.
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I think it would be fascinating to see how people divided themselves. Who would go with the loose canon? Who would be more comfortable with the dogmatic, iron fisted Bishop? You're right about the chaos though, some meeting houses would be busting at the seams and others would sit empty. I wonder what kind of campaigning would take place as local congregations competed to draw in the crowds
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It's a nice old style meeting house. Probably built in the early 60's.
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On vacation with the family this past weekend and decided to attend church. I didn't want to go but thought it would be a good chance to see the "stone rolling forth to fill the earth" North Hollywood has some history with Mormonism. I learned that there was originally one ward 30 or 40 years ago. It split a couple of times to become three wards. More recently it has shrunk back
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The idea is that it lessens the drain on public funds if charities are picking up the slack. A nice idea, but as we can calculate from TSCC's own numbers it just isn't working out that way. My bet is that the churches just add more drain on the system. TAX THEM ALL I say.
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