This is the first thing that popped in my head. I wonder if they are trying to distance themselves even more from masonry. Next they might loosen the garments or hide the square, level and compass.
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"It's a good day when elderolddog busts out a Judic West quote."- Titus Sur, Budget Apostle of P&L. What is going to happen when these kinds of people don't have anyone else to demonize? It's heartbreaking.
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I don't ever remember praying for rain as a Mormon it was always "moisture". Lol
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I was an active member but didn't know it existed until I was done. I had devoured most of the articles on Mormonthink and read multiple resources listed here. I was also reading (more like gaging through, it was a very difficult book to read) Todd Compton's In Sacred Loneliness. Then I stumbled on it while looking at other resources.
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My personal goals can be whatever I please. That's what makes them personal. No one has the right to tell me, or anyone else, what they ought to be. I've had enough of other people dictating what life should be, or what it ought to be focused on doing. So to anyone trying to dictate my life I tell them to piss up and rope and supply their own rope. The meaning you give to life is yours al
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I'm sorry for your loss. Your memories will live on and her with those memories.
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I go through phases where I will read multiple books in a short span and then get burned out for a while. I also can't see myself living in a bookstore or library as I find the manufactured silence distracting. Sitting on my porch with nature's silence feels better to me. There is a sad feeling finishing a fantastic book and realizing I will never get to experience it again for the first t
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TSCC lost control on the narrative of why people leave. With the information becoming extremely accessible due to the internet more people are seeing through the lies. With more individuals and their stories being accessable online. Also knowing someone in person who has left Mormonism it becomes more personal. It becomes a more relatable experience. TSCC still is pushing that people
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Absolutely, every doctrine or idea since. Some obvious ones are the first vision, and priesthood "restoration". Knowing the context of the religious and philosophic climate at the time really puts it all in perspective.
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Concerned Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I am on an LDS website for widows and widowers. I am seeing a trend that many sisters want to get their sealing canceled so they can marry the new love of their life. They said "God will figure this out on the other side." So much for Families are Forever. I have a couple of male friends who are pressuring t
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As long as you don't feel inferior due the comparison. It's completely out of your control. But I understand where you are coming from. I know having a spouse still in makes the baggage harder to unpack. It also makes it feel much heavier. Soul crushingly heavy some days. Keeping with the baggage metaphor. In addition to the semi trailer there is a shed out back at our parents place that
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Chicken tender mercies.
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That's certainly one way to see if there is Jesus in an afterlife. My heart breaks for all those people and the families involved. </3
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A four year convert will have less baggage than someone BIC and raised in it. Especially if the conversion happened after formative years. Each BIC person will be affected differently by the orthodoxy of their family too. I enjoyed my time working with exmos and nevermo's that grew up in Utah. They understand how stupid it all is. I could even make some of the nevermo's go wide eyed with
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I don't know whether to feel offended or flattered. Either way, I feel like Gen Con ghost writing is below the expectations I have for myself.
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Due to my very limited research, and the burning in my bosom that I have when I think about this topic, I've come to a perfect understanding. Even is a 17th century translation error that has survived. I'm thinking that even would be better translated into level, synonymous with square. Because mason mormon VIP heaven. Or, hear me out, fair and just. (lol) Silly mormons. Now all I ne
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"Too much talking, not enough bedding." - Joseph Smith, probably
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I'm sure he would have waited even longer too. It was worth it because you were worth it to him. Thank you for the well wishes and right back at you.
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I'm not sure about handling well. I'll settle for saying I handled it well enough. It really took both me and my wife a lot of patience. It was super helpful to stay mindful that what happened was to both of us and the same event would be viewed differently for each person involved. It took a lot of growth to realize it wasn't all about what was happening to me.
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Something something stone cut out of the mountain without hands. I can understand the jealousy. If anyone deserves an equally yoked partner I would have you on that list.
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Thanks for creating this safe place to post, much appreciated. It really was monumental in keeping my marriage and my sanity. Best wishes.
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I think them growing outside of the stuffy box of Mormonism will help a lot. I had some massive growing pains after I started shedding all the negative Mormon thinking patterns.
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Thank you, it really is good to see you all doing well and doing your thing.
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Literally the best case scenario. It seemed like a pipe dream at the beginning. But love, respect and keeping my mouth shut went a long way.
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It's been a good feeling to see us become united on no baptism. Obviously children that age are too young to understand the gravity of what it means and how it will affect their future.
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Brother Of Jerry Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Isn't it nice to realize you're not the one who's > crazy, they are?! Sounds like your wife came to > the same conclusion. I've seen that happen before. > Must be a nice feeling to finally be vindicated. It really feels good. It is so freeing. I feel like my growth is no longer stagnant and dep
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Good day fellow post and exmormons. Coming back to say hello, many thanks, and quite possibly fair well. I first started posting here fresh from my awakening close to six years ago. That was around the time my mind first began to unwravel the lies I had been living. I was scared for my sanity. My mother had been diagnosed with schizophrenia earlier in my life and I was worried my mind was
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You and me both. Although I wouldn't mind selling my home at a massive profit because of inflation.
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There are quite a few of us exmormons in Southern Utah. I don't typically go to formal meetings like these. Many around my age(18-40) are happy just meeting for coffee and talking. It is more personable connecting on a human level than sitting through a lecture/presentation format meeting.
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Proving myself right doesn't keep my current relationships strong or successful. So I would say I don't go anywhere to prove I'm right. My relationships mean more to me than being right.
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