For me, it was because I didn't want my ward's bishop to see - he supported me so much, so surely it would break his heart. But now, I see much less appeal in hiding reality. Sure, it'll sad to find out that a golden child of the ward left, but the sad part came long ago and it's time to move on. I'll probably do the quit form soon so the missionaries won't contact me anymore.
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I'm a non-CES college student currently in my hometown who's been inactive for over two and a half years, lacking belief but also lacking the guts to do formally quit. So I've gotten messages from missionaries. Every time, I just went along with the call or prayer or scripture discussion they wanted to have, trying to just stay positive and not let them down. Until now. The local sister mis
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Hi all, I just returned home from college out of state, and although my shelf is broken for good,I went back to my old ward just for the sake of pleasantly surprising my old pals and teachers and chatting with them again. Some asked what going to church was like in my new city, a seemingly innocuous question. I chose my words carefully, hiding the truth ("Oh, it's a small ward, not too
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