I have more faith now as an athiest than I ever had before when I beleived....but not faith in some religious sense, but rather faith in perhaps life will improve for life on earth, be it humanity or the rest of flora/fauna. I think one day, with the invent of better means to find truth, humans will become more and more free by throwing off all that leads to bondage even if that bondage is n
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Warning...poor spelling ahead and can't find the spell checker in this forum. It is my opinion, if there is a God, the absolute greatest gift he could give to living things is complete extinction upon death. I often ponder this and in a non religion way, buy into the belief there might be a higher power but am undecided, even uninterested in the pursuit of any information as to what that
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Thx to all for your support and kind words. I really doubt my daughter will take anymore serious efforts in church attendance. She really hasn't gone in around a year other than a few YW activities. She is having the usual '16 yr old' girl emotional issues that comes with days of low confidence and beating herself up. I think it is normal but I think the years she spent going to church and ho
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just told my wife and I that he wanted to resign. HE is going to write a letter this weekend and mail it to the bishop. I resigned about two months ago. The bishop ran the paperwork right through and I had my letter back in a few weeks. Now my son is following me. My wife wants to resign but says she wont until our 16 yr old daughter desides. We dont want to have her left alone in the
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Around 30 years ago, I tried my hand at cross country skiing over the course of a weekend, consisting of some basic instruction one day and a 3 hour trip the next and though I never did it again, I remember having a really good time at it. Now, I am basically half a century old and once again, going to try it. My wife (who is 9 years younger than me which helps keep me young) and I do a lot
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TooLazyToLogIn Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That's "pagan," my friend. Merry Christmas. thx
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we did some research and discovered with the exception of the nativity scene and angels, Luke Chapter 2...... almost everything else: tree, the colors green/red/white, yule log, mistile toe, bells, ornamental balls, gifts, stars, santa claus, reindeer...on and on are actually very pagan. Like many things, Christians laid claim to a lot of stuff that they didn't come up with and don't really h
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Out in the country, we burn our garbage. "G"s make great fire starter. I was amazed how fast they went up in smoke. They burn faster than news paper. Ironic isn't it.
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The only thing they can do to make the letter more blunt and cold is to sent it to you 'Postage Due'.
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I handed my letter to the bishop on a Friday, told him I want to waive the 30 day waiting period. The bishop called and wanted to meet with him the next day. I recieved no other calls or interviews. Three weeks later, I had a very short letter from Salt Lake City, which had two very short paragraphs in it: One saying according to my requests, I my name was removed from the membership rolls.
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It is official. I am NOT a Mormon....not that I have felt that way for years.
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let me know. I might add, if any of you Ex Mo's are fly fishermen, I know eastern Idaho waters well. It would be fun.....an ex mormon fly fishing clave.
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While I have not been officially diognosed, I am certain I do have the disability know as Asbergers Syndrome (AS). I almost fit into the symptoms perfectly as does my son. Anyway, as an exmo, looking back on my life, I would find it incredible that while mormonism can have an incredible negative effect on peoples lives, anyone suffering from a disability such as 'AS', might very well be the
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This has been a long time coming. For a long time, I haven't belived and didnt even consider myself a mormon, but I never officially requested my membership be removed. I went today and hand delivered my letter to him. It is a simple letter. He is a good man and a good friend. I wanted to do this in person. He actually said he would turn it in and gave me a hug. I think it was sincere.
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I question the entire notion of salvation. Not sure if there is a God/after life or not.....but if there is a God and purpose, nad he loves us unconditionally and wants us to come to earth, live, love and grow, why would he set forth a facist/cult like purpose to acomplish it. If there is a God and he/she and or it, is essentially like a perfect, eternal parent, how could such a loving pare
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It would not suprise me a bit that TSCC might try to pull a fast one about the so called 2nd coming...such as dropping some hints that the event is at hand, or perhaps happening, the leaders have been in contact with Christ and certain new callings or additional funds are needed to prepare the way, or perhaps to scare exmos and inactives back to church and pay tithing, etc? Me, I don't beleive
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New here so I thought I might learn more about the non religious aspects of exmormons. I love to fly fish. Living in Eastern Idaho puts me at near ground zero for fly fishing at it's finest, at least in the USA lower 48. I also am into photography though I have handed much of my equipmet over to my 16 year old daughter. All of my equipment is older film stuff. She also has a couple of di
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My nephew, was on anti depressants while on his mission. He also had access to counclers too. I served my mission to Hong Kong back in 90-92. There were no counclers other than the MP who was a complete jack ass...well for the most part, IMHO. My mission was hell for me and were it not for the fact that as am avid photographer and loved learning the culture and language andd found the p
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They have been going absolutly bananas in the mental tug of war about me (us...as in our family) leaving the church.....they are caught in the middle of a mental hell put on them by the church: that being, they need to love us unconditionally while believing we are going to hell. Well I said something to them that seemed to work: Since our family (me, my wife and two children) are all conferme
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I think his exit letter will be different but he said this is what he really wants to tell them.
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Dear Mormon Church, You Suck......I'm leaving.
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Ok, Lets take a spiritual experience and use it to further control people or even better, use it for gain in the church. Yes, I am inclinded to beleive that the Work of the EMT's and a sincer prayer from a humble person may have been involved. You know, I have had a few spiritual expereinces in my life, both in the priesthood and out. I hold them deep inside me and advertise them NOT nor u
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I testify that many of the things THE GREAT BUDDA taught are wise and benificial to humans and most of mormonism is not.....amen
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My wife and I have left the church, not officially yet but in our hearts, we are no longer mormon. Our 14 yr old son is out too, in fact he was elated when we told him we were through with the church. Our 16 yr old daughter no longer goes except to some weekday activities here and there with her friend. Now my sister who is a TBM, and I are really close. She knows I have struggled with th
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I got laid off my job a year and a half ago....which through keeping up my paperwork through the Union, I recently got my job back. While I was off work, I did do some truck driving to keep up with the bills. There was a number of months where I had the chance to slow down and think...take inventory of my life. Mormonism has been a difficult raod for me, as it is for most. I say it is an
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You know, it was a mormon bishop that told me I was an alcoholic....and while I was drinking a lot, it was situational...after lossing a business. I started deinking again within months of returning home from my mission though only for pleasure and to unwind a bit. I really doubt I was or am an alcoholic, but the ass hole planted that seed in my mind and made me wonder. Now I am haunted by
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You have to start living. I visit this baord almost everyday to see what is new....out of shear morbid curiosity, but I think one could recover faster if you fill your life with some pleasure and happiness. I am a recovering alcoholic and when I went for help, my counciler told me to find passion in my life to help recover. I think the same goes for leaving mormonism. It is the only way i
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Are there any ramifications to being excommunicated from the Mormon Chruch....ie, bad mark on your good name for doing say business, back ground checks for employment or say Conceled Weapon Carry Permits (which I have one here in Idaho), and such? I have good credit and a good name for myself having been in employment for the past decade for which periodic back ground checks are manditory, not
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Here it is, minus my personal info and church info at the top and name at the bottom: Effective immediately, please accept my official resignation as member of the LDS Church. After years of questions and difficulties concerning the so called truthfulness of this church, even after much thought, research and prayer, I now believe this religion is not true, nor adds up to it's claims as the on
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If there is a CK, God can do me a huge favor and not send me there. Just fling my ass among all the rest of the good hearted sinners that have roamed the planet. Why would I want to set myself above them? I think those who believe they qualify, DO NOT qualifiy due to self rightiousness. But, it matters not. I have never had a testimony so strong as the one I have now: there is no such plac
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