OK, so my convert friend thinks the Mormon church has a problem with gossiping. Every, and I mean literally, every ward she has attended has a gossiping problem. It's like high school in a church. Funny thing again is, she has never experienced something like this at any other church she has been at. She was sitting in RS once in a ward she visited and one of the sisters in ward stopped attending
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I think everyone in TSCC would be happier with 2 hour blocks and would work better, though I am not in the church and a no-mo. I think your thoughts as to why this could happen seems on point. Church membership is declining and so is tithing. People are leaving from left to right. My convert friend mentioned from a sister in her ward that the church bought this YMCA building near the sister's hom
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BIC, I think gets it worse because TSCC is all they knew and they grew up in it. But then again, the case varies from people to people because some people, especially where you live. It really all depends on their mentality and emotions. If you compare BIC to converts who convert into the church with less religious foundation, it can also be just as bad because you don't know people's backgrou
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Physically - more time for yourself and your significant others; a 10% increase in your money; more sleep Mentally - broader scope of life outside everything you knew inside the church; freedom from judgement; freedom to form your own opinions & critical thinking Emotionally - happy; contentment; a feeling of freedom -- you can be less bored and more engaged Spiritually - secure in t
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It's a damn shame and they ought to ashamed of themselves. This isn't religion - it's maltreatment and a provoked threat. Thank goodness my convert made it clear she has no plans on marrying a Mormon. She says she's too free-spirited and that there is more to her than being a Mormon. Good. Saves her the trouble when she figures out the sham.
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My friend is in a family ward (and a YSA ward)
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First thing that came to mind would have been, why be jealous if the divorcee is sealed to her ex (unless they cancelled the sealing). But then again, if she is divorced, that leaves everything open to all possibilities, so I see what you mean now.
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ANON 3 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I would say they are desperate. They are only > allowed to have 1 husband while the husband is > allowed to have many wives and that changes the > dynamic in marriages that have secretly become old > or overburdened by callings. I'll share this with my convert friend.
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My convert friend has never experienced something like this at any church she has been to until she met the Mormon church. She doesn't like thinking it, but she couldn't help but pick up the vibe. That was sure the last thing she would have thought to experience in a church to begin with & I must say I agree.
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My convert friend is wondering this.
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That just made my day. I was just thinking about a friend who wore hers while preparing some food for movie night weekend. Her boyfriend wore the bakers hat and his fig leaf apron while baking us some brownies.
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a nonny mouse, you aren't the only one. I'm just glad my ex mo and closeted friends were able to move past all that very quickly. We don't live anywhere close to the Mormon territory part of the country, so I think that made it easier for them given they had an extensive social life outside of the church which gave them a different perspective on many things. It's like you could never tell they w
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Oh, we told her. She just hasn't seen it which is VERY sad for us as her friends.
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Can someone just tell me what a DGAF degree is?
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Nervous, you gave him what he wanted: more dirt. And you knew he wanted it. And for what? What did he do for you in turn? When I read your statement, you screwed yourself and your ex-paramour over for your own selfish reasons. Should have let the bishop think what he would have if you hadn't opened your mouth. This was NOT a lapse in judgement as you have already revealed. All I can say is &qu
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I asked my ex mo and closeted friends this and the majority of them said the following: 1. Being milked of their hard-earned money & time 2. Manipulation and control We are in awe as to how our mutual friend who is too smart to fall for a scam converted into the fraud. Still placing bets every week as to when she'll start connecting the dots...
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Or is this person really not Steve Benson?
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I read about you Steve Benson in "From Latter-day Saint to Latter-day ain't."
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A few of my closeted and formally resigned friends were baptized in the McLean stake center and Scotts Run chapel baptismal fonts.
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I have a few friends in the Oakton, Annandale and Mclean Stake centers. But of course they are all closeted ex mos. I joined a friend for sacrament once - they don't do sermons. Its hard for me to understand my convert friend. Our mutual closeted ex mos and formally resigned friends are taking bets as to when he shelf will break.
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Simply tell them JS was a fraud, con man, a pedophile, and a womanizer.
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My high school friend is a convert. Its different for everyone. She is doing fine for the months she been a member.
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When did you leave? What stake were you in?
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Im a no mo with lots of ex-mo and closeted friends. I got excited when someone posted a thread a few months back about a stake meeting for less active memberz . My closeted friends got the same letters the OP had posted about in past a thread but none were able to attend. The meeting was about faith crises and challenges. Supposedly, the stake wanted to address concerns about the church history,
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I'm a no mo, but I asked my ex mo and closeted friends this and they all say that trashing other people's faith was for them.
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mightybuffslo, I am happy to hearbit went well! If you get in, remember to make a thread that includes my name so I can send along my contact info.
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n/t
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Nervous...YOU OWE HIS FRIEND NOTHING. You do not need to & you should not have disclosed details about your relationship!!!!!
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I was thinking the same. Nervous, why would you share private and intimate details about your relationship with another man to a complete stranger? That is private and personal. You may not want to talk to your former paramour, but you do what you need to do and not involve someone else. You simply could have emailed him and asked seeing talking over the phone or in person was not a good idea.
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That man was probably homeless for being an apostate. I think a part of why it was that you never found out sooner was because the church has never been forced to spill the truth about its dirty laundry until recently. It's not your fault. Just be glad you found out now than later because the LD$ church would have milked you for more of your hard-earned money and time. I have a friend who i
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