Today's Thoughts

When we decided to leave the LDS faith a little over 2 years ago, we lost a lot. We lost our sense of religion and had to come to terms with what we now believe, and we lost a lot of our community/friends. We were also accused of looking at "anti-Mormon" sites, joining a polygamous group, and much more. Our former stake president held a special meeting about apostasy for our former ward where we were mentioned by name and he warned everyone to stay away from the internet when looking for answers about the church. But over the past year and few months the LDS church has published a series of essays on their site dealing with some of these issues. The following link will take you to the church’s website: https://www.lds.org/topics?lang=eng. Most of the "difficult issues" essays are displayed on the right for convenience.

I know that many struggle when they come across these facts and aren't sure what to do. Some choose to stay and some choose to leave like us. Either way it is my hope that we don’t judge one another for the choices we each make, and that everyone can find peace for themselves.

Joseph and I now run the Ogden Post-Mos ex-mormon group. If you are struggling with your faith, need to make new friends, or just need to vent, we are here and willing to help in any way we can. We understand that losing the church is like losing a loved one and that it takes time to heal. We have met many who struggle to tell family and friends because they know that they will lose many. Leaving the Mormon faith wasn't easy for us; it was the most difficult thing I have ever done. I still mourn for it at times because I miss knowing exactly how the afterlife is supposed to work, having ward parties and gatherings, and I miss chatting with friends in the hall at church. 

Anyhow those are just a few of my thoughts today. This post was inspired by this video by Brother Jake.