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by ydeve
05 Jul 2018, 08:23
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Update
Replies: 8
Views: 4087

Re: Update

Thank you for the update. Our first goal is to help people stay, but our second goal is to help people who must leave do so without bitterness and anger. There's definitely bitterness and anger. The lds church is an incredibly dangerous place for a fair number of people. It's like peanuts. Some peo...
by ydeve
03 Jul 2018, 14:48
Forum: Introductions
Topic: Update
Replies: 8
Views: 4087

Update

I haven't posted here in over a year, but I thought I'd give an update on how I'm doing for any of you who might be wondering. A year ago, I decided it was time to leave the church, since it isn't the One True Church and it hasn't been the most healthy place for me. I went to Episcopalian mass for a...
by ydeve
19 Sep 2017, 22:24
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: The P and M words....
Replies: 41
Views: 11206

Re: The P and M words....

10 is not young for kids to be masturbating. I was playing with my privates before I turned 8. No, it wasn't because of outside influences; I discovered it on my own. Don't go overboard shaming her about it. I had self-worth issues where I was sure that adhd symptoms and being bisexual were because ...
by ydeve
19 Sep 2017, 22:00
Forum: Support
Topic: LoveLoud LGBT
Replies: 8
Views: 2832

Re: LoveLoud LGBT

The church walks a fine line on these issues and I personally think it does a pretty good job. For example, I see why people are/were upset about the policy on children of LGBT parents, but I can see where the church is coming from. It's a challenging thing to create policies which show love toward...
by ydeve
18 Jul 2017, 14:15
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Closets and Shelves
Replies: 10
Views: 3077

Re: Closets and Shelves

Roy wrote: 16 Jul 2017, 12:59 I think what he is trying to say is that a good number of us have secrets, sins, or baggage.
For me, a huge step was recognizing that what I had in my closet and on my shelf was not sinful. The process of emptying and cleaning them has had the opposite effect of what that bishop would have hoped.
by ydeve
17 Jul 2017, 08:27
Forum: Spiritual Stuff
Topic: GC Elder Christofferson: Voice of Warning - Offensive?
Replies: 57
Views: 15943

Re: GC Elder Christofferson: Voice of Warning - Offensive?

To clarify, the talk wasn't the peanuts. The talk was pressuring everyone to eat the peanuts and how our friends all must have peanuts for proper nutrition. And how it's our sacred duty to ensure that everyone eats peanuts. With the strong implication that suggesting that anyone is allergic to peanu...
by ydeve
07 Jul 2017, 19:27
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: By their fruits...
Replies: 5
Views: 1537

Re: By their fruits...

I like to apply this allegory to the effects of teachings on your life, instead of about a person as a whole. People are a mix of good and bad, but if what they teach has a strong bias towards good or bad results when you personally follow it, you have a clear idea whether you should continue to lis...
by ydeve
07 Jul 2017, 12:50
Forum: Spiritual Stuff
Topic: GC Elder Christofferson: Voice of Warning - Offensive?
Replies: 57
Views: 15943

Re: GC Elder Christofferson: Voice of Warning - Offensive?

Having said that, please be careful about judging Elder Christofferson. Everything I know of him tells me he is a good man who is trying to walk a difficult tightrope right now. I don't envy him in that regard, and I can't condemn him - especially since I have no desire to walk in his shoes for any...
by ydeve
07 Jul 2017, 12:37
Forum: Spiritual Stuff
Topic: GC Elder Christofferson: Voice of Warning - Offensive?
Replies: 57
Views: 15943

Re: GC Elder Christofferson: Voice of Warning - Offensive?

Mom3, I only see one of your questions. If there's a second one, please restate it for me. I do not really understand people like Mitch Mayne and Tom Christofferson. My guess is it might come down to a different understanding of the Kingdom/Choir/Zion and the church's role in it. To me, Zion is pure...
by ydeve
07 Jul 2017, 11:37
Forum: Spiritual Stuff
Topic: GC Elder Christofferson: Voice of Warning - Offensive?
Replies: 57
Views: 15943

Re: GC Elder Christofferson: Voice of Warning - Offensive?

I'm on my phone right now, and it's hard to reference the talk and write out my response at the same time, so I will write in context of the type of attitude of the talk instead of the talk itself. If you need further responses in context of the actual talk, I can do that after I get home, but other...