Introduction Part Two
Posted: 21 Jun 2017, 20:07
Hey, everyone!
It's been a while since I've been here, so thought I'd post a new introduction thread.
There's a lot to say, but I'll try to keep it brief. I remember coming here several years ago, not too long before I put in my papers for my mission, and everything was a complete mess in my mind and with my emotions. Like, shelf breaking is pretty heavy stuff. I did end up completing the full term of my mission, but I did things my way, and it was all in all a pretty great experience that helped me grow in so many ways that I don't think anything else would have let me do.
Since coming home, I've got a wonderful, stable job now, and I'm living on my own. I haven't been to a church meeting since I went to my parents' ward with my mom for Mother's Day, and before then I stopped going to church the moment I moved out of my parents' house.
My parents still don't know the full extent of my disaffection with the church, but since coming home, my older sister has been much more open with me about hers and her husband's disaffection, and we've talked about how two, possibly three, of our younger siblings have also made their way out. Both sets of our parents don't know for sure, although they certainly suspect. And that's fine. I'm fine going to church with my parents for special occasions, too.
Meanwhile, I don't think much about church and church stuff. The guilt of not having a perfect life is mostly gone. I enjoy my weekends completely. I've surprisingly made a lot of new friends through casual drinking. I've enjoyed learning about different religions and beliefs, but it doesn't trouble me too much that I don't have a set belief system.
All in all, I'm in a pretty good place! And a big part of it was the help this forum gave me when I was first navigating this path on my own. So thanks so much, to all of you.
It's been a while since I've been here, so thought I'd post a new introduction thread.
There's a lot to say, but I'll try to keep it brief. I remember coming here several years ago, not too long before I put in my papers for my mission, and everything was a complete mess in my mind and with my emotions. Like, shelf breaking is pretty heavy stuff. I did end up completing the full term of my mission, but I did things my way, and it was all in all a pretty great experience that helped me grow in so many ways that I don't think anything else would have let me do.
Since coming home, I've got a wonderful, stable job now, and I'm living on my own. I haven't been to a church meeting since I went to my parents' ward with my mom for Mother's Day, and before then I stopped going to church the moment I moved out of my parents' house.
My parents still don't know the full extent of my disaffection with the church, but since coming home, my older sister has been much more open with me about hers and her husband's disaffection, and we've talked about how two, possibly three, of our younger siblings have also made their way out. Both sets of our parents don't know for sure, although they certainly suspect. And that's fine. I'm fine going to church with my parents for special occasions, too.
Meanwhile, I don't think much about church and church stuff. The guilt of not having a perfect life is mostly gone. I enjoy my weekends completely. I've surprisingly made a lot of new friends through casual drinking. I've enjoyed learning about different religions and beliefs, but it doesn't trouble me too much that I don't have a set belief system.
All in all, I'm in a pretty good place! And a big part of it was the help this forum gave me when I was first navigating this path on my own. So thanks so much, to all of you.