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I medicate with chocolate in my church bag

You are not alone my friend!

Ha ha Roy, no worries for you. We open the over flow everytime. There is always room for the evil there. Come sit by us.

Yesterday a pang went through my chest as I read how more complete and right with the universe Richard Bushman feels when he is participating in Mormonism. While reading it, I remembered how it used to feel so right. Today I don't know if I have answer for it. Just doing the actions doesn't make up...

Origami and I are in the midst of this dilemma right now. Though we haven't solved how to handle it fully, I have found it interesting how often things come up that we seem to clarify. In a thoughtful, careful way we explain that for us we believe we should take the "treat others as the Savior would...

That does seem great. I am not sure where that would leave the members of my ward who notice if I am wearing nylons or where people are sitting in the chapel- the most righteous sit up front you know.

That was a snide remark, but truthful. I glad to see it works somewhere. I am jealous.

I have been following your story some on NOM. I feel for you. I don't think I ever understood the word "draining" until the last few years. I have only had a few conversations with family about topics that arise. To not be understood and opinions dismissed because they are "wrong" is hard. I can onl...

I am the wife of the man with a faith crisis. Maybe I can give you a bit of her perspective, although I am in a different place now. Church was our whole world. I was serving in leadership, he was too. We joked that the drive to Ward Council was our date. I knew something was up with him for a long ...

I was thinking about this yesterday and noticed someone had a new comment. We did write a letter. Not sure how he felt about it, haven't had a response but at least we said our piece. I threw in some ice cream money so at least he could get a shake? He is a GREAT kid from a really difficult family. ...

My other big frustration is proving the orthodox crowd right. If I leave then they will see me as an example of the dangers of study and thought. It will shut their minds even tighter to any option of a nuanced perspective and make it doubly had for the moderates left on the inside. I want to prove...

I think you would technically be a home teacher Ray. I haven't ever had a home teacher worthy of a shout out...they never sent/brought chocolate!