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- 17 Oct 2018, 16:27
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Masonry and Metaphor
- Replies: 13
- Views: 1899
Re: Masonry and Metaphor
There was a time as a non-literal believer when I tried to separate the “presentation of the endowment” from the endowment itself. I saw the presentation as the adoption and borrowing of certain masonic elements that are actually non-essential to the actual endowment itself, which I saw as the coven...
- 03 Oct 2018, 16:57
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Supposed Blizzard of Changes coming at General Conference
- Replies: 80
- Views: 7791
Re: Supposed Blizzard of Changes coming at General Conference
dande48, Perhaps this is the subject of some other thread but if it's more of a general thing, what place can organized religion make for people that are at a place where organized religion doesn't work? Is it best to just move on? Is such a person in the organized religion obligated to be pigeon-h...
- 28 Sep 2018, 15:52
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Can you be "All in?"
- Replies: 22
- Views: 3961
Re: Can you be "All in?"
I realized I can’t be all in when at the most basic fundamental level I simply don’t believe. It felt too fake going every week and pretending to be orthodox. However, when I was still attempting this, I found the following website to be very helpful. http://www.churchistrue.com Here is an unorthodo...
- 26 Sep 2018, 12:34
- Forum: History and Doctrine Discussions
- Topic: What IS the Priesthood and why is it needed?
- Replies: 39
- Views: 8692
Re: What IS the Priesthood and why is it needed?
I’m of the opinion that the concept of priesthood authority being restored by the laying on of hands from John the Baptist and then Peter, James, and John was an idea developed sometime in the mid 1830’s and then later retrofitted through additions to the Doctrine and Covenants to make it appear as ...
- 24 Sep 2018, 18:18
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ex-Bishop Up for Disciplinary Council Regarding Minor Interview Outspeak
- Replies: 86
- Views: 9779
Re: Ex-Bishop Up for Disciplinary Council Regarding Minor Interview Outspeak
He decided he wanted more - specifically, everything he wanted. Nothing less. To try to get it, he crossed the line of no return - and what happened was predictable and understandable. Right? Wrong? I can't say, since that is a very subjective decision. It was completely predictable and understanda...
- 23 Sep 2018, 21:30
- Forum: Spiritual Stuff
- Topic: Why Do You Stay?
- Replies: 14
- Views: 3539
Why Do You Stay?
I’m sure this has been discussed here many times so feel free to redirect me to old posts. Why do you stay? For me, absent belief or meaningful personal friendships, the only motivating factor was support of my wife. When she saw how hard church attendance was on me, she suggested I take a break, wh...
- 19 Sep 2018, 08:02
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Very good post about "what I wish Mormons knew about those that leave"
- Replies: 38
- Views: 3653
Re: Very good post about "what I wish Mormons knew about those that leave"
I felt deeply for this person as I read this post. I have shared so many of those emotions. And yet, I also agree with OON about the general lack of empathy shown by the writer towards members. It is easy to forget after a faith transition how one used to feel as a traditional believer. Many of the ...
- 17 Sep 2018, 06:37
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Ex-Bishop Up for Disciplinary Council Regarding Minor Interview Outspeak
- Replies: 86
- Views: 9779
Re: Ex-Bishop Up for Disciplinary Council Regarding Minor Interview Outspeak
As some of you know, I’m on a hiatus, or “sabbatical”, or something like that from church activity right now. I have not resigned. While this has been good for me for now, I’m open to the possibility of things changing in the future. But I also realize now that I’ve stepped away, I no longer have a ...
- 12 Sep 2018, 22:11
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Joseph Smith makes me angry
- Replies: 36
- Views: 4130
Re: Joseph Smith makes me angry
I don't get angry AT Joseph Smith so much as I get frustrated by the revering of him. He was a flawed human being, as we all are, but he claimed much more of himself than the typical human being does, and so I hold him to a higher standard based on his own claims. Joseph said this of himself: I have...
- 28 Aug 2018, 17:45
- Forum: Support
- Topic: Coming out as transgender is scary
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1209
Re: Coming out as transgender is scary
One thing that has helped me immensely during my transition is hearing other people’s experiences that I could relate to. May I suggest you listen to Laurie Lee Hall on mormon stories podcast. Here’s the link: https://www.mormonstories.org/podcast/laurie-lee-hall/ Laurie’s story is not an exit one, ...