Age of Faith Crisis

[Awakening]

early 50's

[Cadence]

I had blips along the way but when I hit 50 I went overboard. Mostly because I had easy access to information that lead me to conclude it is all made up.

I am not transitioning or anything. I just take a day at a time a see where it leads. I figure men have been chasing God for a long time with little substantive success. It seems unlikely I am so special as to get the inside scoop on what God wants short term. I no longer ask.

[FaithfulSkeptic]

Mine started at 19, when I received my endowment and went on a mission. I struggled for a few years, but was able to put most of my concerns "on the shelf" when I got married until my mid-40s, when my FC kicked in to high gear again. I'm in the depths of it right now, just hoping I can find my way through it.

[hope]

54

I refer to it now as a Faith Awakening.

[DarkJedi]

I like that phrase - "faith awakening." In my case it's a good description, although I didn't realize what was happening in the beginning when it was an emotional crisis.

[West]

I thought I participated in this thread already, but I guess I didn't. ^^' Mine started mid-twenties and was triggered by preparing to go on a mission -- which I'm still planning on doing after much thought and consideration. I'll let y'all know how it goes.

[Oneofmany]

I had small blips, put questions on a "shelf" because I honestly didn't care through out life, but none hit me strong until late 30s...
Mostly what caused it was talking to a couple of people in a relatively short period of time who I thought "knew" what they believed and they came to me because they thought I "knew", kind of ironic now that I think about it.

[intothelight]

In my early 20s, when a bishop trying his best though making a mistake while wielding the mantle of his office smashed the glass bubble I had built up with a giant sledgehammer. The feelings of guilt, shame, and confusion richoched inside of me until my late 20s when realized that the broken glass was destroying my spiritual feet.

I can't blame the church entirely - (although it's a whale of a lot of fun to try ) - I assisted in the creation of the bubble. Once I get a pair of spiritual boots, maybe God's path for me will return me to broken glass to clean it up. But, for now, I'm walking around in a few other mist-free paths. And God has a lot of work going on there too.

[mackay11]

Had a brief questioning blip at 16 or 17 and then mid 30s for the full transition. My wife was the same. Most of the people I know (in "real life") who have gone through this have been 30s or 40s. A few in their 20s.

[Caveman]

45 for me, my current age. It has always been a challenge for me to be a member barring a 4 year period of mission and marriage. My crisis started from exhaustion in trying to force myself to be orthodox when I'm not, for the past year at the request of the Bishop for my most recent calling as a counselor (a challenging job when you work rotating shifts and rotating days off). Its not enough to do the right thing or believe the right thing (according to the church) but it has to be for the right reason and and from my own motivation.

It was hard to come to terms with but I did a lot because it was expected of me as a good member and not because I wanted to. I was reluctant inside on many accounts and kept participating to that extent to seek approval from others. Its not the right reason to do the right thing. Throw in a batch of Historical Essays and my landslide concerns on church history and its my perfect storm.

Strangely, over the past year, I feel that I have grown closer to the Savior as I have grown further from the Church.