I've been on the fence about leaving the church or staying in...I might get flamed for this I know, but I'm going back. I've experienced too much to turn my back on the church.

I feel at peace with my decision. I wish you all the best.

Dave

it's the "vested interest" argument.

Why would you get flamed? Sounds like you're making a decision that works best for you. Best wishes to you, as well.

Bingo... there is no need to feel like you're going to get punished. Actually I would have liked to be able to stay, but I found myself going stir-crazy when I had to sit through church where false/whitewashed information was constantly pushed onto unsuspecting members. It didn't feel right... so I just can't go back. That said, if going back works best for you, then have a great time!

I'm totally at peace with mine too. I've never been happier since I left. So we're good. Enjoy indeed.

Sounds like you are making the right decision for yourself. Good luck and hope you find much happiness.

If you're at peace, why are you yelling?

SERENITY NOW!!!!!!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auNAvO4NQnY

If experience trumps facts in your world, sounds like you'll be happier there.

Happy journey.

Good luck on your path. You won't be shunned for leaving RfM. The light is on in case you need a late night grilled cheese, or glass of milk...

Do what you think is right for you and your family. That's what this board is all about.

It works for some people. Good luck to you.

May you find the right journey for you. Wishing you the best.

We still love you. God still loves you.

Not so fast. This is an ecclesiastical matter to be handled at the local level, not here. Your resignation from rfm has not been processed and we will retain your name in our membership records until you 111th birthday or the 2nd coming of Raptor Jesus, whichever happens first...

Yes!! :)

OK. No problem with me. If this is what you need to do, do it.
Nobody can tell you what to do about your life situation.
You work it out the best way you know how.
Many of us try to leave and end up staying longer until the timing works for us.
Hang in there. It's your life.
I have lots of LDS relatives/loved ones, and friends. It's their identity/tribe/culture/religion.

Sounds like you're an adult making the decision which seems best to you. If you have kids, though, please don't indoctrinate them and manipulate them into participating in rituals which they don't understand.

funn,

Took the words right out of my mouth. Which is actually kind of unsanitary. But I'm OK with that.

Yes, please, please, give the kids, if any, a fighting chance at a real, meaningful choice.

JAR

If that's what works for you. But can you look at yourself in the mirror and tell yourself that you have integrity?

Or are you Church Broke?

I have to say in all sincerity, that the responses to this post

serve to reinforce to me what it means to have unconditional

support. It was quite the opposite from other church members,

when I was making the same decision. While I wish him well, I

hope he appreciates the significance of having to come on to

this board to get that unconditional support. One of my

biggest hang ups when I was still a member was that I never

knew what was true when it came to other people and their

emotions, But I always knew that I did not have support from

anyone there.

IMout Wrote:
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> the responses to this post serve to reinforce to me what it
> means to have unconditional support. It was quite the
> opposite from other church members.

I remember the shock when I first entered the lairs of the ex-Mormons. It wasn't what I expected at all. I met warm and loving people who welcomed me in with open arms. Suddenly the often quoted lines by Mormons about the world calling good evil and evil good seemed all backwards.

My Mormon friends? They dumped me, for no reason other than that I didn't believe what they did anymore. Funny that. You're the same person who was a best friend a minute ago, but suddenly in one fell swoop, you're not even worthy to talk to.

It turns your world upside down, but in the end, it turns out to be a very good flip flop in your life. Ex-Mos are the best.

But I've come to realize that some people just need the Church and that's okay too. They're welcome to it.

Since you have been on this site I know that you are exercising your agency in an informed way. Who am I to offer any disagrement? I wish you every happiness that life can offer. Safe journey as you travel on in your life.

Is it always the same troll? Whenever we have a toll moment, it always comes with ALL CAPS and 5 or 6 exclamation points!!!!!!

You may be so very correct that we have a 'troll' in our midst. But I think it is quite telling that, even though I am other posters wonder the same thing, that compassion and support is none-the-less offered.

Perhaps whatever 'trolls' may be lurking about today will glean some insight into what it means to be part of a community that, even when we disagree at times with each other and express strong emotions, remain bound together by a desire to support and help each other.

Have a great time. No, really. Enjoy your three-hour block. Magnify your callings. Cut those checks. Praise the Man. Follow the prophet, he knows the way. Obey the bishop. Don't look at shoulders. 100% home teaching. Don't forget your weekly temple visits! Bear your testimony early and often. Bring your scrub brush.

Church is all or nothing, so put it first in your life, even above your family if you have one. Saturday is a special day, it's the day you get ready for Sunday.

"Flamed"? Who cares? Go be a Mormon. It works for some people.

If you find a reason you must eventually leave, then you can do that. It's entirely up to you.

There are a lot of reasons to stay in the church! I don't match with any of them but others do.

Best wishes!

No flaming from me, if the church makes you happy, then you should remain a member. Best of luck!