Just found out that a family in my ward is breaking up due to the husband's lack of belief in the church. Those essays are not having the intended impact the church thought it would.

So the husband's lack of belief can be traced to the essays?

They need an essay on how to manage the family dynamic when one member loses their faith. Written in a supportive manner of course, not a separate and divorce manner.

Hear! Hear!

I agree with scotslander. The church needs realistic and educated support for couples. The "My Way or the Highway" method currently used by the church doesn't work like it used to.

LDS Inc. is infamous for allowing if not encouraging 'religion' as a wedge between people & even family members.

Despicable.

The Church will never encourage a spouse to keep the "lost sheep" as It will hurt the bottom line and possibly allow the Church to lose another "investor" tithe payer.
it will always be "their way or the highway".

My POS Bishop counseled my ex that...
'some marriages need to end' when you are with someone who does not believe.

F-him

not so valiant Wrote:
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> My POS Bishop counseled my ex that...
> 'some marriages need to end' when you are with
> someone who does not believe.
>
> F-him

My TBM mom divorced my inactive dad when I was 14. Not because dad was cheating on her, not because he didn't provide for us or was never home, not because he was abusive or a rotten father...
Because the bishop told her that if he wasn't going to honor his priesthood commitments, she needed to find someone who would.

F-him, too.

Of course, TSCC claims it's all about the family. Bullshit!

I personally know of other women who have been advised the same thing. My mother for one.

Has she?

Not only is he the survivor of a wife who left the church, he is a mental health counselor who knows how to do marriage counseling.

Our very own POS bishop tried to get him to leave me after I resigned. I've told the story before, so I'll keep it in nutshell form.

DH looked over Bishop's shoulder at "that" picture of Jesus (the one they have everywhere) and said, "Well, Bishop, I guess I'll have to do what the Savior taught us."

The bishop asked, "And what is that?"

DH said, "I'll leave the ninety-and-nine and follow the one who has left."

That was nearly 11 years ago. We are more in love than ever.

Omg most romantic thing I've read today. D'awwww!

Beautiful, catnip...Thank you!!!

catnip Wrote:
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> DH looked over Bishop's shoulder at "that"
> picture of Jesus (the one they have everywhere)
> and said, "Well, Bishop, I guess I'll have to do
> what the Savior taught us."
>
> The bishop asked, "And what is that?"
>
> DH said, "I'll leave the ninety-and-nine and
> follow the one who has left."


Alternate version of this story


Former MORmON member looked over Bishop's shoulder at "that"
picture of Jesus (the one they have everywhere)
and said, "Well, Bishop, I guess I'll have to do
what the Savior taught us."

The bishop asked, "And what is that?"

Former MORmON member said, " If something is hopelessly corrupt then get rid of it! even if it's your leg or your eye ball! A statement that powerful makes getting rid of this stupid vile cult easy to do "

another alternate version

Nephi looked over Bishop's shoulder at "that"
picture of Jesus (the one they have everywhere)
and said, "Well, Bishop, I guess I'll have to do
what the Savior taught us..... in the Book of MORmON. "

The bishop asked, "And what is that?"

Nephi said: "Cut off your head! because you have annoyed me, and I heard a voice tell me that your being dead would be for the greater good of countless people for generations to come."

what are those husband-less TBM women going to do? They haven't the education to support themselves and their children. Only a small percentage of them will re-marry.

There are going to be a huge contingent of very demoralized, unhappy women dependent on the Morg for money in the next 10 years

elfling_notloggedin Wrote:
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> dependent on the Morg

So exactly what the cult wants then.

The women become new vag traps for the next guy all to be fleeced by the morg.