...and kinda miffed that one story I put out there is gone from forum, "Caribou", but I don't own theBoard so, hey!!

first of all, to all new lurkers and new ExMos, I am who I am, as in, this is my name IRL, I don't hide anymore. I am from an Indian reservation in SouthDakota and spent a few years on the church LDSIndianStudentPlacementProgram, I graduated from high school in 86 and served my 2yrs in Canada Vancouver British Columbia mission 86-88.

I did a year at Ricks as artMajor, went to beauty school in Pocatello then put my life on hold again a few yrs after Sadaam invaded, 90-95 in theNavy. I got out early and was civilian in Seattle, working my way through massage school then employing both hair & therapist skills to good use till I moved to Alaska in 99. I been here ever since and love it.

In the navy I started to pull away from church finally left for good in 2000, I posted here and there on the boards and find a home here like many of you honest posters do.

We are in pain from what the church, as a whole, did to us.
For me it took me away from my natural family a few years and assimilated me into its own White culture, though I did learn much and grow exponentially from the OFF reservation experiences up to this day, you can't get back things stolen from you by the cult, like time w/ your family.

But I make up for it now by staying in Alaska w/ my dear TBM mother and my other relative/siblings come live w/ us, I like being where I'm at cos the native community where I live is full of real world people,

not one local school childrens christmas theme program ever covers christ & other religious icons, and other holidays are observed just for sake of it being a holiday.

You must be brave enough to look at yourself and accept whatever happened to you because of theMorg and its minions, learn and move on, but never forget and dont let "them" do bad things to others in your immediate vicinity.

Keep a good sense of humor about you too, I still laugh at how solemn I was wearing a funny bakers hat years ago, I laugh at how special I felt trying to fit in w/ other Morg Elite thinkers, how vain I was to consider myself one of them and "blessed".

To you tbms that visit, if your entire life revolves around the cult, and it is a cult, you need to take a breather, do something else throughout the week instead of endless meetings. I know the lifestyle and mindset, trust me and now Im out. The church didnt work for me, it took my $, stole my time and talents and used me without reward or thanks.

Laters, always, Sam!! templename Abel.

Good to see you Sam. I had been worried about you-- went to the other board and contacted your uncle, even.

Thanks for showing up.

thanks Serena!!

oops, damn my eyes, thanks Serena!!

*chagrin!!*
*embaressmint!!*
I'd blush but I'm already RED!!
<3 Susan.... lovs, Sam!!

I am fascinated with your mention of lds Indian student placement program. I am currently in law school, getting an "Indian Law Certificate", and I learned the gov't did a lot with Native boarding schools, but never heard anything about the lds Church. I would be interested in hearing more about that.

60s 70s to late 80s it happened, though often not FORCED upon us young ones like govt boarding school natives of olden days, but inherently more underhanded & systematic, it happened,

ahhh!!, still on a roll eh!?
I remember those other 2 hilarious words from an RFM posting on current books w/ BOM names....Akish Shrugged.
later.

Hope you stick around for a while.

S

yes Vocce, I'm sticking to quite a few things!!

What happened, did you run out of exclamation points? Here ya go..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome back <gr>

He am.

Hot damn!

thanks SLC Cabbie, hope I put this reply in the right spot!!

hervey, can't thank you & the rest carePackage senders enough, in fact, I still have all the customs forms w/ me, if only to send CaribouLegs to those that sent me Womens feminine supplies!! LOL, later. Sam!!

Indianz!?, its closed and I cant get back on, dunno why, thanks.

I remember you. Hey, this wk. I attended a school professional development class about Life on the Reservation. A great lady spoke of her family and it's ordeals - parents at a reeducation camp or some such thing in Canada....said they ended them in the 70's. Luckily her Dad eventually went to Syracuse and got work there and she was born there. She has dual citizenship.She was a great speaker....has her own magazine now called SAGE and writes for other magazines to keep the Indian culture alive. She was just wonderful. So glad I went. It was a voluntary thing. Sorry you wasted some yrs.in Mormonism but glad you are doing well now. My daughter-in an obvious weak moment- converted.