There's this guy by some office building saying "come in and take a personality test!" Tracting sucks ass so hey, why not? Try to find someone to talk to and good luck.One day my comp and I are wandering around, er I mean street contacting, in downtown Manchester, England circa 1984. Unfortunately, this is not easy when the Church conditions even your most devoted loved ones to think you’re in Satan’s clutched once you stop believing. I think it just takes someone who understands you to take the time to listen and validate your experience. When I finally felt I had someone on my side, the impulse to feel like I needed to prepare for battle with believers subsided. My wife reached a point of disbelief that would allow her to stop paying tithing, wearing garments, and all the other devoted believing behavior. Believing friends, family and ward members did their utmost to stick their noses in our business. Everything was a trigger and I compensated by consuming every book, video, and podcast that I would have otherwise avoided as a believer.Īlthough my wife started to pull away from the Church in year two, I was still on guard for fear she might reverse course. My wife still believed during my first year post belief, which made it difficult for me to disengage. Who knew disaffected droves could come so cheap? At a dime a dozen that’s little more than $300. Boredom is going to kill the church before everyone learns of the historical and doctrinal problems.Įxmo selfies are so much more fun. I don’t know who they think is going to staff all these temples in the next 25 years, but even my 65 year old parents are checking out more and more. Talks in Sacrament are so shallow and so ill prepared it is an absolute snooze fest. The youth programs that were suppose to replace scouting are a disaster. My kids went to SS last week and they had no lesson and were let out after 20 minutes to go outside and sit on their phones. I am hearing reports that FSY is not as exciting as they were hoping. Every lesson and every activity just feels so dead. I am becoming more convinced that no one is feeling the magic anymore at church. It’s actually not better to burn out than fade away.īut hopefully this place does provide some measure of solace for those still navigating the situation many of us are only watching in our rearview mirrors:īurnout is going to be what kills the church.This mod crew has been doing this for how long now? The mind boggles that this has been a daily responsible for these underpaid janitors for over a dozen years.Exmos may have lost the light in their eyes, but incredibly, for the most part, they sure seem to be exemplifying that “following correct principles / governing themselves” approach that I remember hearing so much about, while bringing an abundance of kindness to the proceedings. The congeniality on offer in a group of this size is another remarkable feature.Jump ship around here and you’ll get a cheerful bon voyage rather than stern warnings to stay in the boat. 40K new visitors in this recent year, but just as remarkably, there are several times that number who’ve moved on and rarely, if ever, return. it’s a massive lobby with constantly revolving doors. The churn disproves that old chestnut about exmos “leaving it but not leaving it alone”: this sub is not some old-timey message board where the Same Ten People chat amongst themselves.Some of the most gratifying aspects of r/exmormon:
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