Tag Archives: Apostasy

Mission Experiences and Losing a Friend

Posted on April 25, 2012 by

We’re no longer friends, I guess. I should have expected it, but I’m still hurt. I just noticed that my favorite mission companion unfriended me on Facebook. He’s no longer anywhere on my friends list and yet he’s on mutual … Continue reading →

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Search, Ponder and Pray (Ch 9) – Apostasy

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

In order for there to be a need for Joseph Smith, the church’s doctrine of the apostasy has to be true. Otherwise, there’s no need for a restoration. I was instructed to teach about the apostasy on my mission. It … Continue reading →

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Search, Ponder and Pray (Introduction)

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

I’ve stated several times in my blog that my leaving the LDS faith and coming out as a gay man were two entirely separate events in my life. Of course, one influenced the other and vice versa. Neither event occurred … Continue reading →

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Who’s Your Daddy?

Posted on March 7, 2011 by

I wonder how far back in time you should reach to get your family’s story or your personal story. A good friend of mine some time ago remarked on his Facebook page about how he had encouraged his daughter to … Continue reading →

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Scientology-Lite

Posted on February 19, 2011 by

I’ve joked several times about Mormonism being “Scientology-lite” but until recently I never had the chance or much interest to do a compare/contrast. But I suppose you can’t say that without backing it up, so here goes. I probably have … Continue reading →

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Paradise Found

Posted on December 21, 2010 by

The Premise: Apostates who leave the LDS faith will find that they are all  given over to vile desires, wandering without an anchor in the world, unsuccessful in life and most of all terribly, terribly unhappy. For Example: When I … Continue reading →

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