NOM

Thank you!! Chatting with someone else who had recently left and was still in the dark stages of it all... I did not want to go back there, but knew it might be helpful to them if I let my mind remember what it was like.... Part of me wants to get out of all the ex-mo groups, never admit having ever...

I don't know what I believe any more, or who / if god exists etc. To me, if god exists, and appears to be silent, I guess that means we are supposed to take ownership and responsibility for ourselves, rather than relying on god. so... live without desires, "not my will but thine" be done. Accept whe...

Back in college, I took an Intro to World Religions class. One thing I remember from the section on Buddhism is that Buddhist will pray as part of their religion. That always confused me. If prayer is a supplication to the higher power of the universe, and Buddhism is a religion of reincarnation, n...

Conversation was short and simple with the hubby, he is out too (just not formally resigned).

I feel at peace, lucky this transition is going smoothly.

Reward/punishment motivational systems inherantly cater to selfish/lower survival instincts. The more noble/higher motivational reasoning comes not from reward/punishment, but a pure love of goodness and progression. The difference between those disciples who followed Jesus because they wanted free ...

The deed is done. We'll see how long it takes. Here's to new beginnings, happy Friday everyone!! Congrats Angel! I'm sure it will be nice to not have that in the back of your mind. How did you end up doing it? Simple quick email to the bishop. He responded wanting to meet, I replied there was no ne...

The deed is done. We'll see how long it takes.
Here's to new beginnings, happy Friday everyone!!

so, changes at home (kid now gone to college), have urged me to make changes too. Time for a new chapter. Time to officially cut ties. Questions: What is the simplest, quiet way to do this? I'm not going to write any long letters or anything, just a simple one sentence, "please remove my records" wi...

https://www.fromthedesk.org/producing-ancient-scripture/ If Smith’s introduction to the Joseph Smith Translation had said that all the changes were a result of direct revelation, ... Did JS call it the JST? Seems like the name of the thing - "translation" - implies revelation? If not, then anything...

My kids - although I guess I do not "own" my kids. Health, time, meaningful work.

... I trust that If there is a God worthy of worship, that they’ll have no concern that I was not able to believe in an extremely extraordinary claim about their existence without evidence. .... I agree - if there is a God, has to be loving/merciful/just, or there is no point to any of it. If there...

What was in the rest of the email? Did it mention how the Lamanites had more loving families "their husbands love their wives, and their wives love their husbands" and in the end the Nephites were raping people and practicing horrific forms of cannibalism?

Really disturbing

I'm late to the thread, but good thread! BLM has re-opened discussions on racism within the church, at least within my newsfeed. Mama-Dragons/LGBTQ, feminists - more independent working single moms realizing priesthood isn't a protection, isn't a support. I think moving fwd, people crave healthy com...

I was listening to an interesting podcast the other day on Taoism - a little unrelated, but the host values modern day translations and interpretations of the book more than the original, and actually discouraged digging backwards into trying to find the original text which I found fascinating. Thei...

I was listening to an interesting podcast the other day on Taoism - a little unrelated, but the host values modern day translations and interpretations of the book more than the original, and actually discouraged digging backwards into trying to find the original text which I found fascinating. Thei...

Really - the only possible things to teach kids are the things that come from the Church, and in all the world there are no viable alternatives? If we don't teach them from Church manuals, what else could we possibly use? Nothing? Sometimes the world of Mormonism is a small, shallow world, that has...

deacon blues wrote: ↑

Mon Jan 07, 2019 5:18 pm

To help kids, find some books from the library about Lincoln, Jefferson, Edison, Elanor Roosevelt, the Wright Brothers, etc.

That was my first thought - study examples of real people who made positive contributions.

Oaks strikes again !!!!! For him to suggest that I brought on myself my physically abusive, emotionally abusive , sexual abuser alcoholic parents on myself because I was not as valiant in the pre existence as I should have been is total Bullshit !!!!!!! This hurt very bad as I'm sure he likes it to...

MoPag wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:02 am

I will be watching and running the NOMferencce threads. You'll hear about if for sure!!!

let the manipulation games begin... ugh... thankful for anyone who can make us all laugh about it.

Anyone here being forced to watch it with TBM fam? Those of us not watching would love to see your keep jumping off the cliff notes.

Any prophetic predictions? False hopes, broken promises?