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I agree the trauma of the board going down had an effect on all of us and the tone. When it went down I needed to check it every day to feel like I wasn't alone. When the board went down I had to find another way to feel like I wasn't alone. When it came back I was very happy, but more in the sense ...

I am so sorry you have been stressed to the max, but so happy your Bishop was able to give you the ticket to go. It's a fine line to walk and I hope that somehow the tension can ease for you soon.

Thank you so much for all your comments. It is really comforting to realize it was me all along. Thank you for reading and responding. I mentally say a prayer every night asking to be wrong about God as I lay down to sleep and the existential/nihlistic worries creep into my mind, but He/She never te...

I'm so sorry to hear that there have been unwelcome feelings! I wanted 50% female mods to avoid this. Unfortunately I know I am not as active on the forum as I used to be, but TRY to log in every day. Please PM me if there is ever an issue and you're not sure if something being said is out of line o...

How do you feel about resigning? I have always said that I will not resign as I still claim my Mormonism in my own way, but if people do not respect my boundaries I set with children, that is when I will resign.

Whoa, whoa, whoa. You SHOULD be taking your kids to church???? I think I would say to that, (if I wasn't dying of shock first), "I will decide what I should or should not be doing with my children. It's time for you to leave." THAT IS RIDICULOUSLY RUDE! I just smile and say no thanks when people tal...

I believe either there is no God, or He or She doesn't intervene in our lives. Ultimately I don't believe in a God that will answer prayers like, "Yes, take that job." "No, don't marry that person." "Yes, do have more kids." ETC. There are innumerable ways in which this belief change is a huge relie...

It took me about a year to feel comfortable owning it like a boss. You really have to do what you can to stop caring what other people think about you or say behind your back though.

You just said exactly what I've been thinking today. I've always hated Mother's Day and only in the last few years did it occur to me that it's the church's fault. Totally unrealistic expectations and saccharine garbage about angels, when I knew that my mother was far from perfect and that I am far...

Hey NOM hope you all have a Happy Mother's Day. Just came to say I hope you do not buy the message from the church today about the fetishization of sacrifice to an unhealthy level. It's great to appreciate women and mothers, but it's even better to have healthier and more realistic expectations abou...

I told my DH he could blame me with a certain aggressive 'friend' he doesn't want to hang out with. He may have said this, but if he wanted to spend time with this guy he could.

Welcome! And thank you for sharing your story. It sounds like you are a great edition to our little community with a kind heart and a head full of wisdom! Happy to have you here.

Reading that was SO ENJOYABLE!!!!

So enjoy this.

Well, you gotta do you. Do what you have to do, but good luck! Remember all Jeremy Runnells wanted was answers and look where it got him? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tUJns80itNE ETA: I guess I just mean that we all have our own journey and we never know where our journey is going when we start o...

20/20hind wrote: ↑

Mon May 08, 2017 6:46 pm

If they call you to a job. Say you need to pray, and fast about it.

Then later tell them that you got a distinct answer that you should decline. Just keep doing this.

This. 100. If you want to stay under the radar.

I can think of an easy solution.

Yes, but I thought it was only 2-3 wives in addition to Emma, it was a trial/challenge. Emma was not happy with the 2-3 wives and then it wasn't widely practiced until BY. This is what I learned in Institute in 2006.

I'm on the rolls, but not in the chairs for 2 years now. Don't plan on changing either status.

Mad Jax wrote: ↑

Mon May 01, 2017 1:36 pm

She was still pretty out of it but she was joking a little bit, I think that's always a good sign.

Sorry to hear you've been going through this, but glad she seems to be doing well.

This idea is gaining more traction on reddit if interested. https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comme ... st_sunday/