SHE'S BAAAACK!

[River Morgan2]

Hi, River Morgan here. For those who didn't participate in the old NOM board, I'm a GOF* and mouthy to boot.

i'm BIC and still a member of record, but out for almost a decade. I raised a family as a good Primary President mommy though and they are all still very much in, to my sorrow. I see problems being made worse by the church when they wouldn't even be issues in a normal household. Spouse was out before I was though so that's good.

I'll be looking forward to meeting some of you and hearing from old friends!

River

*GOF is a Grumpy Old Fart.

[græy]

I've heard your name spoken here. Whispered as a reverence by the Elders or our day. A legend.

However that works, I'm happy to have another member of our community! Welcome back!

[Hagoth]

We've missed you! Welcome back.

[Red Ryder]

Welcome back River!

I loved your stories and tattoo!

[River Morgan2]

Thank you, gray, and especially hagoth and Ryder!

For anyone wondering, my tattoo is florid writing surrounded by roses. But when you decipher the writing it says End Patriarchy! I got it to celebrate my mentally leaving the church.

[Corsair]

I saw your login name show up on the new registrations and could hardly believe that you had returned. Welcome back.

[wtfluff]

(BACK)

[moksha]

Welcome back, River Morgan.

[River Morgan2]

Corsair, wtfluff, moksha! So good to see you!

River

[alas]

Geee, I only got a double piercing in my ears and a crucifix to wear around my neck to celebrate my departure from Mormonism. I feel... inadequate...like a half hearted rebel...envious? I was far too chicken for a tattoo. The piercing was to mark leaving the dictatorship and the crucifix was to remind me I am still more or less Christian. Well, 15 or so years later and I am still more or less Christian, if Christianity doesn’t mind sharing with Pantheism. If Christianity is bothered by the idea that rocks and rivers have a soul, then I guess less Christian, more “other”. I still wear my two pair of earrings, and each time I take them in or out, it reminds me that Mormons and I worship a different Jesus.

Funny side note, I just noticed that there was a typo so it read if “rocks and rivets have a soul” and as I corrected it I thought that I guess maybe man made rivets might have a soul.

Tangent: my most recent celebration was that New Zealand officially declared a major river to be a “living entity”. Yes! Rivers are alive and have a soul and we need to stop treating our rivers, air, mountains and seas as dead *things.* They are living entities. We are just parasites on a big living entity, called Mother Earth and like any parasite, if we kill our host, then we die too. We are currently making our host sick and we need to cut it out or we will all die together.

[River Morgan2]

Alas, as usual, you and I totally agree. Rocks and rivers (and plants and bugs and animals and ...) have a soul.

And if anyone can relax in a mountain glade, smelling the tall pines, listening to the wind wave through the tops of the trees, watch the small fish darting around in the bubbling brook, and looking at the wild flowers ... and not agree with us? That would be a small sorrow to me.

Thank you again for our socially distanced and masked visit yesterday IRL. It was manna.

River

[deacon blues]

Rivers are literally and metaphorically amazing things. (Life is like a River ) It's great to have River Morgan back. I've been enjoying your latest posts.

[stealthbishop]

Hi, River Morgan here. For those who didn't participate in the old NOM board, I'm a GOF* and mouthy to boot.

i'm BIC and still a member of record, but out for almost a decade. I raised a family as a good Primary President mommy though and they are all still very much in, to my sorrow. I see problems being made worse by the church when they wouldn't even be issues in a normal household. Spouse was out before I was though so that's good.

I'll be looking forward to meeting some of you and hearing from old friends!

River

*GOF is a Grumpy Old Fart.

To see that avatar of yours again made me smile and warmed my soul! I see you all the time on FB of course but to see you back here is a blessing my dear friend!

[AllieOop]

Hi, River Morgan here. For those who didn't participate in the old NOM board, I'm a GOF* and mouthy to boot.

i'm BIC and still a member of record, but out for almost a decade. I raised a family as a good Primary President mommy though and they are all still very much in, to my sorrow. I see problems being made worse by the church when they wouldn't even be issues in a normal household. Spouse was out before I was though so that's good.

I'll be looking forward to meeting some of you and hearing from old friends!

River

*GOF is a Grumpy Old Fart.

Welcome back! So great to hear from you

[Hagoth]

But IS she back? Hope to hear from you again soon, River!

It's always good to hear from you too, Allie.

[stealthbishop]

Hi, River Morgan here. For those who didn't participate in the old NOM board, I'm a GOF* and mouthy to boot.

i'm BIC and still a member of record, but out for almost a decade. I raised a family as a good Primary President mommy though and they are all still very much in, to my sorrow. I see problems being made worse by the church when they wouldn't even be issues in a normal household. Spouse was out before I was though so that's good.

I'll be looking forward to meeting some of you and hearing from old friends!

River

*GOF is a Grumpy Old Fart.

Welcome back! So great to hear from you

OMG!!! AllieOop!!! One of my favorite people and avatars!!! So good to see you!!

[AllieOop]

Hi, River Morgan here. For those who didn't participate in the old NOM board, I'm a GOF* and mouthy to boot.

i'm BIC and still a member of record, but out for almost a decade. I raised a family as a good Primary President mommy though and they are all still very much in, to my sorrow. I see problems being made worse by the church when they wouldn't even be issues in a normal household. Spouse was out before I was though so that's good.

I'll be looking forward to meeting some of you and hearing from old friends!

River

*GOF is a Grumpy Old Fart.

Welcome back! So great to hear from you

OMG!!! AllieOop!!! One of my favorite people and avatars!!! So good to see you!!

Hi Stealth!!!

I love that you're back posting here! (And yes, I'm still in love with your avatar too...LOL)