Cultural Mormon in Japan here

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JehuLove
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Cultural Mormon in Japan here

Post by JehuLove » Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:01 pm

Just an intro- I'm a non-believing member of record from Colorado, now living in Japan. Been "out" since about 2004. I'm one of the mods over at /r/exmormon, I teach at a university, and in my down time I cook, watch hockey, and play some dorky video games. Consider myself Mormon in the same sense that a lot of Jewish atheists/agnostics still identify as Jewish. Purely by chance, I live directly behind the Nagoya mission home, and enjoy good relationships with the elders, who I invite over for tacos every now and then- tryin' to be a good example of a happy, fulfilled, and non-militant exMormon. Nice to meet ya, kids.

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Re: Cultural Mormon in Japan here

Post by SeeNoEvil » Thu Oct 20, 2016 11:18 pm

Welcome JehuLove! Glad you found us. You are a long way from home. What takes you to Japan? So you've been out since 2004 and now live directly behind the Nagoya mission home... I bet that makes for some interesting conversation with the missionaries. I look forward to hearing more from you.
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Re: Cultural Mormon in Japan here

Post by hiding in plain sight » Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:03 am

Welcome.

I had never been to Japan until last year, when I had the chance to visit twice. You are a lucky man. I have fallen in love with Japan and would love to return.

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Re: Cultural Mormon in Japan here

Post by Fifi de la Vergne » Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:09 am

Welcome, JL! I love that you are comfortable claiming your cultural identity as a Mormon even as a non-believer. It sounds like you are in a good place; I look forward to hearing more and learning from your insights.
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Re: Cultural Mormon in Japan here

Post by 2bizE » Fri Oct 21, 2016 6:18 am

Welcome JL. I didn't realize they had moderators at /exmormon. Glad to have you here. I'm interested in what took you to Japan. How is the Mormon and exmo cultures different there?
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Re: Cultural Mormon in Japan here

Post by achilles » Fri Oct 21, 2016 2:24 pm

JehuLove wrote:Purely by chance, I live directly behind the Nagoya mission home, and enjoy good relationships with the elders, who I invite over for tacos every now and then- tryin' to be a good example of a happy, fulfilled, and non-militant exMormon. Nice to meet ya, kids.
Holy s****! I lived in the Nagoya Mission Home when I was a missionary there in the mid 90s. I remember making tacos there a few times (I had my mom send me packets of taco seasoning).

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Re: Cultural Mormon in Japan here

Post by GoodBoy » Fri Oct 21, 2016 3:42 pm

Welcome!
Always been the good kid, but I wanted to know more, and to find and test truth.

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