Palmyra, I have a problem.

[Palerider]

I'm going to try a couple of approaches and see if I can wrap my mind around actually delivering a message I feel good about. Failing that, I may just delegate to a counselor and skip that day. If the bishop asks about it, then that's a conversation we'll have to have.

The church's truth crisis (as I like to call it) happened while I was in the bishopric. I stopped doing temple recommend interviews and passed them on to the Bishop and other counselor. This only lasted a very short time because we had been informed we were being released soon.

Immediately after our release, I was called as HP group leader and accepted because I thought maybe I could run on "hope" that the church was true but I new in my heart that it wasn't going to work.
I asked for a release within a month and finally received one. But I was passing all teaching on to my counselors and an instructor.

So I think my entire transition took about 3-4 months. Looking back if I had it to do over it would have been even shorter. I let my SP try to talk me into staying. His tactics were semi-abusive and insulting.

It's so much better just to get it over with.

[Hagoth]

DW tolerates me occasionally venting about ward council or GD discussions, but it is largely due to her lack of understanding that I accepted this calling in the first place. One day, maybe.

Proverbial rock, meet proverbial hard place.