Comments for Apostatejournal's Weblog http://apostatejournal.wordpress.com Just another WordPress.com weblog Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:30:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on About by ama49 http://apostatejournal.wordpress.com/about/#comment-4 ama49 Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:30:30 +0000 #comment-4 I respect you for that. How's your journey coming along? www.graceforgrace.com I respect you for that. How’s your journey coming along?

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]]> Comment on 2/28/2003 by apostatejournal http://apostatejournal.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/2282003/#comment-3 apostatejournal Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:51:09 +0000 http://apostatejournal.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-3 I am an apostate (at least in the eyes of the LDS church). It is a term I still dislike somewhat because I grew up hearing such negative connotations associated with it. In my case leaving the LDS church was a decision to stay true to myself and my sense of the divine, so in a sense, had I remained LDS given my experiences and feelings I would have been an apostate to who I truly was. As part of my journey, and in part to facilitate a process of grieving I am posting entries from my Journal dealing with my thoughts and feelings about the LDS church over the past four years or so. Naturally the older entries I am posting here don't have quite the "apostate" flare to them that some of the later entries will. Ironically, my journey out of the LDS church began with a renewed comittment to grow closer to the divine. The conclusion that the LDS church is a man made religion was a difficult one for me as well. I am glad I left, but sometimes miss the certainty and fellowship I felt as an LDS member. The world is much more colorful however and I am able to form much more intimate and meaningful relationships with others now that I have left that worldview behind. I am truly free to be who I am, and that is a wonderful feeling. I am an apostate (at least in the eyes of the LDS church). It is a term I still dislike somewhat because I grew up hearing such negative connotations associated with it. In my case leaving the LDS church was a decision to stay true to myself and my sense of the divine, so in a sense, had I remained LDS given my experiences and feelings I would have been an apostate to who I truly was.

As part of my journey, and in part to facilitate a process of grieving I am posting entries from my Journal dealing with my thoughts and feelings about the LDS church over the past four years or so. Naturally the older entries I am posting here don’t have quite the “apostate” flare to them that some of the later entries will. Ironically, my journey out of the LDS church began with a renewed comittment to grow closer to the divine.

The conclusion that the LDS church is a man made religion was a difficult one for me as well. I am glad I left, but sometimes miss the certainty and fellowship I felt as an LDS member. The world is much more colorful however and I am able to form much more intimate and meaningful relationships with others now that I have left that worldview behind. I am truly free to be who I am, and that is a wonderful feeling.

]]> Comment on 2/28/2003 by closer2fine http://apostatejournal.wordpress.com/2008/06/13/2282003/#comment-2 closer2fine Tue, 17 Jun 2008 04:32:58 +0000 http://apostatejournal.wordpress.com/?p=10#comment-2 Hi! Thanks for the comment. You're very right about human intimacy. Forming relationships with people is the best thing ever. I'm wondering about your situation right now. Are you an apostate, then? Your background doesn't really make that clear. I used to be a hard-core Mormon, served a mission and everything, until 5-6 months ago I started learning more about the church history and realizing how different the original church is from today's. Came to the conclusion that we're probably just like any other man-made religion. It was a pretty hard conclusion to come to, but after the smoke's cleared I'm glad I left. Hi! Thanks for the comment. You’re very right about human intimacy. Forming relationships with people is the best thing ever.
I’m wondering about your situation right now. Are you an apostate, then? Your background doesn’t really make that clear.
I used to be a hard-core Mormon, served a mission and everything, until 5-6 months ago I started learning more about the church history and realizing how different the original church is from today’s. Came to the conclusion that we’re probably just like any other man-made religion. It was a pretty hard conclusion to come to, but after the smoke’s cleared I’m glad I left.

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