Mountaingirl

Never paid tithing myself... I am still very blessed.

It sounds like you are implying that I don't know what I am talking about. I do. You don't know what I am talking about? A seer stone in a top hat?

I have a hard time with the word, "attack." I think people learn things about the past of the church that their leaders didn't teach them and they feel lied to. When you feel lied to you try to help others... I certainly didn't see it coming when I learned of the real way Joseph translated the plates! It wasn't taught to me that way, and I had a hard time with it for a while. I discussed it with everyone to help my testimony, and people assumed I was trying to attack the church. Not true. Its a matter of perception.

I am not an anti-Mormon, quite the opposite. I do have a hard time with the fact that you call everyone that leaves the Church an "anti" Mormon. We are Post Mormons, Ex Mormons... but not all of us are "Anti." It comes across as if the church thinks that everyone who doesn't agree with them is against them, and it's simply not the case. Just my 2 cents.

I understand that your sister had a hard time after she left the church and removed her name from the records. Drugs and alcohol are horrible, but to blame that on the fact that she left the church isn't exactly going to work. I can tell you of 5 devout LDS members who had temple recs. that were into drugs and have everyone fooled. Everyone. I wish you and your family well. The girl who wrote this obviously isn't going to come back.

I wish more people had your outlook... really.

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