Aquatic Contraption

And I'm fine with that. My experience was always negative and left me feeling irritable and resentful.

I think it's great that others get something from it. I simply gave up in my fifties because I felt it was time to be honest with myself that I was doing it mostly out of self-imposed guilt.

I grew up fasting for a full 24 hours every Fast Sunday, and I hated it. So much so, that in my fifties I finally decided I would no longer subject myself to monthly headaches and irritability. I still pay my fast offering contributions, but I no longer torture myself. What about you?

It seems to me that whatever transparency the Church believes it has on this issue is insufficient. Only last night, my stake held an in-person open forum, and one of the questions submitted to the panel in advance was asking for clarity on this issue. Sadly, I'm on vacation, so I have no idea what was shared. I tend to stick my head in the sand. I pay my tithes and offerings and then leave it to others to use those funds with integrity. I totally understand, however, that someone needs to hold to account every institution that handles financial transactions.

Perhaps someone can tell me how long the moderation process continues before it is possible to hold a discussion without a time-induced disconnect. 10 posts? Maybe 20? One week? One month?

Hi, I'm new here. I am a lifelong active member of the church and have been serving in stake leadership since 2019. I only mention that because I am a temple-attending, covenant-keeping member of the church with a testimony of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. HOWEVER, I am technically a member of the LGBTQIA+ cohort. I did NOT choose to be that way, and the very idea that someone somehow chooses a path of pain, rejection, and mental anguish is anathema to any right-thinking individual. I have subscribed here to challenge the very ideas at the root of our indoctrination on this topic. ❤️