#exmormonism

". . . what was it, Zi... Zing Ping?"

And I was like "Oh! [Sh]i Jinping?"

And then afterwards my dad was like, "Don't correct me in front of other people, it's rude and disrespectful."

And I was like "W-what? I just wanted to help?" Like it's good to have access to the correct pronunciation on the spot and I would be happy to be given it??

He indicated that it was undermining his authority, and humiliation.

And I think the reason he felt this way because I was 14, 15, I was underneath him in the hierarchy. To be corrected by a child? Someone you're supposed to be better than, and above? Correcting you? That's a new low. You're supposed to be asserting your authority by taking opportunities to be didactic to them, mold them. Now he felt he had lost respect in the sight of his peers.

i have been outed as a PIMO by my parents after a fight about my tithing and now i'm standing here trying to defend my exmormon POV to my TBM parents

if anyone can give me 100% solid evidence i can use in a debate against them it would be absolutely lifesaving /gen

bonus points if you can find something that can combat the Gospel Topic Essays

I've tried;

the kinderhook plates (they said 'you just found some fabrication on the internet')

joseph's plural marriages to teenage girls ('that was normal in that day and age')

the city creek centre ('that's so members can have somewhere to shop in the last days so they can survive')

the fact that no one can find the original bible manuscript ('god just took it back to heaven')

they're fucking impossible so i need some help here i'm begging y'all

My story may or may not be interesting.  See, I used to be a Mormon, or a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aka LDS.   I was born into the religion and lived it fully believing that it would save me.  Then one day I found out that my husband had concerns and instead of running the other directions I told him we would do this together.

I was going to be the wife that was going to make this marriage work with a believer holding everyhing together while the husband stayed home and became inactive.  I had told myself I can to it alone to save my family.  Only problem was once I went down the rabbit hole and we started looking into his questions and finding answers I decided to open up about my questions I never sought answers for.  Why?  Because I feared one day it would lead me out of the church.  Out of my safety net.  

It didn’t take long before all I wanted was TRUTH.  As I began to see the light and that I had chained myself to the ground believing I could never fly.  Never being who I knew was inside.  I had to twist, shape, mold, and move who I was on the inside to make the chains comfortable.  The chains were heavy and as much as I tried could never be comfortable.   

Then as I realized the chains were not bolted to the ground but just laying on top of me I stood up and looked into the sky above.  Seeing truth brought light back into my life.  I soon realized I could fly and decided to take off.  It was scary at first but I soon realized I was made to fly and be in the light.

And enjoy these pictures of my cats