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One of my daughters and her family are at Disneyland today. They said the crowds are down, and they are having a great time. Thank you Corona! I never thought of this. I should be planning a trip to Disneyland with the family right now!!! ;) Actually, wife is in Hawaii with two long time friends. I ...

Corsair wrote: ↑Thu Aug 22, 2019 10:23 am ... Only Mormons believe in eternal separation.

So true! I might use this someday!

Third (and this one's the doozie) was when DW and I were preparing to be sealed in the SLC Temple (both in our 40's). We were married in a civil ceremony first, then a year later applied for the sealing. In the meantime our beautiful baby boy was born. When we applied we were told that our son ...

Background: Born and raided Mormon in the MorCor. Became inactive during 20's and early 30's. Married (outside of church) and divorced during that time. Became active again just before meeting 2nd wife, married then sealed in SLC Temple. Late 30's and 40's very active in the church with all the ...

Welcome to the community. Always enjoy reading the process that people go through in their faith/crisis journey as I can often find much that relates to my journey. You say that your DW is supportive and is "nuanced active" (interesting way of putting it), but what is her belief status now that you ...

Yeah for all the Old Schoolers!

Wow. So glad to see Stealth back! One of the great posters from the previous NOM board! I'm comfortable in where my faith transition is now, so I only log in here a couple of times a month just to check in. Was totally surprised - and happy! - to see Steath's introduction post. Happy to read through ...

Welcom to NOM...
Fascinating to hear your story! Not a story we often hear on this forum! Can't wait to learn more.

My husband is beginning to prepare our taxes, and every time he wants me to look at them, I get either angry or sick just looking at that figure that goes to the church. This. Only at our hose DW does the books, not sure if/when this may change. Thousands down a rat hole... I can’t even look at the ...

Welcome græy. Glad to have you on board. Our stories are very similar, only it seems you have hung on (for the sake of family) much longer than I did. After a few months into my search for truth, and research into the Church, I was done. Once I made that decision I no longer believed, I quickly ...

I hate to say this out loud but here goes. I can understand your lacking feelings from a sentimental nostalgic point of view. I can totally relate to this: That Sunday, after immersing myself in all my history and facing the disparity between what I've become and what I wanted to become was fairly ...

Thanks everyone for taking the time to share your many profound thoughts. I've really enjoyed reading them and using them to expand my own thinking concerning this topic!

There are certainly moments when the thought of annihilation is unsettling but, as Hagoth mentions, the thought of eternity can also be unsettling. Yes, Hagoth makes a very astute point that I've never considered. While my eventual death may be unsettling, the monotony and boredom of eternal ...

Reading through Sparky’s thread on the loss of his sister (so sorry Sparky) has brought up a new set of thoughts and emotions that have been recurring for me lately. Having been a non-believer for almost a decade now, my thoughts on religion and God have pretty much settled into place. In the b ...

I can't imagine what this was like to go through, not having experienced anything like this myself, so I'll just offer my condolences.

But I do have some thoughts along this line, which I'll post separately so as to not derail this thread.

Wow! I just love reading your posts Meilingkie!

... I expressed that I had serious reservations and she was respectful about that. We were able to have a conversation without any argument. She suggested that the only way I would find truth is through reading the scriptures and studying conference and praying etc. etc. She said I should take a ...

I look at it like this (although the example is an extreme one). People in a relationship often take risque (nude) photos of each other, or of themselves for the other. But if that couple later go their separate ways, is it ok to share those photos/video publicly? For me the answer is easy... NO! I ...

Welcome to the Board. It will be very interesting to get your take on some of the discussions here. (I actually already have one in mind, but I'll wait to pose it).

Welcome. Really enjoyed reading your introduction. Look forward to hearing more from you and your journey!