Ex-Mormon Speaks Out - Why'd He Leave? 🇺🇸 

Peter, my Brother. You covered the Native Alaskians, the Native Americans, Gangs in LA, hoods of Detroit & Chicago. You're the man!

This is a necessary video. But the church is sue-happy so prepare for that possibility!

1. How do Mormons look at mental illness and people with mental illnesses? 2. I have a severe mental illness which makes me disabled. I cannot support myself so the government does. There's no way I could financially support a wife and kids. What would the Mormon church say to me? Would they want me as a member?

Sad that you had to go down this path with this video. Religion is under attack in the United States. All religions. As religions die out...Evil excells. Not a bright future. Soooo much of this attack towards good. I love your content but I didn't see you calling out the gangs and exposing the death and destruction they cause.

​@lifeaccordingtotheo9643 if they sue its sort of a bad look on the church 😂

right lol 😂

Ha! Same here! Peter is great at showing compelling stories.

Same😂...riveting TV especially if you know or live near them

The Book of Mormon is true, but it's meant to bring us too Christ as another witness that He's the Saviour. It's not to bring us into the LDS Brighamite church, or any other church for that matter

Right! 😊. I can't stop watching Peter's videos! He's singlehandedly bringing people together

What exactly did the church leave out? I knew all of this before even being baptized.

@@miguelolvera2538 haha if you knew about a rock in the hat, Fanny algier, Joseph’s 14 year old wife, blacks and the priesthood, Joseph’s treasure hunting, marrying other men’s wives, and still got baptized…then you’re exactly where you belong brother.

@@TwoTreesVisuals😂

Yes, pick and choice what you want to believe on. Don't bother actually doing homework on the subject.

@@TwoTreesVisualsevery one of those things has a completely rational and understandable explanation, or is no less believable than the events in the Bible. If you believe Moses separated the Red Sea using a staff that channeled Gods powers, the hat should not be an issue. The priesthood issue was a mistake that was corrected. B.Y. Let his prejudice influence him, he’s a flawed man as any other.

This sounds absolutely horrible. I have always struggled socially and a lot of the times I get people who I can see don't want to talk to me for whatever reason and that hurts like hell. Most of them Christians by the way. I cannot imagine how hard it would be if that was to be the norm. That would have brought depression over me or maybe worse.

Clearly none of that particular congregation went on any missions to Germany. There are also some Pennsylvania Dutch that have some symbols that have been used in New Age religions that may have been similar to something on your sign that freaked them out. Regardless it was your property, not theirs. I can imagine it must have been hard living in a small town and feeling isolated. They missed out on getting to know you and your family. I should add, it does and can happen inside the Latter-day Saints of Jesus Christ Church as well. If people don't fit the "traditional" both parents mold it can feel isolating as well. They really need to be better at the way they approach people, non members and members as well. 💗

The same thing happened to me. Raised in Utah, not Mormon.

Very racist ideology I can’t imagine why anybody is still a Mormon other than they don’t know what else to do. I encourage you to check us out over in the mosque.

Investigate the horrendous incest rape case and involving Dr Herrod in Sierra Vista AZ who ignored his status as a mandated reporter of child sexual abuse. He was an elder of some type and the man who was raping his own children confessed to this doctor and the church covered it up. Find out if he is still working for this cult. He resigned as a physician.

Agreed

Normally I don't subscribe to channels but I have subscribed to this one.

YES Peter has that MOJO Million of views you slaying it PETER

Oh wow Peter Phoenix boy here…..well done. Mormonism is a typical pipeline of “conforming”to ridged behaviors….or else. CULTISM defined

Totally agree. Been thinking the same thing.

Truth will set as free, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints Has its Truthfulness

Thanks Peter.

Great job Peter

Excellent point

Same jackrabbit here

Same here. So grateful to be out. I found spirituality my own way.

I grew up Mormon in Gilbert. Super surreal… I went to the mesa temple before leaving on my mission. Happy this guy escaped the cult.

I'm so glad i left. leaving the church was the real beginning of my authentic empowered life through psychedelics and INDEPENDENT spiritual journey. Psychedelic shamanism is the oldest religion in the world. Can't beat that, sorry morons edit: Mormons*

Amen and amen!!!

cant deny that. salvation is a gift of God....Jesus is the Savior who can give you this gift by his blood. The Book of Mormon contradicts the Bible that it is suppose to support.

​@Mikefngarage the book of mormom has the fullness of the gospel of jesus christ

@@VICTOR7oh2 That's rubbish.. You got played. Joseph Smith was a scoundrel who threw that half-ass religion together only a couple hundred years ago to line his pockets. You're stupid book of Mormon is just a comic book, smarten up and study the words of Jesus Christ exclusively

May I add Revelations 20:13

That's what masons do

The difference is Masons are a fraternal organization who 1) Isn't converting anyone and isn't indoctrinating children. 2) It's a philanthropic organization 3) The "secrecy" is more to adhere to ancient codes within the union. Not because they're trying to hid anything bad.

@@JohnBrown722soJoseph Smith was a 33 degree Mason.

Oh yea it is full of hidden information and lies and deception. Satan is the liar.....who creates these false doctrines

And the Masons received or tried to preserve theses ordinances from the original Temple ordinances of the temple in the old and new testament. So yes, it will be familiar. The difference is that God restored these ordinances in the last days through a prophet. Book of Revelations "An Angel shall fly through the midst of heaven having the everlasting gospel" If it was still on the earth, then why would John the Revelator describe an angel bringing it forth in the last days? Don't be so quick discount the Saints and what they have. There is more to it then most will understand or even want to understand. Narrow is the path and straight is the gate that leads to eternal life and few be there that find it.

❤

Your having to rethink your whole identity

Yes! Identify, life, beliefs …everything. I cried and grieved for months. @@djstaley3015

I feel for u

Everyone who leaves (that wasnt a teenager at the time) talks about how devoted they were.... But in my adult life I've _never_ heard someone say they left due to praying, fasting, attending the temple and studying the scriptures to get answers to their problems or doubts. It's usually some ancillary distraction or social issue. Satan gets cheap labor rates on these deals.

Galileo ve Copernic tavsiye ederim.

Church is almost irrelevant now. The more we're education the less we're willing to believe nonsense.

no one actual thinks lds is for realz?

I’m an Ex-Muslim, now agnostic. I actually find the Mormon Church to be a net positive for society. It doesn’t preach violence, and its emphasis on the structure of families is amazing. Utah has the highest percentage of children to adult ratio, and they are the least to live in poverty. - One thing will earn the charge +A from me, let members drink coffee and tea!😂

@@hus390 danites? Mountain meadows massacre. Full it bro

@@hus390 Lds believe polygamy many muslims have herrims wives. Did you know lds book stole Articals Of Faith out Koran?

I was excamunicated from the Lutheran church. Years later another litheran church reenstated me

I don’t believe in any of Karl Marx’s philosophies except one thing: religion is the opiate for the masses.

❤ Its an honor sharing this world with you and your family.

Tell your son to stay away from any religion,its poison to the mind and body

Amen brotha, wishing you and your family a blessed holiday and prosper life :)

See what God said in the Qur’an about Christians: O People of the Book, do not go to extremes in your religion, and do not say anything about God except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, is the Messenger of God, and His word He delivered to Mary and a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers, and do not say three. Stop It is better for you, but God is one God, Glory be to Him, to have a son to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and God is sufficient as a Guardian. Christ will not disdain to be a slave of God, nor the angels who are close to Him. Those who said that God is the Messiah, the son of Mary, have disbelieved. Say, “Who can possess anything from God if he wants to destroy the Messiah, the son of Mary, his mother, and all those on earth, and God has the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, He creates what He wills, and God has power over all things.” And the Jews and Christians said, “We are God’s children and loved ones.” Say He did not torment you for your sins, but you are human beings who were created to forgive whomever he wills and punish whomever he wills.O People of the Book, Our Messenger has come to you, explaining to you during a period of the Messengers, that you should say: No good tidings nor warners have come to us, for there has come to you a tidings of good tidings and a warner, and God has power over all things. Those who said that God is the Messiah, the son of Mary, have disbelieved, and the Messiah said, “O Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord. He who associates with God, God has forbidden him Paradise, and his abode is the Fire. And the unjust have no helpers.”Those who said that God is the third of three, while there is no god but one God, have disbelieved, and if they do not desist from what they say, a painful punishment will befall those who disbelieve among them, so will they not repent to God and ask His forgiveness, and God is Forgiving, Most Merciful? The Messiah, son of Mary, is nothing but a messenger, messengers have passed away before him, and his mother is a believer. They used to eat food. See how we explain the signs to them, then see how they misrepresent.Say: Do you worship besides God that which possesses neither harm nor benefit for you, and God is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing?Say, O People of the Book, do not go to extremes in your religion other than the truth, and do not follow the whims of a people who have gone astray before, and they have led many astray, and have strayed from the right path. And when God said, “O Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to the people, take me and my mother as two gods besides God?” He said, “Glory be to you, it is not for me to say what I have no right to say. If i said it, then you know it, you know what is in my soul, and I do not know what is in your soul, that you are the Knower of the unseen. I only said to them what you commanded me to do: to worship God, my Lord and your Lord, and I was a witness over them as long as I was among them. So when you caused me to die, you were the watcher over them and you were a witness over everything. If you punish them, they are your slaves, and if you forgive them, then you are the Mighty, the Wise God said, “This is a day when the truthful will benefit from their truth. For them are gardens beneath which rivers flow, therein to abide forever. May God be pleased with them and they will be pleased with Him.” That is the great victory. And they said, The Most Gracious has taken a son, Glory be to Him, but rather honored slaves.They do not precede Him by saying, and they act by His command, He knows what is between their hands and what is behind them, and they do not intercede except for those whom He is pleased with, and they fear Him.

Thank you!

came here to say exactly this. Absolutely stellar journalistic integrity as always ❤❤

I second this!!⚓️

​@@PeterSantenelloI think you prefer the negative side of it.

@@ClearThinking101 I think he was showing the truth of it. Truth hurts cults.

You need Jesus Christ in your life same as anyone else❤

Reading this comment was like riding a seesaw.

@@HaleStorm49 hope you enjoyed the ride! 👌🏻

You said it yourself! You are not willing to make the commitment. That doesn't have anything to do with the church. It's a personal choice.

@@HaleStorm49 Why you such a buzzkill?

Oh boo hoo

Part of that 'indoctrination' is deciding on your own what you believe. Sorry you missed that in practically every single lesson lol. I'm not in the church either but even I know that part.

@@mediocreman2 uhhhh I did decide on my own, when I was a legal adult and could. That doesn’t wash away the 18 critical mind shaping years prior of being force fed a religion that didn’t actually leave any room for doubt when your whole world and every person you know is also part of it? Lol…

Oh I wish I had the thought to look deeper at the history.

I just left. Nobody ever said a thing to me 🤷‍♂️ but I’m from Kansas.

​@@WatchingwaitingG2DYou're in denial

@@WatchingwaitingG2D oh because you have the power of discernment? Hahaha

Are you from Fairbanks?

What makes a person a Christian?

100%

May God bless you on your journey! God is always working for the good of his children may Jesus lead you to all truth and fill your heart with peace. My prayers are with you..I say all this because I also grew up in the Catholic church but after reading the bible i realized how all that was being practiced in the church actually went against Jesus' own words..my salvation and joy and all that I have need of is found in Jesus Christ alone

I hope my parents get there... Or even better leave the church themselves someday

Similar here. Grew up in a large Mormon house (8 siblings). I started to leave (as much as I could) about freshman year. I had been literally dragged to church by my dad. I got so tired of them sending mormonites (what I call missionaries) I finally let two in my apartment in my twenties and got one of them to leave the church. I now feel terrible about that but I am still the black sheep who is invited to everything and go to a lot of family events. They are disappointed when I show up. Obviously this still affects me deeply. Wish I had the reaction you did.

Heaven is the carrot at the end of religions stick.

​@@Dawn-zi8pzheaven can be hear and now I love the restored gospel of Jesus Christ

This is beautiful ❤. I hope my parents get to this point... my dad hasn't spoken to me in 6 months since I told them I had had my name removed from the lds Brighamite church.

I'm really sorry that this happened to you... On the bright side you are free now and you can get to know God for real if you so choose. It has been my personal experience that true believers become your real family when you get saved. That may or may not be blood relatives. And it requires no church membership or tithe, etc. Even Jesus said that his real family were those that truly did the will of God and He wants to dwell with them for all eternity (for real). Please don't give up hope because God is still on the throne! No, we can't be gods like Him, but we are meant to have a relationship with Him, our Heavenly Father and our Creator. Mark 3:33-35 KJV 33 And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren? 34 And he looked round about on them which sat about him, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! 35 For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.

Your ID name and thumbnail is Halloween? You do realize how satanic that is, right? 😮 It's great you were able to leave a "religion" at the expense of losing your family, but don't leave or forsake the love for God. 😊 All holidays that Christians celebrate are pagan in origin and should be forsaken. The truth is in the KJV Bible, the word is truth.

You are right. No one can understand your experience the way that you can. I wish you peace and joy in your journey and send hugs through the ether (internet) to you and your kiddos. You are doing the hard things so that they can do less hard things. I see you mama!! 💕

Hi Yeshalloween-When I was 19 years old, I converted to Mormonism. Shortly after that, I met a returned missionary who insisted that God had prepared me to join the church so that I’d be ready to marry His faithful servant. I bought into his narrative-hook, line, and sinker-and married him in the DC temple a little over a year after my baptism. After years of emotional abuse (and meetings with bishops in which nothing was done to correct the abuse), I ended my marriage. (The loneliest seat in a Mormon chapel is the one where a divorcee sits.) I am now on the list of “less active” members. The fact is that I stopped attending church approximately six years ago. I am very much at peace with where I am today. Kindness is the doctrine I follow. Patience is my journey (at times a very rocky journey). My sisters and their husbands are still active members of the church. We’re as close as ever. I know that in their prayers, they pray for my return to the fold. I also know that if I told them some facts about the church, their testimonies would fracture, but I won’t do that. They are happy and secure in their beliefs; I wouldn’t think of taking that away from them. I wish you peace and joy throughout your life.

Love to you and yours. Whatever the path you take. ❤❤❤

so I wonder, are you just not part of the church anymore or did you also stuff believing in all the stuff they preached?

You're loss!

I’ve known ex-Mormons & they are so terrified at hearing even the mention of similar ‘doctrines’..it makes it more difficult for them to find their way out of the labyrinth!..& many times MAY ‘over-correct’. In some of the ‘stories’, I noticed a tendency of the those still inside, to take a very simplistic, narrow view..even of life..& in their humor. I commend your fairness..but I see how most are ignoring the ‘elephant in the room’. I fear for Tim/Catherine Ballard! The ‘underbelly of the bus’ must be quite fearful..😦

Mesa LDS is buying up land like crazy. It is shocking trying to deal with them,

@patti so Christlike! lol

Same

Interesting. Joining the church was the best and easiest decision I have ever made. And I've never looked back.

that’s fantastic! I wish you all the best, friend.

David if your a convert. Your basic logic and research skills are very bad. I would understand if you grew up in this and were indoctrinated these ideas. I feel bad for you. One great note is for how gullible you are I am glad Joe Smith got to you before L. Ron Hubbard did.

Exactly the same sentiment for me. My parting was extremely hard and upsetting to many, but the sense of clarity that I've gained since then has been monumental.

Of course they are protecting from people who left the church for me as a parents you guys are worst the other church

@@gustavoabalos3783 just so we’re clear here, I have nothing to do with the church. I just happen to live in Utah.

@@gustavoabalos3783 segregating yourself from people outside the church or those that have left the church goes against all the tenets of Christ. Love thy neighbor. You should also pray for those, not dislike or consider them an enemy because they don't or no longer follow the doctrine of the Mormon church.

​@@freckledfox7308kindly don't speak on behalf of Christianity if you have never read the New Testiment, because if you had read the NT, you would know that separation from the world, not to associate with evil, to remain pure and unspotted by the world, is exactly what Jesus taught.

I'm wondering how you get to your ripe old age and still not understand why religious fundamentalists don't want your heathen kids and grandkids to associate with their children?

Thanks so much, Gary! Glad you enjoy it. You guys keep this country going.

When I drove nationally I would have died without podcasts. Music alone gets boring after a while 😅

I too listen 🎧 while doing house chores 😊

Thanks for doing what you do. As Peter said, you guys truly keep this country going. Without you, we don’t eat, shop, anything. Thank you.

Perhaps try listening to a free audio KJV Bible. There is a good dramatized one in my playlist and the one narrated by Alexander Scourby is considered a classic. I know of a trucker who learned the Bible really well this way. I pray that it is a blessing to you.

I am happy that you found a religion that you like. I wish you nothing but the best.

​@cooldudicus7668 umm she said EX Mormon Christian. Obviously she was not happy with her religion.

​@@RU-vidCommunistsmaybe the person to whom you responded doesn't believe that Mormons are Christians.

@@RU-vidCommunistsbuddy, try reading that again. She’s a CHRISTIAN NOW. Lol

​@@RU-vidCommunistsex Mormon, Christian. They're not the same religion

There seems to be a lot of crossover between us ex-mos and ex JWs. Solidarity to you! Xx

I was protestant and when my sister left, the pastor and his wife told her she was going to hell.

​@@MJ-ku5xt weird that people think it's intelligent to even threaten someone with hell. Holy shit...

Was that a pun? ​@@nyendwa

Did your missionary experience contribute to your loss of faith?

Well said. There is a parallel here w Catholic Church where I was raised. Many of my very close friends are part of LDS.

@@harlanlang6556 Yes, I would say it did. With that said however, I view my mission experience as a positive one. It taught me a lot of valuable lessons, such as self discipline, how to take care of myself and that I can work with and learn from other people from a variety of backgrounds. It also helped open my eyes to see that I truly lived a very comfortable life compared to most.

Amen brother~

an uncommon rational opinion posted in the comments thank you sir

Caryn - by free agency they mean the ability to choose good over evil, liberty and eternal life as Packer puts it. That is not entirely true. By nature we are sinful and destined to hell through the fall. Only God is good, we are morally incapable in our wills to save ourselves through any works. Faith is the gift of God lest any man boast (Ephesians 2:8-9). The only true statement is that we are free to make choices that have consequences however we're not free to do whatever we please as God's moral law tells us what is right and wrong and the beauty of putting trust in Christ is the freedom that comes with it in being given the desire to love him and not wanting to sin. That being said we're still in a sinful state until death. What's beautiful about it is when Christ forgives and makes you into a new person, the penalty of sin is washed away through Justification. But yes you are correct, you're not free to question, just blindly follow and accept the pat answers given. Mormons are the masters at deception and twisting scripture - besides all the damage caused by their system that sucks the life out of them. If you desire to know what IS actually true and desire an actual relationship with God and seek eternal life, read the Bible alone and turn to Jesus (God incarnate) by placing your trust in him. About three years ago I did and became a new creature in Christ. 😃 In the meantime this video may clear up differences between Mormonism and Christianity. Thank you for reading this. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IQNObk2qAwo.htmlsi=cVksCEb5cCB8iuiC

We can be pleased he found freedom from this cult ...

Proof that it is a cult

His wife and family are actually still with him. The story is heartbreaking and his pain is still evident

@diannamaree7854 it's so sad ... I wish him well .

​@@meganh1603Proof is in front of your eyes if you choose to see. It's your journey you do the work

I can't wait to get out of here...

I hope you find God of the Bible and the non Mormon version of Jesus. I can't imagine how that all would mess with your mind. But there is a God who truly Loves you and doesn't put RELIGIOUS hoops for you to jump through to be saved. Prayers for you sweetie🙏❤

Step mom abused me in the church bathroom. Not one lady stepped in to stop her. That was the biggest reason I excommunicated myself. The false teachings was the other.

I agree. I was born in Logan and hated the church and the people. No one was nice to me. There were too many people. I obeyed and went anyway. We moved to AZ and people were really great. My ex was manipulated and an all around horrible person. My boyfriend has never been a part of the church and he’s a better man than any male member I know someone else that was physically abused. She got out but it took her awhile to have a good life again. I’m sorry you went through that. I had a bishop turn on me cuz they believed my ex.

Holy Moly...ive been dating a (semi) ex-mo and had to end things bc of the emotional abuse after 6 years...I can see the "trickle down" effect (and the narcissistic family system mirroring the religion) of gaslighting, blame-shifting, denial/deflection, shunning/stonewalling & never taking any responsibility/accountability...I also lived in Utah for a few months in 2018 and one of my good friends was Mormon and worked for SLC family services, also saying there was a lot of abuse (domestic and sexual)... I was raised Baptist and so many things are very similar to Mormonism (interestingly, they were created about the same time in US History) and also thankfully they're getting exposed too

Thank you for sharing your story. They may never ask because they don’t want to know what you do. You can still have a relationship with God/ a higher power without the guise of religion

Give your pain to Jesus Christ and he will fill you with joy❤

You heeded the voices 🤦‍♂️.

God bless you! From Brian in the UK 🙏🏾🇬🇧

Great thinking! Have you ever wondered if there was some kind of connection or relationship between all the historical religions? Could they all be an expression of truth tailored to the needs of particular times and people? Sort of like grades in a school, where we are taught basic addition and subtraction in the first grade because that's what we're ready for. Then the teacher of each grade thereafter builds on the foundation of the first grade teacher to expand our understanding of math. The teachers in the school of religion would be such as Jesus, Moses, Buddha, Zoroaster, Krishna, etc. who presented the teachings that his era needed. This is consistent with the idea of God being a heavenly Father who loves and cares for all of his children, and provides the divine education for all, not just one small group.

God gave us a brain for a reason.

That’s right! Religion is not the key. God does not expect us to be in a religion to be with him, he expects us to have a relationship with Him. Religion will not get you anywhere but down the broad road of destruction that Yahusha spoke of in Mathew. There’s a significant difference in “religion” and having a relationship with God, who’s name is actually Yah and not God or lord or Jesus….

Yes, but I think Jesus is the savior of the world and that includes all religions. He is savior of all, not just another great prophet.

​@@BobbyEngels-NatsariymI thought God was El, Aher was his Wife, and their Sons were Baal the rebellious one and Yahweh, or at least until they switched to monotheism shortly before the Babylonian Captivity for wickedness.

No, no Christian should ever say anything like that at all whatsoever. A Christian does not deny the words of God.

⁠@@AR15andGODbut it’s because they were blindsided by Mormonism. Once they find out how much the Mormon church lied to them, they tend to doubt everything. My husband is ex Mormon. Thankfully he never lost his belief in God, but he was very suspicious of any type of church for years. He went to church with me for 10 years before he accepted Jesus.

We CAN know that there is heaven because Jesus came back to life to tell us.

I been saying I don’t know my entire 42 year life.. it’s not fun or cool.. it’s pretty sad.. I wish I could believe in God and have that comfort.. I envy religious people.

​@@2roccowe don't know either of that, you only believe in heaven and jesus resurrection. What's your proof of the resurrection of jesus ?

As a friend of a Mormon family, I totally agree with you. Your guys are nice people. But I agree that the church has room to improve in terms of openness.

🙏🏽💞

The "culture" of the LDS is a culture of lies. You all worship false gods, that's what causes people to leave. They leave when they no longer believe the lies.

​@@theonlyonectThey need to stick to the Regular bible and do what JESUS says and not the rules of a CHURCH.I have a morman add on.that joseph smith stuff needs to go to the trash.

I agree that culture can be improved upon. That said, is that enough? Church history is problematic at best. There are so many painful things that were done and continue to be done by the founder and leaders of the church that cannot be easily dismissed.

The US used to be a melting pot. As I heard it described by a Singaporean, the modern US is a salad. Rather than blending in as something would in a melting pot, people are more like a salad. As a salad is a mixture of multiple different things which are still unique, but are present in smaller forms. I mean most people coming to the US these days don't even know or bother to learn English, so he was 100% right.

@@Rootiga I think immigrants still learning English are more American than Mormons. Utah is a very dystopian place.

Mormonism was invented in the United States in the 1800s. What are you talking about dude?

It has become a mixed bag of religious cults.

See what God said in the Qur’an about Christians: O People of the Book, do not go to extremes in your religion, and do not say anything about God except the truth. The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, is the Messenger of God, and His word He delivered to Mary and a spirit from Him. So believe in God and His Messengers, and do not say three. Stop It is better for you, but God is one God, Glory be to Him, to have a son to Him belongs whatever is in the heavens and whatever is in the earth, and God is sufficient as a Guardian. Christ will not disdain to be a slave of God, nor the angels who are close to Him. Those who said that God is the Messiah, the son of Mary, have disbelieved. Say, “Who can possess anything from God if he wants to destroy the Messiah, the son of Mary, his mother, and all those on earth, and God has the kingdom of the heavens and the earth and what is between them, He creates what He wills, and God has power over all things.” And the Jews and Christians said, “We are God’s children and loved ones.” Say He did not torment you for your sins, but you are human beings who were created to forgive whomever he wills and punish whomever he wills.O People of the Book, Our Messenger has come to you, explaining to you during a period of the Messengers, that you should say: No good tidings nor warners have come to us, for there has come to you a tidings of good tidings and a warner, and God has power over all things. Those who said that God is the Messiah, the son of Mary, have disbelieved, and the Messiah said, “O Children of Israel, worship God, my Lord and your Lord. He who associates with God, God has forbidden him Paradise, and his abode is the Fire. And the unjust have no helpers.”Those who said that God is the third of three, while there is no god but one God, have disbelieved, and if they do not desist from what they say, a painful punishment will befall those who disbelieve among them, so will they not repent to God and ask His forgiveness, and God is Forgiving, Most Merciful? The Messiah, son of Mary, is nothing but a messenger, messengers have passed away before him, and his mother is a believer. They used to eat food. See how we explain the signs to them, then see how they misrepresent.Say: Do you worship besides God that which possesses neither harm nor benefit for you, and God is the All-Hearing, the All-Knowing?Say, O People of the Book, do not go to extremes in your religion other than the truth, and do not follow the whims of a people who have gone astray before, and they have led many astray, and have strayed from the right path. And when God said, “O Jesus, son of Mary, did you say to the people, take me and my mother as two gods besides God?” He said, “Glory be to you, it is not for me to say what I have no right to say. If i said it, then you know it, you know what is in my soul, and I do not know what is in your soul, that you are the Knower of the unseen. I only said to them what you commanded me to do: to worship God, my Lord and your Lord, and I was a witness over them as long as I was among them. So when you caused me to die, you were the watcher over them and you were a witness over everything. If you punish them, they are your slaves, and if you forgive them, then you are the Mighty, the Wise God said, “This is a day when the truthful will benefit from their truth. For them are gardens beneath which rivers flow, therein to abide forever. May God be pleased with them and they will be pleased with Him.” That is the great victory. And they said, The Most Gracious has taken a son, Glory be to Him, but rather honored slaves.They do not precede Him by saying, and they act by His command, He knows what is between their hands and what is behind them, and they do not intercede except for those whom He is pleased with, and they fear Him.

i'm no mormom i grew up in the city to see folks like you betray your heritage in the face of all they built and pretend like it takes some sort of courage or hidden knowledge or that it's commendable when really it's supreme weakness is just another one of those instances that remind me of how awful humanity really is these communities look like heaven from our perspective, do you know have any idea how many people would kill to be born in your shoes? yet you still find a way to take it all for granted, it's incredible. all you need is 5mins to get on youtube and find some garbage that reaffirms your negligence and apathy so you can convince yourself that relinquishing control to your base desires will in fact not be destructive to yourself and everyone around you wake the fuck up

Well said

Thats where you are wrong! A disciple of the mormon church is on a higher tier than the non-believer subhumans.

I was Pentecostaland I understand where he's coming from....

​@@America_is_now_Mexico2.0spoken like a true religious clone..

That's got to feel kinda of cool. Good thing that wasn't me because from now to forever I would make everyone watch , the day I became a back up star! Lol!

For real though I think this was the day I was on Alma School near the old BofA building and went down Southern. Literally think I passed by in the video.

That’s funny if it really was you

That’s so cool

Can you handle the heat?!

Jesus is the Only way to heaven.Not some individuals ideas and mormon add on that were LIES created because he wanted more wives.I read it and i thought it was fake.The whole moroni story was fake.Yeah and No more gold plates.Off course there were NEVER any.TRUSTING in JESUS AS OUR SAVIOR and LORD and following HIM IS THE ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN.Never go by mans teaching if it doesnt line up with the REAL 66 BOOKS of the bible.

Look into an organization called recovering from religion, i know many many people who have heavily benefited from it

@@twstephanie50don’t listen to this guy

@@theod6898 "Don't listen to this guy, listen to me." lol

@@gps9715 yes falling out of one cult into another never helped anyone

Love that!

Please read what I posted prior to your post

Faith in the god of the religion you left or what? Unless you found your own new god then cool.

Thanks Judy! But this was all my wife, Natalia, who pushed this. She pushed 2 edits this week on her own which is quite a lot of content to go through.

@@PeterSantenelloyour wife is the MVP! This is an amazing series!

@@PeterSantenellorespect for giving credit where it is do, the mark of a great man to be sure!

Quakers too. They are my favorite religious group!

Forget religion..be a Rationalist Morsl person. Or better, be like Roger Williams of Providence,Rhode Island. No non-sense religion. Google or Wikipedia Roger Williams.

Yes Peter I second this!

This would be interesting for sure

Amen

I also thought Todd was a great person to interview for this! He is well-spoken and I thought his comments were for the most part fair and respectful of the opposite side

I also try to remain friends with people, but sometimes they are super angry and that anger can be toxic. I do put up boundaries when I feel like every interaction is an attack on my intelligence, my critical thinking skills, and my faith. I respect others' boundaries and do not preach at or pressure people who have left. I just want to continue loving sibling bonds and friendships. It only becomes a problem for me when my boundaries are not respected.

This is interesting, has anything he said made you think twice about your beliefs? Hope that is not disrespectful to ask

If your world view is so narrow that anyone who doesn’t accept your world view is triggering you, there is something wrong with your worldview. Most of the rest of us can happily accept the majority of people as normal, even when they are different from us. It’s my experience that only in Mormondom do you start to see language that creates categories of worthiness for people. For example Mormons like to call me “unworthy”, “inactive”, “unsealed” but the rest of the world just sees me as a fellow human. IMO Mormons are among the most judgemental people I have ever met. If you could practice your religion and not feel compelled to bring everyone else with you, you might be able to engage in sincere relationships with people who don’t share your faith nor want to.

​@missnewzealand6103 I understand your pain and I'm sorry.

Dear Chris, what happened that you lost all of your faith? What religion were you raised in, and why did you leave?