Why I left the church and chose to return | with Ashly 

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Way to go Beau! Stay strong. The Church IS true.

@Eternally Catholic I disagree with you. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is based on God, the Father and His Son Jesus Christ. Helaman 8:12..."remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation; that when the devil shall send forth his mighty winds, yea, his shafts in the whirlwind, yea, when all his hail and his mighty storm shall beat upon you, it shall have no power over you to drag you down to the gulf of misery and endless wo, because of the rock upon which ye are built, which is a sure foundation, a foundation whereon if men build they cannot fall." Joseph Smith was called as his servant and was inspired to bring forth the Book of Mormon from which the above quote from the Book of Helaman is taken.

@Eternally Catholic Joseph Smith sought to bring us to Christ...just as Moses tried to bring the children of Israel to Christ. He was a prophet, called of God to be his mouthpiece to His children on earth. That is my witness to you.

@Eternally Catholic If God has warned us against false prophets, then it follows that there are true prophets. Joseph Smith was a true prophet. He restored the true Church of Jesus Christ. The Church needed to be restored because there was an apostacy, a falling away. I appreciate that you are dedicated to your faith and are doing all you can to convince me that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not the true church. I believe, however, that it is. I know for myself by the whisperings of the Holy Spirit. I know that Book of Mormon is the word of God. I know that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and that He condesended to come to earth to live a perfect life of example for us and to suffer and die so that we could be forgiven of our sins and to return to the presence of our Father. I think we both can agree to praise His holy name.

Satan can be so wily and it can be so easy to forget the experiences we’ve had that brought us to faith. I’ve had many opportunities where my faith came down to a simple choice to remember what God has done and hold on or to forget. ❤❤ hope you can climb your way back into the light!

This 🙌🏼 I remember on the bathroom floor praying to God saying "I am not moving until I know of this is wrong or right" - I had a lot of doubts. And finally at the end of it God was like "I'm not going to answer what your asking me about at this time but I want you to remember all of the things that made you believe in the first place." And once I pondered that and remembered some really important memories that testified to me of the reality of God and my faith in his church that he led me to. I'm so grateful I didn't just give up - I'm glad I was truly seeking and open to what God wanted to tell me. Remembering those has changed my life. Jesus Christ means everything to me.

Read it! (along with the Bible) Godspeed to you.

You're so persecuted aren't you. All these people "ripping" on the church You clearly haven't taken into account that your religion claims God sees their churches as a complete abominations and servants of the devil. LOL your entire church is founded on the fact that you believe you're the only people on the planet with gods authority and everyone needs to join you cause everyone else is 100% wrong 😂

Awesome!! I am a witness of the power of reading the book of Mormon every day. And remember, "every day" means reading it today regardless of what happened yesterday!

Good luck, Robert. It can be done. You've got to keep trying long enough to find your way thru. Read the Book of Mormon and pray every day.

I had to relapse after my conversion back, but having no access to the sacrament or priesthood. My relapse of one month ended immediately after I received a Priesthood blessing! His has been showering His blessings, power, miracles, mercy, and guidance with complete faith in me as His choice daughter ever since about 18 months ago. You can do it! Keep reaching for Jesus, even if you fall again. I’ll pray for you ❤

Keep moving step by step. We’re cheering you on and so is the Lord!

@@templesofjesus thank you!

there's so many stories out there

Just noticed your comment that you still feel left out. I'm so sorry! Congrats on your courage to come back, and if it has gone unsaid up to this point: Welcome back! We need you!

Sorry you feel left out, dude. I know what that feels like. Just keep your heart and mind centred on the Lord. It will works out, in time.

@ Bob B Q, I know the feeling. I cannot deny my reconversion story for the gospel and a decision to “try” one last time has saved my life; yet there is a part of me that also struggles that I still do not belong. Watching Hello Saints, the Follow Him with Hank Smith and John Bytheway, along with watching the Chosen has helped. God sees you. That statement is enough. You are not alone

Good to remember you came back to a person. Jesus Christ! Not just a people. He will never leave you nor forsake you. ❤

Well done! I too know, and have seen with my own eyes, the difference between light and say the gospel of Jesus Christ ushers in.

According to your logic you will remain in hell for your entirety on earth, and also into the afterlife.

That is the most amazing explanation of hell. I have ever read!❤

@@sertinduhm6378 Christ will take away the sting of all our hard experiences as we see how it played out to work for good. All our human bad can be used for good. So the regret we will feel will be also magnified by the joy of His use of our bad for the redemption of others.

@@zionmama150you didn’t even give a rebuttal to their response haha. I agree with you sin is hell as Buddhists believe reality is filled with dukkah essentially a perpetual cycle of disappointment and lack of fulfillment I believe that earth is our hell and we will keep coming back until we’ve learned the lessons we need to live eternally. I’ve grown up in the church and still attend regularly but it is my fathers church not mine. I don’t believe it is a bad or hateful place but modern day religious institutions spread seeds of spiritual doubt. I believe in an afterlife and a loving god but I don’t need an institution to tell me that I only need my own personal day to day experiences to reaffirm that. Churches are houses for broken people I god has put them their for people who need them but they are not objective truth and never will be the only true church is the church of men the people that surround us and until we realize this as the fallen divine beings we are we will never futile what gods true plan of unity is.

@@Dimitriptamine I gave a rebuttal that was intended to explain, not argue. Regardless, this goes back to the idea that we are not given final judgment WHEN we die, but rather there is a waiting period where we live in the realm of spirits. We process our life and seek to correct errors as well as help God’s children on Earth. The reason for this is that resurrection happens after the final judgment. And that resurrection won’t happen until Christ comes back. So yes, our sufferings will end. But there is a process. Hell is sin. Hell is regret. Hell is shame. It takes a while and perspective that we don’t have here on Earth to fully overcome it. That’s why it is only through Christ’s grace we are saved, but to accept that gift, we must choose some action that shows faith in Him. Believing His way enough to act is faith enough to be saved. If a person has no faith, they will not act. So action is faith. Dead-works is described in the scriptures and refers to ordinances done incorrectly. Faith requires good works or it is not faith. This is why being a part of the correct church (Christ’s church) is vital, for the symbolism of the ordinances teaches us properly how to overcome sin and come back into the presence of God.

Except for the tweezer moment: "oh my gosh!" because she wasn't allowed to pluck her eyebrows 😃 what's wrong with the body hair we were created with

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coming back is the heartbreaking part though. The LDS church is not true. The BOM teaches doctrine that proves the church is false.

@@sertinduhm6378 yeah, it's true.

​@@johnwgarrett1 The LDS church is not true. Tell me, when is sin ever the right answer?

@@sertinduhm6378 when the question is, why do we need a Savior?

​@@johnwgarrett1 funny and cute. but, if a Savior is needed, that means that sin is required. if sin is required, then God is not a God of righteousness.

Thanks Gary for your kind words and for being a part of our community!

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I'm sorry Tori. That must be disappointing. Keep moving forward with Faith. In the long run this will be but a small moment to wait.

I'm super glad that you are getting baptized! Stick with it!

I bet your doctor would tell you it's ok to get baptized still. You just dry them off quickly after you're done. You can shower with staples and that dunk happens pretty fast.

@@jbailey1898 I have a concussion to I got checked for one yesterday

Hang in there, Tori. ❤

no, because she's a positive

And it hurts the ears of iPod wearers

There was so much more besides that example

i don't know if she's doing it consciously, but I think there is an element of cool to being a returning mormon. it's easy to fit in when you're cool

I totally agree that people should be more Christ centered. It is because of Jesus Christ and that seems to slip peoples mind sometimes. The atonement is available to everyone, however ordinances have to be performed through a line of authority (still available, or at least will be, to everyone). Thankyou for your thought. Because of you sharing this comment I will try to be more Christ centered and remember that it is all because of Him.

The church she was referring to was The Church of Jesus Christ! I think she was giving appropriate credit.

The reason the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can save you is because Jesus Christ is the head of the church. So yes Jesus Christ is the only one that can save you.

I also agree

@@DW-ko4pd how do you know he is the head of the lds church? And yes I've prayed and got no awenser that he was

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I really enjoy them. In my opinion they offer a rest in the intensity of these discussions. A reminder that we are all human. Humor is disarming to me. Even if it doesn't come naturally. Just my opinion.

And?

Get some more life experiences and learn this and I'm 70 yrs old, "never say never".

Leaving the Church harms you spiritually, shooting heroine harms you physically. Either one may lead to the other. Through Jesus Christ, all can be healed and made whole.

@@mikeonthecomputer Which is more harmful?

@@mikefoxtrot1314 shooting heroine is more harmful. Leaving the church is a good thing.

@@sertinduhm6378 Suppose the church were everything it claimed to be, do you think leaving it would be harmful?

@@mikefoxtrot1314 I am not supposing anything here. I know it is false.

Weed is not in concordance with the Word of Wisdom.

@@mikeonthecomputer Re-read D&C 89

@@mikefoxtrot1314 I'd ask you to. How do you think D&C 89 would support substance addiction? Half of the entire section is a warning against addictions.

@@mikeonthecomputer cannabis isn’t addictive. Does the word of wisdom mention prescription pain killers?

@@mikefoxtrot1314 It is absolutely addictive, and harmful too.

scripture references?

​@@Sunshine-eo2sp 2nd Nephi 2. (taking multiple verses, so just the chapter in general.) Ether 12: 27

​@@sertinduhm6378 interpretation you came to believe is really odd if you make such conclusions

@@sertinduhm6378 "Liar" I don't see what you're talking about "Contradicts himself" Are you talking about how God gave man the ability to use their agency is God contradicting himself? God wants us to use our agency to choose him, he does not want to make us into his puppets. Or is it thing with Adam and Eve? Here is the deal, if you don't think that the fall of Adam and Eve was a good thing, then you believe in a God who is on plan B. Doesn't sound very omniscient in my mind, in fact verse 24 says that all things have been done in the wisdom of him who knoweth all things. "does not allow true agency" literally the opposite 16 - Wherefore, the Lord God gave unto man that he should *act for himself*. Wherefore, man could not act for himself save it should be that he was enticed by the one or the other. 27 Wherefore, **men are free** according to the flesh; and call things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself. "Gives man desire to sin" That is not what Ether says. God literally makes weak things strong according to ether. God certainly has a habit of using small and simple (weak) things to bring to pass great things. (making them strong in the process of obedience, faith, discipleship, etc.) - David overcoming goliath - Fishermen to serve as apostles - Isaiah was "slow of speech" - Moses was the same - Joseph Smith to bring about the Book of Mormon. - etc.

​@@Sunshine-eo2sp here, let me break it down. God gave 2 commandments, to have children, and to not eat the fruit. The BOM states that Adam and Eve could not have children unless they partook of the fruit. this is a confradiction that is only further shown through the plan of Salvation. Christ cannot come into the world without partaking of the fruit. So in essence, God commanded Adam and Eve contrary to His plan, to His promises in the Pre earth realm, and contrary to His Will. So, yes, God lies in the BOM (which means He ceases to exist.) As for Ether 12:27 it states that God (not Satan) gives us our weaknesses. So yes, God is giving the desire to sin as well.