Why I Left The Mormon Church 

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Praise God

He really is a good father, I wish more parents were like him

Well at least he wasn’t locked into Scientology. You know I was raised that you couldn’t say anything bad if it was the truth. So I have nothing bad to say about the Mormon church but I assume most Mormons would think that I have nothing but bad things to say about their church. It’s because I speak the truth but it’s not bad what I say. Tthey’re the ones calling it bad. I’m not speaking bad thoughts I speak honest truth as I see it . What they see is a result of narcissism & brain molding & goes beyond logic. they’re reading me and thinking that’s bad & that’s the idea I didn’t do that God did that God put that thought in your mind think about that...? YES ITS BAD, It’s also true which makes it really bad do you get it? Probably not LOL

My parents did this with me while we were living in the Jewish ultra orthodox community

Raising a child has always been majority catalyst for many people to evaluate there own beliefs to decide what to pass on.

Spoiler :(

Lol what

@@rayzard3687 less likely as western evangelists are buying people in Asian countries with their huge money.

Religions are somewhat good for humans but too many human operated houses use the name of religion to scam people.

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They worship and preach a Christ that is not the real savior.

Yeah man, I've been an atheist for the majority of my life and I can't even fathom the feeling of God that religious people experience. It's fascinating to me.

I envy you. Getting out of religion is traumatizing experience.

same, when we don't have these ideas put in our heads as we grow, it becomes really hard to understand them later on, the idea of believing in something simply due to "faith" is very hard for me to comprehend.

Omg yes. Literally.

Thanks for sharing Rick Beato, very cool.

Well, as long as they got theirs. All while using the kid as an excuse. That's what is important. It's not like this was tried by any other generations.

his children loved thos masks lol

I left the church when I was 18 but the church did get 1 thing right. Heaven is real y’all. I’ll see ya there.

​@@icloudtrevorIs it their version of "heaven"?

@@oliveryt7168 no sir…. Better. MUCH BETTER. Yours mine theirs.. Everyone who has a soul!!

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And reading comments there are many people going thorugh the same, trust me it's very scary to do what he has done already ( I am personally going thorugh that but I am really really scare)

Nice to see you here Evan

Evan♡

Hallo Evan.

I am so sorry that happened to you, you are very strong to get through that. Hopefully now, outside of that, you've found people who can support you and wish you well.

That's sad that your parents did that.

Whoa Justin! Your statement grabbed me and I feel great empathy for you. I too chose sports over a mission. I hope you have been able to find peace. Be well.

Sorry to hear that you are kicked out of your home. I hope all parents are sensible to know that "A child never asked to be born".

That is so wrong. My brother was "called" too. He had won a scholarship and had already started at the university. But was talked into going on the mission. When he came back, he had been totally indoctrinated, and he never went back to school. A totally different person.

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Congrats on that! (Idk what is Mormon church lemme watch video)

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-akM8v20eNxs.html So you made this video while you were still in the church?

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Congratulations. Your kids will grow up knowing fossils tell a story, and dna is a storybook of problem solving, and viruses are interesting, and that plants and fungis, and birds and fish are alll amazing and so much deeper and more interesting than any fantasy or faith ever created even if it was updated and evolved and adapted to fit what we know now it will always be shallow and dark with contradictions and ignorance, that the real world is sooooo much more worthy of our devotion to learning and understanding and loving and caring for than any one dimensional story created by a manipulative and transparent 15 year old grifter out of parts and peices plagiarized at best . That history of humanity is deeper and more full of lessons and learning and amazing people who were truthful and humble not narcissistic self righteous self proclaimed profits than allll the holly books and crystal ball reading grifters could ever glue together with desperate fears of mortality and guilt of betraying the sweet parents who themselves blindly slurped up the con with no word back from that so called god they prayed to as a child truly expecting a response and got nothing no matter how we desperately called out to please show us this is not happening, that everything we ever were told is built on a god who will never reply.

Sorry if that went off the deep end, I just wanted to express how beautiful it is to hear parents doing what you have chose. It will save your children years, maybe even decades of asking why … mor worse, a lifetime of blind obedience to a lie.

I wish I had my husband to support me. I do feel very alone. But I know I'm doing the right thing by leaving the religion.even though I've been shunned and ridiculed, staying in would be disingenuous. I hope that I can find new friends.

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It not that the Church is asking for obedience. The Biblical Jesus Christ is the one who is asking us for follow him and obey his commandments. I will admit that it does seem like a lot of rules and commandments, but being a disciple of Jesus Christ is not meant to be easy; but it should slowly transform us into being better people-- more kind, more loving, more patient, more focused on others. There is still a place for you in the Church, but you may need to step back and see the bigger picture. Sometimes that is hard and discouraging when you are surrounded by the trees. Best wishes to you.

routing for you man !!! good luck

Hey, Alex, hope you are doing well! You'll get through it, you will find new people to support you and life will find a way to show you more beauty and happiness!

@@natureallmighty thank you 🙏 I’ve been fortunate to find community in hobbies to help the transition. Johnny did a great job encapsulating the paradoxes faced.

All the best to you!

I'd encourage you to talk about this with some friends. LOTS of people have gone through this and can offer some perspective. Also, therapy / counseling isn't a dirty word, and you almost always win even if you just TRY a counselor for a couple of visits. Good luck on your journey :)

Show him this video and let him tell his history

Shit I left Mormon long ass time ago back in 1991 or 1992 without any hesitation hahahaha lol 😂😂😂😂!!! I got converted . I got converted to Mormon by the son of a Utah governor who was on a mission for two years in. San Jose California. Later on the Deacon or the preacher or the Elder told me that I have to pay ten percent of my earnings income for LdS church call tithing. I told them I am low income earners and I barely be able to support myself . So they basically , they said me too bad . You have to do it because it is part of the church policy. So , in my heart ❤️, I said F that . Why don’t you pay me. Ten percent instead hahahaha Lol 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳!!!! Then , I the Mormon people started treat me differently. And I realize as an Asian American Vietnamese - Chinese , I feel really I don’t belong to the white Man world and their cult religion hahaha lol 😂. I am glad I left the dame church and going back to my beautiful Chinese and Vietnamese culture and heritage and my eastern religion which is call Buddhism, and it is relax and peaceful and I am much happier man now hahahaha lol and proud to be back to my Asian culture hahaha lol 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!!

@@dannytadashi4235 I am a Asian American too from India, it's not compulsory to give 10% of your income, where did you hear that from, which Mormon church you were in, give me your info, I will check about you in the records, I think you are lying. I haven't payed my 10% for above 3-4 years, they haven't said to me anything. Evn though they helped me very much during the pandemic because I have low income. Plus they gave me accommodation which helped in saving my rent for the house. 3rd I am from India, Buddhism is from India and china and Vietnam is a communist state with no religion, but still the fact is Christianity is fastest growing religion in china and Vietnam. Till 2030 there would be more Christians in china than in the USA. Source - www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2020/09/15/protestant-christianity-is-booming-in-china 2. www.christianitydaily.com/articles/10634/20210126/open-doors-china-s-xi-threatened-by-massive-growth-of-christianity.htm In India too Christians are increasing massively, in the North East and South West part of India, the Christian population if 95- 99%, which was previously 10% in the 90's

Atheist people trying to force people to become unreligious. Christianity and islam is growing worldwide whether you like it or not LMAO

@@Saiputera Can you imagine being this outright ignorant that that’s what you get of this? Religions are constantly spreading, and I believe that’s a good thing! Faith is healthy, and at that, faith is natural. Perhaps give yourself and this video a good look if that’s all you took from this. This video is about the clearly traumatic experience that is leaving an unfortunately manipulative faith like the LDS one.

Atheist people trying to force people to become unreligious. Christianity and islam is growing worldwide whether you like it or not LOLOLOL

Can't agree more. When he described his frustrations with the 'authority structures,' I felt like he took the words directly out of my own mind. I was lucky, like him. My parents adopted me when I was two weeks old through the church, they raised me to be a saint, and I was for a long time. when I was 16-17 years old, I told them I didn't believe and that I didn't want to go anymore, not knowing what their reactions might be. They were understanding, loving, patient.. They knew they were going to try to get me to go back, hell, I knew that, too. But they never stopped loving me and I knew that and felt that. Made all the difference in the world. I think my Mom had an idea to get up to heaven first and butter up the big guy before I got there so maybe he'd just let me slide into eternity w her and my brother and my Dad 😂

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​@@erkandjurk6090Mother's love know no bonds

I feel the same, I'm an ex-muslim and tbh i never thought how much similar the stories of ex-mormons are to us. It's not easy to leave a cult, I salute you all.

@@HarpaxA she passed in 2019, stage four cancer. She was my protector, my guardian angel, the one person I knew would always be on my side no matter what. I miss her every single day.

You're one of a kind unlike the other Mormons. May God bless you

I joined the church when I was 17. It's funny how we have so many different experiences because the "Mormon" kids I was around in Arizona were the most friendly, open, and virtuous people I could ever imagine. It is truly Utah I think that is just different. Honestly, the complaints people make about "Mormons" could be applied to any other religion, even the ancient Christians and Jews if you want to go back far enough. All I know is that my life has been for the better ever since joining and I truly do think its the closest to the organization and beliefs of the early Christian church. I'm sorry so many people had bad experiences with others, but isn't that part of the human experience? We all have flaws and make mistakes, some more than others, but is that a good enough reason to disparage the honest ones?

@@Devin7Eleven Thank you for your nice reply. As a Utah Mormon I don't take offense, I 100% agree. The way I've looked at it is I believe in the doctrine of the church and have had too many deeply profound experiences to believe otherwise. However, the culture, especially in Utah, has been harmful to many, myself included. It's hard to separate that, and makes it hard to trust the "ward family". The video talked about going on a mission, for personal reasons I didn't, and at 19 I had someone ask me what good I was if I wasn't going on a mission. Since then, I've always kept wards at arms length which presents its own challenges that I'm navigating. I realized that I was doing all of that subconciosly and feeling judged whether I was at church or not. As the years go by there have been experiences that heal that divide and some that seem to justify it. My current strategy is to try not caring about what other people think, but that can be easier said than done. I also believe that the church is run by humans, humans that I believe are inspired by God, but humans nonetheless. Humans make mistakes and have blindspots and I'd like to think most of the church leadership would admit to this because I don't sense a scintilla of ego in most of them.

Washington DC is the most mixed up place around... so sorry

I don't mean this in any offensive way. But I heard that one of the greatest glories/most amazing things a Mormon can do is to either bring someone into the church or bring an ex-mormon back. If that's the case, do you think you or others who think similarly to you might be influenced by that? I feel like it could be tricky being a practicing Mormon and be able to delineate between wanting them to be genuinely okay, and seeing that ultimately their true happiness can be found in the church. Not sure if that makes sense. But again, just curious about your thoughts or anyone else's thoughts. I also grew up in a different cult and found it difficult to GENUINELY want the best for someone until I left the cult and there weren't any strings attached to me wanting that for anyone. EDIT: I should've finished reading your comments before writing paragraphs, hahah. I see that you're very level headed and can see the pro's and con's. I appreciate your critical thinking.

Atheist people trying to force people to become unreligious. Christianity and islam is growing worldwide whether you like it or not LMAO

Yes . I wish them well.

Atheist people trying to force people to become unreligious. Christianity and islam is growing worldwide whether you like it or not LMAO

@@Saiputera Islam is growing more organically as compared to Christianity.

@@manikaggarwal2018 thanks God they do. I don't want liberal taking over

@@Saiputera totally agree.

So true! Never laugh at them, don't scream at them, don't insult them. Just be polite, while also being definite about your beliefs. Maybe even listen and talk to them for a bit, yet still holding on to your own opinions and beliefs and if need be, defend them with arguments and a smile, without ever offending your opposites. As you said, just be a darned empathetic human being and don't be angry or scream at idealists. And show them, that there exist other ways, beliefs and lifestyles that aren't at all evil, scary or heretic, but just different.

I have a long standing habit of inviting them in for a chat, I find there is a lot to learn from people who think differently and feel differently from us and I like to think I impart a different view for them to consider too.

Exactly. Just like my father used to say to me a long time ago. Just be kind, truthful, love and respect other people, you don't need any religious period. I am taking his advice. Whatever I do, everything in moderation for safety. Stay safe.

Very well said.

@bing err: This seemed a little weird when I first learned of it, because of the emphasis on missionary work, but it's accurate. It's a group loyalty reinforcement tactic.

that just says everything about this "church" j(and many others). didn't allow you to be in there when your kids got married. nobody can exmplain to me that acts like that in any way mean well.

You really weren't allowed at your daughter s wedding because of your beliefs? I could understand if you were "bashing" it as you left if not... Did your daughter or any of your family want you to be there?

@@GRAITOM good point. that says a thing or two about the son and the daughter as well.

@@GRAITOM it nots that she wasn’t allowed by the children. it’s the church doesn’t let you enter the temple because you’re not active (it’s a lot more complicated than that but it’s the main gist)

Religion is a joke. So are people that follow. You are not alone. Just surrounded by morons.

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who doesn't? :)

For a second I thought he said Elon musk

Being German I though he said Mass... Like "Nah, he can't mean moss, can he?" XD

Same here. It’s so nice to to happy outside of the JW craziness. I’m happy for you being outside of it!

Good for you bro, you deserve to be your own man, and if there is a god it definitely ain’t some guy dressed up in religious clothes who knows what’s up

Research please ..., without confirmation bias

Cult*

100% agree with you and you can't convince them otherwise. And I think people don't realise how difficult it can be to break away from something or a religion you've known your whole life.

I left Pentecostal Church as well, it was the best thing I could do.

Listen first, think , and then decide ......it may take many years..... just don’t believe anything.....just put your your experience to understand ...... HINT: use“NATURE” to understand something.

People like you are the god.... cause you can question, I question sanatan dharm and by my logic I understand it not believe it , actually feel it, if i am wrong please make correct. You can read “ GITA”. Again if i am wrong please make me right.... i feel and believe by logic “GITA”.

Henry!! Awesome to see you here on RU-vid!

thank you for sharing! I’m so happy for you

Buddhists know what's up, in my opinion Buddhists have figured it out better than any other religion. Love is the only way!

Buddhist is the most rational religion out there. The biggest difference between Buddhism and all other established religions is that Buddhism itself asks you to question everything and not just blindly follow any doctrine. And no one is going to hell for not accepting anything about Buddhism. All other religions relies on fear of hell and promise of heaven but Buddhism doesn't.

Buddhist here (from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰). The sad thing about Buddhism is, it's becoming a religion day by day. Buddhism is a philosophy. Most people confuse that.

@@kanishkz3159 Buddhism is not a religion, rather one of the philosophies of Dharmic Traditions.

@@kanishkz3159 Lord Buddha even said that never to blindly follow his teachings. Question everything. Be your own light. Edit: oh god. I am sounding like a preacher.

Atheist people trying to force people to become unreligious. Christianity and islam is growing worldwide whether you like it or not LMAO

Lmao, “no shampoo guy” 💀

Hard truth!

One of the reasons I like Gary Habermas is that he questioned the authority of scripture, viewed it the same way skeptics do, and tried to find the truth about the historicity of the resurrection of Jesus. The process took years and it was the topic of his PhD. A few of his lectures on the topic are on youtube.

Questioning is half knowledge

@@TajamalGhumman true

@@TajamalGhumman حسن السؤال نصف العلم

Smart kid.

Hi daily dose, love your videos

you're here :0

Ur real?

Love you so much! Later.

Hey I love your videos!!

You are a brave and honest man. I wish you well

@@Sampsonoff I don't really see myself as brave, but thank you nonetheless. It's all still a very new experience for me.

@Timbo Slice Right now I consider myself agnostic. I believe that love is love and that intent is power. Beyond that, I'm not sure as of yet.

C H, please take time to watch this ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-dQh-H3h4i9A.html

@Timbo Slice The certitude with which you claim to know is amusing.

I had to have that same conversation with my wife and it was so horrifying to me, taking my own life seemed like a better choice. Through a lot of struggle and overwhelming fear, I got through it and our marriage is still going strong 4 years later. To anyone else in a similar position, it is possible to make it out not only alive, but stronger for it. My kids often thank me for taking the big step to leave the church and thereby make it possible for them to be true to who they are rather than live a life filled with shame.

Shit I left Mormon long ass time ago back in 1991 or 1992 without any hesitation hahahaha lol 😂😂😂😂!!! I got converted . I got converted to Mormon by the son of a Utah governor who was on a mission for two years in. San Jose California. Later on the Deacon or the preacher or the Elder told me that I have to pay ten percent of my earnings income for LdS church call tithing. I told them I am low income earners and I barely be able to support myself . So they basically , they said me too bad . You have to do it because it is part of the church policy. So , in my heart ❤️, I said F that . Why don’t you pay me. Ten percent instead hahahaha Lol 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳!!!! Then , I the Mormon people started treat me differently. And I realize as an Asian American Vietnamese - Chinese , I feel really I don’t belong to the white Man world and their cult religion hahaha lol 😂. I am glad I left the dame church and going back to my beautiful Chinese and Vietnamese culture and heritage and my eastern religion which is call Buddhism, and it is relax and peaceful and I am much happier man now hahahaha lol and proud to be back to my Asian culture hahaha lol 😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇻🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳🇨🇳❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!!!

@@SlusserGuitars so glad you got through it and are better for it. All best wishes to you and your family

As a former JW I appreciate this more then you could ever know :)

I would love to listen to a conversation between the two of you about faith and religion and your respective journey's!

+1 on your idea Karo

I would love to hear you speak more spanish with that mexican accent

I got a serious reveal from some USA Mormon here in Moscow Russia 🇷🇺 on an interview last week . Worth watching

thankfully, i am a PCA, and we dont believe that Church, your priest or your works is a gateway of salvation to heaven, but when we leave the Church, is basically sad personally, its like losing a community that you have build together in Christ(altough that doesnt mean they are going to excommunicate you or abandon you,lol) PCA are basically a community where you can grow together inside Christ, and given a material or organization to build a genuine Christian community that really makes you feel something(especially if you are the Elder, but in PCA everyone is given chance to repent and testimony about everyday God's work) not to mention, its gonna feels weird to meet with your Godfather and Godmother when you leave the church, lol especially if they are your neighbor.

Pretty cool, same here except with Christian orthodox Now I just love Jesus and try read and follow the Bible without the lenses of men’s theology

It’s done so much damage to me, the leaders blamed a R on me, wanted to hold a counsel on me, I said “ NO”! Well, 12 men went & had it anyway, the bishop & his counselor came up to my door, not saying a word, handed me a letter that stated I wasn’t in good standing with the church, this all happened while my father was passing from cancer! Haven’t gotten over that & probably never will I was held to a higher standard because I had been through the temple & my R was Mormon but, he hadn’t been through the temple Sooo many too many judgmental people in that church I’m battling things so much & alone still 😢

@@LuluDior4 Jesus is the truth the way and the light. Not mormonism. If you truly want to know the truth seek HIm

@@LuluDior4 - What is "R"? - as in "blamed a R on me", and "my R was Mormon"

Dang, what a good comment

Wow, well said, respect to you man!

Wow. You literally just made the most perfect comment anyone has made. Thank you so much for saying this it really helped me sort through my feelings after watching this video.

Look at this insidious worm trying to create a kind persona toward ex-members, like they don't attempt to destroy former members lives and bar them from their own families when individuals choose a non-delusional path... Don't try to be nice lol we know your looking down on us all from Tier 1 heaven lol. (The guy was being nice but I feel the need to troll him so...)

Never too late to change🙃

Thank you for sharing

It is so hard to come out to your parents about that. That was very brave of you two!

It's a rough journey. Good luck to you.

Congrats to you sir. Couldn't have been easy. It's great that yourc wife is also on board. Enjoy your new found freedom with empathy.

Proof Eucharist is body of Jesus Christ and Virgin Mary is his mother. 48I am the bread of life. 49Your ancestors ate the manna in the desert, but they died;z 50this is the bread that comes down from heaven so that one may eat it and not die. 51I am the living bread that came down from heaven; whoever eats this bread will live forever; and the bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world.”a 52The Jews quarreled among themselves, saying, “How can this man give us [his] flesh to eat?” 53Jesus said to them, “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless you eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood, you do not have life within you. 54Whoever eats* my flesh and drinks my blood has eternal life, and I will raise him on the last day. 55For my flesh is true food, and my blood is true drink. 56Whoever eats my flesh and drinks my blood remains in me and I in him. 57Just as the living Father sent me and I have life because of the Father, so also the one who feeds on me will have life because of me.b 58This is the bread that came down from heaven. Unlike your ancestors who ate and still died, whoever eats this bread will live forever.” Eucharistic miracle.. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-soCkftBBsBo.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-oogJ-cdi7yI.html (Rome Reports) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-whbzLYi7cyc.html (Lanciano) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6PJ8BORx1p8.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-bd16tBRbLXw.html Incorruptible bodies of saints due to the Eucharist - only happens in the Catholic church. No other religion has this miracle ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GSCk0qs-2-M.html (Padre Pio) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-jN4SvtRje2I.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE--TrR1CEWdbc.html ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XCDBekAQ-FI.html (Carlo Acutis) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-33vlkJh2iJc.html Apparition of Virgin Mary ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-GQnKS7YUE7Q.html (Virgin Mary apparition in Ivory Coast) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0PPGuMmn6TQ.html (Virgin Mary statue moving) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-tVU8bhbQInw.html (Virgin Mary apparition in Egypt) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-nMEWxRB-1dc.html 1968 Egypt ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8YR6INkTK7Q.html (Miracle of the sun) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yF0_ysUivxE.html (Miracle of the sun) ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-76qAMB3qUpA.html Sun miracle in Medjugorje in Easter Sunday

@@Raverraver9999 k

It gets better!! So courageous to walk away from something that was no longer serving you. Hugs

Same hardest but most fulfilling decision I've ever met

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There's definitely a difference vertebrae leaving the church and leaving God

Thank you so very much Johnny

I know it will be an amazing story.

Why do you have a stethoscope hanging around your neck?

@@iamnaz9 hmmm, I wonder as well

@@iamnaz9 I think he's an organ harvester..

@@killerqueen9113 dats a very rude statement to say to a doctor who is just proud of what he is.

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That's exactly how my mom described it

Yeah, when I have kids I won't impose anything on them and I'll let them explore and choose when they come of age. I've seen how shoving beliefs down a child end up, it usually just have worse things in the future.

I can't agree with you on this. There has to be limits. In a civilised society children need to be taught some kind of belief system. Ok yes we should teach them to be tolerant but if we don't teach them then they will get their lessons and beliefs from elsewhere and it might not Bea good source. I completely reject this let your child choose. Yes it's good to give them some kind of choice at some point but from being young I think it's fine to teach them good principles and take them to church as there are good things taught there.

@@Gracemeguide1988 My aunt does this with her kids and my mom did this with me to an extent. It was actually ironic bc my parents aren't religious and I ended up religious (for a time). My aunt takes her kids to different churches/temples of different religions to experience options and a broader understanding of society. As for myself, I can quote the bible better than many of my very religious friends, which just goes to show that unhealthy devotion can sometimes lead to dogmatism. Religion is very much subjective. Teaching them traditionally is not necessarily bad. But there is a big difference between exposing them to a lot which I would recommend, vs exposing them to absolutely nothing, which sounds like a bad idea and will hold them back socially, intellectually, spiritually, culturally.

@@Gracemeguide1988 i understand what you are saying, but teaching kids good principles is not exclusive to teaching them through a belief system. especially when a lot of religious group intermix those good principles to forms of hatred or inacceptance. and from my personal experience, picking out which of those things you have been taught to believe your entire life are good and which are bad, and then leaving the bad ones are very tolling and frankly was one of my darkest moments. but then again, it may depends on what kind of religious belief you are teaching to your kid. but if i had the ability to choose how i wanted to grow up i would definitely chose not being taught any belief system

@@Gracemeguide1988 my father brought me up catholic, but at 10 I rejected the church. He never once questioned my choice, and I found my own way of expressing spirituality. I didnt turn into some monster or evil person with the absence of the church. We can learn to be good people without religion to teach us to be good because we may be damned after we die.

I’m so sorry that it broke your family up. It shouldn’t have. Many couples can continue having a very happy family and believe differently. It’s hard when they get counseled by the brethren to do otherwise. It must’ve been u credibly difficult for you & I hope you get all of the help that you need to help you through your pain. Hugs

Atheist people trying to force people to become unreligious. Christianity and islam is growing worldwide whether you like it or not LOLOLOL

active member here as well. As a convert, who joined the church as an adult, it breaks my heart when people feel like they have been tricked or lied to their whole lives. I love this church and the gospel. I feel for these people

@@Ether-pb5gb also a convert at 18. Served a mission and married in the temple. I totally agree with you. It makes me really think deeply about how I will raise my children. I feel a lot of members born in the church are victims of pressure from parents and community which drives them to eventually leave the church. Theres a better way to raise children, I just know it.

My situation is a bit similar. If those people truly cared about epistemology and the most accurate view of the universe, they would have been glad that you pose disagreements because that gives them an opportunity to rethink their ideas in a rational discourse, which always benefits the quality of what we think is the case. And the more accurate our ideas are with the actual world, the more liveable word we can contribute to creating. Please take care!

Stay Strong⚜️

@@mateusztgorak If you like the study of epistemology, I recommend the channel, Beyond the Fundamentals. Perhaps starting with the video, The Shortcomings of Theological Labels with Leighton Flowers. It's a "Christian" channel, but the guy seems fairly thoughtful, and is open to having his point of view being scrutinised. I'll post the link in a separate comment, in case this channel automatically blocks links.

you guys have it easy yet you are such fragile cry babies ... when we leave islam we get death threats and some of us get jailed or killed by our own families and deaths are covered up as some accident by authorities to preserve the familys honor .. you people have no idea how lucky you are to have such freedoms and safety , you can even go public and no one will hurt you

​@@_hunter_hunter1048 I've seen a lot of videos of people dying, being injured, tortured etc and it really makes you appreciate the safety of the country one lives in (for me, a european country). You really get a new found appreciation after you see the 1000th mexican guy get brutally murdered for completely unjust reasons. I really do see where you're coming from and I do agree that we don't appreciate it enough but just because you have it the worst doesn't mean that having big problems that just aren't as severe isn't a problem. It's still a huge problem, and a shitty experience. I get what you mean but diminishing all the shit that a lot of have to go through because someone has had it worse is pointless and just makes everyone feel more shitty.

Why did you get divorced? If I may ask?

@@sloanmagnum5009 we couldnt have kids. She blamed me, even when a doctor told her the opposite.

@@trix10101 did your ex wife run a smear campaign against you? Why did people in your ward stop talking to you? I cant imagine it was just because you got divorced, was it?

I hate to hear no one talk to you. You should have tried another church

I'm sorry. Maybe try a Spiritual church instead.❤

@@DK-qp9os yeah and at the end the atheist end up with doing suicide, why things like suicides, depression and other mental diseases are common in atheist, because they are negative.

@@socio-economicnewsnetwork4740 Suicide common in atheists? I call bullshit. Atheists are less likely to go to prison than religious people based on statistics from the Federal Bureau of Prisons in the US, you’re more likely to do bad as a religious person.

@Habib Bhai Translation: “Yes! That religion sucks! Come give mine a chance it’s totally better! 😃 “.

@Habib Bhai yes,the Islamic religion is no longer necessary the story has already been let go from the hands of Demons and God,Now we walk all alone

@@socio-economicnewsnetwork4740 false.

Thank you for being such a good home teacher/minister.

🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺❤️

Shane, I bet it was hard for you to take the approach you did. When I left, back in '83, I was shunned and none of my friends in Logan UT would speak to me. They were taught to shun those who resign/leave Mormonism. They blamed some weakness in me that caused the resignation. They tried to get my wife to divorce me (per their policies). They said the could not take the names of my children off the records until I told them they would be hearing from my lawyer. So, good on ya' Shane.

"They were taught to shun those who resign/leave Mormonism." Gotta say, been in the Church since 98, and never in all that time have I heard anything about "shunning" those who are struggling or leaving. Rather, the opposite. Not saying that you didn't feel that on some level, but I am clear that as ministers of Christ, that is NOT what I have been taught.

@@johnnyonthespot1665 Yes, there are those that shun, but that is not the teachings of the church. You are correct that the church teaches quite the opposite and if someone is "Shunning" they are doing so contrary to the teachings of their own church.

Jehovah witness is a cult 😳

@Alvin Theng - And so is the Mormons and every other religion.

Same here! I grow up as a JW…. I think the mouth of the process leaving the religion ere the most stressful and the most important moment of my life

@Russell M. Nelson thanks , recovery is hard but every day is better

@@Hlibertario losing everyone was definitely hard for me

I hope the situation will resolve itself with time, best of luck on your journey!

Tough journey, the gospel of jesus christ, is true. The people that make up anything, are flawed. Not wrong on all aspects, but flawed. Giving my relationship with the savior will not be jeopardised by anyone. My relationship with him is the reason I'm here. Not man.

@@user-bd5md5cm2j Tough journey indeed. She and Johnny Harris are strong people to take on this journey, to risk their long-established social groups in order to search for who they really want to be. Believe what you want, after all, we're also just doing the same.

@@rizaleliasmosquera5114 👍 true my friend.

Life gets better after Mormonism. If I can leave it, so can you.

@@jeffs4483 thanks man

I am in the process of leaving now. I know what you mean about the instinct to defend the church and culture. I suppose that some part of that instinct will be with me forever. Thanks for sharing.

You aren't alone. I was raised Southern Baptist, but even at 42 I still have a nagging fear of damnation because all that crap was drilled into me as a child. It's terrible.

I didn't experience this once I left but for sure experienced defending the church when I was a member. Now when a nevermo mentions Mormonism I arm them with knowledge of all the craziness so they will never be persuaded by missionaries. That programmed defense mechanism the church crafted in your psyche will deminish the more you peel layers. It will get to a point where you realize you're defending an abusive and toxic culture.

I'm the same way, I still fight mentally as if did I make the right choice? Its definitely a mental battle its actually awful mentally. I'm glad there are others like me.😊

There is no I..... Your brain makes the illusion of the I the Self but in reality your BRAIN same as Mind and what the Christians refer to Heart creates the STORY the Narrative since you were knee high and started schooled being programmed from child to adult it just a program like a hard drive . You can not think what you have not learned .....

I wish you the best on your journey. I'm currently inactive, though I still believe that the core teachings and values of the church are good and I follow them the best I can. I understand how many things aren't taught the best they could be, but I hope people can see past the mistakes of the people trying to teach and understand that God loves you and I'm sure anyone else who truly knows you does as well. I find it's really hard not to love someone once you realize what they have been through and why they do the things they do. No judgement here. Just sad to see so many being pushed away from something I ultimately still have a lot of respect for. It's what made me who I am.

I was wondering, when you say you left the Mormon church, do you mean you stopped believing in the christian god too?

jesus is the way not the beliefs of the mormon

@@vitorisi1 The "Mormon" belief is following Jesus. It's literally in the name of the church...

@@valderon3692 A Freemason started the Morman Church. The Morman Church is Satanic at the top level just like Freemasonry. Even the Catholic church appears to have been taken over by Luciferians (Satanic). Most members of all those organizations are clueless as to what is going on at the top. The members are a cover for the evil ones. The members probably also get misled on various things.

Hi Mikayla thanks for sharing your story. I just felt it in my heart to share with you that we shouldn’t rely on our feelings when it comes to faith. It should be based on what the truth is. Proves . An empty grave. And prophecy fulfilling. It’s impossible that nothing created everything this perfectly. I felt my lowest in Covid and when I was down not able to feel anything I prayed and said I trust you Lord help me. And that simple prayer opened my eyes and drew me so close to Yeshua. Pray in Jesus of Nazareth’s name 🤍 you’re so loved 🥰

Alot of people experience this! Especially in Christianity

As an catholic, I never found it to be as difficult. the literature made no sense and was clearly just making itself up.

@@digimbyte I'm also catholic and agree with your comment, but it is difficult in the sense to turn away from your family's religious beliefs. That is hard.

@@digimbyte Which literature you talking about?

@@BongoEdits why would you leave the Catholic Church

I told my teachers I didn't believe in god and they were mesmerized with my intelligence so they gave me a PhD in aerophysics..

@@Jchasser Sounds like a Reddit atheist's dream

He even nailed the accent

@@ErickRodriguez-pd6gk it was impressive!

All latino audience to be honest hahaha

@Crab Rangoon Big words for the country with the most junkies in the world.

@@verlorenish no need to shit on afflicted people to argue with a brick wall/troll haha.

Did being Orthodox teach you how to think critically, read critically, and debate?

I learned to back away from religion when I realized how the priests and preachers professed hate in contradiction to Jesus' teachings about love just because other people follow other religions 😕

But do Palestinians deserve a State tho?

Did you leave Orthodox Judaism or Judaism altogether?

@@peanutbar8882 yes. Jordan

Thats grace for you, as it is written, the just shall live by faith Hope for the best for you Gbu

Hello Kathryn, I was working since 1986 as a Development Worker in India, Sudan, South Africa and Vietnam. I have left the Church (Evang. Reformed) long time ago since I have realized that It can't be true that any Çhurche or Religion knows exactly the Will of God and think their beliefs are the real truth. I still believe in God and have a very close personal relationship with him. He saves me all the time from messes I went into. I do not need a building or structure to find to God or do the right things in life. I do not need a Jesus or Mother Maria to pray to either.

Grace thru faith

Gentiles are obligated to keep the Torah's 7 Noahide commandments. Good luck.

@Stephanie Gonzalez Dear Stephanie, you ment all other Religions are wrong. How you know it since your believe is just a believe and biased by your church. Are all Muslims, Jewish, Hindus, Bhutists and other people wrong? Think of it. Christians are a minority. But we believe in one God, what ever you call or name it. And I don't need a proxy.

Same!!! I'm an atheist now, how about you guys?

Hi! What means JW? I am not English native speaker. I speak Spanish

@@carlperl412 Jehovah's Witness/Witnesses

@@maujafer87 we about to go to paradise with Christ, so better join or good luck walking around those satan's loop, poor soul.

I was about to ask that same what was jw but he answered it . This comment is all the way top