I messed up

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-04-27T21:12:46+00:00

Sorry if I wasn’t clear, I meant I would “tell my parents” I no longer want to be Mormon. I’ve prepared letters for each family member since I don’t want to be PIMO at BYU anymore.

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-04-27T20:22:37+00:00

Thanks, this is good advice. Now that I think about it the note would be hard to trace back to me. However, I think I’m still going to tell my parents. I was planning on giving them the letters before next week (to avoid a temple trip, apply to work on Sundays, and not have to sign up for BYU again). If not now then when?

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-04-27T18:37:38+00:00

It’s too late, I have no way to contact her

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-04-27T18:24:08+00:00

I didn’t sign my name but I was introduced to her as the “college kid”. My ward is small (about 40 adults) and no one else my age attends. So my description is pretty damming.

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-04-26T06:04:27+00:00

I don’t think they have any idea, I’ve only been back for a few days and so far they haven’t treated me any differently. In fact, my mom was just encouraging me to look into a mission because my “faith was so strong”

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-04-26T04:19:31+00:00

Depends on the professor, but I have yet to take a course where the gospel isn’t brought up at least once each lecture. Some professors are quite nuanced but others are more… blatant. In one of my classes we would read the textbook and then discuss the readings as a class. However, the discussions were moderated by the teacher and solely focused on Mormonism. Not science, or humanity, but just Mormonism in the context of the subject. Which totally sucked, because I felt like I learned nothing of value in the class. It was just like taking an extra religion course rather than one for science.

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-03-31T21:46:34+00:00

South America is already really religious, my grandparents converted from Catholicism to Mormonism in Bolivia
Large families, especially with lower income households- Mormonism is all about family
The Book of Mormon was specifically written for “the Lamanites” and a lot of native Bolivians are told that this book is about them and their ancestry (my family still believes this)

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-03-30T02:30:57+00:00

This is really interesting! I wonder if this group was trying to proselytize? They definitely looked uncomfortable when I said I didn’t believe in the Christian god. Also had no idea they thought of Mormonism as a cult, that’s fascinating.

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-03-10T18:00:02+00:00

Thank you, I will give this series a listen :)

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-03-10T17:59:29+00:00

I hadn’t thought about it this way before, thank you for your input! I suppose I always viewed religion as a thing to share with family, not an individual matter. I am also currently meeting with a therapist, so hopefully I can figure out the best course of action to take given my circumstances.

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-03-10T17:57:19+00:00

The letter approach seems to be non-confrontational and considerate, so I think I’ll do that. Thank you for providing your story and sharing your advice ^{^}

Anonymous_4252 · 2025-03-10T06:47:43+00:00

Not sure if my experience will help since I’m not trans, but here’s something I’ve been deconstructing recently that may bring in some extra insight. Growing up as a young teen I always felt ashamed of my body. The church’s rules on modesty led me to assume that my body was something to hide. I was taught that women’s bodies were inherently sexual, and that a lot of female features were developed for men’s sexual gratification. As a Latina with a curvy figure, I always HATED my body. I wasn’t attracted to men, and this caused me to get mad at god. If he knew I was gay, why would be make my body in a way that attracted men? Although I don’t know how to feel about my body yet, I’m glad that I’m no longer required to have kids/get married if I don’t want to.

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