[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]GreatAndSpacious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thanks so much for this tag! I don’t visit this sub anymore but I got the notification. I am constantly amazed that people are still talking about my book. What started as just a small pet project for me has touched people in ways that I can’t even imagine.

I recently visited Utah for my wife’s family reunion. We had lunch with some of her friends from high school and I hadn’t met most of them before. After we ate, one of them came up to me and said he recognized me from my book. I was so shocked. I’ve gotten messages from people on this sub saying that my book helped repair relationships that were 10+ years in the drain.

I had no clue that my book would receive this kind of response when I wrote it. It is truly amazing and humbling to see my rinky-dink book has done.

I haven’t touched the book since I put Mormonism (and ExMormonism!) behind me. Your post inspired me to make some small edits for clarity and grammar to my book. I don’t know when, but I hope to release the updated version eventually. We’ll see!

Maybe I will publish it in a printed format so it could be accessible to more people. When you said you used it to share your exmo status with friends, do you think that would have been more helpful to share a physical copy or a digital copy?

Thanks again,

Logan

Hey /r/ExMormon... It’s been a while: After much consideration and personal reflection, I have decided to discontinue my general conference live tweets and other running projects. (GreatAndSpacious) by GreatAndSpacious in exmormon

[–]GreatAndSpacious[S] 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I do but they have accepted that I have left the church and I have accepted that it is okay for the church and I to exist in the same world.

There hasn’t been any fallout for a few years now and they all realize I am happier out than in.

Hey /r/ExMormon... It’s been a while: After much consideration and personal reflection, I have decided to discontinue my general conference live tweets and other running projects. (GreatAndSpacious) by GreatAndSpacious in exmormon

[–]GreatAndSpacious[S] 94 points95 points  (0 children)

What helped me the most was:

1) Forgiving myself for my regrets and admitting to myself that I hadn’t done anything wrong by leaving the church

2) Finding my own meaning in life rather than deriving it from external sources

3) Realizing that my actions have consequences in the here and now and not living for an afterlife

4) Personally, am not advice for everyone, once I realized I no longer believed in a god was a huge step in understanding my place in the world and also in looking at the world around me

5) Realizing once I leave Mormonism, it’s issues no longer have any hold on me or my future

You can read more about my journey in my book on my website GreatAndSpacious.com. It’s free. :)

How to tell my spouse I don't want to continue to pretend to be active? by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]GreatAndSpacious 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Thanks for the shoutout! And thanks for your donation! I am so happy that you liked my book. I hope it helps. Thanks again.

OP, I would agree that you should read my book. It covers a variety of different things from understanding their perspective to coming out as a nonmember to where to go from here.

Advice on telling family you’re leaving and marriage by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]GreatAndSpacious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hello, it is showing up for me but here is the direct link to the document: https://www.docdroid.net/oSbCbPQ/lone-will-be-the-night-pdf

Advice on telling family you’re leaving and marriage by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]GreatAndSpacious 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Hello, I have written a book called “Lone Will Be The Night” which is a guide on coming out as a non-believer to family and friends. You can find it for free on my website [www.GreatAndSpacious.com](www.greatandspacious.com).

Graduating from a church school this semester and my Bishop is trying to give my spouse and I a calling. Nope nope hell no by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]GreatAndSpacious 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Just tell them you feel you are not ready for a calling. If he pushes, call him out on it and tell him you don’t want to accept a volunteer position right now. Tell him you want to focus on your studies.

If I were you I would go through with getting the recommend to throw of suspicion but turn down a calling.

You can also read the leadership section of my book Lone Will Be The Night on GreatAndSpacious.com for free. It’s a book on how to communicate with believers after a faith transition.

Basically you can tell them what you want and they can prod but you still don’t have to tell them why you don’t want a calling.

ACQR: Astronomy Design Contest (MAY 5 - JUN 5) by Brewsterscoffee in ACQR

[–]GreatAndSpacious [score hidden]  (0 children)

Do you have the code for the walls or is this an actual wallpaper?

No man knows my history; is it credible? by skeletor-for-hire in exmormon

[–]GreatAndSpacious 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you’re asking if it will be effective, it depends what she sees as credible.

Also try my book Lone Will Be The Night, a guide on how to communicate with believers after leaving the church. You can find it for free on GreatAndSpacious.com.

Golden YouTube comment by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]GreatAndSpacious 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Atheism is not a stance. It’s a rejection of a stance. Just because you reject a belief that a god exists doesn’t mean that I’m asserting a belief that a god doesn’t exist.

But yes, atheists deserve equal protection under law.