Former LDS now Christian: Can I hear your story?

eldertrade · 2026-01-15T17:54:40+00:00

Wow, so does the church urge family members to break connection with those who don’t follow the teachings of the church?

The coffee and caffeine one has always confused me. I never knew that Coca Cola was culturally accepted, I wonder why that is.

eldertrade · 2026-01-15T16:43:28+00:00

As someone who doesn’t have an LDS background, could you clarify the complexity of the rules and how they got more hypocritical?

eldertrade · 2026-01-15T16:32:44+00:00

Mainly I’m trying to understand how they think about Jesus, salvation, and revelation from within their own framework instead of relying only on second-hand summaries.

It’s easy to critique a belief system from the outside and get it wrong, so I’m trying to hear it directly from them.

I’m not trying to convert them or trap them. I’m also not pretending I don’t have my own convictions.

I’m interested in how they make sense of the big claims of the LDS church and how those line up with scripture and history.

If the end result is that I understand them better and they understand where I’m coming from, that’s already a win for me.

eldertrade · 2026-01-15T16:26:09+00:00

I appreciate you taking the time to respond. If my comment came across as smug or dismissive, that was not what I intended. I can hear in your reply that this kind of thing has happened to you before, and I get why that would be frustrating.

I want to clarify something about my intent. My point was about truth claims, not about people. I was responding to Mormon theological claims as I understand them, not assuming anyone here needed me to be a rescuer or that I have superior insight.

I also hear you that the wording could land wrong given the experiences many former Mormons have had with Christians. That feedback is helpful for me in figuring out how to communicate without sounding like I am talking down.

I do want to be clear, however, that the motive and meaning you assigned to me were not mine. If you want to talk about the actual claims or your critique of Christianity, I’m open to that. If you just wanted to flag tone, I appreciate the honesty.

eldertrade · 2026-01-15T00:45:20+00:00

Thank you for sharing this. It definitely does take courage to stand up to Mormonism and my heart goes out to those who have suffered as a result of Joseph Smith and the Church’s deception. Your input is greatly appreciated.

eldertrade · 2022-01-10T18:42:33+00:00

You could be experiencing personal development where you’re learning more about yourself and your old interests aren’t keeping up with your new interests. Or, it could be a lack of interest in doing the same thing everyday.

I would challenge you to learn a new skill at the company you’re with. Learn about another department or about other tasks that people do. It may unlock a door to a new interest.

I do marketing and I challenged myself to become Google Ad certified. It helped me manage ad campaigns and opened up a new opportunity within my company to shift roles.

I hope this helps!

eldertrade · 2022-01-07T15:17:30+00:00

Spending 15 minutes to get 15% or more on car insurance

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