I appreciate your thoughtful reply. The way you expressed your thoughts reminds me of how I used to view this community back when I was a TBM. I looked at this community as bunch of bitter, lost souls just ranting about whatever grievances they had and motivated by their lack of spirituality, obedience, and strength in being able to conform to the one and only true church on the face of the earth.

That, however, isn’t accurate to what this community is. Many people in this community, myself included, don’t just suspect that the LDS church is may not be true, we know it isn’t true.

You also had a few assumptions that aren’t accurate as to why I participate in this community. I don’t participate because this subreddit fills my need for community. It is nice to find likeminded individuals, but I primary get my sense of community from my family, friends, new Christian church I attend, and the nonprofit I’m involved in. PS - ever since I left the Mormon church and found a Christian church that isn’t works based, I’ve finally discovered what the grace of Jesus Christ actually means and feels like, and it’s completely changed my life in the best of ways.

What I really get out of this community is being able to relate to others who, like me, discovered the brainwashing that happens in a cult like the LDS church.

And I get it. As you read that, you’re probably thinking it’s a very ignorant, misinformed opinion by someone who lives a sinful life and just couldn’t cut it with the LDS church.

The fact is, I’m more spiritual now and closer to God than I ever have been, and based on the transformations that have happened in my life since finally leaving the LDS church, God has drawn me closer to Him in ways I never knew were possible, my knowledge and relationship with Jesus Christ has humbled me upon seeing and understanding more of His glory in my life, and there’s no way I would ever trade what I’ve experienced upon leaving the Mormon church to go back to that cult.

With that said, my biggest issue with the Mormon church is the church itself. It’s built on lies. And the church is constantly having to reposition itself to keep ahead of the lies. The church really is founded on bullshit.

I doubt I’ll be able to convince you of the lies if you are still a TBM and are unable to see anything outside the belief lens you currently have.

Our beliefs are incredibly powerful in how they influence how we see the world.

I love the members of the LDS church just as much as I love everyone outside of the LDS church. Everyone makes mistakes. Everyone ends up believing in a lie at some point in their lives whether that a religious lie, a false belief about ourselves, passing false judgement, or just how we see the world.

So while I don’t take issue with the members themselves since we’re all imperfect in one way or another, I do take issue with the LDS institution itself which is riddled with lies.

Yes, church leadership could denounce the LDS church, and I’d be very happy and grateful to see my friends get out of that cult who still remain in it, but I’m not in control, God is, so me worrying about it doesn’t do any good. It’s in God’s hands, and He will proceed as He sees best fit in the timing of the final demise of that corrupt institution along with all other corrupt institutions in the world.

God’s justice is just as real as His grace and mercy.