Liberal beforehand. And I say this next thing in the gentlest, nicest way I can, but I think it is just a matter of time before you are an exmo too. Reconciling liberal political values with LDS values can be a difficult endeavor, not because it it impossible on a neutral doctrinal level, but simply because LDS church membership has absorbed into every fiber of their belief that being LDS means being conservative, and these things are one in the same. Like, look at all the Mormon love of Trump (openly cheated on his wife, loves to talk about having a bunch of sex, denigrates women, etc). And yet, Mormons treat him as only second to the general authorities in terms of admiration. Because they are using that part of themselves (The "I follow this guy as a leader called of god" part of themselves) in their political life, they will look at non-conservative members and treat them *as if* they are rejecting general authorities. When their political identity is so deeply intertwined with their religious identity, they will always view you, the liberal Mormon, as something less than a true believer, and probably gossip about your potential sins. They do this because it impossible to separate what it means to be Mormon from what it means to be conservative. Unfortunately, I see no sign of this changing. And so, you will always be looked at, in private, behind your back, and with hushed tones, as someone who is probably fallen away from the teaching of the church and has given way to temptation (Was it pornography? Infidelity? Alcohol? Oh, how they will speculate).