Posted on 02/15/2010 10:15:24 AM PST by colorcountry
Better late than never!
Sometimes I’m in SUCH a hurry to see my thoughts in print! ;^)
My story is similar to yours.
For me it was a 36 years, and I was a Bishopric member. ...More than a lifetime in fact, I am a descendant of the Martin Harris family.
I went to the Stake library to prove a quote wrong I read here on FR during the Romney campaign. I was shocked to see it was accurate. I went to the Stake president and I saw the wolf come out from behind the sheep’s clothing.
Now I struggle with forgiveness. The lies they tell to this day still haunt me, affect my life, my job, my happiness. I can’t get too involved in these threads or the indignation in me just builds to unhealthy levels.
Mormonism almost killed me. Literally and repeatedly.
Christ sent the Inmans to rescue me.
Welcome to Christianity.
Than may the Word of God refresh you:
2Cr 5:17 Therefore if any man [be] in Christ, [he is] a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.
Gal 2:20 I am crucified with Christ: nevertheless I live; yet not I, but Christ liveth in me: and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by the faith of the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself for me.
By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all. For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Hebrews 10:10, 14
ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. Colossians 3:3
Rom 8:38 KJV - For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come,
Rom 8:39 KJV - Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.
Christ sent the Inmans to rescue me.
AWW...Sentinel, you are a cherished addition to the Inmans, and Praise God for your delivery from the falseness of mormonism!
Fawn Brody opened the door to freedom for me.
Praise God!
I’m happy to hear how well life is going for you too. :)
Thank God we were here...
If theres anything I said personally then I am truly blessed to have been a part...
One sows, one waters but God gets the increase...
It’s not important who does the planting, or who does the watering. What’s important is that God makes the seed grow. 1 Corinthians 3:7
Sentinel,
I’m glad your feet are on the right path - it is a process,
as is the emotional part of forgiveness.
In the end, you can tell the truth, follow the truth, etc.,
but you cannot make others choose truthfulness. To carry
anger at their deception is normal, but forgiveness is a choice and will ultimately set you free from their choices -
though it may take years before the emotions subside.
And it’s all apparently human. God knows.
Blessings in your life Sentinel.
ampu
Oh my heck. I rememebr the year the Mormon crickets were everywhere, exactly like that picture. It completely grossed me out to have to drive over them.
I am so glad you are out. And I promise you that as you grow in your relationship with Christ, some of that will dissipate.
But many of us are still righteously angry at those who lie and drag others into Mormonsim, and that is because we have seen both sides and now know how strong the bondage of Mormonism is and how freeing faith in Christ is.
To see others so blinded and deluded is angering. It is. But stories like yours and SZ help us to remember that it is all worth it. To see others break free of that bondage and come to Christ is ALWAYS worth everything we do and the name calling we put up with and the tears we shed for the LDS.
God Bless you, brother.
God Bless you all, brothers and sisters!
caused all kinds of accidents because they greased the roads.
I don’t rememebr them making the roads slick, but the sound was like driving over bubblewrap ((shudder))
Whys everbody always picking on me?
Gentile seagulls :-)
LOL
But are they HUNGRY gentile seagulls?
They didn’t likje it either; I’ll bet!
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