Posted on 06/07/2007 10:30:24 AM PDT by colorcountry
Former Mormons find support on Web site The Associated Press Article Last Updated: 06/07/2007 10:13:00 AM MDT
Posted: 7:51 AM- IDAHO FALLS - A manager of an online support community for former Latter-day Saints says the number of visitors to the site has grown dramatically. Jeff Ricks is executive manager of www.postmormon.org. He says the site gets 120,000 hits a day, up from 50 a day five years ago. He says about three million people visited the site last month. He recently put up a billboard outside the eastern Idaho city of Idaho Falls to promote the site. There are 15 chapters of the group located around the world, including Australia. There are no chapters in Idaho, but Ricks says one could be started within several months.
I think that would be helpful to a lot of us.
I think it would lead to a lot of questions being asked that the LDS leadership doesn't want to answer. If everyone knew what the temple ordinances were, there would not be the same intensity of members to live the worthy lives in order to enter those temples. The secrecy is part of the attraction. I'm sure you ex-mormons remember what it was like, that curiosity of "just what is an endowment and why should I want it?"
To some, belonging to the exclusive club is worth the sacrifices required for membership.
Secrets make you feel special. This is often a ploy pedophiles use....
...we musn’t tell, it will be our little secret. Only the special ones know. If you tell, bad things might happen to you. Do you promise not to tell? Will you slit your own throat rather than talk about it? Goooood, now you can be initiated into the special ceremony.....
Is there a difference? ;O)
***I do not understand why, if Mormons are Christians like they say they are, he felt the need to accept Jesus at such a late age, having been brought up Mormon.***
Many years ago I went to a dinner for young mormons. During the meeting they were encouraged to give testimony about why they became LDS. Reasons given were for companionship and social life. Not one said they joined because they felt lost and needed salvation. Not one.
I don't know if you listen to Glenn Beck or not, but his testimony is quite telling. Very 'touchy-feely' but, you're right, not a word about salvation.
In Christ, Wiley
It's been many years since I attended a mormon "fast and testimony" service as it was called then, a monthly meeting in which testimonies were proclaimed. Most of the testimonies were regarding the statements that "I'm thankful for the one true church" and "I know Joseph Smith was a true prophet". At that time, there was little mention of Jesus in any service. That was before the present campaign to emphasize Christ. Things may have changed. CC, have they?
“I don’t know if you listen to Glenn Beck or not”
I listen to Glenn over Rush or Hannity any day. I have not watched his tv show since he’s been off it for a few days, it’s just disappointing.
I’m glad you had such a clean break from the church that you don’t need to do all that. I broke from the RLDS church 2 years ago and it still has a tight hold on my. My family are all members, my husband’s family are all members, my friends are all members. I spent almost 50 years in the church and I actually loved the church. I left because God led me out, but it has been hard leaving something I didn’t want to leave.
I am very happy for support groups (even if they are online) and supportive friends to help me through. Without them, I couldn’t have done it. The particular group that I spoke with was Refiners Fire, and it is for ex-RLDS. Until I read some of their stuff, I felt like I was alone in the world.
Like I said, I’m glad you had a clean break that allowed you to walk away without problems.
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