leaving
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Not our Time to Connect.
In the past 6 months, I have been in contact with former members of the FALC, and at first glance, it seemed that we would all be on the same page, but that is not so. The common ground… Continue reading
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The Majority Vote.
Martha Beck writes in "Leaving the Saints"….. After a family therapy session where Martha remained the one lone family member willing to see abuse.." I could see that my siblings' truth, as well as that of all other Latter-Day Saints,… Continue reading
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I am now a stranger…
Being a living ghost as I bump into my old life still catches me off guard. I am restrained by inner feelings and emotions; the easy flow of contact is no longer possible. Even a Hi is loaded down with… Continue reading
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What we endured.
From Martha Beck's book, Leaving the Saints "All my life, I'd read and reread a thousand religious epigraphs to the effect that "You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free." I'd always been told this had… Continue reading
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Coming From Whence We Came…
Our book club is reading the book, "leaving the Saints" by Martha Beck…this section was particularly affirming to me when I first read her book about five years ago. She recounts how her life began to make sense after getting… Continue reading
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Feeling the Unbounded Heart.
In Martha Beck's book, "Leaving the Saints" she writes, " I recall its horror and beauty, the enormity of the things I have lost and the incalculable preciousness of the things I have gained. I wouldn't give up the journey… Continue reading
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Dispute the Group
I have been trying to find a clear picture in order to illustrate the mindset of group mentality and how it feels when you leave and turn independent… I was raised in a family of 14, there was no room… Continue reading
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Stories of Fiction.
What they don’t tell you is that while you are finding out who you are, you will isolate your self from your old life; you will become a stranger there, while becoming your own best friend. My five sisters are… Continue reading
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Original Truths.
We live life on a spectrum, each aspect of our selves grows and expands, each moment of time is stretchy and flexible, and it is alive with the presence of those we are with. At times my life is… Continue reading
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