#leaving mormonism

[seraphimfall]

i’m sorry but even if your personal version of mormonism excludes all the “if you’re a good mormon your skin will turn white when you die, no matter your race” and “dark skin is a sign of the devil” bs, your religion is still racist.

the idea that israelites sailed across the atlantic ocean and formed a population in north america that could be attributed to native americans is racist.

the idea that jesus christ appeared to native americans and converted them to christianity pre-colonial times is racist.

the idea that the arrival of christianity to north america with european colonialism was a prophesied “reintroduction” of christianity is racist.

the foundations of your religion are racist.

the foundations of your religion are historical negationism.

the foundations of your religion justify american colonialism as the will of god.

try as hard as you want, it’s impossible to remove racism from mormonism. it’s racist by nature.

#|| the disciple || #ex mormon #exmo #ex lds #exvangelical #ex christian #ex catholic #lamanites #nephites #ex cult #apostate #ex fundie #deconversion #atheist #religious trauma #ex religious #apostasy #deconvert #leaving the church #losing my religion #ex fundamentalist #deconstruction

[unityrain24]

ok but for real tho does anyone know how to actually get all your records removed from the mormon church? bc if you've ever been to one you'll know how actually creepy they are. someone will have visited the church ONCE three years ago and they'll somehow have the persons address and be discussing ways to get them to come back

#i'm worried officially leaving will have to involve. going to the church and sitting down in the bishop's office and having a Long Talk #... i don't want to even SEE a church building again let alone GO INSIDE and iTALK #THAT IS NOT HEALTHY FOR ME #i've been not a member for years but you'll never get anywhere near freedom if they still have your records... #and it doesn't help that my mom signed me up for a few of their website things and gave them my email a few years ago AGAINST MY WILL!!! #unityrain.txt #anti mormonism #ex mormonism #ex mormon #anti mormon

[condemnhim]

I sincerely apologize to the four dead people who I was baptized for in 2021

#exmormon #exmo #finally decided to leave #i have so much work to do #ex mormon #:D #condemnhim rambles

[cheesymorgue]

i am...so normal about them...

#the bg is kinda meh but i didnt wanna leave it blank either #used a ref #kevin price #connor mckinley #mcpriceley #the book of mormon #book of mormon #tbom #bom fanart

[nobetafortomorrowedie]

What most people don't understand about ex Mormons is that for a lot of us leaving the church is literally a matter of life and death.

#and for a lot of us the choice to leave at first seems like a choice that's WORSE than death #as in a sin that will get us punished later on #for anyone who is deeply unhappy in the church but still indoctrinated you literally believe that it would be better to die than walk away #tw religious trauma #tw suicide #suicide #suicidal ideation #ex mormon #ex religious #exmo #mormonism #anti mormonism

[latter-day-gay]

CW: talk of LDS general conference, religious guilt tripping, religious trauma, etc

despite the fact that I’m technically an adult, I’m still basically “forced” to watch conference because I live with family (currently with grandparents in Mexico, other times parents in the US). the result of not watching/refusing would be my family going into a huge panic and crying because they’re scared of me losing my faith/leaving the church (I guess technically valid concerns bc I’m already somewhat entering that general headspace lol). I’m allowed to watch alone which helps but conference genuinely brings me UNFATHOMABLE amounts of stress and there’s no outlet for me to express that without being guilted/it being a Whole Thing. especially living with my grandparents, who have no idea I’m queer and are EXTREMELY faithful to the church, there is no sense of emotional security or personal choice for me. they’re even making me watch the additional evening session. and I’m terrified of sitting through another session where the speakers just say the most heinous shit. idk why I’m even typing this; I suppose it just feels good to get it out of my system. and maybe it will find its way to someone in a similar situation

#ugh #I’m really NOT the type to ‘vent’ on social media or whatever but #it’s quite literally my only emotional outlet for this #because I’m too embarrassed to put that pressure on my friends who just wouldn’t understand #they’d be sweet about it but ik their internal thoughts would be ‘why don’t they just leave?? or not watch??’ #I feel like only other Mormons who struggle with the church would ever understand #idk #ldsconf #queerstake #religious trauma #cw religious trauma #fae’s stuff

[xx-thedarklord-xx]

Do you ever hear rhetoric from right wing people or very religious people that’s supposed to be empowering? And it IS but in the complete opposite affect? That happened to me today, and my mind is a little blown

Came across a clip of a man preaching to a bunch of religious people on belief and faith. He used an analogy that I personally never heard before. It boiled down to a man on a tightrope over a dangerous ravine with an observer. After he successfully crosses the rope, he asks the person watching him if he believes that he can do it again but with a wheelbarrow. The person says yes, I just saw you do it fine. I’m sure you’ll do it again. The man reiterates, ‘You believe that I can do it but do you have faith that I can?’

The observer says it’s the same thing, that he both believes and has faith that he can do it. Okay. The man then tells him, ‘If you have faith that I can do it then get in the wheelbarrow.’

The analogy is supposed to make people feel empowered and enlightened. Which it did, but in the opposite way. I didn’t hear that and think ‘wow I need to get in the wheelbarrow and put my faith in god.’

That’s when it hit me that no, I don’t have faith. I’m not getting in that wheelbarrow and I’m not even going to watch the man attempt it.

It was freeing. Completely freeing and despite the intentions of the analogy, I am incredibly grateful I heard it

Makes me wonder what other analogies people found power in despite the original intentions of it

#religion #god #being forced into Mormonism as a child #I’ve always had a warped view of things once I was able to leave #and a jaded view too #and it’s made me wonder about religion #whether I truly believe in any religion #or god #and then that damn analogy #no #I’m not getting in the wheelbarrow #I don’t have faith #and that’s okay #I’m going to walk away #and guess what #I’ll be just fine #sorry #just had a lot of thoughts #and felt like writing them down

[rainbluealoekitten]

user box saying THIS USER IS COMPLETELY FUCKING HOPELESS AND KEEPS FALLING FOR THE WRONG PEOPLE and has explosions and bombs as decoration

#the person i may or may not have been in love with for around a year still doesn't talk to me and is leaving in a couple months #a girl i recently was speaking too turns out is more than just mormon. #she's straight and has a long distance bf!!! #ha. #my ex lives in a different country and fell in love with someone else #years before that i liked my girl best friend but she turned out to be queerphobic #and before that it was another boy who only was my friend when it was convenient to him #so. #hm #blue screams into the void #mlm #mlm yearning #mlnb #nblm #nblnb #t4t #lovecore #mlm concept #nblm yearning #mlnb yearning

[godmodebeginswithlesbians]

every once in a while i remember that one post like "i hated the stomp-clap-hey genre of music"

like... thats folk. that was folk music.

and then the followup that tried to claim it was all toxic positivity... (using the lumineers as an example??? having actually listened to their music, that was bullshit) but like. what an atrocious take??? look at other genres before complaining about one specific one lol

#mia's mumblings #worse still #the implication that they were bad... because they were raised christian or mormon... #like. 1 not only did they mostly leave that but also that does not automatically mean that the music is bad or toxic #ugh

[possumteeths]

Bg3 being like insanely popular is so scary a girl i knew in highschool is a like ~clean christian~ twitch streamer and she keeps posting astarion content anyways u leave that boy alone

#im gatekeeping hahahah #her and the husband have a lds gaming channel 😭 #there is nothing MORMON abt astarion leave him alone gkshdkajdj 😭 #the only thing mormon abt him is the way he hates gnomes gksjfnsks #this girl and i used to go to like mormon seminary and she used to snap at me for saying literally anything and once tattled to my dad that #i had a my chemical romance CD #anyways ckhekcnsmdek #U LEAVE THAT BOY ALONE

[seraphimfall]

i was today years old when i found out that christopher columbus is a holy figure in mormonism and his “discovery” of the new world was apparently prophesied and necessary in order to save the native americans from their “wicked practices”.

respectfully, this is the craziest fucking thing I have read in my entire life.

everything i learn about mormonism i learn against my will.

#|| the disciple || #ex catholic #exmo #ex mormon #ex jw #exvangelical #ex christian #religious trauma #catholic guilt #ex religious #atheist #ex fundie #ex cult #ex fundamentalist #apostasy #apostate #deconvert #deconversion #losing my religion #leaving the church #deconstruction

[demonboyhalo]

no but why utah of all states. out of all 50 options it is objectively one of the worst you could choose, and that's saying something, because texas is also an option. like 70% of its population are cult members, and the only notable thing about utah is that it has those cult members. their strip clubs are lame. like, LAME. need i say more.

#tho tbf they’re lame bc the state gov’t is so strict no hate to the girls who work those clubs it’s not y’all’s fault </3 #they hand out bar licenses (needed to sell liquor) once a day on a good day #mormonism mention #leaving christian/catholic churches is also very difficult #but the sheer codependency isolation and conditioning the mormon church does makes them seem mild. #dream smp #mcyt #dsmp #wilbur soot

[multi-lefaiye]

as of about 45 minutes ago now, i am officially no longer a member of the mormon church! the huge rush of relief i felt when i saw that email.... fucking unparalleled.

#multi makes text posts #the unmatched euphoria of finally leaving a cult <3 #disclaimer idk my story with the mormon church is not that dramatic or interesting imo #but i'm glad i'm out #fucking. peace out bitches

[knightofleo]

#i woke up to 55 emails from somebody leaving this whole screed #in my mentions #on a post about marmots #not mormons #-marmots-

[ssejdoesthings]

Hey idk if this is an issue on tumblr but if you’re Mormon don’t tag ur posts as exmormon

Ur not going to convert anyone sweetie :)

#Mormonism #tw mormonism #ask to tag #exmormon #I don’t mean exmos that havent gotten to leave yet #I mean Mormons who are going to church because they want to be there and still stand by the church #Feel free to yell at me if I got something wrong

[nobetafortomorrowedie]

Thinking about the last time I was in a bishop's office doing an interview and the last question he asked was like "do you believe god loves you" and I instantly burst into tears. It's all downhill from there babes.

#mormonism #exmo #exmormon #personal #tw religious trauma #he did let me leave #sent the relief society president to my house #i told her nothing!!