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Should I leave the Mormon church?
I remember a famous atheist saying you could talk a Mormon out of Mormonism, but not into
Christianity. What are you going to do?
I haven’t decided yet.
It could impact your social life, given how many Mormons have a social life that revolves
around temple, Boy Scouts based in the stake, family game night -
I’m fine in that regard. I have friends.
Your family could disown you.
I’ve heard of that. But I want a lot more freedom.
What type of freedom?
While the church says we are called to serve, such as teaching Sunday school, I’m much
more likely to be assigned to scrubbing toilets Christmas week. And since rejecting callings
are akin to rejecting Jesus, I could go to Hell for not being an unpaid janitor.
That is a lot of work.
Do you know how much work you have to do as a Mormon woman? You’re expected to not just
clean the house but raise a half dozen kids, go to temple, teach scripture at home, have
a one year supply of food, make your own meals like yogurt and cookies from said food supply
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It sounds like Mormons are preppers.
Mormons were preppers before prepping was cool. And then you are supposed to support
the Priesthood, AKA do what the guys need to get ready for church and meetings, though
they don’t have to help you.
That is a lot of work.
Then women are supposed to help with genealogy. It is related to the three years you are supposed
to spend ministering to the dead, after you spend two years ministering to the living.
It sounds like you are burned out on all the demands.
And these are the expectations I face, before I’ve married and had kids. And they have
no problem demanding that you clean the temple two weeks after having a baby or make meals
for others while dealing with a sick baby.
Leaving a religion is a personal decision, but it sounds like yours is an informed one.