“The freedom from other obligations also led me to believe that “working on myself” is job #1. I took this seriously for a long time and used my resources (time & money) to read, do counselling and figure myself out.”
“Correspondingly, it is common when someone hears of another’s sin, that they wonder similar questions. What did Bill do? Why would he do that? Do you really think he did it?”
“The way I see it, you can expend all your energy and emotion on trying to mend and repair what has been lost there, or you can leave that all behind and free yourself up to move forward focusing on what is now possible for you with the Lord’s help.”
“Does my lack of moving forward somehow ease the pain someone else feels or does my continuing to move forward in life increase that pain for others?”
What is your name? D D S 1. How old were you when you lost your membership? 17 2. How long were you out of the Church, and how long have you been back? Out for 19 years 3. What were your feelings in the days after losing your membership? Anger. Hate for the church.
