After a hard day of work they decided to take the rest of the night off. They went into a bar, had lots of drinks and got completely wasted. They started heading towards the hotel but were suddenly stopped by a massive hole blocking the road. Nobody could deduce whether or not falling into the hole would be lethal or not.
Being drunk as they were, they decided to see which one of them had the most loyal bodyguard. The most loyal bodyguard would jump in the hole to test whether or not it was safe to traverse.
Churchill gave his bodyguard the order to jump but the bodyguard wouldn't do it. "Please no, Sir! I have a wife and children!" he pleaded. Churchill didn't have the heart to repeat the order.
Then Truman ordered his guard to jump. His bodyguard didn't jump either. "Please, Sir. I have a wife and children waiting at home." he pleaded. Truman didn't want to force him into possibly giving up his own life on a whim, so he ordered him to stand down.
Then Stalin started speaking to order his guard, but after the first word the guard had already jumped. The hole turned out to only be two meters deep and the guard was fine.
Baffled by the bravery of Stalin's bodyguard, Truman asked him:
"How come you are such a brave and devoted bodyguard? I admire your loyalty."
The bodyguard responded: "I have a wife and children."
The church and its doctrine caused me so much grief and pain growing up. It was the main reason for several suicide attempts and aggravated my genetically predisposed mental illnesses. I'm sure most exmos have similar stories of the church adding unnecessary shame, fear, and stress into our lives.
But I also know many people who are genuinely happy in the church. They pay their tithing, do fhe, go to church and some other activity most weeks, pray 1-5 times a day, read their scriptures, and they love it. There's a huge problem with fakeness and perfectionism in Mormon communities, so I can't speak on most active families. But members of my family I'm really close to, who share the positives and negatives in their lives, knowing I'm a safe person to express their frustrations with the church, still seem to be genuinely happy. The more liberal members in my family will say that while they don't agree with everything the GAs say in regards to LGBT issues, the doctrine, the plan of salvation, and even the temple work brings them peace in their life.
Why such the huge discrepancy? Why are some of us so hurt and traumatized, while others are helped?
Second Coming References
Quotes from October 2021 General Conference
βMore than ever before, we are required to confront the reality that we are getting ever closer to the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.β
βThe Second Coming will be a fearful, mournful time for the wicked, but it will be a day of peace for the righteous.
We have been promised that βif [we] are prepared [we] shall not fear.β
βThese are challenging times, filled with big worries: wars and rumors of wars, possible epidemics of infectious diseases, droughts, floods, and global warming.β
βIn my lifetime, I have never seen a greater lack of civility. We are bombarded with angry, contentious language and provocative, devastating actions that destroy peace and tranquility. Peace in the world is not promised or assured until the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.β
to let me know their feelings).
Initially, they were upset because (when I left the church) I told them I was leaving because of church history and evidently, I "said it the wrong way, you should have said ____ and ____ and ____."
Now, they just don't like the 'new' me (I no longer consider anyone who doesn't like me or criticizes me, to be my friend).
I am very sad. I can't comprehend how a nice girl like me ended up in a place like this.
But once you learn truth, you can never go back.
I feel like I don't like what they are saying sooooo soooo much but I can't find the words to explain it.
I think its ignorant of abuse from narcissists and borderlines.
But I'm just so disgusted by this statement I have to vent about it and hear what others have to say about it. Others who have a borderline/narcissist parent.
