New Bible

I purchased a new study bible, the ESV study bible. I saw it in the bookstore a while back and it looked really interesting. I needed a good bible and wanted a fresh start for my attempt at reading the New Testament. This new bible is full of good articles and study guides with introductions to each book with the background and who wrote it. There are maps and many other great features. It is the English Standard Version so it will be fairly easy to understand. The new church we are attending uses this version quite a lot. I'm looking forward to getting into reading the bible. Something I never did in the Morg. I read the B of M a few times but never the bible. 2015 is my year to accomplish that goal. 

My Journey Continues

I have come to the realization in the past few months that leaving the influence of the LDS church is not going to be easy. I thought that I could do it on my own, and that time would make it easier but my cult programming runs deeper than I realized. 

The group we belong to at the new church, "Life Group" asked us to answer a couple of seemingly simple questions for one of our bi-weekly meetings and I found when trying to answer I was using "mormon think" answers and realized at that moment how deeply programmed I was. We've asked the group leaders to help us starting in January with deprogramming from the Morg. Answering basic questions and setting us on the right path. 

Just another step on our journey out of the influence of the insidious cult known as the LDS church. 

My Life At The Moment

I think for the most part I've been able to leave the LDS church behind. I haven't posted on here for a while (since December) and I have definitely moved on. I've been attending another church, just down the street from the LDS church in Cambridge, the Forward Church. The family started going in January and my wife and I have been through an Alpha course and are already in a Life Group. Two former members of the LDS church, a couple that we knew when we were there, have kind of taken us under their wings and introduced us to this new church. So far, it's been interesting and fun, but we're not rushing into joining this church. Slow and easy. We may never join, I don't know at this point. We're slowing deprogramming from the Morg and that might take a while. No pressure, just enjoy the ride. And if we find that this is not the right church for us, then we won't go anymore. We'll try somewhere else. I've started reading a daily devotional and making notes in a journal and the journey has been interesting. I'm learning Portuguese and Spanish and I've grown a beard for the first time in my life. Life if fun and for once I don't have guilt. I am so over the LDS church, I don't even know why I'm mentioning it anymore. I won't mention it again. It's 2014 and I've finally moved on...