The Meaning of Life

A Father’s Question My dad used to always ask, “What’s the meaning of life?” I felt he just wanted to start an interesting conversation. But when I was a kid, I never came up with any good answers; I would mostly repeat back what I had heard someone else say. He...

An Open Letter to Russell M Nelson

Dear Russell M. Nelson, president and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Consider this my open letter to you and your First Presidency. You did not respond directly to me when I resigned from your church, and no one asked me why I resigned. I...

The Walls of Heaven

Russell M Nelson, in his Sunday morning general conference address had some pretty dangerous remarks that hurt me and many of my friends, and even more via their parents. No Empty Chairs One day we had a Family Home Evening. I was probably in my mid teens. The lesson...
Finding True Morality After Mormonism

Finding True Morality After Mormonism

Having left the boat of Mormonism, I found myself alone in a sea without the compass of a moral code. “If I don’t believe in the church what do I believe in?’ “What’s stopping me from killing people?” “Is there anything in Mormonism worth keeping?” “How do I decide...