Embodied Faith Transitions

Written Words

  • Hipster Members

    Q: “You talk as if members don’t know anything about their own Church. My parents told me all of this growing up.” When I look back on my growing up, I really think my…

  • The Faith Crisis Starter Pack

    Q: “Where do you even start to learn about this?” Oh, yessssss. Speak nerdy to me. I love this question. These Three Books As a good starter pack, it’s a good idea to read…

  • The Antibiotic-resistant Belief System in Winter Quarters

    Today, I lifted weights. Not just physical weights: spiritual weights. It was heavy. I was listening to an episode of the Sunstone History podcast. Lindsay and Bryan were talking about how polygamy was taking…

  • Irreverence

    Q: “People might take you more seriously if your tone wasn’t so irreverent.” 🔥Typically, in describing our experiences with deconstruction, I’ve chosen words that are unusual, casual, or even abrasive.  🗝 I’ve done this…

  • I Would Still Want to Live This Way

    Q: “Even if the Church weren’t true, I would still want to live this way.” Hey, I used to say this, too!  👍And, as it  turns out, I was sincere. The key differences are…

  • The Members Are the Church

    Q; “You say you love members but then talk trash about the Church, but the member are the Church. You can’t separate them.” 🦬🦬🦬Have you ever watched one of those aerial shots of a…

  • Spiritual Experiences

    Q: “You’re right, this stuff is troubling but I have had spiritual experiences that I cannot deny and they confirm to me that the Church, the Priesthood, the Book of Mormon is TRUE.” Me…

  • Many Churches, One Church

    Q: “The Church you describe sounds nothing like the Church I am experiencing.” 🎭One of the weird things about the the LDS (and maybe all religions? Idk) is that there are simultaneously thousands–maybe millions…

  • You Used to Love This

    Q: “You used to love the Church, the Gospel, the Book of Mormon. What happened?” And, in many ways, I still do. 🛵Mormonism is a pretty good ride. It fuses Christianity, the Enlightenment and…

  • You Think All Church Members Are Stupid

    Q: “It sounds like you just think all Church Member are stupid for believing in this.” 😔I hear this. I feel it. I didn’t know what post-members thought of me, after they would leave.…

  • Full of Darkness

    Q: “You are just full of darkness now.” 😔 Most Post-members have to field this kind of cutting comment at least once along their journey. It’s another one of those dismissive in-group lines that…

  • How Could You?

    Q: “How could you turn your back on all your ancestors/parents/leaders/ Professors/Bishops/Visiting Teachers/friends like this?”  🎤 Conference weekend came and went and with it came a fresh harvest of name-calling for those in crisis.…