About this blog

The situation is this: there are way too many people walking away from this church. The reasons are as varied as the individuals making the decision, but in some of the instances, there is a common thread. We're tired of feeling like we don't fit in at church--tired of the rhetoric, tired of the empty social engagements, tired of all the alliteration and tired of walking away from church on Sunday with spiritual empty calories. We love the doctrines, but the culture is killing us. This blog aims to accomplish the four following objectives in regards to those who find themselves in the above described shoes.

1. Send out a beacon of hope to anyone who spends any portion of the three hour block biting her tongue in frustration with inauthenticity, shallow thinking, misrepresented doctrine, and/or out-in-left-field-ness. You are not alone. Let's give you a voice and the tools to bring about positive change in your sphere of influence!

2. Cultivate compassion and love amongst all members of the LDS faith, then turn that united love outward to the world at large. Maybe he's backward and closed minded. Maybe she's a feminazi. He's got a tattoo and she's got personal vendetta to single handedly rid the world of the practice of homosexuality. People are people. We can only change ourselves, but we are commanded to love everybody--not tear them down, and not emptily nod our heads and smile. Love, people. Jesus said love.

3. Infuse the doctrines of the LDS faith into the places they're lacking in Mormon culture. This eradicates dichotomy, loneliness and the distinction between what we believe and what we do. "There's doctrine, and then there's culture," is not a valid excuse for behavior not befitting a disciple of Christ. It's another way of saying, "Well, there's what I believe, and then there's what I do."

4. Remind us all of exactly why it is we love this gospel. Because I do, and there are some damn good reasons why. Don't walk away. Not yet. We need you and your opinions, your thoughts, talents, and voice too much! Remember the moments of illumination, and learn to speak your peace.