I have exchanged emails and PMs with at least 4 other Mormon or Xmo authors here and this is really to them, only. I was initially exposed to the Mormons in March 2011, and had some very healing years with them. I do not want to forget the good the local members did me.

In November 2015, it all began to tank with their ill advised announcement aimed at the children of same sex marriages, and I almost quit then but I vainly believed that eventually in the face of devotion and a sense of morality, they would change.

Last week it became clear that was not going to happen. I know several people who only remain with the church because if they left it would cut them off from their family. Now, I realize that the Mormon leadership are a cult and a pompous and self important one at that. I guess that most members who can't take it anymore simply stop going but I sent them a letter to make it official this week. What a bunch of magical thinking booger heads the General Authority are. I am done with them.

To those who remain, I wish you the best and give you all the love that I have.

Gwen