Disciple Of God
Member
- Sep 12, 2024
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TRIGGER WARNING:
Before I continue typing, please be advised that what I am about to share may be upsetting to others.
I shall try and add less detail, however I also wish to share my experiences with others in hopes of educating people.
Anyway….
Hi, I am Alan and I am from Hertfordshire in England.
Several years ago I went through a downward spiral where I was confused about who I was as a person and what I believed.
Growing up I lived in a strict family of Christians and Catholics so Jesus was very important and after experiencing a few tragic moments of loss, I became extremely vulnerable.
This is where I turned to unhealthy habits. After not experiencing any satisfaction from these bad habits, I tried seeking refuge in salvation by attending a church.
Little did I realize that this was not any ordinary church, this was actually an LDS (Mormon) church.
(This no disrespect to any Mormons on here, I am only sharing my experiences with a specific church in particular and describing all Mormon churches as a whole).
After spending some time with the Mormon church and it’s members, I was very convinced that this was the right faith for me.
Within a month or two, I was encouraged to get baptized and even some of the members were trying get me to become an elder within a church outside of the country.
The last few months of my stay within the Mormon church were very miserable, I felt like I was manipulated and often I witnessed people criticizing anyone who wasn’t a Mormon or dared question Mormonism in general.
One day I decided to return to the Church Of England because I couldn’t handle the stress and pressure of Mormonism beliefs and now I am on the path of becoming a Christian again.
My deepest fear is God and Jesus may reject me, I just hope that is not the case.
Well, that is pretty much my journey in to my faith.
Other than that, there is nothing really at all interesting about me except that I am married and I work as a software engineer for a tech company.
My hobbies and interests are hiking, camping, art, photography and nature.
Before I continue typing, please be advised that what I am about to share may be upsetting to others.
I shall try and add less detail, however I also wish to share my experiences with others in hopes of educating people.
Anyway….
Hi, I am Alan and I am from Hertfordshire in England.
Several years ago I went through a downward spiral where I was confused about who I was as a person and what I believed.
Growing up I lived in a strict family of Christians and Catholics so Jesus was very important and after experiencing a few tragic moments of loss, I became extremely vulnerable.
This is where I turned to unhealthy habits. After not experiencing any satisfaction from these bad habits, I tried seeking refuge in salvation by attending a church.
Little did I realize that this was not any ordinary church, this was actually an LDS (Mormon) church.
(This no disrespect to any Mormons on here, I am only sharing my experiences with a specific church in particular and describing all Mormon churches as a whole).
After spending some time with the Mormon church and it’s members, I was very convinced that this was the right faith for me.
Within a month or two, I was encouraged to get baptized and even some of the members were trying get me to become an elder within a church outside of the country.
The last few months of my stay within the Mormon church were very miserable, I felt like I was manipulated and often I witnessed people criticizing anyone who wasn’t a Mormon or dared question Mormonism in general.
One day I decided to return to the Church Of England because I couldn’t handle the stress and pressure of Mormonism beliefs and now I am on the path of becoming a Christian again.
My deepest fear is God and Jesus may reject me, I just hope that is not the case.
Well, that is pretty much my journey in to my faith.
Other than that, there is nothing really at all interesting about me except that I am married and I work as a software engineer for a tech company.
My hobbies and interests are hiking, camping, art, photography and nature.