Our Children?

I have to admit I hosted a similar discussion before. I was born into the Mormon church and have a year ago had my name officially removed. Something happened and I truly experienced Christ and I have been I guess as it is called Born Again. Well, after my separation from my wife 6 years ago I came to live with my folks with my 3 yr old daughter. I have custody and in my EMS field I worked so many hours no child care could keep her. So it worked out to live here and rent from them. My delima is that I bacame active in LDS again since I was here and brought my 3 yr/old also into it. She is 9 now baptised, and as you know with TBM parents and family their claws of doctrine are constantly at work. I recently have been going to a non-denominational church and want her to go on wed nights they have such a fun and good program for kids. My Mom has fought me like Satan himself with this. We went for the 1st time tonight. She absolutely loved it. I have been getting grief from TBM mom since. I want to take her out of the LDS Church as well. I truly don't want her being tought all this BS and doing the whole seminary, etc etc etc ingrained. I know it will DEFINATELY confuse her at this time. Which is why I didn't take her out with me before but I have had enough of the CONTROLL the mormons place on me and my OWN stewardship towards my own child. I mean she IS my child...I don't want to hurt her or anyone BUT I feel it HAS to come to an end already. It just seems to get worse as time goes on. Any comments??? Wes...

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Permalink Reply by Idaho Spud on January 14, 2012 at 10:48am

What a tough situation you're in. Glad to hear you're moving. That should help.

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Permalink Reply by sallysunshine on January 13, 2012 at 10:27am

Don't forbid her to go she won't understand and it will just cause resentment and may even push her into wanting to go just to spite you. The forbidden fruit must be tasted. Even if she kept going to the lds church until she was in young women's there's good chance that the people mainly the other girls will pu

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Permalink Reply by Wes on January 14, 2012 at 12:43pm

I just got off the phone with the ward secretary trying to put together a sit down with me and my daughter because I resigned my daughter several days ago. I sent a letter to Salt Lake and resigned her formally and requested no further contact especially with her and 4 days later SHE recieves a letter from Salt Lake explaining Stake Pres and Bishop would be contacting her and urging her to change her mind due to the eternal consequences with a pamphlet called the invitation enclosed.... I wrote back email to the same source as before a bit disappointed I said and demanded no contact to be made with her informing if they did I would get legal repres. and possibly the press.. They called today as well. These people never give up. Geez.. I told ward sec no freaking way I would get an attorney if they spoke to her that she was resigned, I wasn't a member and they weren't making this more difficult. That it wouldn't change anything just confuse her more and drive wedges between us. But I am sure that is their intention anyway. My parents intercepted the letter first and gave me the Satan Incarnate version of themselves. I thought my dad was gonna murder me. He woke me up screaming "you just had to do it, you just HAD to do it" you are destroying that little girl that crap youre taking her to is crap false (meaning my christian church I go to now) and that I was going to have a mill stone wrapped around my neck and be flung to the depths of the sea. screaming!!! My mom crying agreeing with him. remember they woke me up like this! I was sick in bed with a cold and I get these demon faced creatures leaning over me with murder in their eyes. I'm serious. I was trembling. I went outside and prayed really hard, doubting myself and worried I had destroyed my daughter, shaking, then a peace came over me, I kid you not, I felt strengthened and the support of Christ, and then I knew I did the right thing... It's over I'm not playing with anyone anymore. It's a done deal hurt feelings or not. This crazy cult has to go away. Wes...

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Permalink Reply by lucyE on January 15, 2012 at 9:18pm

Hang in there, Wes. As a fellow believer, I am praying for you and your daughter.

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Permalink Reply by Wes on January 16, 2012 at 5:47am

TY so much Lucy the prayers of others I know have been a major factor of success. Ever since people have been praying with or for us things have moved on...so ty again we need many faithful prayers cause as Paul says "we don't fight against the flesh but against principalities and dominions." Hope you are well. Let me know if you need a prayer allright?... Wes...