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Many people go through the agony of leaving a cult, resulting in broken families where mother will not speak to daughter or father will not speak to son. Grandparents are never allowed to see their grandchildren because some cult leader says they will be a bad influence. Wives and/or husbands disappear with the children and the spouse does not know where they are. The following letter will give the reader some insight into what happens when a person receives Jesus Christ as his or her Savior and announces that they are leaving the Mormon church:
When I informed my home teacher (an office in the Mormon church) that I was leaving the church, his whole demeanor changed. His eyes glowed red and he cowered over me and said in a strange mean voice: "Do you believe in hell or outer darkness? That will be your dwelling place forever." He also told me that when Jesus comes again, He will be trampling out the wine press and will be wearing a red robe. That, during the rapture, only the people wearing temple garments (Mormon secret underwear) would rise up to meet Him in the air.
When I ran into my institute teacher (another Mormon office), he hugged me and said he misses me in class. He asked me what was going on. I told him I was leaving the church. His demeanor changed. He puffed up and his face turned red. He said in a mean voice, "If you know what's good for you, you won't say anything bad about the church."
Last month, some of our best friends (Mormons) came over to the house. I stayed out in the kitchen while they talked to my husband. One started shouting to me from the living room in a sneering voice, "Come back to the church! Don't throw away our friendship of 32 years! We'll welcome you back with open arms! Just come back within the walls of the church!" On and on he went. My husband told him if he came over and harassed me one more time (he had come several times), he would call the sheriff and have him arrested for harassment. He stopped coming but began calling me on the phone in his sneering voice saying, "If you know what is good for you, you will come back into the fold!"
Now, my Mormon friends shun me big time. They are scared to look at me, touch me, talk to me, or be seen with me. Leaving was the hardest thing I have ever done in my life! But Jesus never left my side. He wanted me to be with Him and He lifted me up, cradling me in his arms. I was His lost lamb. He loves me. I do not need anyone or anything else.
YSIC, E.J.H.
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