Comments on: True Name

Comment by: Matt

2009-02-14T01:37:53Z

Ah I see what you did there.

Very interesting. My secret YMCA Princesses name is “Falls like rain.” Father Lehi would be proud.

Comment by: Jonathan Blake

2009-02-15T08:28:10Z

Lamanite/Indian names are the best.

Comment by: Kullervo

2009-02-17T17:32:42Z

I see what you did there.

Comment by: Jonathan Blake

2009-02-17T19:44:35Z

I feel better now. It seems like sharing this is part of moving on for me.

Comment by: Matt

2009-02-26T20:40:20Z

Yah, moving-on. You speak openly about something like this and it’s clear that you are either a galactic masochist or the last great fear has been flushed away.

I’m still quite afraid. Not of the doctrinal freak-show but of the social implications. Mormonism is brilliant this way.

Comment by: Jonathan Blake

2009-02-27T08:53:42Z

I admit that I benefit from living in a place where being Mormon isn’t a prerequisite for being a member of the community. I also benefit from a respectful relationship with my family though I probably could have ruined that by being a prick during my angry phase. Bullet dodged.

Mormonism does have a strange genius that makes it nearly impossible to stay friends with true believers while being a Mormon heretic. It forces you to sacrifice friendships as a price of freedom, or so it would like us to believe. I think most of the friendships I lost on my way out were never good friendships anyway.

Comment by: Matt

2009-02-27T09:32:41Z

So true about the so-called friendships. Those based on common slavery are only good for keeping one in slavery. On my side, it’s really about keeping my little family together. I’m far from shelter here. If it were just me I’d have no qualms about putting it all behind. But it’s not and so I’ll be damned if I don’t continue to kick against the pricks who would take my family from me.

Comment by: Jonathan Blake

2009-02-27T10:00:14Z

I wasn’t surprised when I heard people hinting that my family was heading to destruction when I came out. I was surprised by who was doing the hinting. People’s true colors show in times of change.