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POSTED BY: PattiLynn
DATE: 01.12.2008
SUBJECT: I can tend to be lost .....
LOCATION: Orange County, United States
I have been a member of the church since birth, I have been active and mostly inactive. I found out that I do believe more then I thought, and here the story goes.

Two weeks ago my oldest son went to stay with a friend in another city -

My family meet this person while he was on his mission when we were a young family in San Diego. My father had just passed away and my Mother loved this young man like a son. He loved California and after his mission came back to live here. We have stayed friends ever since.

Time passes and he falls away from the church, he committed the graves of sins and is excommunicated, he is re-bapisted and then decides the life of sin is much more appealing and has himself excommunicated again and has remained that way for over 20 years, he is now Pagan and hates the Mormon church. We have remained friends with him and have never had a moment of concern about our children being around him.

So back to the story - my oldest son goes to visit him - and when they are driving they pass the temple in San Diego, this man my "friend" proceeds to tell my inactive son all of the secrets of the temple!! To say I was angry when I found out is the understatement of the world!! I wrote this man and asked him why he would betray our friendship and do this, he told me he wants everyone to hate the church like he does and he did nothing wrong.

I have forbidden this man from my house and my life, I am not active in the church - but I am the first to tell you that it is because I am a weak woman, who makes bad choices. I do not blame the church and tell the world it is wrong - and although I am not the srongest in my faith I am strong when it comes to defending my church.

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