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#wasmormon #Exmormon Profile spotlight on Jean: https://wasmormon.org/jean-was-a-mormon-an-ex-mormon-profile-spotlight/

"I was born in Dorset, UK in 1944 while air raids raged around us. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother who loves to read. I was a #mormon until I read real #churchhistory." #lds #cultsurvivor

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Jean was impressed with the 'true religion' as taught by the missionaries and joined the church with her young family. After serving faithfully for a long time and even serving a senior mission to South Africa, she collected a few issues onto her shelf. She questioned why she and the other missionaries weren't better protected

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"I was not taught to think critically and was trained in religious thought by my school and the Church of England. I was excited when as a young wife and mother the #Mormon #missionaries knocked on our door and taught us about '#truereligion'. We joined and later moved to Canada"
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"As seniors my husband and I served a #mormonmission to Capetown, South Africa. We were involved in a road accident in the mission's van. We were passengers in the back seat and received the worst injuries. My husband's neck was broken, my back and many other bones." #protected #blessed
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"GOD DIDN'T PROTECT US. We were wearing our #templegarments underwear, we were being #faithful by serving a #mission and yet... I didn't give up on the #church over that of course but it did begin a series of #questions about why and #whyGod seemed to have #abandoned #Africa"
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"I could not settle into the old way of life knowing that people in #Africa were #hungry, needed education and jobs, so we raised #money and went back to our old #mission area to give out micro-loans for people to start their own businesses. WHY doesn't the #church do that?"
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My second son #leftthechurch and I wanted to know why. He shared what information he had about the #history of the church and before too long, I had read all of that and so much more. It was a terrible time for me and I felt quite #suicidal. I didn't know who I was if, after 39 years, I was no longer 'Sister Bodie', the #bishop's wife, the branch president's wife, the #seminary teacher... #faithcrisis #mormonfaithcrisis #faithdeconstruction #darknightofthesoul https://wasmormon.org/profile/jean-bodie/
I'm Jean Bodie and I was a mormon. A wasmormon.org profile.

Hi, my name is Jean. I was a mormon until I read real church history back in 2006. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother who loves to read and research topics of interest. I do a bit of proof reading on the side. Read my story to learn why I left the mormon church.

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I learned that '#feelings' are not a good way to determine what is #true. I learned that #information needed sources to even be considered. #mormontruthcrisis #truthclaims #faith #blindfaith #confirmationbias #elevatedemotion https://wasmormon.org/profile/jean-bodie/ #exmormon
I'm Jean Bodie and I was a mormon. A wasmormon.org profile.

Hi, my name is Jean. I was a mormon until I read real church history back in 2006. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother who loves to read and research topics of interest. I do a bit of proof reading on the side. Read my story to learn why I left the mormon church.

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I learned that the reason why black men could not receive the #priesthood was pure #racism. I learned that the #mormonchurch is a #racist, #misogynistic organization that does not deserve the loyalty of its members - so I #resigned my membership. #whyileft #leavingchurch #exmo https://wasmormon.org/profile/jean-bodie/ #exmormon #cultsurvivor #ldschurch #mormon
I'm Jean Bodie and I was a mormon. A wasmormon.org profile.

Hi, my name is Jean. I was a mormon until I read real church history back in 2006. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother who loves to read and research topics of interest. I do a bit of proof reading on the side. Read my story to learn why I left the mormon church.

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Some of my #family members and my children were upset with me for #leavingthechurch, my husband and I were arguing about the information I was discovering and I realized that God didn't even care about that. If #God loved anyone, ever, he certainly did not #love me. #alone
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I'm Jean Bodie and I was a mormon. A wasmormon.org profile.

Hi, my name is Jean. I was a mormon until I read real church history back in 2006. I am a wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother who loves to read and research topics of interest. I do a bit of proof reading on the side. Read my story to learn why I left the mormon church.

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