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My Faith Transition Journey

It’s something I never thought would happen, and yet here I am. My whole life was framed to make sure there was no possibility for my faith to unravel or be questioned, and yet it is in transition. 

This is a detailed online journal about my faith journey from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, or Mormonism, to another path. It’s the blog I hope gives my posterity and others insight into why I am making the decisions I am making regarding my spiritual journey. It may lead to atheist ideology. It may lead to a reformed view of Christianity. Or anywhere in between and around. 

My ultimate goal is to find authenticity and empowerment in my life, and those in it. To see the world as it is before me. For my posterity’s sake. For my sake. 




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