Brian’s journey out of Mormonism is one of awakening and courage. Born into the faith and raised under its doctrines, he spent years navigating an on-again, off-again relationship with the church, always holding onto the thought that it might be true. Like many, the deep-seated fear of questioning and doubting kept him tethered to the faith longer than he might have otherwise stayed.
It wasn’t until Brian took a hard look at the church’s truth claims and history that he was able to break free fully. Watching the temple ceremony online was a turning point—he initially felt fear, a conditioned response from years of indoctrination, but once that fear passed, the floodgates of deconstruction opened. He came to see that the things he had been taught since childhood were “nonsense.” The mythology of Mormonism—prophets talking to Jesus, divine callings, a grand premortal purpose—crumbled under scrutiny. Now, he sees the real tragedy: the time and energy his family, especially his mother, has given to an institution that offered promises it could never fulfill.
Hi, 👋 Brian here I’m a disabled Veteran. Father of three boys not raised in the church. Born In The Covenant. My mother and many others in my family still are TBM. I was a Mormon.
After many years of on again off again going to church I checked out. Due to the indoctrination I always thought that the church could be true.
Recently, I started my look into the truth claims and history of the church. The first time I watched the temple ceremony on YouTube I was actually afraid something bad was going to happen. Once I got over that, I was able to start deconstructing for real!
I can see now that none if it is true. It was all made up. All the nonsense I was taught as a kid is literally just nonsense. The prophets don’t walk around the temple talking to Jesus. I wasn’t some special kid in heaven. God isn’t coming back anytime soon. Joseph never translated anything!
The worst part is that people in my family have wasted their whole lives on the church. It is truly sad that my mother has never enjoyed life.
Brian
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