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Hi, I'm exmodad

I'm from Italy. I was a mormon.

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    About me

    I joined the Church in Italy at the age of 9. My mom was a single mom of 3 children. Myself and 2 sisters. I was a firm believer till I learned about the "problems" with the Church and its history on my mission in England.

    # Why I left More stories of 'Why I left' the Mormon church

    It was all about the truth claims for me. The Church claims to be "the only true and living Church upon the face of the whole Earth" led by Jesus himself. They teach that Joseph Smith saw God and Jesus after an earnest prayer. They teach that the Book of Mormon is a real history of the American Indians, who came from a family in Jerusalem...they teach that the book of Abraham is a real scripture.
    When you dig into the real history you'll find that what the Church teaches is not how it all went. Joseph Smith was a con artist who claimed to be able to find hidden treasures and (illegally) charged people for it. You find that there is no evidence of the Nephites and Lamanites. That the book of Abraham came from a papyrus containing the Book of Breathings which has nothing to do with Abraham (the word Abraham doesn't even appear on it) It became obvious that Joseph Smith made it all up.
    It was a traumatic experience finding the truth. But I can say that I'm a lot happier now that I can be my authentic self, and not live by the standards of a Church who hoards billions of dollars while there's people starving in the world

    Spotlight on exmodad

    • I joined the Church in Italy at the age of 9. My mom was a single mom of 3 children. Myself and 2 sisters. I was a firm believer till I learned about the "problems" with the Church and its history on my mission in England. I was a Mormon. - Exmodad's "I was a Mormon" story. Read more at https://wasmormon.org/profile/exmodad/
    • It was all about the truth claims for me. The Church claims to be "the only true and living Church upon the face of the whole Earth" led by Jesus himself. They teach that Joseph Smith saw God and Jesus after an earnest prayer. They teach that the Book of Mormon is a real history of the American Indians, who came from a family in Jerusalem. They teach that the book of Abraham is a real scripture... - Exmodad's "I was a Mormon" story. Read more at https://wasmormon.org/profile/exmodad/
    • When you dig into the real history you'll find that what the Church teaches is not how it all went. Joseph Smith was a con artist who claimed to be able to find hidden treasures and (illegally) charged people for it. You find that there is no evidence of the Nephites and Lamanites. That the book of Abraham came from a papyrus containing the Book of Breathings which has nothing to do with Abraham (the word Abraham doesn't even appear on it) It became obvious that Joseph Smith made it all up. - Exmodad's "I was a Mormon" story. Read more at https://wasmormon.org/profile/exmodad/
    • It was a traumatic experience finding the truth. But I can say that I'm a lot happier now that I can be my authentic self, and not live by the standards of a Church who hoards billions of dollars while there's people starving in the world. - Exmodad's "I was a Mormon" story. Read more at https://wasmormon.org/profile/exmodad/
    • This is a spotlight on a profile shared at wasmormon.org. These are just the highlights, so please find the full story at https://wasmormon.org/profile/exmodad/. There are stories of Mormon faith journeys contributed by hundreds of users like you. Come check them out and consider sharing your own story at wasmormon.org!
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