Hey. I’m Landon. I made this thing, and I’m writing stuff on it all the time.
My interests are all over the freaking place. I’m a PhD student at present, and this website is one of the things I spend my (limited) free time working on.
I enjoy reading, writing, and ‘rithmatic, quite literally. I earn a living doing math for complicated engineering problems, and I also reading, writing, cooking,
and philosophizing. Thanks for joining me!
P.S. I added this photo to prove I have, at one point or another, been outdoors.
I’ve been accused of spreading anti-mormon lies and propaganda.
Oh no! They got me! Guess I’ve been Deceived by Satan. Drank The World’s kool-aid. The serpent beguiled me, as it were. How dare my 60,000 word essay about my experience in the church not promote the message mormonism pushes.
Now that I’ve been caught, what’s left to do but write some more?
My incomplete list of anti-mormon lies Jesus loves you unconditionally....
Does Mormonism Encourage Shunning?
While I was a missionary, we were encouraged to participate in a local program with the goal of reactivating people who weren’t coming to church anymore. It was based on 3 Nephi 18:30 (in the Book of Mormon):
Nevertheless, ye shall not cast him out from among you, but ye shall minister unto him and shall pray for him unto the Father, in my name; and if it so be that he repenteth and is baptized in my name, then shall ye receive him, and shall minister unto him of my flesh and blood....
My List of Faith Transition Resources
Faith transitions are hard. You might have spent your whole life believing something just to feel like the rug was pulled out from under you. I’ve put together a great big list of resources that have helped me deconstruct my relationship with mormonism and repair my relationship with family, friends, and myself after leaving.
Above all else, you deserve kindness and respect throughout this process. Give yourself space to deal with these hard topics, and please reach out for help if you need it....
0.1 Introduction
This section presents an introduction to this letter and its author. It is intended to give readers a preview of what this letter includes and the perspective of its author.
