Ok, so the title doesn't make much grammatical sense, but you get the idea. The purpose of this blog is not, and will never be, to document specific reasons why I felt I had to leave Mormonism. It is a place for me to articulate my thoughts about the process: the difficulties, the opportunities, the growing pains, etc. It is also an attempt to communicate to family and friends who may happen upon this in a non-confrontational way "that all may be edified." 1. It was too hard for me to keep my covenants. When I went through the temple for the first time over 13 years ago, I was really excited to be part of a club of sorts. I was excited to have been initiated into that level of my faith. I enjoyed wearing garments. I didn't find the slight modifications I needed to make in my dress to be a burden. The actual covenants themselves were very much in line with the way I was already living. I felt like I had taken the next step to becoming a fully fledged adult in the ...