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You should get out the apologetics organization FAIRMormon, contact them with your feels and they will talk to you via e-mail. The Juvenile Instructor is a Mormon History blog, and they have been taking questions from people in some of their posts. Polygamy is very heartbreaking. You have my empathy.

Do you have a set of our scriptures? If you haven't finished the Book of Mormon, I suggest you do that (then move on to the Doctrine & Covenants and Pearl of Great Price). The more you read and understand our religion, the more your mother will respect your choices. Just because you can't go to church doesn't mean you can't partake in the Gospel. Our sponsored university Brigham Young University has a TV station called BYU TV. Click around and watch old episodes of devotionals and talks. BYU Studies also has great study tools for scripture study.

You are just at the beginning of your faith and there is a lot to learn! Take it slow. Remember to look for the bigger context of the situation. We have an apologetics organization called FAIRMormon. I suggest you contact them with your situation and your Mother's questions. And like the Catholic Church, we don't always have a squeaky clean history. Leaders have made mistakes in judgement or we haven't been the most progressive. Be kind to people of the past. Best Wishes.

Welcome to the board!

There is a FB group just for LDS people with spouses who have left. It's called 'Another Testament of Marriage' (that page will give you information on how to join the group). I invite all people in this sitiation to give it a look if you're looking for support. There is also a presentation on a psychology study by a psychologist named Adam Fisher about LDS people changing beliefs and marriage. Praying for you and your family.

Has anyone here worked for CES as an institute/seminary instructor? There's the Church website, but that doesn't give a whole lot of information? Anyone have any links? Thanks, Katherine