This is amplified when the child thinks deeply and critically, as you taught them to do. Unlike many faiths, Latter-day Saints are “all or nothing” and “no empty chairs.” Can you hold to those beliefs and observances when you’re the only one remaining in the chairs?įor some parents, family alienation is so unbearable that they come to question what they thought they knew. Our gospel is not just a belief system, but a way of life and daily observances that set us apart in unique ways. Spiritual alienation from children can be unbearable for parents. As the gap widens between that culture and the teachings of their youth, it is increasingly hard for them to “choose the right.” These are not petulant, bored teens, but thoughtful and troubled young adults who are saturated in the culture around them. Of all the reasons people leave the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one is rarely mentioned: “Because my children left.” Yet, I have seen it too often a family exodus begins, not with the parents, but with the older children.
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