I wrote in My Story how I attended the temple every day last fall, seeking Jesus.
Just like President Nelson said recently — “Here is my promise to you: Every sincere seeker of Jesus Christ will find Him in the temple. You will find answers to your most vexing questions.” — I indeed did find many answers to questions.
But the answers weren’t the Mormon answers.
I got some clear, beautiful answers to my doctrinal doubts. I began to unravel false teachings and to understand actual Biblical teachings for the first time in my life.
I was led to the scriptures where I continued to find things that contradicted the LDS church, even in the Book of Mormon. I was led to a new church and new friends, who explained so much to me. I was led to study the Bible and I found crazy things I never knew about!—things that totally called out the LDS church.
And as I attended the temple, I got more and more questions about the temple itself, and church history.
It just didn’t make sense anymore.
It didn’t feel like a happy, sweet, innocent place anymore.
I was recently telling someone online about this. I was saying how wearing my garments didn’t “protect me” from “being deceived.” I was doing everything I was supposed to do. I was studying the Book of Mormon, wearing garments, and attending the temple
…and I was led right out of the LDS church.