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Just moved to a new state. I was walking around looking for a new dance machine at the mall. I was pretty lonely and praying that I would make a friend. I left out of the mall and I met a girl. Same name as I. She asked me if I knew mother. ( I’m curious like a cat) so I said if go with her. She took me to church I felt so welcomed like this is where I belong. All the sisters loved me and they gave me dinner and treated me so wonderful. I went everyday for a week or so. I’d cut services once in awhile to hang out in the real world. But most of my night from 6pm till 12am was there. Everything was wonderful. I never questioned it ever! Until one night there was a bible study and I was studying with a brother. He had most the answers to the lesson( one I’ve studied before) I was wondering how he knew so much about the lesson. He said he went online to the church website. I wanted to know more about this mother and Korean guy ( curiousity cauae I still was not convinced ) I started going online an I found hate sites. I shrugged it off but got confused. I also watched a girls story on YouTube. Same thing happened to me as her. So, I didn’t feel as special as they told me I was. However, I still kept going. It was when I told the girl I study with I was confused I got called to the office And had a talk. Basically he said they would say this and that about us. ( what he was telling me I never read) so, I just giggled and wanted to just leave. After that I did the king David study and then they had a birthday cake for me since it was my birthday. After that we watched a video about the Internet. It said if we go look at sites that down the church that’s a sin. WAIT! What?! How stupid was that. I was still semi ok to this point. As horrible or funny as this sounds. I watched an episode of south park about Scientology and it was seriously almost the same story as my church. After this I was finished. I started reading this website and others. They still tried to reason with me even offering me to come listen and they would explain everything I saw online. I told them I can’t pray to a dead guy and some Korean woman. They said mother suffered. So what?! My own damn Grandmother suffered too. That doesn’t make her God. ( sorry for the venting) then previously the night before this girl said she would be my friend even if I left the church. But her tone went from “I’ll miss you tonight” ( since I didn’t go to sabbath service) to ( spiritual poison omg take care) one forum said the same thing once we separate ourselves they change. This was the final test and they failed it. Right now though I guess a part of me is sad. But, just because I will miss the companionship I got and the part where I feel like I belong somewhere. I always thought knowledge is power. I thought if I could learn more about the bible and God I’d be able to make a better choice. Now I’m left only feeling empty and more confused than I was before. Please feel free to ask my questions if you have any.
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