But on the first day of reconnecting to one of the daughters, I got a little depressed to learn that she was pushing COVID conspiracy theories on her wall, and then eventually responded to a post on my wall with a long diatribe that you would have thought Sean Hannity had written. I expressed to her that I was sad to see she was into conspiracy theories, we had a brief exchange that was for the most part amicable, and then that was it. I decided to no longer follow her on social media so I wouldn't be tempted to respond to some of the crazy stuff she's posts from the Blaze. She is a huge Glenn Beck fan.
Anywho, this was a couple weeks ago and I hadn't heard anything back, until she sent me this PM just an hour ago. I then realized it would be better for me to not even respond with much other than a smiley emoji. I've been so disconnected from Mormonism (she doesn't know that) for so long now that all this secret combination garbage and fulfilled prophesy nonsense brings back bad memories and I just don't want to even approach it.
Hey there Kevin! Thanks again for friending me on Facebook. I have always wondered what happed to you and where you ended up. I was genuinely excited to see your friend request. I have fond memories of the time you spent with my family. After our last interaction on Facebook regarding political stuff, I felt sad and didn’t like the confrontational verbiage that was being relayed back and forth. That kind of interaction is never one that changes the others mind and is really quite useless. I wanted to respond then but needed time to not feel so bothered by it all. Your last remark about me being a right wing, conservative conspiracy theorist was a little harsh considering you don’t really know me and haven’t seen me in years. The tone in which you said it was clearly not meant as a compliment. It really feels like all my friends that share your views resort to name calling and snarky comments with those that don’t share your views. No room for tolerance or understanding and accepting others views and feelings. Then today, this was sent to me from a dear friend. So profound! As I listened, I thought of you. Not as a cry of repentance for you, but rather an enlightening moment for me. I don’t know where you stand with your testimony of the Book of Mormon as I don’t know you very well, but I do know that at one point you had a testimony and shared it with our family. While listening to this clip, it occurred to me that some people call them conspiracy theories but I would call some of these “theories” the actions of secret combinations. The very things that are happening in our world today have been foretold for centuries. Nothing new, nothing out of left field, merely in plain sight for us as members who read, study and ponder the scriptures. We were also foretold of the many that would leave the church in droves. That many would be deceived and harden their hearts, therefore unable to see what is right in front of their eyes. Some call me a right wing Fox news conspiracy theorist. But as I said before I don’t watch Fox News. I don’t really watch any news. I have course seen the headlines that come up on my phone and have read some things that were sent to me by others. Ultimately I’m using the knowledge from what the Scriptures and the prophets have taught me. I’m going by the feelings of the Spirit and cannot be swayed. If you don’t share my view on this, that’s ok. I’m not here to preach to you or to try and change your views but merely share with you where I’m coming from. I hope you can respect that. Please know that I truly respect you and want to remember you with the same fondness as I have for years. Your friend,