Beyond The Spacious Building

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Welcome to Beyond the Spacious Building, a space for truth-seeking through exploration and reflection. This blog invites you to look beyond the ordinary and question your perceptions while searching for meaning. Each post aims to reveal deeper aspects of our experiences and shows how curiosity and self-reflection can lead to personal insights. Join me in discovering ideas that promote growth, authenticity, and a deeper connection with the world around us.

  • Becoming the Real Me: A Season of Growth

    There are seasons in life that quietly shift us—moments that begin not with certainty, but with a decision. This has been one of those seasons for me. Not a breakdown, not a plateau, but a deep turning inward and a conscious pivot toward something more true. It wasn’t about becoming someone else—it was about finally…

  • “They Can Leave the Church, But They Can’t Leave It Alone”

    A friend recently shared a perspective with me that left me unsettled. He said, “It’s better to be for something than against something.” His example was the abortion debate, arguing that it’s better to be pro-life rather than anti-abortion. At first glance, this seems like a reasonable and even optimistic approach to life. However, the…

  • Heavenly Mother: A Silent Partner in the Plan?

    The doctrine of a Heavenly Mother is one of the more distinctive and obscure beliefs within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. While officially acknowledged, her presence is conspicuously absent in both worship and doctrine. The Church teaches that all human beings have Heavenly Parents—a Heavenly Father and a Heavenly Mother. Yet, despite…

  • Finding Connection at Thrive: The Shared Experience of Faith Transition

    This weekend, I am attending Thrive, a conference for those who have left the Mormon Church and are seeking support, community, and healing. Last night was the opening mix-and-mingle event, and I walked into the room not knowing a single soul. As I sat down at the first table and started listening to the stories…

  • The Pursuit of Truth: A Personal and Legal Journey

    The pursuit of truth has been at the core of my personal journey for years. It has guided me through some of the most challenging and transformative moments of my life, from deconstructing long-held beliefs to redefining my sense of identity and integrity. When I embarked on this path of truth-seeking, I had no idea…

  • The Book of Abraham: A Translation That Wasn’t

    There was a time when I believed the Book of Abraham was exactly what Joseph Smith said it was—a translation from ancient Egyptian papyri, containing the actual words of Abraham himself. It was scripture, held up alongside the Bible and the Book of Mormon, canonized as part of the Pearl of Great Price. I trusted…

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