Watch the video above and talk about it with a friend or mentor.

Former Mormons get frustrated when their LDS friends and family minimize their new relationship with Christ. The answer to that frustration is prayer.

When a former Mormon comes to experience the joy of a new kind of relationship with Jesus, LDS people we know don’t seem to understand how important and life-changing that experience is to use. This can be very frustrating as we try to explain the changes in our lives to our LDS family and friends.

Video Highlights:

  • Mormons think they already know what we’re talking about. It’s hard to explain our experience to them because they use the same words we do. They think they have what we have, and more. So it often feels like we’re talking past our LDS friends. They don’t get who Jesus is to us and how wonderful our relationship with him is.
  • It gets frustrating to talk to LDS friends. It’s easy to get angry with them, to yell, to say what we don’t mean, or to get into heated arguments out of frustration. We want so badly to help them see the Jesus we’ve met, and they aren’t really interested.
  • Prayer is our best coping strategy. If you get mad or frustrated, get away from the conversation and pray (1 Timothy 2:1). Ask God to comfort you and to guide our words. Unless God is in it, your attempts to explain will be fruitless. Only God can soften the ground so the seeds we plant can take root. He can also help us with our anger and frustration.

[Related Topic: Kinda, Sorta Christian – I Believe in God, but Don’t Trust Him Fully]

We’re all going to have those frustrations. We want to share something so important to us, but people aren’t hearing it. The way to handle those frustrations is with prayer.

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Key Points:

  • Mormons Think They Already Know What We’re Talking About
  • It Gets Frustrating to Talk to LDS Friends
  • Prayer Is Our Best Coping Strategy

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Talk About It
  1. Watch the video together or invite someone to summarize the topic.
  2. What is your initial reaction to this video? Do you disagree with any of it? What jumped out at you?
  3. What responses have you had when you’ve tried to explain your new relationship with Jesus to LDS family and friends?
  4. Talk about a time you got angry or frustrated with someone’s response. What happened?
  5. Why do you think LDS friends don’t grasp what we’re trying to explain?
  6. Read Philippians 4:6. Why is prayer the best remedy for our frustration?
  7. Write a personal action step based on this conversation.

This is part of the Relationships After Mormonism series.