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From Mormonism to Athesim An open letter: A Brief Intro/Background I would like to convey to you my recent shift in world view. That is to say that I recently came to realize and accept that I am an atheist. Let me be clear by what I intend to convey by identifying as such. I do not mean to say I am opposed to religion, or claim there is no God. I still identify very much with LDS culture and attend church regularly. Rather, I identify as an atheist as a way to convey that I seem to have lost Faith that there is a God. Over the last year I studied and pondered in great depth hoping to discover as best I could truth. Before I get there I want to be clear as to the perspective in which I am coming from. I was raised in an active and loving family in the LDS Church. My family is still very active, my father and my mother have served in leadership roles. They are both full of faith and charity and am grateful for their love and support throughout my life. 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