I can relate, FCSLC. And I think you're right that the wiser choice between what TLWF became and the Mormon church could very well have been the latter. I can't imagine it being less relatable/accountable to its congregants than the authority structure in TLWF.
FCSLC Wrote:
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> changedagain: I do not know the amount but I’m
> certain is was sizeable. It still “chaps my
> hide” when remembering all the sacrifice the
> locals made just to have a church for their
> children to attend that was an alternative to the
> predominant faith of the region.
>
> In retrospect, the children may have grown up
> “more normal” if they had gone to the Mormon
> Church instead. Can’t believe I’m saying
> this!!
FCSLC Wrote:
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> changedagain: I do not know the amount but I’m
> certain is was sizeable. It still “chaps my
> hide” when remembering all the sacrifice the
> locals made just to have a church for their
> children to attend that was an alternative to the
> predominant faith of the region.
>
> In retrospect, the children may have grown up
> “more normal” if they had gone to the Mormon
> Church instead. Can’t believe I’m saying
> this!!