r/exlldm Apr 19 '26

Personal I lost my partner to lldm

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I met this amazing girl at work 3 years ago, she told me about her church but I didn’t think much of it, fast forward a year, out of love I visited. I’ll be honest, it felt nice except for the whole apostle thing, that just didn’t sound believable. I kept attending because of her and eventually starting believing myself.

We started dating, talked about marriage and baptism. The church embraced and loved me, however one day I just felt a surge of clarity that this wasn’t right. This happens right around the time of the Rico charges. She had a complete mental breakdown, our relationship went downhill and we broke up a couple months ago.

Fast forward now we spoke for the first time, but when she talked about church she kept saying how I talked bad about the church, when all I mentioned is that Rico charges are serious the US doesn’t just do them without substantial evidence.

I feel abandoned, I still love her and I don’t know how to heal from this , any advice ?

r/exlldm 17d ago

Personal LLDM women

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Are LLDM women desperate for attention & are they secretly promiscuous? My partner had an ex gf in highschool whom they “lost their virginity” to each other. Mind you he’s not LLDM, just a random classmate. They kept their relationship a secret because the ex said people at church will find out and she will get in trouble yada yada yada. Then, she tells him she’s pregnant and they should run away. Then months later, said she lost the baby, cries hard, dad finds out her relationship and beats her up and forces her into arrange marriage for some dude’s green card. Told my partner then that she will come back for him in a year. She emailed him and they kept in contact with each other for over 13 years. They went on little dates but never did anything intimate throughout the years because she said she knows too many people from her church and they will see her. Partner expressed many times he wanted to try again but she never gave him a definitive answer but rather lead him on. Talking about how she’s seeing her neighbour and they hit it up every now and then. And it goes on and on. The leading on and never serious with him. Says things that she’s so busy with her nephews that she prioritizes them. When it’s making time for each other, it has to be within her availability and her say. Such a toxic relationship x friendship. Anyway, fast forward, my partner and I made it official, she found out and starts saying things to him that now that my partner is in a relationship, she wants to finally have sex with him again because something about it turns her on? And I was furious lol.

I was just curious what your experience with LLDm women are?

I told my partner she sounds like she lied to you throughout all those years and was emotionally manipulating you & the fact that she lead you on all those years? She just wanted someone she can run back to once her life is boring again then leaves when something pops up lol

I reminded him: you weren’t in love, you were trauma-bonded lol.

PS she looks like a monkey but she has money (daddy’s 🤑)

r/exlldm Apr 29 '26

Personal Estoy agotado y estoy sufriendo

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Hola buenas noches ya he comentado aquí antes y les agradezco profundamente quienes manifestaron su apoyo moral hacia mí, como saben es desesperante saber la verdad y no poder salirte porque no, no puedes salirte porque eso significaría el fin de matrimonio,no ver a tus papás,no ver a tus hijos,no ver amigos ni familia quedarte sin casa o departamento incluso. Por lo que me desahogo aquí como muchos miembros y encargados lo hacen de manera anónima.

El día de hoy eh estado triste porque eh estado meditando en todos los sufrimientos que uno vive independientemente si creas o no porque uno vive encarcelado en libertad y quiero desahogarme de lo que al menos yo he vivido.

Prohibición de ir al cine (aunque en la doctrina original se prohíbe incluso cualquier cosa sea tecnológica o no que te haga interactuar con algo en contra de la doctrina como en el pasado era la radio, la música,o la literatura que hablara en contra) a mí me tocó la regla de que se prohibía ir al cine y recuerdo lo estresante que fue ir por primera vez

Prohibición de faltar al culto yo puedo que hasta la fecha es variable de familia a familia pero yo recuerdo que muchas veces no quería ir al culto pero no había de otra

Colonia o vecindarios LLDM en lo personal esta es una de las peores porque realmente uno no tiene privacidad o se siente uno vigilado para evitar críticas, me acuerdo que uno no podía subirle a la música tener gusto de meter gente aunque no hubiera nada de malo ni pecado como una amiga

Chismes también una de las peores, yo sé que en todos lados hay chismes y que pasa pero el problema es que la mayoría de las veces te puedes alejar de esa gente o por el mismo tiempo o se olvidan o se alejan pero en la iglesia no se olvidan no se alejan

Haber sufrido por LLDM no solo implicaba el engaño o la manipulación sino el sufrimiento físico psicológico económico y patrimonial y aún sexual que muchos llegaron a vivir

Conflictos Familiares-Religiosos era de que por no hacer que eran causantes de violencia física o psicológica.

Abusos de Ministros Ya les había contado de lo que se vivió en HP Tepic Nayarit con Gilberto García Granados y su hijo Finnes García que se grabó teniendo relaciones con una joven de la iglesia y que incluso lo intentó también con una esposa de encargado de grupo así como que trataban mal a la iglesia tanto en la dominicales (el GGG de hecho) así como a los hnos pero eso si bien duros

Entro otras cosas como que uno la verdad también sufre estando en la iglesia y pero dicen que aquí somos felices pero ojo las letras chiquitas más que nada somos felices espiritualmente no materialmente

Estoy cansado de esconderme,simplemente quiero ser yo sin temor a la condena poder decir la verdad sin temor a perder familia amigos y un techo donde vivir, poder amar besar bailar y divertirme sin límites religiosos ojo no quiero libertinaje pero Qpdo también le llaman libertinaje al simple y puro hecho de amar a una mujer o hombre según el caso por no hacerlo siendo mayor de edad por 6 meses para casarme, honestamente muchos están empezando a dejar de seguir esas reglas pero la verdad es que lo hacen en privado y eso no ayuda públicamente

r/exlldm 25d ago

Personal Any peeps from Brooklyn in here?

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I just discovered this reddit. Are any of the brooklyn originals around here? And im talking about the generation of us who were kids/teens growing up going to Central Ave. way before the building was taken down. (Noe Lugo, Lee Minnemann days etc) You can DM me if you would prefer to talk privately. I left church a while ago but throughout my adult life i have wondered about yall. Friends or not growing up if you guys are reading this and also left or still in i really hope you are all doing good in life. Id love to hear from you if you’re on here. It was so few of us in that age and time that i can almost remember all of your faces back in those days. If you are still in or not, no disrespect or hard feelings, id just would love to talk to some of you and reconnect in a way.

r/exlldm Apr 15 '26

Personal Solo Quieres el Apoyo para La Pedofilia , 🙄 para lo Indefendible ! pero te Arde que alguien mas de tu propia comunidad resiva apoyo?? que Amor y Unidad predicas ! , como Ciega borrega solo apoyando a Los Que jamás van a salir , tu apoya con tus crepas lo que quieras deja de estar forzando .

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r/exlldm Apr 14 '26

Personal Era influencer de la luz del mundo

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hola amigos bueno a nadie le importa de que trabajo pero la verdad si tenía miedo contar de lo que trabajaba en esa iglesia secta, trabajo de hacer videos para YouTube tengo varios canales grandes pero nunca les conté a nadie, porque pensé que me iba a usar para predicar o alguna mmd así, yo me convertí a ellos pero fue por el amor a mi esposa, tengo raices Pentecostés y cristianas, así que tenía un poco de lore, yo no oraba por el nason, cuando decían -oren por el, porque por el tenemos vida- decía yo: a chinga como así? el es dios?? y procedía a orar y agradecer a Dios no a el, pero si hay gente que lo adora como Dios quizás es bien raro y a veces daba un poco de miedo. Mi esposa daba mucho del dinero que ganamos ahí, quizás si me pagaban 7k usd al mes ella daba como 4k ahí.... si amigos estábamos awebonados, yo nunca dije que no creía en lo que decían porque pues me podían hacer caza de brujas, otra cosa que me chocó fue que dijeran que no hay espíritu santo, si no que en la biblia lo dice, había muchas cosas que no podia hacer rechace marcas de patricinios por qué no era correcto, una marca de vinos me envió unas botellas y tuve que tirarlas y rellenarlo con otra cosa, no podía ir al cine a ver una película, etc. muchas restricciones absurdas... además que como saben muchos en la biblia dice que el diablo cayó, si usamos lógica el diablo miraba a Dios a toda hora y era un ángel, y si el cayó....un hombre que no mira a Dios ni en pintura caerá?

pd: además del dinero que dabamos mensual, pedían más jajajja no tienen llenadera estos weyes. la única manera de desmantelar este lugar es el gobierno, pero como son una colonia completa está cañón, yo no me pondré a perseguirlos porque no lograre nada, solo oro por los que están ahí adentro con el coco lavado y son agachones. Vinimos a vivir a disfrutara la vida no a qué nos jodan con cosas inventadas por un hombre. yo por mi parte ya no me iré a ninguna religión o secta estoy harto.

esa es mi experiencia...

r/exlldm 23d ago

Personal ex members - hello!

29 Upvotes

so I left the church in 2019, and I was coming here for support. I felt like many of the people who I spoke to were just leaving too, so it was hard to keep communication since we basically had a new life to explore. I was 18, I’m in high school, I got kicked out my house and had to figure it out from there.

Long story short, I am now 25, I have a successful career in the fashion/art industry. Im a huge spiritualist and love it. I’ve been going to therapy for over a year now and healing the church side of things. Really big and positive changes if I’m honest.

I want to come here and ask if there’s anyone who’s somewhere in the same boat. Ex member from LLDM, Heavy into spirituality and has a career somewhere in the entertainment/art field. I feel like I have no one to really talk to and relate.

I really just want to connect with like minded individuals and just talk about our experiences. Telling people I was in a cult and them reacting to me like I’m some lab monkey or poking fun at it sucks so much. Really just want a friend. PM if this is you, I’d love to make some new friends!!!

r/exlldm Apr 18 '26

Personal Jesús y la fe verdadera

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Que triste es pensar que la fe que jesus nos demostró siga sin entenderse jesús enseño que se debe tener una fe profunda auténtica y genuina seguimos con rituales tradicionales seguimos con hacer lo que otros hacen solo por hacerlo y cumplir para obtener un derecho de pertenencia solo por qué cumplimos con ciertas responsabilidades que son totalmente materiales y despues tener una aceptación por una sociedad o comunidad.

r/exlldm Nov 05 '25

Personal I dont know what to do

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Im a 17 yr old who was born into the church and i still actively go to the church 3-4 times a week and a part of the choir. My parents when it comes to chruch are pretty strict in going and having faith. But they make sure I dont got any "best freinds" in the world becuase "amistades en el mundo no existen" witch is complete bullshit.

Some of the worst kids I've known throughout my childhood kids ages 6-14 are the worst people I've met are from the church.

My parents and my church members believe that I still have faith in the church but the reality is that I lost all faith at 15.

My problem:

I want to go to university and I have a good chance into getting into a prestigious university in Wisconsin. I want to plan out my future but I know at some point 18-20 yrs old i wanna leave my parents house and the church becuase I know theres no reasoning to them why I dont believe in the church anymore and why they should leave too. But I know its just financially better to stay with my parents becuase living on my own in this economy is crazy.

But if I choose to stay i dont wanna act like i still believe becuase when i go to university, church is gonna waste so much of my time. I want to get my bread up, continue a workout split, spend time with freinds and most importantly exceed i my engineering courses.

Should I choose to stay in school and wait out church or leave the church and be all on my own working full time while wanting to fulfill other life goals?

Also what should I do to avoid depositing my "diezmos" my parents are starting to catch on that I dont do them.

r/exlldm Dec 27 '25

Personal Missing the handsome guys in East LA

23 Upvotes

Hello, I’m like 4th/5th generation lldm, didn’t join until I was 19/20 yrs old. I’m older now & left lldm before naason pleaded guilty. But anywho man I remember being so IN LOVE from afar with a member at east los but I didn’t think I was good enough cus I wasn’t a virgin. When I mean infatuated I mean YEARS, he became successful unsure if he married. I mean at his age then he was really pushing that age where he should be married… Anyway who are some cuties you miss ?

Sincerely - Your online friend.

r/exlldm Apr 02 '26

Personal La vez que casi me hacen parte de esta secta

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Hola Reddit, dare una introducción breve, hace no muchos años, deje de ser ateo por distintos motivos que me llevaron a una conversión, en ese tiempo frecuentaba a un amigo, este mismo amigo me invitaba a su congregación a lo que yo la verdad no tenía ni idea de que estaba pasando con esto, una vez ya accedí para ver por qué tanto escándalo, lo que ví me dejó atónito, gente llorando, gritando y pidiéndole a Dios por un hombre está justamente en la cárcel, el ambiente se me hizo tan pesado al punto de no querer pisar de nuevo ahí, se suponía que aunque era nuevo en la religión, amar a Dios no se debería sentir así, ya con varios años en el cristianismo y con muy buenos mentores, me di cuenta de todo lo que enseñaban mal en esta iglesia hablando de tanto la manera teológica como los actos que se hacen en la misma, hoy agradezco a Dios todo lo que hizo por mi y como me salvó de pertenecer a un lugar así.

r/exlldm Jan 01 '26

Personal Need some advice :)

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I’m looking for some advice and perspective. I’ve never been religious myself—I tend to question things a lot. I’ve been dating my girlfriend for over a year now, and while that might not seem like a long time to some people, she means everything to me.

She’s part of LLDM, and because of the church’s strict teachings, I’ve never met her mother. Dating “non-believers” isn’t really accepted, and most of her friends from church think the same way, so I’ve never really been exposed to that side of her life.

My girlfriend and I talk openly about this. She tells me she doesn’t care about the church’s views on purity or what others think, and that she has free will and chooses to be with me. I believe her—but I still worry.

I don’t want to ruin things for her at church, even though I personally disagree with a lot of it. I also don’t want her relationship with her family to suffer because of me. What worries me most is how casually she talks about things like marriage. For example, she’s mentioned that her brother was supposed to marry a certain girl, almost as if it was decided for him. They’re so young, and it makes me scared that the same thing could eventually happen to her—and that I might not be able to do anything about it.

I guess my questions are:

  • Should I be worried?
  • How significant is marriage within LLDM, and how much say do individuals really have?
  • Has anyone here gone through something similar—dating someone in LLDM or another high-control church—and did it work out or not?

Any insight or personal experiences would really help. Thank you.

r/exlldm Jan 06 '25

Personal I still go, I’m chilling. It’s doesn’t feel bad belonging to a cult

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I mean sure, it sounds bad, but I just do my best to keep it all about Jesus and God whenever I take congregations.

I believe in the Gospel that the being taught there. It honestly depends on every individual. And this goes for every religious organization.

Ministers, pastors, and members all influence how we receive a doctrine. If we don’t practice what we preach is the message really working??

The answer is yes, lldm like other Christian churches tell its members to accept the Christ as we are inherently wicked in our nature.

If you don’t believe in a God or the Gospel of Jesus Christ, you’re probably a very shallow person when things don’t go your way. I’ve noticed these characteristics amongst agnostic and atheist coworkers.

I don’t ever preach out loud, unless someone asks me about it. I let them know everything too, that our “leader” is in jail for sexual misconduct with a minor, and that our behavior is very cult like.

And usually they become worried for me and ask me if I ever wanted to leave the church/cult.

And honestly I always tell them that I left before, and it let me down a path of self-destruction. The thing about cults, churches, clubs, or synagogues whatever you want to call them; they add structure and order to your life.

They promote wisdom by reading “their” holy scriptures. Jews, Muslims, Christians, each cult has its philosophy and doctrines.

Only knowing the doctrine that comes from lldm makes the most sense to me. Do I believe that the SOG is perfect and pure. No, every human beside Jesus Christ is flawed.

Do I believe Jesus Christ will save the sinners from death? Yes. How? Through his Gospels and through his doctrine.

The Jews and Muslims have doctrines. Lldm (Christian church) is just another religious organization spreading a doctrine of peace, grace, mercy, and love of God.

If anyone else that gives glory to NJG and calls it his doctrine is blinded by idolatry, which is a common sin in all religious organizations.

I guess my point is; God is real, and he sent his only Son. Christ will return. Find yourself a Bible read it, and find a church that you are comfortable going too.

God bless yall

r/exlldm Jan 29 '26

Personal I had a relationship with a member of the Light of the World church.

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Hello, I'm writing this solely to share my experience in a relationship with a member of that church. I want to clarify that I was and still am completely uninvolved; however, through him, I learned some of its "beliefs."

His family never accepted me. His mother even told him that she didn't accept "gentiles" in her home. And what did he do about it? Nothing.

I must say that this way of discriminating against others for not belonging to the same religion or sect doesn't seem very "brotherly" to me, honestly. 👀 It's inconsistent with everything they preach.

My "failure" was being a gentile and not wanting to delve into their religion. Even so, I must admit that I tried, but there were many things that just didn't sit right with me. I never felt anything regarding their doctrine, and I wasn't going to force a faith that wasn't mine.

The truth is, I don't understand why they feel different or unique in the world when, in the end, they're all human. Giving in to temptation is part of life; the important thing is to take responsibility for your own actions, not to go through life delegating that responsibility to the forgiveness of a god or deity.

Sometimes I wonder, if they're so faithful to their doctrine and rules, why did my ex do so many things with me that are considered "worldly"? 🤔

r/exlldm Mar 14 '26

Personal Carta abierta de reflexión a la familia Joaquin.

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r/exlldm Oct 14 '25

Personal Family talk

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So I always knew this conversation with my mom would eventually pop up about the church, how we feel and see it. My mom and I had a debate- conversation about the church. I told her how I felt about it, how naason is in prison and how corrupt a good amount of brothers are in the church. I know there’s good with some brothers and sisters that still go, like my family but I always fear for them. The church loves to get into peoples heads. In the end we had a 3 hour talk that I can’t shake off. Long story short, she still believes that naason is still innocent and is the real one. I told her how his a evil man and should rot in prison. In the end she told that she respects my beliefs and loves me enough, not to bring it up to her out of respect. I couldn’t say any thing about it cause I know if this was 10 years ago I would have been on the streets. I respect my mom to not bring it up now. There is weight that got lifts off from it cause I finally got to tell her how I feel. In the end she still believes in the church and still an active member. Last thing I ever want to hear from the church is them getting my family to go extreme stuff, like we hear on here, or even mass suicide. we both got to see where we are in all this. In a way I’m grateful that she respects my believes didn’t kick me out cause of it. Now we don’t up the church or what’s going on.

r/exlldm Dec 21 '25

Personal Hospital siloe

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r/exlldm Dec 28 '25

Personal PASTORES LLDM DE EL SALVADOR

12 Upvotes

P.E Julian Acevedo y D.E Omar Gallego Los ministros Colombianos que lavaron dinero del narcotrafico en Colombia refugiados en El Salvador... hace muchos años en Colombia se convirtió a la iglesia un ex integrante del cartel de medellin lugarteniente de Pablo Escobar un segundon a la par de los capos de Colombia pero hizo suficiente dinero como para vivir bien el resto de su vida... Este tipo llamado lucho Angarita llegó a la iglesia y empezó a lavar todo su dinero por medio de Julian y de Omar comprando casas terrenos fincas y carros a ellos y demás ministros de Colombia tan fuerte fue ese caso que Samuel Joaquín se enteró y mandó a Camilo Saenz Urias a Colombia este en su momento descubrió cosas pero también giardo silencio. Para evitar problemas legales con la iglesia enviaron a Julian Acevedo a una iglesia pequeña de 30 miembros al oriente de El Salvador y Gallego a otra de 50 miembros en el centro del país... hoy Julian se esconde en Santa Ana el salvador y gallego fue recogido de la obra por malversación de fondos y meterse con una mujer en ciudad delgado su última iglesia. Y vive en Guadalajara pero ambos en el salvador han seguido con manías de robar a lo descarado a los pobres miembros hoy Julian ostenta el cargo de presidente de la plataforma de profesionistas de el salvador lldm PROEMES desde allí mueve hilos e influencias a su antojo para seguir en el poder y seguir robando dinero a la feligresia entre tanto omar gallego se desvanece en Guadalajara pero se llevó unos 20 mil dólares producto de las ofrendas y venta de su carro humilde lujoso en el salvador producto de explotar a la iglesia

Omar gallego
Julian Acevedo

r/exlldm Mar 02 '26

Personal alguien sabe que paso con los 38 detenidos

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entre a esta comunidad solo por esa noticia muchos aqui decian que estaban armados que la fiscalía y el estado era de naason pero ya a términos de hoy que paso con el caso hay detenidos, he buscado por internet y no ha habido una actualización de la noticia

r/exlldm Jun 24 '25

Personal Having Doubts

32 Upvotes

I am not sure if reaching out for support from this group is the right thing. I am still seeing a therapist but I feel like I need to talk to someone who went through it.

I'm a former LLDM member (left August 2023, 3rd gen), and I'm going through some tough times lately.

The old programming about "punishment from God" for leaving is hitting me hard, and I'm struggling with immense doubt about my decision.

Can everything be a lie and he's truly innocent? Did I make a mistake? Do I just maybe need to see real evidence again? Is there something you read/watch to be 100% sure you made the right choice?

Please don't be judgemental, I don't need that. It just feels like a battle in my mind, and I could really use some encouragement or advice from anyone who's faced similar doubts or fears after leaving. Thank you.

r/exlldm Feb 08 '26

Personal Mi problema

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Si si igual que ustedes estoy en la iglesia solo por mi madre es súper religiosa y todo el tiempo está recordandome que iré al infierno por no ser fiel Voy a la iglesia pero no canto, no oro, no diezmo solo voy para llenar la banca no participo y sinceramente no le hablo a nadie, la mayoría de "hermanos" me parecen unos hipócritas hablando a espaldas de unos y otros sin saber nada de la vida fuera de la iglesia, peleándose por ver quién le agrada más al ministro en turno. He nacido en la iglesia y he crecido pero desde que era niño jamás me gustó ir o hacer cualquiera de esas cosas, recuerdo que lloraba porque quería ir a jugar y teníamos que ir a la iglesia y si me quejaba eran golpes los que recibía de mi madre. La amo y la respeto mucho fuera de la iglesia ella me crío sola junto a mi hermana y hemos pasado por demasiadas cosas, se que si le digo que ya no iré le daría un ataque y probablemente sea el responsable de su muerte Con respecto a ADJ he creído en el, no hablaré mal ni diré nada de lo que se le acusa, no sé si será cierto o no. Tampoco se nada sobre la familia real si sus hermanos, hermanas o otros familiares han hecho algo y hay pruebas irrefutables para demostrarlo, no lo sé, fuera de México es díficil saber eso creo yo, como dije no hablaré mal de nadie... Pero en las ocasiones en las que he visto a los apóstoles en persona he tratado de sentir algo, eso que describen todos y jamás sentí nada, pensé que a lo mejor era la distancia la que no me permitía sentir eso, pero en dos ocasiones NJG paso literalmente a la par mía y no sentí nada, me tuve que obligar a llorar ya que habían cámaras y todos le saludaban. Como dije aún creo en todo esto, es solo que no estoy de acuerdo en llevar mi vida bajo todo lo que conlleva estar en la luz del mundo, si algún día tengo hijos ellos decidirán si ir allí o no pero no crecerán con eso en la mente Si todo llega a ser verdad, preparo mi camino al infierno, ya que tengo claro desde hace muchos años ya que haga lo que haga al morir solo puedo ir a un lugar... Ánimos a todos los que pasan por situaciones similares eres libre de creer en lo que quieras y ojalá tu propia situación se resuelva pronto Un saludo

r/exlldm Dec 13 '25

Personal Grief of Making Memories

27 Upvotes

Hi all. I’ve been seeing this Reddit for a while, and appreciate everyone’s own personal stories. I wanted to contribute with mine and what I’m currently feeling.

I’m heart broken. I don’t know how to explain it. For starters, hello. I don’t want to give too much personal information about myself but I’ll say I was born and raised in the church. I’ve grown up in an environment where church is everything. My parents are well known in our community for being faithful members, so is my sibling and myself.

I have recently come to terms that I will soon leave this community. I know doing so will only cause harm for everyone involved. I feel soo much guilt because of it. I know I shouldn’t, but I can’t help but think about how my parents will feel betrayed, and church members will be coming up to them and gossiping about us. I know they will suffer. It’s hard bc ik they don’t deserve that. It’s my decision, but they will have to deal with the fallout of the situation.

That’s not the only reason as to why I feel so much pain. I am well aware that once I voice out my decision, they will disown me. I love them. So much. With all of my heart. It hurts to imagine how the situation will play out. I wish I could say time will heal and we’ll bring us together but I doubt that is true. I know for certain, I will be disowned. It’s easy to say that family is not by blood but it is hard to separate years of experiences and memories from people who had once loved and cherished you.

I know this might sound silly, but I have a deadline for when I will tell my family. I want my last big happy memory with them to be an important moment of my life (which is coming up very soon). With this deadline in mind, I find myself grieving them every so often. I keep on thinking “my last Christmas with them” “my last birthday with them” “my last Mother’s Day with her” “my last Father’s Day with him” and it brings so much sadness to the day. I know I shouldn’t be thinking like that but I can’t help it. I’m trying so hard to memorize their face, their voice, their laughs, and it’s so painful. It’s such a strange feeling. I’m trying my best to live in the moment and give my all to them since I know it’s one of my last, but at the same time, I grieve them in private.

As the deadline approaches I feel more and more anguish. I keep on thinking “why not add one more day, one more month”? I don’t want to let them go, but it’s a never ending conflict with myself. I know I have my life set well In church, I can live comfortably here, for sure. However, I’m not certain that I will be able to truly live the life I’ve always wondered and dreamed about.

The real world seems daunting to be honest, but I know once I get through this rough patch I will be able to see some sort of peace within myself.

I appreciate everyone who read through my post. Sending everyone my love and well wishes. I hope everyone has a wonderful and holidays

r/exlldm Sep 23 '25

Personal It genuinely makes me sad.

50 Upvotes

We're officially a couple hours away for the federal trial to begin.

Y'know, that's great and all, but seeing it from the perspective inside LLDM just leaves me with mixed feelings and... a lot of sadness?

There's a bunch of people out there who believe that Naason is 100% innocent, that somehow God is going to magically change everything tomorrow. The whole rhetoric during the 8pm consecration was that God was going to show his power and free Naason tomorrow, proving he's innocent.

And that was said before the last court hearing.

And the one before that.

And the one before that.

These people are holding on to a thread of hope, one that is based on lies and deception. Maybe one could say that they deserve it because they decided to stay (since unfortunately no community is free from toxicity), but remember that there's countless children and teens who have been systematically indoctrinated to hold on to this perfect image of Naason for as long as possible. They are literally taught to convince themselves that they somehow know that man. They don't.

It's crazy, yknow? My hope is that whatever happens in the coming weeks, may it open the eyes of more members to realize just how much they've been lied to. Maybe not everyone will wake up, but hopefully many will.

Good night, and if you still believe in God, may He bless you all.

r/exlldm Dec 27 '25

Personal Let's chat a little

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Did anyone else experience bullying during their time in LLDM for not being a "Holy Seed"?

I suffered harassment from "workers" who taught us children, even separating us from the children who were "Holy Seed." They were even derogatory when speaking to us, making comments like, "You're the ones who aren't Holy Seed," or giving us separate lessons. And don't even get me started on the children who bullied us for not being "Holy Seed."

I felt bad for a long time, but I'm finally at peace knowing that I will never experience that again, nor will my children. :)

If you also went through something like this, I'm glad we're out now and won't have to experience that kind of discrimination ever again. Greetings to everyone and happy holidays! 🌲

r/exlldm Aug 08 '25

Personal Ayahuasca

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Has anyone here done ayahuasca? I left the cult 3 years ago and I’ve recently been intrigued by this medicine they say will change your life forever. I believe that with our background in the cult and everything we all went through, ayahuasca sounds like something that I would benefit from. It’s a medicine that is supposed to help you let go of past trauma and help you see life in a different perspective. There is more to it of course, but if you want to learn more about it you can check online.

Anyways, I’ve been doing a lot of research about it and have spoken to a couple people about their experience with it. I want to be really informed about it before I make my decision on doing it. So far, from what I’ve learned about it ,it’s been leading me towards taking the plunge.

I would love to know if anyone here has done it or has consider also doing it. Any thoughts or reviews about it would be appreciated!