Nice to hear a similar perspective from someone else.

I was fostered by someone who was the Bishop for a local branch. He was completely tolerant of everyone. Because of that time spent with him, I thought the church didn’t give a shit about race or sexual orientation, they were all about community support and helping each other.

Then I went to school in Oregon and it was almost a completely different church.

I noped out of that real quick, but, as you said, it forced me to question everything about LDS, and that just naturally progressed into an overall skepticism.

I now know my experience was not the norm but when I think of my time there (I was a child so my experience was through that lens), I remember being taught to help whoever needs help, no strings attached. That every person was loved by God, regardless of who they were.

Then years later the church is a MAGA haven. I really cannot reconcile my experience with that. 🤷