Can I ask....?

[mutleydog]

....when you left the church what did you all do with your scriptures, church books/materials etc. I still have all mine albiet in boxes in the loft. I chucked all my church mags away, along with my garments, but at the time I couldn't face getting rid of all the rest. I now do not know what to do with all the church books etc., including my scriptures......there's part of me that wants to get rid, but there is also part of me that finds it hard letting go. Any suggestions/experiences to add? :confused:

[dogzilla]

I left them in my bookcase, but turned the BOM and Bible upside down on the shelves. I was hoping the guilt and shame would fall out, I guess. ;)

They are now in a box appropriated for the next garage sale. The BOM will be given away for free; although I may have to pay someone to take it off my hands. :D

No, I'm not worried about lightning at all, why do you ask?

[jmkm]

I donated my scriptures which were unmarked, to Deseret Industries, along with a bunch of other Jesus pictures and books etc (and with a book called "Rude Food" it had phalic looking food like hot dogs etc with nude people :D )...I also let some of my TBM friends pick and choose what they wanted. As for my husband's marked scriptures, from his mission... we kept them, and they have been really handy just as a bible refrence. It's usefull to have, and the LDS versions are great because they have that whole refrence system that other bibles don't have.
I thought about destroying them and doing something dramatic like burning them or ripping them apart in a ceremonial way...but, I can't handle book abuse, even if I don't agree with anything it has to say.

[nate]

....when you left the church what did you all do with your scriptures, church books/materials etc. I still have all mine albiet in boxes in the loft. I chucked all my church mags away, along with my garments, but at the time I couldn't face getting rid of all the rest. I now do not know what to do with all the church books etc., including my scriptures......there's part of me that wants to get rid, but there is also part of me that finds it hard letting go. Any suggestions/experiences to add? :confused:

Mine are all still on the bookshelf. I frequently use the Bible for cross-reference and research, as well as the occassional opening of the BOM. However, the main reason why I keep them is for my future children. I have also begun collecting religious books from other denominations. When I have children, I want to be able to teach them in depth about as many religions as possible so that if they do choose to go that route, at least they will be making an informed decision and know what they are getting into. I don't want them approached by a religious representitive/salesman without knowing the background of the institution.

[Jeff_Ricks]

....when you left the church what did you all do with your scriptures, church books/materials etc. I still have all mine albiet in boxes in the loft. I chucked all my church mags away, along with my garments, but at the time I couldn't face getting rid of all the rest. I now do not know what to do with all the church books etc., including my scriptures......there's part of me that wants to get rid, but there is also part of me that finds it hard letting go. Any suggestions/experiences to add? :confused:

Well... I took quite a different route. I participated in a book burning with some friends. I even got carried away and burned my ex-wife's quad in the process. :eek: Shhhhh.... don't anyone tell her. ;)

[peter_mary]

I am a lover of books, and I consider every book I've read as a part of my journey. A walk through my library is like a walk through my life. And just as I don't want to excise the 20 years of Mormonism out of my life, I don't want to excise the books, either. Some of them I look at periodically with pitty, others I use, especially my 2nd Edition of McConkie's "Mormon Doctrine." It's RICH with Peep Stone material... :Puking And I refer to my scriptures all the time, because I never memorized anything, but I frequently want to remember what the scriptures said exactly, so I can follow it up with, "And can you friggin' believe it?!" :D

Paul

[Born Free]

....when you left the church what did you all do with your scriptures, church books/materials etc. I still have all mine albiet in boxes in the loft. I chucked all my church mags away, along with my garments, but at the time I couldn't face getting rid of all the rest. I now do not know what to do with all the church books etc., including my scriptures......there's part of me that wants to get rid, but there is also part of me that finds it hard letting go. Any suggestions/experiences to add? :confused:

That expression may not have currency in the US, but in Oz it has a certain respectability.

I gave some of my books and I think even an expensive leather bound BoM/D&C combo to a good friend still Mo. I am now regretting letting go of the scriptures, as I regard it very, VERY important to hold onto old versions, so you can check the 'evolution' of various Mo scriptures over time, which we all know are both Eternal and Timeless, AND at the same time evolving to leap over every new problem discovered.

Some time soon I am predicting a few major revisions to deal with Southerton's criticisms, so I am keeping older versions, so they can't get off the hook.

Daryl

[noodle]

Hubby and I used to get a Deseret Book touchy feely book each year from in-laws. They were sent to the DI or donated to other used book places. I've sold a few at garage sales and they were the first to go! Also, I donated all old Ensigns that had been kept (as well as copies of Sunstone and Dialogue - we ran out of space). MIL just moved, and my RM son took lots of her older books, such as "Mormonism and the Negro." He grabbed old BH Roberts stuff and kept those as well.

[free thinker]

I was reading Palmer's book and was so angry about what I was learning, that I got up and grabbed my quad and took a short walk to a canal that runs right near my house, and chucked it in.

Shortly after, I burned my patriarchal blessing. I also had a trunk from my mission with all the memorabilia that I destroyed, and sent to the city landfill. Why? I wanted to start all over, and wash myself clean of mormonism.

It was quite cathartic, and I have no regret whatsoever! :p

Free Thinker

[Free-soil]

....when you left the church what did you all do with your scriptures, church books/materials etc. I still have all mine albiet in boxes in the loft. I chucked all my church mags away, along with my garments, but at the time I couldn't face getting rid of all the rest. I now do not know what to do with all the church books etc., including my scriptures......there's part of me that wants to get rid, but there is also part of me that finds it hard letting go. Any suggestions/experiences to add? :confused:

I packed up all my manuals and books, excluding my personal sciptures, and left them in a box on the church steps. I didn' want to destroy them all, so I figured they could be of use to someone. I kept my scriptures because they somewhat served as a journal. I wrote the things I learned in them, and while most of it is inconsequential to me today, some of it still rings true and has proven to be valuable. I can relate though Mutleydog,I found a small part of me wanting to keep it all. I realized it was just a small corner still inhabited by the mormon me. That corner was cleaned out with the bookshelves. :)