I get it now

So I grew up in a very active family who was highly involved in the church. I haven’t gone since I turned 18. I then got married when I turned 19 and have been living with my husband since. I wouldn’t consider ourselves “ex-Mormons,” but we haven’t gone to church consistently since we have been married. I still have a deep love for the gospel but disagree with some of the teachings and struggle with the idea of what happens in the temple during sealings/endowments.

We had the missionaries over recently and it was honestly an unpleasant experience. It started out okay with just small talk and getting to know them. Then out of the blue they ask us why we haven’t gotten sealed???? That is such a personal question and not one I feel like missionaries should be asking the first time you meet them. It was so off putting. It felt like they were trying to pressure us into getting sealed.

When I was an active member, I didn’t really understand why people disliked the missionaries so much. I get it know. (Yes, I know they aren’t all like this) It was just so interesting to see it from another perspective. I can’t even imagine how they would be treating non-members that they are teaching.