Great young man has genuinely very high morals, very loving and compassionate of all humanity He just doesn’t believe in God anymore. He loves the people in the church and respects the sincere caring nature of the vast majority of members. He loves his childhood experience and the lifestyle. He just simply is a scientist now, and can’t rectify the two. Plus I guess he doesn’t like loosing his Sundays, having callings, paying tithing and all the things strict members do like avoid R rated movies etc. He has left the church but is very respectful to the leaders and members.
I tell him my favorite day of all will be when I’m dead, and greet him when he dies. I’m
Going to give him this giant long hug and we’ll both cry our eyes out. After I tell him this, he just smiles and gives me a little pat on the shoulder like I’m a naive child. It’s kind of cute.