K2C 28 – Mormonism, the Matrix and Me – Chapter 22: Family Survival

What happens to a family when one person leaves Mormonism and the others aren't ready to follow? In Chapter 22 of Mormonism, the Matrix and Me, Tracy Tennant faces one of the most difficult seasons of her journey out of the LDS Church. Weekly Family Home Evenings and daily family devotionals—once a source of unity—become battlegrounds over theology. While Tracy begins exploring biblical Christianity and trying to teach her children what she is learning from Scripture, her husband Scott continues defending Mormon beliefs—even though he no longer fully believes them himself. Both are struggling to hold their family together while their spiritual foundations are shifting. Meanwhile, Tracy and the younger children begin visiting Christian churches for the first time. Along the way they discover that many of their assumptions about Christianity were wrong. They learn that denominations are not competing for members, that salvation by grace through faith is not a license to sin, and that being part of the body of Christ is not tied to belonging to a particular religious organization. For Tracy, the journey requires conviction. For Scott, it requires time. Caught between two different spiritual paths, the family wonders whether their relationships can survive the transition. This episode is part of the audiobook series presenting Tracy Tennant's book Mormonism, the Matrix and Me, which chronicles her journey out of Mormonism and into biblical Christianity. The book Mormonism, the Matrix and Me is available on Amazon for those who would like to read the full story. For more resources helping people transition from Mormonism to biblical Christianity, visit TheMormonMatrix.com.