I have been reading and researching the ESN since early last summer.  I began realizing something was terribly wrong with the way I had been raised in the WCG and after attending the Living Church of God for the past 4 to 5 years, I really began to look into some things as all my life the "dots" never connected with what was being taught. 

My mother was a member and therefore I became a member back in the 1960's.  Let me say I have been through all the experiences and changes that are listed on your website.  I fully understand all of them.  I began really questioning and coming into the real meaning of the Scripture about 3 years ago, and just this year, upon my research and lengthy study of the history of the WCG, and putting together what I had always known with what really transpired, and how it has filtered on down into the major offshoots, especially the PCG and the LCG, and how mind control, cult social behavior and manipulation works, I was flabbergasted as to how my family and my husband could have been so deceived.  I am not angry or anything like that.  "The Church" and "the people" were all I knew and one can't blame themselves for that.  But when you are enlightened to the truth of the matter and get yourself educated, then it's time to do something about it, and that's just what I have done. 

My husband is not with me on this, but I hope in due time he will be.  I have studied all of the links and websites dealing with recognition of mind control and deception and how it works, the recovery, and how to come out of the cult society (other helpful associations were also out there), and so I began my journey.  I no longer attend the LCG, and have pulled my membership from the same.  I now attend a church which is a Bible based, Christ teaching and preaching, balanced, free-conscience, balanced church, where you can grow and be taught and there is love and understanding.  My mother-in-law is still a member of LCG and I hope and pray she will see it for all it's worth (which is not worth a penny) and come out.  I hope the authorities break up that mess and the people can be healed of that deceptive abuse. 

By Sylvia (former member of WCG and LCG)
November 2, 2005