My wife and I recently accepted the loss of a shared dream. We jointly resigned our memberships in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
The dream once entailed baptized children, perfect-looking family photos in front of the temple, callings, missions, Sunday choirs and following the general program into old age.
For years, I spent hour upon hour in prayer, scripture study, historical research, temple-attendance and counseling with trusted authorities. I became the Little Dutch Boy plugging hole after hole in the leaking dam. Issues with church history, disagreements with policies or practices and validity of truth claims were just some of the leaks.