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Originally Posted by HERn
I think another de facto division has entered the LSM-associated local churches and that is between those who have graduated from the full-time training and those regular ones who have not.
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While in the LCs, several brothers confided to me their primary reason for going was to find wives. I also know of cases where brothers were involved in sexual immorality and premarital sex even while in the training up until graduation. I had a picture in my head of a gathering of spoiled young adults looking for mates who were in it receive a badge of honor all while whitewashing and hiding serious problems and sinful lifestyles. However there were definitely a few who went because they loved Jesus also. Yet that picture killed any motivation for me to attend even though my locality had pressured me to go.
My sister in law also attended and had a mental breakdown during the training. She left with what looks like life long schizophrenia from all the stress and criticism from the trainers (she could never be on time for the meetings and they constantly shamed her and made her write reports on ministry lessons/outlines each time). After she came away with mental illness, there was very little sympathy for her from LC members but instead she still received a lot criticism and blaming. The training pretty much ruined her life. It's a good thing you didn't go if you were pressured to do so.