Troubles with finding religion

So I grew up in the LDS church ("Mormons") and I was never very active in it, but I believed in God and Jesus and even that Joseph Smith was a prophet. I'm not even remotely part of the church anymore because of the way I've seen them handle things. In my opinion they hide child abuse and sex offenders just as bad as the Catholics. If you do something and then tell your bishop I think the bishop should tell you to turn yourself in and confess to the authorities. But that's another story.

My problem is that I can't find a church that gives me that spiritual feeling and reassurance that there is a God and the things Jesus taught are true. Everything seems fake and even when I read and study the Bible on my own I'm unsure about a lot of things. I know there's a God and Jesus died on the cross and came back from the dead and all the things he did isn't just a fairy tale made up by the System to keep their people in check. I still do have faith just not the spiritual feelings that gave reassurance.

Has anyone else lost their faith and how are you supposed to get it back?

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contrails · 56-60, M Best Comment

You'll find your way. Hold on to what you know is True. You don't need an "established religion" to be religious. Accept that all religions were shaped by imperfect men and women. Not all people in the Catholic Church or in the Mormon Church or any established religion are bad or evil. There are bad apples everywhere. Mind you, there are even atheist people who are evil. Likewise, there are good people everywhere.

Hold on to Jesus teachings: be caring, tolerant, loving, understanding. Quick to forgive and slow to anger. Jesus never explicitly called for a "new religion" to be created. Stick to Jesus teachings and you should be good to go, in my humble opinion.

Lostpoet · M

@contrails I understand that most Catholics and Mormons and other religions are good people, but why do these establishments protect the people confessing of causing harm? That I don't understand.

contrails · 56-60, M

@Lostpoet They think that protecting the "institution's reputation" is the priority. We know this has backfired spectacularly, but that's their reasoning. Another excuse I've heard is that religion is a "spiritual" matter, while laws are "secular", so they rather not get involved in "secular" matters. Or something like that.