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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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eyeno · M
Started going church at four years of age and rarely do I go any more.
When I do go its because the Holy Spirit moved within and encouraged me to hear a specific message being preached that day.

During my time at church I've seen a couple Pastors fall from Grace, one can never be a minister ever again.
I felt a great loss and took it personally as my son and I were very close to his family.
Pretty sure he paid and still paying the price of the sin he committed. After all we live on an island with no escape or running away.