DearFriends, We apologize for an impersonal email and hope this does not diminish the personal nature of what we share or how much we appreciate your friendship. Some things are best said in print. You may or may not know that our family has been through a faith journey over the past couple years that has led us to a change in beliefs over the church’s fundamental teachings. We know this saddens you. It grieves us also. We recognize we haven’t openly shared the details of our journey with you. Our reluctance to share has purely been a manifestation of our struggle to accept our new reality, but not a desire to keep you at a distance or because we don’t love or trust you. The reality is that this has been hard. In all honesty, it’s probably been one of the most difficult experiences we’ve faced together. Our loss does not come without grief, but we want you to know that we are doing well. We have grown closer as a family as we have gone through this faith transition together and...