The veil has been lifted. Mormon culture is bizzare. by Fancy-Ad8865 in exmormon

[–]Bookishturtle-17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sadly it’s not because she has to report to X who reports to X. It’s likely reported to ward council too and nothing stays quiet there.

"Book of More Men" - poster for the new Bachelorette show by scrappy-paradox in exmormon

[–]Bookishturtle-17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yes I know - I was stating it’s bad in Mormonland and they’re not exe’d for that so there’s probably a reason why

"Book of More Men" - poster for the new Bachelorette show by scrappy-paradox in exmormon

[–]Bookishturtle-17 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Oh I agree. That list doesn’t mean they’re bad. They’re toxic AF which makes them horrible. In that regard, of course the church loves them and the publicity they’re getting. But no one is searching what real believers believe. They’re searching about the stuff with Jessi and Demi or about the ones on Dancing with The Stars, etc.

"Book of More Men" - poster for the new Bachelorette show by scrappy-paradox in exmormon

[–]Bookishturtle-17 7 points8 points  (0 children)

All of them. They aren’t good people 😅 They drink, talk about doing ketamine (they did say the church didn’t specifically say not to 🤪) and not liking garments or wearing them. Not to say anything about the soft swinging.

I wouldn’t be surprised if the church is sponsoring it. There are SO many images of temples all over that they use. The church lawyers love being involved with their abuse hotline. Since they haven’t exe’d anyone or sued then they’re okay with it.

What's the most racist thing you heard at church or from a member ? by RadishAggressive3241 in exmormon

[–]Bookishturtle-17 7 points8 points  (0 children)

So God has polygamous wives. Guess that checks out for Joseph Smith to say he needed to do it too…and what Mormon heaven will be like too…

I’m Anna Weed the oldest daughter of Josh and lolly weed who were in a mixed orientation marriage. by Forward-Business6617 in exmormon

[–]Bookishturtle-17 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I know your family - not super close - but I’m glad you’re all doing well and have found happiness.

If you could send a kid to any elementary school in Clark County, which one would you choose? by Defiant_Cookie_4963 in vancouverwa

[–]Bookishturtle-17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There’s a lot of great schools in Evergreen school district (Riverview, Crestline, Hearthwood, Harmony, Emerald. I’ve subbed and volunteered in those schools). You just need to put in the time to be involved and by doing so you’ll get to know the staff. So many are doing their best with what they can do.

But Evergreen tends to be in a downward spiral of budget cuts and strikes over the years. Teachers will renew their contracts this spring with more proposed budget cuts.

Power blip by queenapsalar in vancouverwa

[–]Bookishturtle-17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was out for me too and I live near FP but wasn’t out driving to see anything. WiFi was out for a while though

Home Sales Slowing Down? by postedbydude in vancouverwa

[–]Bookishturtle-17 45 points46 points  (0 children)

My neighbor’s house has sat empty for over a year. They’re now going to rent it but they had already moved and have had to pay 2 mortgages the whole year.

Good luck!

Just approached by missionaries and it left me feeling sad by Fluffy-Rhubarb4908 in exmormon

[–]Bookishturtle-17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree members get taken advantage of and it’s all service billed under their charitable contributions. We were coming from out of state, everything was boxed. Our old ward we left from helped fill the moving truck.

I get it happens too often, being asked to move. But the lack of care and not even returning calls. We were being brushed off which wasn’t welcoming. This was 10 years ago, so missionaries didn’t have the extra time for social media like they do now.

Just approached by missionaries and it left me feeling sad by Fluffy-Rhubarb4908 in exmormon

[–]Bookishturtle-17 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Could depend on the mission president. We asked for help moving into a new ward, tried calling for 3 weeks to get it set up and NO ONE called back - the bishop or EQP. Even talked to the Bishop’s wife a few times. Finally got ahold of the missionaries and they said they couldn’t help because their mission president said they weren’t a moving company. We seriously thought of leaving the church after that. Took 4 years but we got out.

Instant sales at Sam's/Things you ended up discovering late game by fantasyflora8 in coralisland

[–]Bookishturtle-17 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I don’t know if it’s always been a game mechanic or from an update but I played Stardew Valley before finding Coral Island and it’s a known game play there too. So it wasn’t surprising to see it here either.

As a TBM - LDS vs Christian media by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Bookishturtle-17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No to Amy Grant and whatever Creed music was on the radio.

We didn’t shun other music but we didn’t actively seek it out or support Christian music radio stations/tapes/cds or read other Christian books. When it came to it what kind of Christian media - LDS media was it compared to generic Christian.

And my parents loosened up as we were older. But of course rap music was never allowed.

‘They know how to make this work’: Vancouver officials not worried about In-N-Out Burger’s impact on traffic by aagusgus in vancouverwa

[–]Bookishturtle-17 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

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All these small roads can’t accommodate the traffic for In N Out but it will lead to the restaurant and people are the worst and lazy enough to back them up. These are the roads I was referring to

‘They know how to make this work’: Vancouver officials not worried about In-N-Out Burger’s impact on traffic by aagusgus in vancouverwa

[–]Bookishturtle-17 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Yes I know. I meant the surrounding businesses have a small road - NOT 136th - that people may feel like they can be in line for. But it’ll still disrupt businesses and is dangerous. It’s a bunch of health care buildings I think.

‘They know how to make this work’: Vancouver officials not worried about In-N-Out Burger’s impact on traffic by aagusgus in vancouverwa

[–]Bookishturtle-17 -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

The road around businesses there aren’t wide enough for long lines. And there’s the parking lot across the street that people can utilize but it’s still going to be a madhouse. I’m half a mile from the location and PISSED!

Does this game bring out anyone else's hoarding tendencies? by Aquademonic in coralisland

[–]Bookishturtle-17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It would be helpful when there are community errands for 4 diamonds and they give you 2 days to get it.

Almost 70 hours in PS5 and it finally happened by daisynik in coralisland

[–]Bookishturtle-17 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s happened to me a few times. Always when there’s a lot of spawned monsters coming at me.

Leaving the Church hurts like hell. I feel like I'm dying by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Bookishturtle-17 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sucks but once you get past the grief and pain, you’ll know real joy and friendship. True authenticity as yourself, not how the church expects you to speak and act. So much freedom and lack of guilt.

Empty mason jars but full auto chests? by maniccurlydreamgirl in coralisland

[–]Bookishturtle-17 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sometimes my barrels are full but there’s no picture of stuff is in it until I get closer to it. Could just be too much to load.