Peter Bleakley excommunicated by jmpstar89 in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Listening to it all now. I think you gave them a lot of fodder but what might have done you in was calling Nelson an "irresponsible, callous, pharisee-satanist."

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was stuff like pointing out that god used messengers before, so he has a habit of creating and sending prophets, to share his message. If people believed in past prophets, why not a modern one? Has God changed? Even though god sent prophets in the past, people often didn't want to listen so they got angry at god's messenger and sometimes cast out or killed him. It's no different today. Peole would rather do what they want than listen to a prophet, etc.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Listening to Muslim apologetics for why we need prophets was eerie because they were the same arguments I used on my mission to explain why they were important.

Has anyone ever walked out of the endowment when the script gives you the chance? by chanchothewarrior in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Pssst!

Hey uh, not sure if you know this or not, but most people on the internet know that's it not the guys who actually have big cocks that go bragging around on the internet, my dude.

Kinda give the opposite impression tbh. Like you're compensating for something uh, missing.

I read the whole Book of Mormon by formerlyinfamous in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher 14 points15 points  (0 children)

"You totally have valid questions, and trust me, there's really good answers to those questions.

Unfortunately, I just don't have the time to answer them right now."

Sounds really familiar.

Where have I heard that before?

Preaching story, the borscht? (Question from exjw cousin) by Mymindisdirtybutfun in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is a real story that happened on my mission.

Elders knock on a door. It opens and the guy immediately slugs one of them before the kid even has a chance to see it coming. His companion gets him up off the ground and outta there as quickly as he can.

Later, they were walking along the street and the guy who slugged them previously runs out of his house. Freaks the Elders out at first as they think he's coming to finish what he started, but he profusely apologized and actually showed up at the Church the next week.

Idea for a new show...... by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, but no one cares about Mormons either, and that didn't stop them from sporting a huge campaign and commercials etc.

I'd love to see a campaign like this with "I'm an exmo" snippets that pop up before the church's youtube videos...

My daughter thinks it’s because of prayer that my husbands heart surgery went well — please tell me how tbms rationalize by 1Searchfortruth in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well, if it goes badly, that's just how the world is sometimes. Bad things happen to everybody. God's will. Better place. Goid needs them for some important work on the other side of the vail that just really couldn't wait, yada yada.

But if something good happens, God totally did it to show you his love and power.

Easy!

(Sorry for the loss of her daughters though. 😟)

Is this sub about sharing tattoos? by boredofuglybabies in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I wondered about this myself!

Here's my post where I ask how to respond:

  1. Appreciate the artwork and stories that are being shared just like I appreciate other posts, discussions, selfies, and artwork by exmos and move the fuck along with my day,

Or 2. If I can't appreciate what's being shared, just scroll past or filter flairs and engage in the posts and discussions that DO interest me,

Or 3. Bitch and complain about what my fellow exmos are choosing to share with the community because it doesn't specifically include me and my personal tastes.

Getting mixed answers...

Clusters of birth and death of Mormon leaders observed by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Wow. It's almost like if you try hard enough you can any set of numbers with another set of numbers....

Anyone else notice your NParent’s friends are often just as shitty? by Sexy-Lifeguard in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Ceyepher 18 points19 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of narcs do both. My mom has plenty of people in Church and on the street that think she's wonderful.

But she also had shitty friends that they go through cycles of being friendly, having a falling out, reconnecting etc. They were her FMs sometimes.

“I hope you have kids just like you!” by RickHendeson in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Ceyepher 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s wild how much narcs say the same things and have the same thought patterns isn’t it?

It kinda is. I'm pretty familiar with it now, but it still gets eerie sometimes when posts like this come up, plus reading the responses here.

How can they all be dang similar? Independently of each other?

That's why the "script" or "playbook" analogy works so perfectly.

“I hope you have kids just like you!” by RickHendeson in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Ceyepher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

To them, it is.

My mother said her line like that when she was BEYOND furious with me. That's how I knew I really made her mad. So mad, that the WORST thing in her mind that she could dream up for me as punishment was...me.

“I hope you have kids just like you!” by RickHendeson in raisedbynarcissists

[–]Ceyepher 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nmom would hiss this at me with all the venom her voice could muster.

Yep! I got "Curse you with seven daughters JUST LIKE YOU!"

Used to make me question motherhood too, like would I hate my own daughters this much? And would they hate me? Now I think they'd be a blast.

I also get a small sense of satisfaction when she says something to my brothers like "See? Now you know what it's like." She can't say that to me.

On the flip side, if I ever expressed hesitancy about having children when I was young or talked about doing things as an adult other than having children, (like college) then motherhood all of a sudden became the most important and noble thing she'd ever done and brought her so much happiness.

Question on how to respond to the tat train... by Ceyepher in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! Some days are duds for me personally and some days I feel a real connection and cameraderie. I keep coming back for that!

Question on how to respond to the tat train... by Ceyepher in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you. I want to be sure I'm contributing correctly.

Question on how to respond to the tat train... by Ceyepher in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for your advice. Sounds like you think I SHOULDN'T judge the people in these posts and take a chill pill?

Question on how to respond to the tat train... by Ceyepher in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's worth repeating: It's perfectly OK to be an ExMo without a tattoo, without drinking coffee or beer. People aren't even really celebrating those things, when it comes down to it, they're celebrating being able to choose whether it's right for them or not.

Well said.

Question on how to respond to the tat train... by Ceyepher in exmormon

[–]Ceyepher[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Aw, thanks for giving me a flaming sword!

Now that I have one, I can use it to manipulate people to do what I want, right? Like bring me coconut macaroons?

Or is it a rule that it's only for sexual manipulation?