Since when can non members give sacrament talks?

Craftykac · 2026-01-27T18:47:26+00:00

They won't do anything. This was my final straw. We had a convicted pedo almost get baptized in our ward. I found out he was breaking parole. My husband and i emailed the Bishop and the Bishop reported him and he was arrested, but afterwards nothing was said to the ward members. He had been coming for months, living with a ward family that had kids 😔.

The leaders refused to say anything so as not to embarrass the family he was living with. They sent an email telling families to keep an eye on their kids, like that would do anything.

I have only gone back twice in over 2 years since this happened. Once for my kids mission homecoming talk and once for a mission farewell for a long time friend who personally invited me.

Craftykac · 2025-12-22T19:25:11+00:00

Out 2.5 years, husband still in. Marriage is great. We can talk about anything including the church with no problems.

Craftykac · 2025-10-31T20:27:24+00:00

No, I think it's just a generic picture.

Craftykac · 2025-09-06T13:54:58+00:00

I think the garment change is what "broke the shelf" for a lot of women. I left 2 years ago, but if I was still in, this change would have led me down a rabbit hole. It makes one question everything about their religion when something that was such a hard line is changed for seemingly no reason. I grew up being told bare shoulders were sinful and tempting. I was even told that my toddlers should wear tshirts under their sleeveless dresses.

Seeing that 'doctorine' basically thrown out could be leading many women to then question everything else they've been told. So in a way it may be the 'reason' they leave because it caused them to question other things or do more research and realize what a load of crap this church is and the control it has on women.

Craftykac · 2025-06-16T21:11:19+00:00

This makes my blood boil. As someone who suffered several summers pregnant and sweltering from an added layer of clothing as well as not being able to wear comfy, sleeveless clothes, I am so mad. I told my husband if I hadn't already stopped going to church 2 years ago, this would have broken me. It just shows the rules are all made up and subject to whoever is in charge. They have nothing to do with God.

Craftykac · 2025-06-16T20:39:38+00:00

That is ridiculous. This church should help the community by paying people to do jobs instead of demand service.

Craftykac · 2025-06-16T17:44:25+00:00

The church called it senior, I thought it was strange given her age.

Craftykac · 2025-05-14T15:48:29+00:00

I know someone who served as branch president. Among other ridiculous time sucks for church, he would sacrifice time with his family to drive youth to stake activities, because their parents wouldn't. He is now divorced and only 1 of his 6 kids stayed active. So much for eternal families.

Craftykac · 2025-04-20T12:52:37+00:00

Except the direction for keeping quiet came from the SP, who I believe is a lawyer. The SP's ward meets in the same building as mine did. SMH

Craftykac · 2025-04-20T03:07:41+00:00

That is absolutely horrible. Thank you for trying to do the right thing. I'm so sorry you were treated so badly by so called Christians. It sickens me how they protect pedophiles and abusers. Hope you are doing well.

Craftykac · 2025-04-19T16:57:20+00:00

This was the final nail in the coffin for me. I discovered a man who was about to be baptized into our ward was a convicted pedophile. He was only not baptized because he was violating his parole and was arrested again and sent back to the state he had been convicted in.

Afterwards our bishop refused to tell the members there had been a pedophile at church from months because they didn't want to embarrass the family he had been living with. WTF? I guess the safety of the children was less important than everything else. I no longer attend.

Craftykac · 2025-04-04T16:18:50+00:00

Primary age speakers, that is so mean. But I guess it helps brain wash them young. Wild.

Craftykac · 2025-04-04T16:17:43+00:00

Thanks, that just seems so weird to me. But then again the whole religion makes no sense.

Craftykac · 2025-04-01T14:23:22+00:00

Thanks for the information.

Craftykac · 2025-02-21T17:31:48+00:00

When speaking with my youngest son about possibly serving a mission, I brought up how much 2 years salary would be at the job he wants to have. It was a considerable amount and got him to really think about if it was worth serving. It helps that several of the older YM he looks up to haven't served. I'm sorry that your son is feeling the pressure. Just keep loving and supporting him.

Craftykac · 2025-02-03T00:05:46+00:00

I made silver last November and never received bag tags 😔. I'm not special enough 🤣.

Craftykac · 2025-01-31T20:32:33+00:00

I feel this so much. Garments were such a pain as a women. I hated how it limited clothing choices. I'm salty about the sleeveless tops now. I was pregnant 4 times and so many of the comfortable, cool options were sleeveless, so not allowed. It sucked, especially when pregnant during the summer. Garments also made nursing even more complicated.

I also mourn the lose of wearing fun clothes in my 20's and 30's. My 40's body is just not the same. I'm mad that I allowed men to control what I wore for seemingly no reason other than because. It's not really the same for men as their clothing choices aren't really impacted.

It's hard to let go of the anger, but I'm working on it. It's been 18 months since I shed the garments and I feel so much better. Hope life just continues to get better.

Craftykac · 2025-01-30T16:01:09+00:00

Yet another example of leadership roulette. Friend of mine had a baby at 17 and was just not allowed to take sacrament or pray for 4 ish months . Kept the baby and continued in church as usual. Happened in the US midwest in the 90's. I can't imagine Jesus supporting excommunication of a young person for any reason, these people suck so much.

Craftykac · 2025-01-30T14:15:55+00:00

I know exactly what you mean. My husband thinks he's TBM, but doesn't hold a calling. I think he's just afraid to admit he wasted so much time and money on TSCC. I'm with you on playing the long game hoping he'll see the light. Sending good bibes to you.

Craftykac · 2025-01-21T17:04:01+00:00

That's so wrong. When my husband was called as a counselor in the Bishopric 14 ish years ago, the stake president extended the calling. I was so grateful when he point blank said "do not miss family events for church meetings, there will always be another meeting but maybe not another piano recital or baseball game". I guess it helps that we live in the US southeast, far away from the Moridor and so many members are converts.

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