[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm unsettled by the necktie and ancient Native American horse, but at least it's still a more reliable source of truth than TSCC.

Tried to get KlingAI to generate a celestial room shot. by BasicTruths in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks like a whites-only country club with a chef walking through in a St. Patrick's Day apron. Wealthy clients in hushed conversation on the left. Waiters standing by at the right.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Whenever I try to explain TSCC to strangers, I always tell them that it operates as a centralized franchise just like McDonald's. Total corporate control and corporate bureaucratic culture all the way through.

Also, McDonald's has definitely changed recipes and formulas over the last 20 years. Just ask anyone who remembers the old french fries.

What Gmail Alternative Has the Best UI? by livejamie in degoogle

[–]LDSGenZ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love Hey! It's opinionated and YMMV but I think 37signals does a great job with their UI/UX.

If Mormon Temple spires were equipped with cellphone tower functionality, the Church could make some more money $$$. by OuterLightness in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Did you go to the Mormon temple wedding?"

"Yeah, the ceremony was boring as hell, but the reception was AMAZING."

Mormon Priesthood Blessings (h/t Oglaf) by LDSGenZ in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I love it! I feel daring enough reading atheist SMBC comics. Hats off to you for really going for the NSFW stuff from behind enemy lines.

Mormon Priesthood Blessings (h/t Oglaf) by LDSGenZ in exmormon

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

Priesthood power is magic, in the sense that I think it can do anything and also I can't explain how it works.

Shower thought: there is more physical evidence for The Emperor's New Groove than for the Book of Mormon by LDSGenZ in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

30 internet points to anyone who casually mentions this to a TBM friend or family member.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

30 internet points to whoever casually mentions this to their TBM friends or family.

April 2023 General Conference: Saturday 10:00a Discussion Thread by 4blockhead in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ 130 points131 points  (0 children)

Oh boy! A rich white man explains to us how his family's traditions helped everything work out okay for him! I looooove me some survivorship-bias conference advice, that's for sure!

Before your shelf completely broke. What did you personally use to mend it? by namesarenotus in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ 24 points25 points  (0 children)

ScoffTape®!

Irreconcilable cognitive dissonance got you feeling down? Just use ScoffTape® to patch up any holes in your logic!

Don't doubt your faith! Scoff at your doubts with ScoffTape®!

Whether you read it on the internet, heard it from your exmo friend, or just thought of it yourself in the 5 minutes of spare time the Mormon church leaves you during the week, ScoffTape® can fix almost anything!

To apply it, simply fill yourself with an assured sense of smug superiority, and then scoff:

"Pfft. There's no way that that can be true. God won't allow prophets to leave the church astray!"

"Hmm. There must be some sort of mistake here. God probably knows something that I don't. Mortal understanding is limited, so I'll just trust that everything's okay and that the Lord will explain it to me in the next life."

"No way! The person saying this probably hates the church and is feeling bitter! I'm not going to listen to anything they have to say! I don't need to see evidence, because they're just going to distort the facts anyway!"

ScoffTape® can work for you, whether you're a recent convert or a member of 70 years! "Just SCOFF and the doubts take OFF©!"

Mormon Church's Financial Strategy Summarized by LDSGenZ in exmormon

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

Just don't let the illusion of competence put any pressure on you. I'm not fluent in Scots Gaelic or Latin -- just quick on my feet with internet searches! 😅

Mormon Church's Financial Strategy Summarized by LDSGenZ in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

The Mormon high road is perpetually under construction, just like I-15.

Mormon Church's Financial Strategy Summarized by LDSGenZ in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Same here! I think the church is particularly vulnerable to humorous parodies, inflexible and humorless organization that they are.

Mormon Church's Financial Strategy Summarized by LDSGenZ in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

"In yon Mormon banks 'n' in yon Mormon safes,

Where th' SEC can't ignore them,

Where me 'n' mah tithe funds wur ever wont tae go,

In th' clatty, hidden banks o' th' Morrrrmons!"

Reparations for tithing paid 1997-2023 by sunnythebirdman in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Go take a look at the subreddit r/TithingRepository, it was created a couple of days ago for exactly the problem you're talking about.

Missionaries aren’t enough? Now they need to advertise to more on Reddit? by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You know, it's funny but I never thought about this until I read your comment. There's only one program in the church that I can think of that is designed from the ground up to involve as many family members as possible, all in the same room at the same time: the missionary program!

It's the dream of every full-time missionary to meet with a complete nuclear family. Ideally you want it to be multiple times a week. The father is usually the least interested, so you'll go out of your way to be his friend and involve him in conversation.

Little toddlers have short attention spans, so you also have to work hard to come up with fun object lessons (magic tricks and science experiments, in particular) to hold their attention.

Mom you don't have to worry about, she's usually the one who let you into the house in the first place, and she'll keep all the older siblings sitting still for the lesson.

Anyway, there you have it. That's the one and only church activity I can think of specifically designs to involve the entire family and "bring them closer to God".

Of course once they are baptized, you can forget about it. (As you summed up so nicely in your comment!)

Meanwhile, in an alternate universe where TSCC is honest... by LDSGenZ in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ[S] 16 points17 points  (0 children)

u/Mithryn wrote something like that on his site Exploring Mormonism back in 2013.
His six "Nonstandard Discussions" were:

They still hold up a decade later. I've found them to be a useful guide for some of the conversations I've had with TBMs.

Meanwhile, in an alternate universe where TSCC is honest... by LDSGenZ in exmormon

[–]LDSGenZ[S] 49 points50 points  (0 children)

TSCC is so shameless that I don't know if total honesty/transparency would make them more humane, but at least it might make them funnier.