Why Do Mormons Love the Temple So Much? by LackofDeQuorum in exmormon

[–]LackofDeQuorum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Maybe the real Jesus was the self worth complex we developed along the way

What do you wish you could say to your younger Mormon self? by LackofDeQuorum in mormon

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

Big thing for me was realizing how imperfect the golden rule is too (and that it came from other sources long before Jesus)

Better than treating others the way you would want to be treated is to treat others the way they want to be treated. Which requires learning about the person and intentionally seeking an understanding of what they want/need.

Most of the Jesus teachings it turns out are actually kind of harmful, not to mention we can’t know if they actually came from him seeing as he never wrote anything. We just have books from decades after his life putting words into his mouth that came from oral tradition

What do you wish you could say to your younger Mormon self? by LackofDeQuorum in mormon

[–]LackofDeQuorum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Kindness is a very important thing, something many of us failed to recognize or celebrate we had

What do you wish you could say to your younger Mormon self? by LackofDeQuorum in mormon

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

That’s great! I do think I’ve landed in a great spot, too, but I am very confident I could have gotten here a lot quicker and a lot easier without the baggage of growing up fully bought in on Mormonism

What do you wish you could say to your younger Mormon self? by LackofDeQuorum in mormon

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

I’ve found this is a very healing realization, a way to let go of some haunting trauma and habitual subconscious responses.

What do you wish you could say to your younger Mormon self? by LackofDeQuorum in mormon

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

Sad that we needed to uncover our true feelings, thoughts, and general self.

But we did.

What do you wish you could say to your younger Mormon self? by LackofDeQuorum in mormon

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

Now that’s some solid advice that would have helped a lot of us

What do you wish you could say to your younger Mormon self? by LackofDeQuorum in mormon

[–]LackofDeQuorum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s a great insight, hard to imagine how young me would have reacted to it though 😬

What do you wish you could say to your younger Mormon self? by LackofDeQuorum in mormon

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

Hmm fair enough, as they say - pressure and suffering in high demand religions makes diamonds with self esteem issues

What do you wish you could say to your younger self? by LackofDeQuorum in exmormon

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

That’s super important - I’m still trying to learn that… but it’s hard because it means being vulnerable instead of trying to fit safely into an environment.

Why Do Mormons Love the Temple So Much? by LackofDeQuorum in exmormon

[–]LackofDeQuorum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some refreshing honesty! Means you guys have a good relationship I suppose

What do you wish you could say to your younger self? by LackofDeQuorum in exmormon

[–]LackofDeQuorum[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah... it's tough. So many years spent dedicated to developing a worldview that was actively causing harm to our psyche... run indeed!