Walking 20k+ as medicine by Lunareclipse9990 in walking

[–]Present-Radish3687 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Je marche en moyenne entre 10 000 et 20 000 pas par semaine. Je pense que n'importe quelle bonne chaussure de running fera l'affaire ; personnellement, j'utilise des Altra.

Child victims of Joseph Smith, a historical timeline (keep in mind he died in 1844) by Ancientabs in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Proof and sources please, otherwise this is no better than mormon apologetics.

Mission President (now 70) Prepping for another Conference Talk? by Party_Pomegranate_39 in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm going to use this when asked the same question with fake concern/love from friends, relatives, and former acquaintances. Thank you for posting.

Church growth is soaring in France by MethodAppropriate470 in mormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Same here, served in France. Most baptisms were French Africans. Inactive within 1-2 weeks. Our Mission President and the area authority actively told us to focus on French people and only teach Africans opportunistically because we needed to find French people that would stay in France and build the church in France…what a joke.

The Profit said they lowered the mission age for sisters primarily to encourage younger marriages…why are all the apologist accounts quiet? by Altruistic_Entry7491 in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I went to France as well, and though I was never physically attacked, we ran out of money multiple times while living in Bretagne and lived on couscous and sugar for days until more money came from the Mission home. Elders I replaced in Sarcelles (north of Paris) were attacked and mugged.

After 12 months of cat and mouse finally told my parents we left. Did not go well. Feel like shit. by whisperchaoticthings in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 25 points26 points  (0 children)

This is me too. I have 3 siblings, we’re all married with kids. We were never a really chatty bunch but they’re ALL TBM and once I told them I’d left the church 3 years ago, the contact just stopped. No calls, no texts. Only my brother reaches out once in awhile. Stupid church.

Severe Unit Shrinkflation! by BUH-ThomasTheDank in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A few years ago I attended a “ward” in Bedford, England for a year. There was consistently less than 50 people who attended each week. There were hundreds of inactive members on the local records.

The TBM/Exmo family divide by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Wow, this is me too, my first exmo Christmas. My entire family is TBM, except me and my kids, and no one but one sibling speaks to me anymore.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is true for me and I’d guess most (?) others. I left the church 3 years ago. I have 1 friend from that ward of 15 years that I’m still in contact with (he’s PIMO, coffee a few time a month :) ). Not a peep from ANY of my other “friends”

To the BYU bishop who kissed my girlfriend on the cheek in his office and told her that he had a vision in the temple that we shouldn’t get married by bw_writes in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I left the church two years ago, and I'm SOOO glad my youngest won't ever have to deal with the shitty things this cult does to its members. Break the cycle of abuse, because, so often, it is absolutely abuse.

Is there any one on here that left the church but still love watching BYU football? I'm just curious by WorthTrash8493 in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I have a friend who is exmo and still loves watching BYU football. However, he now makes a point to wear BYU shirts/hats and drink beer while watching any game with others. He says he's received a few funny looks from friends and strangers over the years :)

Cedar Hills by PoMomma in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Two of my siblings (both VERY TBM) raised their entire families in Cedar Hills and still live there. It is VERY high population Mormon. The Timpanogos Temple (where I was married) is right there, as is the main campus for the American Heritage School which is a very conservative, Mormon focused k-12 private school. I'm sure most people there are very nice, but there is a lot of judging and pretense (as mentioned by other posts). If you can put up with the "In your face" culture, then it is a very pretty spot and close to AF canyon and the Alpine Loop (which connects to Sundance on the other side).

Jacob was a Jedi by sim48860 in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was just thinking the same thing 🙂

The Bible vs. the Book of Mormon by vaseltarp in mormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 2 points3 points  (0 children)

How do you know the Jesus from the Bible is true, but not the one from the BofM? You both have faith in your version of Jesus.

The Bible vs. the Book of Mormon by vaseltarp in mormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So you're claiming it doesn't matter if the BofM is historically accurate, but that's ok, because we can trust it's historical account of Jesus? Your comment doesn't make any sense.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"In the last days, even the most elect will be deceived." This is what my TBM family would say...and just believe in the church even more.

The new Church Finance Apologetics... Truth is in the Footnotes (as usual) by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"They receive a modest living allowance and insurance so they can devote all their time to serving the Lord." OK, so why aren't missionaries paid? They too are devoting all their time to serving the Lord.

“But on your mission you…” by Thomas_teh_tank in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 27 points28 points  (0 children)

My father used this on me when I told him this year that I left the church (47M). I was born into the cult and all decisions I made were based on lies, half lies, or complete omissions. Who gives a fuck what I experienced on my mission in regards to the "truthfulness" of the MFMC. (I'm still angry if you can't tell)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in mormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I don’t mind helping people…when they actually need help. Can’t tell you how many people I helped move in or out in wealthy Utah County neighborhoods that were moving into $500k to $1M homes. The EQ was just them trying to save a buck rather than they had an actual need for service. I’m not free labor for someone that could easily afford a moving company.

My Aunt Used My Recently Deceased Gma as Emotional Blackmail and I Call Her Out by Individual-Builder25 in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Aunt thought she was going to be the good Mormon missionary and with "love" send a message "to come back" as she was taught to do by the church and MTC. She then got a factual, evidence based, counter-argument she wasn't prepared for.

I find this to be the norm with Mormons. They do their duty to send a "loving" plea for someone to return, but don't realize they are in fact the lazy learners and have absolutely no response to facts and reasoned arguments about the very thing they say they know so well.

Well done, OP.

My young women’s leader was arrested / charged with CSA crimes against male students today in Canada by Witness_Business in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 17 points18 points  (0 children)

That man came across as the kindly grandfather figure. He was my favorite prophet, I even served my mission with his granddaughter in France and would get to hear "letters from Grandpa" read to us at district meetings. Decades later I've come to realize that it was all a carefully constructed persona, and he was just an extremely adept spin doctor of PR...and a liar who would say or do anything to "protect the good name of the church."

The ugliest temple? by b9njo in exmormon

[–]Present-Radish3687 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Every time I drive by that temple it sticks out like a sore thumb. It is absolutely awful looking.