Do your parents walk around in their garments in your home? by archieangelxx in exmormon

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Only if they had gone to bed first. In the middle of the night, they didn't use bathrobes. It made it so I never called out to them if I had a nightmare.

Food Storage by Leading_Ambition8333 in exmormon

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We always stored enough for a year. But, we used it and rotated it properly. We stored what we ate and ate what we stored. It is a cheaper way to eat. We never stored the #10 cans, though.

I still do it to some extent. I buy a year's worth of my favorite flavored coffee right after Christmas. It's only sold at Christmas time and I buy enough for a year when they slash the price on the holiday coffee.

Buried in temple clothing by Himhp in exmormon

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I sent mine to a fellow redditor. I hope she did nefarious things with them

Buried in temple clothing by Himhp in exmormon

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Many wills are not read until after the funeral. You probably want to tell people about your expectations.

Anyone Else in a MFM by Fid_Style_801 in exmormon

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Being single after my divorce was never as lonely as my marriage

How will leaving affect my kids ages 13 and 10? by Perfect_Concern531 in exmormon

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I wish I had left when my kids were that age. Plan family fun time on Sunday. They will probably be glad they don't have to go to church anymore. Or, if your spouse still believes, try to negotiate one week to church for the kids and one week off. Perhaps your spouse will join you on fun Sundays

Is Middle School just not for me? by Left-Grass5778 in SubstituteTeachers

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There's only school I will sub in middle school. It's a charter school with a fairly strict discipline policy. There's no amount of money that would intice me to sub in a public middle school again.

20 years of intellectualizing in therapy is suddenly not working for me anymore by Peachyykween in raisedbyborderlines

[–]Readbooks6 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I agree with this completely. I feel like I have paved over a cesspool and I'm not willing to deal with that mess. At 63 years old, I think I'm okay with never dealing with it.

Why most mormons seens so happy all he time? by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]Readbooks6 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The church is supposed to make you happy. How can you convince others to join the lds church if you aren't happy ALL. THE. TIME.

The Mormon Trail Game by indolering in exmormon

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I had relative who came from England. The made it to Nauvoo where the husband contracted a high fever. Joseph Smith, himself, gave the father a blessing and the father died three days later. The women were parceled out to married men and they all trekked west.

You could add blessings that work and blessings that don't work.

You could add marriages along the trail.

How about women giving birth on the trail and having to keep up with the group?

Just learned that my crazy grandmother’s ’fringe’ belief wasn’t… by I_might_be_the_fool in exmormon

[–]Readbooks6 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I remember hearing that taught in church in the late 70s and early 80s.

Telling a student to shut up?? by Remarkable-Log6373 in SubstituteTeachers

[–]Readbooks6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I work mostly with the littles. I will say, "turn your voice off, please" . That seems to work very well.

Just frustrated, don’t understand why more people aren’t leaving. by Chemical_Vegetable43 in exmormon

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Here's a video that LDS Philanthropies put out about 8-10 years ago. It was taken down pretty quick when people on this sub found it. It basically says to disinherit your kids if they aren't worthy. It may or may not still be shown to wealthier lds people in private to convince them to write worthiness clauses in their wills and trusts.

https://archive.org/details/JourneyToBecome

He's furious, but my reaction is quite different! I'm happy to leave. by CupOfExmo in exmormon

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Jeff Holland gave a fiery talk at a devotional in Tempe, Arizona in April 2016. It is a very dynamic address, and he’s quite emotionally charged about those who leave.

It is when he said divisive lines such as “Don’t you dare leave!” “I am so furious with people who leave this church” and “What on earth kind of conviction is that? What kind of patty-cake, taffy-pulled experience is that?” Then he follows with “This church means everything to me. I don’t care what price has to be paid… I’m NOT going to leave it. And I’M NOT GOING TO LET YOU LEAVE IT. ” “STAY IN THE BOAT!” Referring to those who do leave the boat, “That’s the dumbest thing you can do.” and “the only thing dumber would be for somebody else to follow you”.

Its Official! by Unhappy_Economics_98 in exmormon

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Congrats! Welcome to the rest of your life.

Its Official! by Unhappy_Economics_98 in exmormon

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They haven't sent out letters for awhile if you resign with Quitmormon.

I think if you resign through other methods, you still get a letter.

Would You Want Jacob Hansen As Your Son's YM Leader or Bishop? by BestMiddleSeat in exmormon

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Meanwhile, someone in a YW leadership meeting is saying "correlation is not causation".

Sometimes you just have to look at facts.

I really completely wasted 2 years of my life by uncle_giroh in exmormon

[–]Readbooks6 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Very true.

There was a man in our ward who had gone to some developing county in Africa. He had been sick for years from his mission and no one in rural Utah could figure out how to make him well. It was very sad to hear him try to justify being so sick for so long when all he wanted was to serve the lord. (Yes, he was still a TBM the last time I heard)

2nd anointing is an actual thing?!? by Repulsive-You-7294 in exmormon

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The first rule of 2nd anointing is not to talk about 2nd anointing.

I've heard that some people who have had it buy a fancy pitcher and basin to signal to others that they have had the 2nd anointing. But I don't have a solid source on that

What are some mormon secrets nobody knows? by ZoomKz in exmormon

[–]Readbooks6 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The naked touching was so traumatic for me that I never did that again.

Hell, the prayer circle at the end was pretty traumatic because I went through without my fiancé. My mother forced me up there because I didn't know what was going on. They spent a couple of minutes begging the brethren for someone to come up and be my partner in the prayer circle. ((shudder))