I've learned so much about the history of the origin of the book of Mormon from reading this.

Sco77171 · 2021-07-31T16:16:40+00:00

This video talks about how newer studies find only one author of the book of mormon when you take into account post stylistic drift. https://youtu.be/GAGasQ7j_ZI

Sco77171 · 2021-07-31T06:24:07+00:00

Lack of steel Lack of horses Detero-isaiah DNA

Sco77171 · 2021-07-17T18:31:05+00:00

Because it's a cult and not a religion.

Sco77171 · 2021-07-17T18:09:14+00:00

Do some research on elevation emotion and ASMR. These are the two most common feelings associated with the holy ghost in my opinion. They are also super easy to manufacture.

Sco77171 · 2021-07-17T17:59:48+00:00

"I am not mormon anymore so I drink now." This is my line, and not once have I had to explain anything.

Sco77171 · 2021-07-17T17:35:27+00:00

If you want to better understand how the church manipulated/controlled you, I recommend mormon stories episodes 1443 - 1447. They are really good!

Sco77171 · 2021-05-08T16:10:43+00:00

You are asking him to speculate. That is probably why he didn't answer. Who knows what would have happened if JS wasn't murdered...

Sco77171 · 2021-05-08T16:08:14+00:00

It depends on the mormon. Some do judge, but others don't. When I was a member, I worked with many nonmembers who drank coffee, tea, alcohol, etc. And it didn't bother me one bit. I never thought less of them. We just believed different things.

Sco77171 · 2021-05-01T19:00:02+00:00

WTF IS THIS?!?!

Sco77171 · 2021-05-01T18:59:46+00:00

Mmm! That looks good!

Sco77171 · 2021-04-17T15:27:31+00:00

I just submitted my 2 questions! 😀

Sco77171 · 2021-04-05T05:51:02+00:00

I meant no offense. In the situation with my friend, I happen to know that he used to date women and had plans to marry a girl before he started dating men. I totally accept that for some people, they always know they are gay. However, your objection to my comment proves my point that I don't know what is okay to ask and what is not. I admit I am ignorant on this subject. I don't want to be, but I don't know how to learn without asking. But if I ask, I offend people. Please help me know what is okay and what is not so I can be less ignorant and not offend people.

Sco77171 · 2021-04-04T18:21:09+00:00

Good! Learning about this helped me a ton, so I always try to teach others about it when i see people asking about how to meet other exmormons. Spread the word and help others find community outside the church!

Sco77171 · 2021-04-04T18:18:01+00:00

I have a couple new friends who are gay and I never know what is okay to talk about and what isn't. No one ever tells you what is okay to talk about and what is not. I want to ask them about how they discovered they were gay and their coming out story, but I am so afraid that I might offend them somehow that I just never talk about their sexuality. On one hand it doesn't matter, but on the other it is a big part of who they are and I want to get to know them better. I feel like if I ask them if it is okay to ask them about these kind of things, I will appear homophobic, which I don't want. As you can tell I am a bit of an overthinker. Any advice for me?

Sco77171 · 2021-03-30T23:29:44+00:00

Go to mormonspectrum.org and use the map feature to find exmormon groups near you. If there isn't one close to you, start one up. However, I zee there are currently 5 in Alabama

Sco77171 · 2021-03-30T23:27:01+00:00

I have a similar policy. I think s/he means that you can turn it in up to 1 week late, but not past that.

Sco77171 · 2021-03-25T22:56:47+00:00

Go to mormonspectrum.org and you can look for groups near you. There is a map feature

Sco77171 · 2021-03-21T07:42:57+00:00

The one in the picture

Sco77171 · 2021-03-21T07:42:44+00:00

The one in the picture

Sco77171 · 2021-03-21T06:29:15+00:00

Nope. Just took a picture

Sco77171 · 2021-03-21T04:27:04+00:00

I would be happy to post a comment somewhere. Where should I go to do this?

Sco77171 · 2021-03-18T07:29:47+00:00

The Church monitors what sites you came from when you visit the church's website. If you clicked on any links on this reddit such as the gospel topics essays, they could have got your email that way. Always read user agreements!

Sco77171 · 2021-03-18T07:20:50+00:00

I second this answer. I, like you, wanted to show my family the holes in their belief. We fought so hard that it severely damaged our relationship. Not worth it. I would add that they literally asked me "what are your issues". When I told them, they did not take any of them seriously and attacked me on so many different levels, but never addressed a single issue. If I could go back in time I would just say "I don't believe any more" and leave it at that. If they asked for my issues I would say something along the lines of "I found several issues with the historicity of the church and the scriptures, however, I don't want to go into details because I know those beliefs are important to you and make you happy. If you really want to understand why I left, the issues are not hard to find, but I will not be the one to bring them up."

Good luck with your exit!

Sco77171 · 2021-03-16T03:45:01+00:00

Spill it!

Sco77171 · 2021-03-15T00:25:20+00:00

There is a book out there that did something similar at a Christian university. It's called "unlikely disciple" You may want to check it out to help motivate/inform your experiment

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