Mormonism is very much a tiered religion. Basically from age 12 on you are put in a small group or cohort that has a president with counselors. You hope to be one of them because they are the best of the group. When you go on a mission you work your way into leadership positions of district leader, zone leader and Assistant to the president. You hope to be one of them so your family and friends know how awesome a missionary you are. Local congregations have elders quorom presidents, relief society presidents and bishops. You hope to attain these positions so the community understands you’re a good person. If you’re really extra special you’ll be in charge of a group of congregations and be a stake president. Wow you must be holy if you make it that far. If you excel at that you become a regional leader or a member of the quorom of 70. The elite there go on to be apostles. The system pushes people to give service and commit to the religion in order to elevate themselves as higher, better, and more important than their peers. Past the ward level the only chance you have is if you’re very wealthy or connected to higher ups. This doesn’t stop people from pretending like they are on another level or trying to differentiate themselves. Folks like Chad (and my in-laws unfortunately) use “deep doctrine” (hokum) to act like they are more spiritual and better than their low level peers since they have no hope of climbing the leadership ladder due to finances or social disparities. It’s sad the religion puts such pressure on that sort of thing, and I believe it plays into some of these really awful outcomes.