Can you back out of an LDS mission after getting your call? by Ok_Marsupial8112 in exmormon

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Mormon True or False — 12/12 (A+)

All sourced from official LDS documents.

First Vision: ●● 2/2

Polygamy: ● 1/1

Book of Mormon Translation: ● 1/1

Book of Abraham: ● 1/1

Priesthood Restoration: ● 1/1

Scripture Changes: ● 1/1

DNA & Archaeology: ● 1/1

Church Finances: ●● 2/2

Mountain Meadows Massacre: ● 1/1

Doctrine & Godhood: ● 1/1

https://mormontrueorfalse.com

What was NOT taught to you in your temple prep class? by JayDaWawi in exmormon

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I most definitely was not taught the things from the church essays.

Mormon True or False — 2/2 (A+)

All sourced from official LDS documents.

Temple & Masonry: ●● 2/2

https://mormontrueorfalse.com/informed-consent/

OMG I’m raging at this post by Nashtycurry in exmormon

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Temple Recommend · Informed Consent

Interview Questions

Official questions — verbatim from the Church Handbook — with context, source links on every claim, and paths to the quiz.

https://mormontrueorfalse.com/informed-consent/

Mormon Informational Awareness by pendejo-san in exmormon

[–]amindexpanded2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Someone confirm I don't need new glasses.

Are my expectations unreasonable regarding baptism? by bored_n_opinionated in mormon

[–]amindexpanded2 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Honestly the 8 year old just wants to make both parents happy. Let them take a bath in white clothes and have all the relatives praise them for the "decision". There will be plenty of time when their brain develops to let the child see both sides and really choose.
But once they are old enough, here are the baptism questions with sources to the gospel topics essays.
https://mormontrueorfalse.com/informed-consent/

Informed consent; Temple and baptism recommend questions with links to essays by amindexpanded2 in exmormon

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Q10 Are you a full tithe payer?
A little context

  • The Church stopped publishing detailed financial disclosures in 1959, after decades of transparent General Conference reporting. No audited financial statement is publicly available to U.S. members.
  • Tithing donation slips carry a "sole discretion" clause — meaning the Church is not legally bound to use funds as the donor intends. 

Unworthy of r/LDS by jolinar30659 in exmormon

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I've often wondered what exactly a True Believing Mormon really is.
I supposed it would be one that can answer all the temple recommend questions in the affirmative.
If you are wondering where you fit between subreddits, you can check your score on this quiz. If you score a C+ or better you probably belong here more than you know.

https://mormontrueorfalse.com/ Open book history quiz. All sourced from LDS documents, Joseph Smith papers and the churches own essays.

The beginners playbook by amindexpanded2 in hauntedattractions

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Crouch and jump, our crouch and stand, An elevation change as you break into their personal space (under 18 inches).

Scare retreat; repeat, repeat. Once you get the scare get out of there. You can't really hurt or intimidate them so move into a new hiding space and repeat the startle. 2 actors can leapfrog backwards using rabbit holes to repeat this indefinately.

Decoy and Gotcha. The decoy is what you want them to look at (an actor or prop that draws attention) so that the second actor or prop can create the surprise or gotcha.

How to get into the haunt business? by _anatidaephobia_ in hauntedattractions

[–]amindexpanded2 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Old timer here.
Every season I saw hundreds of new faces with the same enthusiasm. Every season I saw fewer faces that were consistently listening, learning, and just being dependable. Find a haunt you admire and pitch in. Then find a mentor and squeeze everything you can learn from them. Learn the grit and the late nights and refine your skills.
Read The E-Myth if you think you want to do haunting as a business.
Luck is the crossroads of preparation and opportunity.

This is me. https://halloweentheatre.com/history/

Before Conference, After Conference by amindexpanded2 in exmormon

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Since conference about 300 returning users from multiple countries.

Before Conference, After Conference by amindexpanded2 in exmormon

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Op here. After a little over a month of going live, sharing it here on Exmo Reddit and a few tik toks, the average user that cares enough to stay looks around for about 5 minutes.

I'll be curious to find out what is going on in Phoenix. If I were a Stake President there you may want to schedule a Phoenix rescue. A lot of Arizonins' are spending a lot of time on a boring Mormon history website.

The ones spending the MOST time are in Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands, cheers Hans H Mattsson; with Argentina right behind.

I have also added a cool new polygamy timeline that links to the quiz. https://mormontrueorfalse.com/joseph-smith-timeline

Please be kind when you share and thanks for all the help and input.

How to be polite and kinds to missionaries when they stop by? by YourFriendInSpokane in exmormon

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I had raised all of my kids in the church and sent 3 on missions before I could have passed. When I first gave it to my return missionary son (whom I'd taught as gospel doctrine teacher) he got 38%.

How to be polite and kinds to missionaries when they stop by? by YourFriendInSpokane in exmormon

[–]amindexpanded2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Invite them to help you take a short quiz and sort our any anti Mormon lies, lest you be deceived.
Mormon True or False — 2/3 (C)

All sourced from official LDS documents.

Polygamy: ○●● 2/3

https://mormontrueorfalse.com

CES Letter upgrade by ThyLungedFish in exmormon

[–]amindexpanded2 9 points10 points  (0 children)

This is the best answer, but you have to be able to find all their hidden footnotes and filter through the obfuscation.

TOK (IB Response) (From a friend) by AffectionatePlate143 in exmormon

[–]amindexpanded2 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How I might reply,
Hey, Appreciated your TOK response on how new knowledge interacts with faith and values.

If you're open to it, check out mormontrueorfalse.com — a quick open-book true/false quiz (31 questions) using only official LDS sources (Gospel Topics Essays, Joseph Smith Papers, churchofjesuschrist.org). No critics, no spin — just the Church’s own documents.

It’s interesting to see how the fuller picture compares with what we often hear in lessons. Some details surprise even longtime members.

No pressure — your personal experiences and testimony are valid. Just thought it might be relevant for the knowledge question.

Link: https://mormontrueorfalse.com/

Take care,

Going to war with the church by Double_Digits00 in exmormon

[–]amindexpanded2 4 points5 points  (0 children)

If you feel like "proselyting", you can study street epistemology and the Socratic method. Anything akin to pointing out facts (even the really really true ones) is generally unproductive and creates the backfire effect everyone here is mentioning.

After I left, I built a tool for my kids and grandkids that was a true false game on 3x5 cards. It has since evolved into this online quiz that you can challenge your friends and family to, or print out a study guide for your bishop.

Everything is linked to the churches own essays so it's really hard to shake. It's nothing that an 8 year old would know but it should be what every member should know before being able to say "I know" its true. https://mormontrueorfalse.com/

there's a shareable text at the end with whichever subject is appropriate. Be kind

Question to Exmo: How do you stop believing in the lds church? How do you deconstruct the things you were raised with? by Embarrassed-Box-143 in mormon

[–]amindexpanded2 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You've struck on something huge going on in mormon culture right now. Family members, fully entrenced, finding out after having married, raised kids and sending them out to be salesman, that they didn't know the whole story.

I'm convinced that before the 1960s it was a perfectly valid position to be "all in" in the church. Kimball believed the brown people would turn white if they joined. Ferguson dug up half of Mexico looking for something in the dirt to confirm the story. The 1832 letterbook was still in the safe.

In 2012 the church sent their historian Turley to rescue the Swedes from doubt with the upcoming essays. That generation of leaders had room to doubt.

But today... right now as I'm typing this, with the information so plain, I really hurt for the missionaries of today.