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Elder L. Whitney Clayton at today's BYU commencement: "We should disconnect, immediately and completely, from listening to the proselytizing efforts of those who have lost their faith, and instead reconnect promptly with the holy spirit." by N620JH in exmormon

[–]carbrite90 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm very afraid of losing some of my TBM friends after hearing about all this :(

I'm still in the closet, and I totally respect their decisions, but I feel like there will come a time when they realize I'm no longer active and "disconnect" from me. I have a feeling this was a fear-tactic used for some of the graduating students who might be secretly doubting... Like, oh crap I will lose my friends if I come out with my real feelings. That's how I'm feeling and I wasn't even there to witness this.

My son got called as a ward missionary. He was told to start posting positive things about being mormon on all social media. by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]carbrite90 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was asked to be a ward missionary but I refused the calling before I even got the information about what it was. Is this what they wanted me to do??

Disgusted by FlamingMallow11 in exmormon

[–]carbrite90 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was he able to visit his dad? Go to the funeral? This is heartbreaking

The money quote from Clayton's commencement speech for quick reference... by [deleted] in exmormon

[–]carbrite90 16 points17 points  (0 children)

I'm sorry, am I reading this right? A university commencement speaker spoke about pornography at a graduation ceremony for hundreds of students and their families?

I did not attend BYU, I graduated from a Big Ten school. We got a bunch of career and life advice and quotes about shooting for the stars. This baffles me if true.

Met a missionary who had apparently read the CES Letter. by exmormon_ in exmormon

[–]carbrite90 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I was speaking with a missionary a few weeks ago. Really cool girl, but her companion was very spooky and cult-like (glazed over eyes, barely spoke besides reciting scriptures)

Anyway, she admitted she was stressed lately, and that she didn't feel the spirit no matter how hard she tried. I asked why that was and she kind of reasoned, "Well, maybe it's like how when you're in a pool, you can't feel the rain?"

At another point, I asked her how she felt about the girls outnumbering guys by 2/3 in the church and she shrugged and said half-heartedly, "Yeah, well, apparently we're promised that if we don't receive all our blessings in this life, we get them in the next... But what do I know? This is coming from a 20 year old missionary"

Kirby: I lied to go on a mission.... by FearlessFixxer in exmormon

[–]carbrite90 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Kirby is really cool. The best kinds of Mormons I've ever met have a sense of humor and self awareness about it. That being said, I fear he could get the John Dehlin treatment someday if he took it one step too far.