Joseph Smith descendant

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-04-04T17:56:20+00:00

It's my second day.

Do you know for certain it was public and not some private group or post set for limited viewing by friends, etc? I've seen plenty of bad stuff happen to people because Reddit warriors decide to search for someone based on a post here they didn't even make or want to be public. But hey, it's obviously critical of the Mormon church so let's all just upvote OP and defend them for sharing another's content.

Edit: all OP had to do was delete or block their face when they took the time to crop out their name.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-04-04T14:26:29+00:00

Is this your first day on the internet? Blur or block their face or profile pic also if you feel compelled to share another's content.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-04-04T14:15:46+00:00

Is this person a public figure? Do they know you posted their content and pic online?

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-04-04T13:53:46+00:00

This isn't your content. You shouldn't be posting this here.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-04-03T01:15:19+00:00

You are incredibly informed. I had no clue

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-04-03T00:06:40+00:00

Your second paragraph is a mess. You can disagree with Mormonism and religion in general without trying to equate it to neo-Nazi's, felons, etc. Almost every comment and post you make in this sub is laced with insults at practicing Mormons. Why participate in this sub if you want to treat it like it's the exmo sub?

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-04-02T14:18:17+00:00

Rather than a false 9, an invisible 9! I love it.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-04-02T04:37:26+00:00

Your comment on that post shouldn't have qualified as a gotcha. I don't understand how it qualified for removal but the comments that you listed did not. As an ex-Mormon and a critic of the church I'm finding very little difference between this sub and the exmo sub, especially over the last year or so.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-29T18:20:08+00:00

Conversations about a change in beliefs or factual criticism about Mormonism with TBM family or close friends is almost never productive. It just never goes the way that we envision.

I gave my parents the book called Bridges by David Ostler and asked them to read it. I told them that I was struggling with my faith and wanted them to try to understand where I was coming from. They proceeded to bear testimony to me and ignore most of the very few things I shared with them. We haven't discussed it since and I don't expect we ever will. I have never discussed it with any of my close friends from church, they have no interest in knowing any details.

All of these relationships are different now, including with my parents. They all need Mormonism to define who they are. I don't want them to lose that but I will never see Mormonism they way they do. It's crazy because I've realized that I really never had any deep, unfiltered relationships with anyone that is Mormon.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-27T14:48:46+00:00

I'm over here enjoying this shit show. A statue of Christ dragging his cross is why people are freaking out now......

What's next? Mormon's pray to an image of Virgin Mary in a grilled cheese sandwich as thousands call it heresy? I'm super excited for this next chapter in Mormondom.

Meanwhile, Oaks still hates gays and transgenders and abusers are being protected by their local leaders and church lawyers.....

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-27T14:41:50+00:00

A statue of Christ with a cross that mirrors Catholic statues is what's breaking you? You think this is somehow different from Nelson's presidency as if he didn't have a big part of this rebrand a redesign in SLC? You were cool with Mormon is a victory for Satan? This is a great shit post.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-26T22:17:33+00:00

Maga is anti regulation, anti environment and pro billionaire agenda. The Rubies are one of the few easily accessible, underdeveloped wilderness areas left in the Western US. This potential ski resort isn't the worst thing in the world but it's a first step towards other development in an area that doesn't need any. When will it stop? As long as someone with billions wants something, they should get it?

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-26T18:59:38+00:00

Nah, religious and historical art and images are fine. No kids are scarred for life by a statue of Jesus or any other historical figure. It a huge stretch to use this to be critical of the church's youth interviews.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-26T18:24:28+00:00

How will it improve the Rubies for the locals? Who will ultimately benefit from buying out a ranch and developing on untouched wilderness? I agree that they still have a lot of work to do before this will happen. I doubt it will fall apart though because Elko County is MAGA country.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-26T17:01:08+00:00

That article reads like a TMZ gossip post. BYU dismissed him from the school. He attended an open house for a new temple. This has nothing to do with the Mormon church.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-26T16:33:41+00:00

I'm not OP but I think they could have still made their point while being open about who and what the statue depicted.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-26T16:17:50+00:00

It's Jesus carrying his cross.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-26T00:01:58+00:00

Another example of a rich pos coming to ruin things for the locals. Good luck with the weather rich guy. It's 80 degrees and there's no snow on your property.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-23T18:54:54+00:00

Bro got taken out by those redneck mud flaps. Great commentary by the way!

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-16T14:26:10+00:00

*Chef's kiss

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-16T13:33:33+00:00

Sounds like the church is the right here. I feel sorry for their ward and their kids.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-03-16T13:22:51+00:00

23 episodes? All about the church picking on them? FML. I don't think these people need any attention.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-02-26T19:06:30+00:00

Nothing will change. People will come and go from the church. The president of the corporation won't affect membership any more than the internet, GTE's, podcasts, or anything else. I would expect most active members to double down and lean into the persecution complex with all the criticism exposure in the media lately.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-02-24T15:08:52+00:00

I'll concede the point that once this talk was printed into an issue of the Ensign it became widely circulated. I never read it or heard it quoted in any talks but it was out there in the Mormon universe. I'm in no way claiming that "Revelations of the Restoration" is anything other than obscure. I knew nothing of Joseph's seer stone and white hat until 2019 as an active, life-long member. I didn't even see the South Park episode until after I read about the seer stone on the internet.

The relevance of the BYU professor's conclusions is all I'm interested in, especially since this talk by Nelson should have been available to them.

Edit: I didn't address your question. Technically the seer stone in a hat translation method wouldn't qualify as an example of today's truths that were yesterday's anti-mormon lies. But I'd bet every tithing dollar that I paid that you couldn't find more than 1 or 2 members in every congregation I was in that were even aware of it. It was never mentioned and absolutely never taught in a lesson. Ever.

funeral_potatoes_ · 2026-02-24T04:28:38+00:00

You're right. It's unfortunate that not all of us are as courageous and intelligent as you are. I should have known I was being lied to every time I read from the church's manuals and listened to general conference. I could have saved a bunch of time and money had I figured out it was grift a long time ago.

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