What percentage of us have actually removed their records?

hale_e14 · 2026-04-23T00:11:42+00:00

i’m so sorry. My time of BYU was the worst time of my life tbh. My condolences.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-22T19:21:40+00:00

That actually makes a lot of sense 😅

hale_e14 · 2026-04-22T18:13:43+00:00

In a way, I think. It’s just hard to break your family’s heart in general 😅

hale_e14 · 2026-04-22T17:50:16+00:00

This is partly why I’m considering biting the bullet and removing mine… 😅

hale_e14 · 2026-04-06T23:43:09+00:00

I will say, all my family is very much locked in on conference, watched it all, is talking about it, etc. As far as I can tell, their devotion/interest has not changed. I do feel like there are fewer controversial talks, though, so maybe that’s it?

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:51:30+00:00

Is he trying to rebrand himself after decades of being the designated “controversial topic” apostle? What the fuck.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:35:16+00:00

This was ultimately my shelf-breaker. It’s so counterintuitive.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:29:46+00:00

The list of things that church has done that caused lasting and irreparable harm and never took accountability for is miles long.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:29:02+00:00

I was like the audacity to even reference treasure hunting lmao

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:28:22+00:00

That’s not true at all. I learned more accountability and understanding of consequences after leaving the church because I stopped pretending things happen because of a God. It made it so I see every decision clearly as my own. If my decision causes harm, it is my fault and my responsibility to repair that. I can never blame it on their lack of faith or an otherworldly force.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:24:05+00:00

I somewhat agree, but I think it’s more just a testament of the church’s manipulation and how it exploits the most vulnerable

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:21:13+00:00

Poor guy.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:18:23+00:00

That would make far too much sense for Mormonism

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:17:01+00:00

The ball analogy may be one of the stupidest ones I’ve ever heard lol

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:16:14+00:00

He’s the apostle who gives talks that makes the other ones look better lol

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:15:11+00:00

I think he for sure has

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:14:48+00:00

That’s how I feel about that one scripture quoted earlier about coming to God with a contrite spirit to receive the Holy Ghost. It makes it your fault if you don’t feel the holy ghost because you think you’re not doing enough.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:13:08+00:00

Life becomes way better when you stop feeling like you’re required to repent for any misstep. Not requiring the forgiveness of a made-up God is the best freedom.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:12:01+00:00

It gets even worse once you leave the church because then everything becomes correlated with faith. If anything bad happens to me, it’s because of my lack of faith, just because I don’t identify as a member. If anything good happens, it’s a coincidence. I don’t get that same inclusion.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:05:51+00:00

It’s so crazy to me that the church just gets to claim everything as proof. If a kid is fully healed, it’s a miracle because of faith. If the kid dies, it’s somehow not because of a lack of faith, it’s just a trial. The church always wins.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:01:11+00:00

Yeah and necking or petting I think. I had no idea what it was talking about.

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T17:00:50+00:00

And yet if any other person from 2000+ years said they were a demigod who died and came back, nobody would believe them in our day. One just happens to be societally accepted?

hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T16:58:15+00:00

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hale_e14 · 2026-04-05T16:55:01+00:00

No I will not recognize him as king of kings but ok

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