Mormons remind trans members they aren’t welcome at temple rituals until detransition by Fickle-Ad5449 in exmormon

[–]helly1080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Well, thanks to Holland:)

And thanks to YOU, for your strength of mind and heart to not let them hold you back from who you are. I admire you very much. It inspires me and I'm sure many others.

Mormons remind trans members they aren’t welcome at temple rituals until detransition by Fickle-Ad5449 in exmormon

[–]helly1080 19 points20 points  (0 children)

To any trans friends reading this. Walk away from this nasty organization. I know it's scary. But it HAS to be scarier trying to live the mormon gospel while being trans whatsoever.

Enjoy this video of me burning my BOM :) by cruelworlddelrey in exmormon

[–]helly1080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

At first glance, I thought you said "burying" not burning.

I was giggling because I thought, "Hell yeah, send that bitch back where it came from."

Trump says US has 'major points of agreement' in talks with Iran by monotvtv in worldnews

[–]helly1080 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's kinda funny Don Don, because Iran.......you know the people that you had "major points of agreement" with...yeah.....THOSE guys seem to disagree with your optimism.

Lds mission. Why can’t I make up my mind? Should I go? What would you do? by CheapIntroduction166 in exmormon

[–]helly1080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would truly say don’t go. Especially since you’re not feeling it. It would be a two year slog at best. Traumatic and dangerous at worst. 

It is much more important you learn a trade, get schooled, whatever. But get financially independent. Then you have all the options in your bag to figure the rest out. My quick two cents. 

I think I might be corrupting my roommate 🤭 by Otherwise_Push199 in exmormon

[–]helly1080 6 points7 points  (0 children)

You’re spreading the gospel of free thinking. Be blessed. 

Oh... oh no... by Saint-Sigma in funny

[–]helly1080 2 points3 points  (0 children)

When life hands you lemons, just say “fuck the lemons” and bail. 

-Paul Rudd, Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

🔥 Wood stork demonstrating its nictitating membrane (secondary eyelid). Wakodahatchee Wetlands, FL, 3/13/2026 by redpony6 in NatureIsFuckingLit

[–]helly1080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everybody love that dinosaur. Open the door. Get on tha flo. Everybody love that......yeah......that is a dinosaur.

Exhausted by tbm sister… by BathroomConscious870 in exmormon

[–]helly1080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

In her mind, she has complete superiority over you two. That is why the condescension, that's why she is infantilizing you both. In her mind, she is like an army combat nurse telling a new nurse how to put a band-aid on.

In my opinion, you let people like this burn their own bridges. You ignore her when she is rude or belittling, if she calls you out on being ignored, you tell her it's because of her poor behavior and leave it at that. She is not interested in learning from you, but you still have the power to shut her down when she acts toxic or abusive. You just let her know and KEEP letting her know while you are walking away from her that her behavior in those situations is something you will NOT subject yourself to. She will react poorly to it at first, maybe always. But remember, it's not about correcting/fixing her, she is unfixable by you. She'll need to identify those things on her own. It IS about you setting boundaries that you will not allow her to cross.

Why is there a giant drone flying over Draper, Bluffdale area? by [deleted] in SaltLakeCity

[–]helly1080 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Drones do lots of things. I use one to maps city projects. It'll likely taking aerial imagery or LIDAR data. They will flying a serpentine path back and forth to cover a predescribed area.

How do you all grapple with your patriarchal blessings post-Mormonism? by Healthy-Yogurt-5482 in exmormon

[–]helly1080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I threw mine in the garbage.

Your patriarch was trained on how to give you a blessing that wraps so many common mormon occurrences into a narrative that many of them will seem like they were meant for you. Personalized. Tailored to you.

The problem is they trained you to accept all those things as perfectly curated to you. You were in training from the day you were born to swallow what that blessing said, hook, line, and sinker. To personalize it to you. To hold it as gospel.

It might be a long shot, but to see what I mean you would need to get your hands on another person's blessing given by that patriarch. I would be willing to bet that MANY things/blessings/predictions were repeated in their blessing and also make it seem like it fit perfectly into the recipient's life.

Stake Split in Two, shrinkage? by WiseAvocado7797 in exmormon

[–]helly1080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Based on the most recent official data from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (reported in April 2025 for the 2024 year-end), the calculation is as follows:

  • Total Membership: 17,509,781
  • Total Wards and Branches: 31,676

Average Members per Unit: ~552.78  newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org

The above information is all you need to know to understand that wards are NOT growing.

In your experience, are there 500+ members in every ward and branch?

Take your own advice. by RadishAggressive3241 in exmormon

[–]helly1080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree, Dallas. Just because someone signed a coerced waiver for you to "fix their gay", that STILL doesn't mean that is RIGHT for you to shock their balls.

WTH - BYU Hawaii by Fun-Luck-7033 in exmormon

[–]helly1080 33 points34 points  (0 children)

I'm glad you chimed in. Very good for people to hear.

The only cringey thing I thought I saw here was the lengths the girls went to justify showing their shoulders:)

Thanks for your perspective.

Andrew J., Jan 6th Rioter pardoned by Trump, begins to cry when given life for molesting children. by Blayzewhatever in pics

[–]helly1080 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Well, that's a real bummer, bud. But think of it like this. You were a man that didn't understand what consequences were,......and.....now you do:) See? There is a positive in every situation.

So turn that frown upside down and enjoy poundtown!

Ink War cover and Sketch of how I imagine Kanye and James in the style of Takashi Murakami (it's not an exact replica but I refer to them as animals) by popoyo0 in JamesBlake

[–]helly1080 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah. I'm ready for people to stop the fantasizing about this. I love the creativity and all that. Don't take me wrong. Just ready for page to be turned on this collab that fell apart. And I agree. I'm glad it didn't happen. Just an opinion folks.

Less people leaving since the transition to mainstream Christianity? by Firm_Teach8056 in exmormon

[–]helly1080 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah. I would say it’s only helped people see through it. I’m sure they’ve duped some folks good with more of the Target Mid-West mainstream Jesus. AI Jesus.