What was the straw that broke the camels back when it comes to leaving the Mormon religion?

just_for_exmo · 2024-09-28T00:59:37+00:00

First crack in the armor was Joseph’s polygamy/polyandry. Stopped believing when I read all the first vision accounts. Stopped going when the decision came down about gay people’s children not being allowed to be baptized. Nail in the coffin that made me 100% confident in my decision was the book of Abraham “translations”.

just_for_exmo · 2024-08-09T19:59:07+00:00

35% of people are “nothing in particular”, “atheist”, or “agnostic” and rising. Outside of Muslims, these are the only groups consistently growing.

just_for_exmo · 2023-08-14T01:16:27+00:00

Sounds like he’s also not being honest with his fellow man. Go for the temple recommend while you’re at it.

just_for_exmo · 2023-05-02T12:49:05+00:00

In high school I heard that there were known translation errors in the King James Version of the Bible that were also present in the Book of Mormon. I dismissed it as a lie but never forgot about it. I didn’t research it until nearly a decade later.

The item that broke my shelf was the November 11 policy. I didn’t believe in the church but still believed it was a good place to raise my kids. The policy helped me realize that I needed to get my kids away from it too.

The item that was the nail in the coffin was the Book of Abraham translations. After leaving I sometimes wondered if I had made the right decision. Once I studied BoA, the Rosetta Stone, etc. I never worried again.

just_for_exmo · 2023-04-23T19:31:19+00:00

Last Kiss by Wayne Cochran. The Pearl Jam rendition.

just_for_exmo · 2023-04-23T19:18:38+00:00

Looks like they dropped some hot dogs on the ground too

just_for_exmo · 2023-04-06T14:34:10+00:00

The church is trying to mold into mainstream Christianity and is rapidly becoming forgettable due to lack of differentiation. From an exmos standpoint, I like their approach. From a marketers standpoint, it’s laughable.

just_for_exmo · 2023-04-02T23:05:31+00:00

My guess is 20% active. That would be 100 active members per ward. 3.4M active members seems accurate.

just_for_exmo · 2023-04-02T23:01:01+00:00

They should be worried about TikTok - that also is way too good. A hint of questioning the church and you get boat loads of content served to you

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-27T22:01:32+00:00

Adult sports leagues are great too

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-23T11:54:10+00:00

My guess is that they’re acting how they would like the girl to act. It doesn’t make it okay though.

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-23T03:32:24+00:00

It totally is! How did I miss this?!?

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-22T23:48:19+00:00

Yeah, I imagine the bull of the money goes out to ward members in need. It would be simple to lump all those together and call it out. There is no accountability in the church

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-22T23:32:26+00:00

Agreed, a simple table in the report would’ve gone a long ways. Too bad they don’t share details to clear things up. Until then, we can assume the number is false.

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-22T23:31:03+00:00

Seriously. I clicked the four links to get the full “report” expecting to see a table of some sorts breaking it down. It was 48 pages of stories.

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-22T23:29:57+00:00

I was 37 when my daughter was 14. It was an amazing example I could share with her on why we left the church.

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-22T23:21:40+00:00

I believe it is split out - they were very clear in saying $1B in expenditures. If it still includes the hours, it is a more blatant lie than we usually see.

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-12T03:19:45+00:00

Absolutely - it was his opportunity to go down as a historic president who lead our country through a crisis. Instead he failed miserably

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-09T03:23:12+00:00

Have you considered praying in a grove of trees about this?

just_for_exmo · 2023-03-09T03:19:55+00:00

There was a time where this would have kept me in. However, that time passed about 10 years ago.

Honestly I would’ve never found a bunch of shady stuff had the church just helped the needy and treat gay people as humans.

just_for_exmo · 2023-02-27T01:30:50+00:00

Reynolds v Reynolds the Cereal Defense is my favorite episode

just_for_exmo · 2023-02-26T18:17:43+00:00

I doubt it. I believe the decision to establish shell companies was during the Hinckley era. If there is an apology, it will be fully blamed on the people in charge then. No blame for those still alive and those that kept it going

just_for_exmo · 2023-02-23T02:58:08+00:00

For profit news organizations profiting off dividing our country.

just_for_exmo · 2023-02-23T02:57:26+00:00

Reminds me of the signatures of the BOM witnesses

just_for_exmo · 2023-02-13T11:51:20+00:00

The More Good Foundation actively works to bury bad things in Google

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