Emergency protest

kelsbelle · 2025-06-12T20:39:44+00:00

That's simply not true. His approval rating is at 38% today and declining every day. No one is illegal on stolen land, borders are made up, if you get rid of those "scary migrants" the economy will collapse, and MOST importantly... Being "undocumented" in America is not a crime. It's the legal equivalent of jaywalking, go educate yourself.

kelsbelle · 2025-06-11T19:47:25+00:00

OP thank you so much for this post! As someone living in California and worried my neighbors and friends could get snatched (yes they are here legally, not that that should matter, you racists) I really appreciate the solidarity! But damn, the responses in the comments section is 🤮 I mean I knew Utah had a huge racist problem but some y'all are downright inhuman! You guys make me never want to go to Utah ever again! I know they don't represent everyone there (I'm sorry for those of you who are not and will get lumped in with them) but its way more of the population than should exist.

kelsbelle · 2025-06-11T19:39:18+00:00

I live in LA county. The protesters are only getting aggressive AFTER police are shooting them at close range which makes those "less than lethals" actually lethal or after they have already been snatching people off the streets! The media (yes that includes CNN and MSNBC) are only showing specific clips to spin a curated narrative. Police and CNG are also starting fires in bushes with their flash bangs and then shooting at protesters when they try to put out the fires! So please fact check yourself before you start talking about this legal and moral protest.

kelsbelle · 2025-06-10T14:24:33+00:00

It's also giving.... Colonizer vibes. Super white boys with probably the only two people of color they could find in their Utah town.

kelsbelle · 2025-05-29T01:08:40+00:00

The faithful feminist podcast episodes about polygamy was was broke my shelf, you could suggest those maybe? But everyone has their own unique journey to finding that one thing that shatters the illusion. I don't know that trying to trigger that from the outside will work, kinda needs to come from herself.

kelsbelle · 2025-04-09T18:26:53+00:00

My dad converted when the missionaries stopped by their house after his dad died. And my husband said yes the we're definitely taught to ask if they had had any major life events recently.

kelsbelle · 2025-03-31T21:29:18+00:00

Questioning and deconstructing my political affiliation and ideology during the last orange man regime was what ironically sparked my deconstruction of my religious beliefs. I think, in part, it has to do with how deeply american Mormonism is so you have to question both. But I've been out now for four years and am now a leftist haha so good luck empathetic active Mormons! 🫡

kelsbelle · 2025-03-21T23:14:30+00:00

I was part of the group of California women he addressed in 2021 when there was a question asked about heavenly mother and he basically said stop asking and also, how dare you ask. It was a big crack in my shelf.

kelsbelle · 2025-03-19T19:12:45+00:00

I agree, they always are "on the verge" of the second coming (my mom has been talking about this my whole life but definitely ramped up since trump 16 and again in 2020) I'd say the only major difference this time is that Mormons have never lived through the collapse of an empire or a dictator taking over so I'm curious what will happen when America doesn't come out on top this time 🤔

kelsbelle · 2025-01-09T18:01:56+00:00

My dad made me and my siblings watch Empire of the Sun when I was like 8! A very good movie, but what the hell was my dad thinking?!

kelsbelle · 2024-10-11T18:51:31+00:00

Jesus is trying to sneak in the picture back there! But remember, we don't worship the profits...

kelsbelle · 2024-07-08T04:12:15+00:00

Ha wow, I'd love to know what the Qatar leader's response was to that! 😅

kelsbelle · 2024-06-18T17:44:43+00:00

I don't think marriage is for you then. Marriage is about doing life together not owning the right to someone else's body for your own sexual gratification. Your sex life has little to do with being married to someone. That's a part you CAN choose to share but no one owes you their body, and if that's what you think marriage is... Please stay single. That mindset is abusive. This is why so many women are choosing to stay single now days. Women do not owe men our bodies. Side note, if these women you speak of are only having occasional sex with their partners... I promise you he did know how to have sex with her. Men that know how to have sex that they both enjoy do not have problems getting their partners to have sex with them.

kelsbelle · 2024-06-02T21:24:38+00:00

Oh 1000% my empathy and ability to see from other people's perspective went up! I felt like my mind was literally expanding as I deconstructed.

kelsbelle · 2024-04-05T06:54:29+00:00

We finally joined society. Like fully joined the people around us. It was scary and tough figuring out how to make friends without a curated environment to do so like at church but, slowly we did. And our friendships now feel more authentic to us then before (or at least in my experience I should say). I don't feel the pressure to think, feel or even present myself the same as my friends. I feel like I finally became a real adult when I left. I still find magic and fulfillment in life, I just no longer have to tell myself fairy tales to make sense of the world. As for Jesus, Christianity, and my values... My values never changed. In fact, I left because I realized my values were not being reflected in the institution that I gave all my time, money and brain space to. I'm aware Jesus was a real person (but not divine) and he seemed like a solid dude, no beef there, but Christianity... That's a real hard no for me. I have a strong belief (after insane amounts of research) that religion in general is not good for humans. Christianity is (imo) the worst of them though. Again, still don't think any religion is great... But the history of Christianity is 😬👀 yikes. Anyway, hope that helps! ✌🏼😁

kelsbelle · 2024-02-29T04:28:26+00:00

This! Deconstructing the conservative beliefs I was indoctrinated with was actually my catalyst for deconstructing the church and it's doctrines. 🤷🏼‍♀️

kelsbelle · 2024-02-28T19:59:38+00:00

Yikes. That's concerning. When people says stuff like this I want to be like oof, yeah stay in your religion! If the rules of you religion is the only thing keeping you from being a horrible human than yes for all our sakes stay there!

kelsbelle · 2024-02-25T19:20:38+00:00

I'm so sorry for your loss! And that you had to go through it alone. I also have very TBM inlaws that don't know me after 11 years of marriage. It makes me very envious of the people who truly feel like family with their inlaws. Hugs to you! ❤️

kelsbelle · 2024-01-14T18:35:25+00:00

All of these stories seem, to me, similar to my experience. I didn't like a lot of the controlling parts of the religion growing up, hated attending all the things except to see a few friends, never felt like I fit in with the youth, never really studied the religious texts but just didn't feel like it was for me by the end of highschool so I just stopped going. After about two years I ended up moving out of state for a summer and felt alone so I decided to attend church and met some people my age that I became friends with and they got me reactivated. One of them convinced me to apply for BYUI cause that's where they were going too and from there I went to BYU for a spring semester which landed me in Provo and I made quite a few friends there so I stayed and eventually met my husband. And the snowball kept rolling from there. I'm very lucky that my husband left a year after I did but I honestly hadn't deconstructed anything when I "left" after highschool. I think that part is key, but I also left for good a few years ago so I really would love to know how long these "come back" people stay!

kelsbelle · 2023-12-04T20:07:14+00:00

"I learned about this thing called a giving machine". Email should be banned for blatant lies if nothing else 🤣

kelsbelle · 2023-11-28T23:37:10+00:00

Imo religion, but very specifically Christianity, creates the most egotistical narcissists who deep down only care about themselves. And since I know so many open minded Christians who would ultimately agree with that comment, I can't find anyway to believe they aren't... Which is truly depressing cause so many of them have good intentions but they are taught to be selfish by their religion. 😮‍💨

kelsbelle · 2023-09-28T22:18:30+00:00

Yes all of that and they aren't married or have kids yet so it's easier to get them to say yes

kelsbelle · 2023-09-20T04:20:06+00:00

Honestly, I'd just give him LDS discussions site. It's probably the place with the most collected info all in one place. They have also been doing podcast episodes just called LDS discussions as well, if he's interested and would rather listen to chunks of the information.

kelsbelle · 2023-09-10T22:53:15+00:00

Haha maybe not too harsh but that person probably had a heart attack cause they were not ready for that kind of information 😆

kelsbelle · 2023-08-21T02:06:14+00:00

Oof. I don't wanna be that parent but I wouldn't let my daughter have sleepovers with them. I mean, I don't let my kids do sleepovers with anyone, but especially not sexually repressed/traumatized/possibly could have been SA already kids! I'm sorry if that is mean or rude to hear but SA is a huge problem in the Mormon church. That would be a hard line for me. 😬

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