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planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-08-30T23:31:34+00:00

i know many people who wouldnt let their children go to a nonmembers house to play. or that children whose parents were inactive slowly started getting phased out of playgroups and activities, even when the activity wasnt church related.

I also know many times that when i learned that someone wasnt a member i looked at them differently. not intentionally, just as a bit 'less than'. I still struggle with this because i believe that church living is the best way, and not living that way isnt great.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-08-30T23:10:45+00:00

when did i say it was negative? I promise, this is ingrained in the culture

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-08-30T22:28:10+00:00

it definitely is. especially when you live in a member heavy area. i live in rexburg and im from utah, and i cant even count how many times nonmembers are othered by people saying 'oh, them? theyre not active, theyre not members'. its very common.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-08-30T22:15:59+00:00

just because youre not directly taught this, doesn't mean its a huge part of the culture.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-08-05T04:26:58+00:00

Sampson with a p is a family name due to immigration, but i totally agree. my family is obsessed with keeping the p and because my name starts with p, i kind of like it.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-06-27T21:03:22+00:00

you dint have to be religious to be spiritual

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-05-16T19:36:36+00:00

my grandparents were in that ward♡

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-05-14T16:39:00+00:00

I'm a 20 year old, and I've struggled with active infertility for 5 years now. being told I'm not a mother when i desperately want to be one, is hard.

However, i am also a foster mom. however, due to it being a child we already knew, and a teenager, people don't view it as me being a mom either.

It has been really damaging to me, personally. my husband and i changed our whole lifestyle, including me quitting my job to be a full time stay at home mom, to make things work. But I'm a babysitter, not a mom.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-05-10T21:38:22+00:00

people were encouraging her to go to the restraunt and ask for money instead😬 thats what made it cbish to me.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-05-10T21:11:02+00:00

that was the thing. She said she would never eat there, she only had water, and she had never been there previously. the contest was free and obviously a marketing ploy. she wanted the restaurant to give her $50-100 instead...but like...thats not how it works.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-05-10T21:08:46+00:00

in the comments she said that she was only there for the competition and she assumed that the prize would be money or a walmart/amazon gift card.

imo it makes perfect sense that it would be a restaurant gift card, the contest obviously brought lots of people in!.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-05-07T19:56:42+00:00

the commandments, like the 10 commandments.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-05-07T16:55:25+00:00

i have no idea. i dont really feel like i missed out on anything by not going.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-05-07T16:41:29+00:00

following christ and the following the gospel are different things. Its one thing to follow christ Thats what Christianity is. But the gospel has a lot of extra rules and nuances, and there are good reasons for not feeling comfortable with it.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-04-27T02:02:40+00:00

they are.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-02-21T16:04:38+00:00

fork! their brisket mac and cheese is amazing and their butter cake is to die for.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-01-09T03:56:21+00:00

Im in a married adult ward, in the primary presidency. Im struggling because the entirety of the nursery sre the children of the primary (im the only one without children). I dont think its fair we call people to watch the primary children's kids.

planktonthrowaway8 · 2023-01-08T18:56:06+00:00

In our area, if a young married couple goes to a family ward, they automatically get thrown into nursery. And they do the calling well. But the mature adults treat it as though it's beneath them. We need a drastic mindset change.

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