Wealthy business owner Wealthy, famous oncologist/gynecologist Wealthy business person. Don't know what his job is but he traveled overseas for it. And all of them off the charts well to do. Don't know about SPs, but I do know they've all been wealthy. My dad was a bishop and he was never wealty, just a very good man. Sometimes they get it right .
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When my ex was gungho into Amway 20 plus years ago, all the big money makers did this exact thing! Funny!
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When I went the first time in around 2006, it went like this: In the women's locker room, in a changing stall, I put on a pretend garment thing. It was one piece, and of garment-like fabric, with no markings on it. Then I put on a white jumpsuit, like the kids wear for baptism. NOT a poncho. I then went into the initiatory maze and was given the little blessings with oil being symbolic
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I've broken someone's heart and had my heart broken, as well. You might cry every single day, more than once a day. But then, one day you'll realize you didn't cry that day. You'll cry the next day, don't worry. But after some time, (it was a good six months for me) you'll find that you go more and more days without crying. Then you'll only cry on significant days or when a strong memory
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I've wanted to do this for quite some time, and I am hoping that by posting this, even with revealing some heavy duty flaws, that this will help someone else. My exit from the mormon church (intentionally not capitalized). It seems I cannot tell my exit story without telling something of a life story first. It just makes more sense with perspective and life content. So here we go... I
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Thanks for the love, everyone, and thank you for your comments!! Putting this out there has been very therapeutic.
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Nope, not usually. I hate them. Somehow that's garment related, because before garments, I did wear them and thought nothing of it. Now, after ditching garments, I can't stand to wear panties. It's so weird that this conversation is so normal haha!
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I've wanted to do this for quite some time, and I am hoping that by posting this, even with revealing some heavy duty flaws, that this will help someone else. If this is not the proper place for this, I apologize. My exit from the mormon church (intentionally not capitalized). It seems I cannot tell my exit story without telling something of a life story first. It just makes more sense wi
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Public speaking. Some people fear that more than death, I hear. Giving talks from the time you're three years old and teaching lessons, leading activities, etc, really helps in that area, in my opinion. That's a life skill that's very valuable. Other than that...I can't think of anything.
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Most of you all win this one! But, yes, I was engaged within three months of our first date. Married just over a year after our first date. I was 19. My ex, who was 24, was the one who pushed for it and he was a non-member. At first I resisted, saying I was too young and I wanted to wait until I was 25. He said he wouldn't wait that long for me and I caved. Before we'd been married fiv
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That's the first thing I said when she told me--"Yeah, and I'll don a burka the second I step off the plane into Iran, too." /s
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I am a little peeved at this. My daughter's high school chamber choir goes on a wonderful, week-long tour every year. Last year they went to San Francisco. This year they're going to...Salta Laika Citeeeee. They will be spending some time with the MoTab and will be on the BYU campus at least one day. (The momos in the group are ecstatic.) Here's my irritation: The momo pianist sat ever
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Yes, it seems crazy once we're out, right? Rabbit trail... I don't know why, but I never really bought into that eternally pregnant thing. I guess since I never heard anyone actually say that, it didn't occur to me. I kind of figured we "god" couples could have sex forever and ever, and have babies whenever we wanted or not have them if we didn't want. I also always figured tha
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Good reason to stress sexual compatibility in marriage, which the mormon church DOES NOT do. I feel that any institution, religious or otherwise, that claims to have answers to happy marriages need to discuss and address these things. I seriously hope I'm rocking it when I'm 80 +. Seriously, the best part about the CK fantasy was the eternal sex. Now that I'm pretty sure once my life is o
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OMG! That pics is MISSING from the kit. I feel kind of sick to my stomach. Here is 1984 in action, right in front of my very eyes. No explanation, no retraction, no substitution...just...gone. We never taught that. We've always known that. Now I wish I hadn't thrown out all my old pictures.
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According to my father, our thoughts will be criminalized in the next life, at the judgment. We will all hear ALL THE THOUGHTS of every person who ever lived. That's a hell of a lot of thoughts. When I asked him why in the world we would even want to, he said it's practice our own "godhood". Plus knowing that our thoughts will be heard by all is great motivation to keep ou
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This article is so nice. Wish I could share it, but my nomo friends wouldn't get it and my momo "friends" and family would get offended. I think #5 was the best! Yes, I too have wings now and life is full of wonderful things I never knew existed!!
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My mother and sister (and probably my other TBM family, as well, but I don't have first-hand experience) will not step foot in a bar or tavern. However, they will eat in the dining room of an establishment that has a bar. I never understood how it was any different. I do remember being taught over and over as a child and youth that the spirit leaves you at the door of a bar or tavern--a ve
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I am not your wife, and of course she may or may not be the way I was, however, I am a woman who was a born and raised TBM spent 20 years as a believing mormon woman with a nonmormon spouse. The only day I did not wish he was a TBM priesthood holder was the day I no longer believed in mormonism. For 20 years, I did everything that church teaches to try to get my husband to convert. And
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I kept thinking: How could this woman sound just like all the Utah mormon women I've heard in conferences and still have a southern accent? It's so weird. I also cannot believe her callous and unfeeling attitude towards her own parents and their hopes and dreams for their daughter. It's despicable.
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OMG, I never noticed that before! How can they even...all I do is shake my head anymore.
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No, that's a bit mixed up. Women/girls don't get a new name at baptism. They can and do have middle names. Women get a new name when they do their "endowment" in the temple, as an adult. The part about only the husband knowing is true, yes. Yes, he needs her new name to call her through the veil to go to the CK. The husband gets to know the wife's new name. He also gets a new
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I've been officially out for about three years now. And I was just telling a friend that I am not an angry ex-mormon anymore, who has to talk and talk and talk about it all the time. I still have some moments, but for the most part, I'm not angry anymore. (Granted, I have no spouse or children still in so it's much easier for me than you or others.) Good luck in your journey. p.s. Jus
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What's horrifying and very scary is that he's describing a nursing home here, not prison. And it sounds just like prison. *shudder* I hope I never have to wait to die in one of those places.
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When I first started wanting to pay tithing, my nomo husband would not agree to it. Even on just my income. My bishop at the time told me that it was what was in my heart, and he marked me as a full tithe payer. He got promoted to SP. I went in for a tithing settlement with new bishop. He told me that no way was I a full tithe payer if I didn't pay any tithing and he would mark me down as
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Here's one woman's explanation of why she went back to church after a "sabbatical". She sounds like she might be regarded as a feminist. http://www.patheos.com/blogs/kiwimormon/2016/03/how-i-failed-my-mormon-sabbatical/
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John Snow is alive!
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I loved it very much! It was so entertaining, from open to close. I especially loved Salta Laka Sitee! I Will Baptize Her, and that mormon hell nightmare song and dance. So funny. All the misshies were gay? Um, I thought it was just two of them. I told my TBM brother I was going and he lectured me for 10 minutes on how it was inaccurate and that was why he didn't like it. (He ha
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TBMs have an answer for that. The BoM was written for our day and inspired. God knew we would have a Bible, knew we would call it that, and inspired those guys back then to write it, even though they didn't know about it. Easy peasy. Whew! When I heard that as a TBM, I was so glad and relieved! No worries, testimony intact.
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Jesus. Thanks for the vomit-inducing syrup of ipecac for the soul.
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