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CA girl
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Date: December 27, 2013 02:11AM
I went to a missionary homecoming last Sunday and the RM who spoke made a comment that has been bugging me. He said something about people who are inactive should not feel unworthy or intimidated to come back to church. He said he especially noticed this on his mission with the Relief Society sisters because some felt they were unworthy to be around other sisters who seemed to have such perfect lives. He made another similar comment elsewhere in his talk about not feeling you can't come to church because you aren't as righteous as the members. I wish I could remember his exact wording but his attitude was clear. He believes one reason inactives don't attend is because they don't feel worthy around such righteous people as Mormons.
Do ANY of you fee like that? Because to me, it sounded like the most ridiculous excuse yet for why inactives are inactive. I swear, Mormons really see themselves as the popular, A-student, gorgeous people at the high school whom everyone wants to be like. It never occurs to them that inactives and exmos see them more like the once loved ex-boyfriend/girlfriend who was caught cheating and lying to them and deserves to be thrown out on their butts. We see them more like the crazy, unworthy boyfriend that is now stalking us who we wish would go away and who we avoid because we NEVER want to get back together with. It would never occur to me to stay away from church because Mormons are too GOOD for me. With some exceptions, I think I'm a lot nicer than they are and that I'm courageous for taking a stand for what I believe in. I haven't abdicated my morals to Mormon obedience and I definitely don't want to behave with the arrogance and unkindness I see them routinely justify. Believe me, I don't hang out with Mormons because there are much better people in the world and they do NOT intimidate me with their goodness - if anything, they give me the creeps with how shallow it is.
Edited 3 time(s). Last edit at 12/27/2013 02:20AM by CA girl.