https://www.pinterest.com/pin/251216485439885745/

Um, I'm going to totally, unequivocally, and categorical disagree that the above linked picture is anyway, shape, or form of "a picture perfect moment."

Let's exclude the people most interested in a traditional, social, and familial milestone of family and community life - its children.

I experienced a profound sensation of disgust when I saw this photo and then I read the caption.

Look! Exclusion is a virtue!

Awful. So fake. What are they looking at? The inside of the waiting room for unworthies? Every time I was in one of those, there were never enough seats for everyone.

This brings back such fond memories, when I would be stuck with entertaining a bunch of children, being kicked to the curb, with nowhere to sit, or to play. We would take a tour of the temple grounds in the 100-degree heat.

Included in that photo should be the father-of-the-bride and his new wife, the mother smoking a cigarette, the uncle drinking a cold beer in the heat, and other perfectly wonderful adults all dressed up in their Sunday best--for what? A photograph. A damn photograph.

When Moon Quakers pupate.

Oh gaawwwwwwwwwwwd!

Yes, that is a picture perfect moment. For anyone who wants unequivocal proof of what a joke mormonism is, especially when they claim to be the families first church!

"Oh look. How cute. All the little brothers and sisters and cousins and kiddies are peering through the windows for the first glimpse of the married couple at their wedding that they couldn't go to. Along with all the unworthy adults who are waiting, including the ones taking the picture."

Families. Isn't it about separating them from you on the most important day of your life?

NormaRae Wrote:
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> Families. Isn't it about separating them from you
> on the most important day of your life?

My oldest sisters got married when I was a preteen and teen. I remember what a circus these were and how it was milling around a visitor's center and temple grounds, eating at my house, and then the most boring receptions on the planet.

There was nothing exciting or special about them.

As a child I loved attending (non-Mormon) weddings. I loved seeing the bride in her pretty dress and veil being escorted up the aisle by her father. I loved seeing the flower girl and the maids of honor also proceeding up the church aisle. A wedding for me was truly a family celebration. Everyone always thought it was so charming to hear a baby gurgling during the ceremony. The vows to love, honor and cherish were and are so meaningful. I think that weddings should include all members of the family and all friends of whatever faith (or no faith.) Mormon kids really miss out, in my opinion.

Later on in the family picture, all these same kids are in that photo like they were "really" part of the whole thing. Yeah, right.

OMG! So true. Just stuck into the photos as the extras milling about outside. Cast photo!!!

this was me at age 27 waiting for my younger brother's wedding to get over. At the time, I didn't have much money and had on a ugly skirt and t- shirt.

I knew I looked ridiculus. They only other people from the wedding party were the bride's numerous nieces and nephews with a few adults watching over.

There really wasn't any room available in the waiting area, so I had to stay outside. I sat in the parking lot between two cars to stay out of the wind.

I wasn't a TBM at the time, but I attended church every week with my dad. I guess I believed in Mormonism at the time, but I was deeply depressed because I new I was going to Mormon hell because I could even get a date to get married. I hated being a Mormon, but I was trying my best to get to heaven any way.

I had done dead dunking before, but I never got the Mormon underwear so I couldn't see the wedding. oh well !!!

My heart aches for these children left out, they proberly think the only reason they can't witness this blessed event is they are not old enough for Mormon underwear.

As the YouTuber newcarabu (who actually posts on this board) said, this is the most evil thing the cult does.

My DD got married in a Mormon temple but we did not wait outside. However, we gave them a kick-a$$ reception which is still the talk of the Mormon side of the family. (Sit down dinner, open bar, dancing....mormons tisking in the corner.) One of my favorite moments was overhearing several of the younger kids tell their very TBM parents that they wanted a fun wedding day just like it.



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That seems thoughtless of you to not let the Mormons dictate every part of your own daughter's wedding.

Good for you for sticking it to them. It's nice to know that the Mormon kids will have something to compare their own creep-fest weddings to. Another item in the shelf.

This gets to me...
It really does.

Such a cute couple! Such beautiful young people... but for them there was no walking down the isle beaming with pride...no here comes the bride, no 'with this ring I thee wed'...(Is there even a ring exhange part in the temple ceremony??)
no wonderful hand written vows, no little brothers and sisters and nieces and nephews to watch you 'get married'...

That picture says it all.. a mormon wedding is about exclusion. About secrecy and being left out. Then trying to make up for it by having a reception..
Whoopdidoo..


it breaks my heart.

This was me. I was 18, not endowed, when my first sibling was married in a temple. I was left entirely alone for hours on temple grounds, as they had to do the whole washing and anointing and endowment session leading up to the sealing. Even my RM boyfriend at the time was inside, although he hadn't known the sibling that well. Come to think of it, why didn't he keep me company? That part was ok, though, because I realized I was done with that relationship while I had so much time to ponder.

I was a sucker at the time for wistfully wishing for my turn to go to the "other side" of the temple.

Some more sadness.

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/397513104583456308/

And check this out.

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.templesquarehospitality.com/blogs/weddings/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kidsroom.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.templesquarehospitality.com/blogs/weddings/?cat%3D217&h=1728&w=2592&tbnid=1RWhuYDJ4hUXcM:&zoom=1&docid=Zask7Z0wZt-7qM&ei=1a_wVPW_JMGlyQSQ8IHgAw&tbm=isch&ved=0CFMQMygsMCw

The kids room is now missing.

http://www.templesquare.com/blogs/weddings/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/kidsroom.jpg

And she got to babysit! Super Special Spiritual!

http://kelliehardin.blogspot.com/2010/08/twss.html

I really love the I LOVE BEAVER hoodie she has on her blog.