Posted by:
Elder Berry
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Date: May 18, 2022 03:44PM
I didn't want to hijack D&D's wonderful thread here.
https://www.exmormon.org/phorum/read.php?2,2429495So, the not even one club is for kids what the miracle of forced giving club is to adult Mormons. How? Well, if you can succeed as a young person before adulthood at avoiding everything bad for you except sugar and treats you get to progress into the club where money is required to be in their club.
And where is the miracle? For most it is being offered membership despite how many times over once you did all the things Wendy's book details. Isn't it wonderful, marvelous?
For a children's book The Not Even Once book captures a lot of Mormon culture and conformity. There is a club. You get in it by obedience and you get other people's company and their treats. There is even a club card. And to top it all off, you get to feel like you did nothing bad, not even once. Truly a miracle.
In a nutshell Mormonism is a kiddie club. You get to go to a special clubhouse and feel superior to others borrowing from the collective club "not even once" standards of behavior and treat non club members as if they could never be worthy enough to join the collective club conscience.
And just like all clubs there is a pecking order and more and less worthy and pay to play fees. It's a miracle any Christlike behaviors come out of Mormonism much less unconditional and unconditioned love.