Greyfort Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes. I was 16 years old and I woke up to see a > guy in a cape or coat and a hat standing in my > bedroom doorway. What a coincidence. I just heard about the "man in the hat" on a podcast yesterday. Apparently, several people have experienced something like sleep paralysis or pressure on their thr
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Also, I refuse to call it "the" church. It's just one of many.
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The Mormon church has all the hallmarks of a cult. I won't be part of that.
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I'm sipping a double espresso while hanging out on this board. I don't think I could get my job done without it.
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schrodingerscat Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > 1. The leader is the ultimate authority Yes. The Profit is the ultimate authority, unless he's speaking as a man. > 2. The group suppresses skepticism You do not ask questions. Accept silly stories on faith. > 3. The group delegitimizes former members Yes, they are described as anti-Mormons. Or
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[|] Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > From my second link above, the “salacious > bits” Thanks for the info. That's a bad look for Marta.
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summer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Well, I see it differently than you do. I think > the important takeaway, however, is that Marta may > have gotten his idea for how to conduct himself in > this instance from how Tim Ballard conducts his > raids -- which, as I have pointed out elsewhere, > may fly in other countries, but not here.
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I had nightmares as a child. As a kid going to Sunday school at the Mormon church, I had heard about evil spirits. And at the same time there were a lot of horror movies on late night TV. Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist, and a lot of Stephen King movies. I was afraid that I had opened the door to the Devil by just watching those movies. Years later I put 2 and 2 together. My parents did
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summer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The weird thing is they would have had to pick > Japan. And they are also in what has to be one of > the highest cost missions for seniors. Perhaps the > mission is not what they thought it would be. Ah. Maybe one or both of them came to Japan on their first mission. A lot of guys who did that dream of liv
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Lot's Wife Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You live in a beautiful part of the city. That park near the temple is nice, but the other day I was sitting there having a coffee, and looked up. The sky was dark blue. No clouds. The trees were green and the cicadas were singing. I was just about to take a picture, but there was some God-awful golden statue stan
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That reminds me of the couple that got pulled over by the police. The husband, in the driver's seat, was not only belligerent with the officer, but he berated his wife several times in front of the police officer. "Is he always this mean?" asked the officer. To which the wife replied, "Only when he's drunk."
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[|] Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > "Fabian Marta, 51, stands accused by Circuit > Attorney Gabe Gore of “accessory child > kidnapping,” a Class A felony. The complaint > alleges that Marta assisted a woman referred to as > “Suspect 1” in harboring her children at an > apartment building he owned “knowing she had > taken
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summer Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I don't think that the fact that Marta was renting > to this woman adds much to the story. According to > the KMOV article linked above, Doesn't add much to the story? It completely changes the story. We've watched the narrative go from kidnapping to accessory to kidnapping. And "investor" in th
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Just wondering.
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Was it a Tik-Tok hoax?
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Interesting. I've been focusing on boundaries recently. What a healthy thing to say. "I don't want to." That was discouraged in Mormonism. When you're presented with a calling that's going to waste your time, you're not allowed to say that you don't want to do it. In a normal world with people who respect boundaries, "I don't want to" is a perfectly acceptable resp
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I sometimes look at anger as an immune response. Someone does something offensive. I don't like it. I get angry. The next time I'm near that person, I have less tolerance for nonsense. There is a point where anger outlives its utility for me. Resentment. Holding a resentment is like drinking poison expecting the poison to hurt the person I'm angry with. It's a fine line. It's up to th
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In Mormonism, the end justifies the means. Faith promoting rumors, promises about treasure in heaven, and anything else that protects myths or leaders. But if you have to lie, why?
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UPDATE: Marta is a landlord to a woman who was involved in a custody dispute with her aunt. Marta was allegedly providing living arrangements to said woman and her child, the former who is involved in rehabbing the rental property. https://deadline.com/2023/08/sound-of-freedom-child-kidnapping-charge-angel-studios-response-1235455255/ Hmmmm... Landlord to a woman who was involved in a custo
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Coffee? I start my day with a double espresso. I drink so much coffee that even Andrew Tate would be like, "Dude, you should probably slow down."
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This was a tough one for me. Overbearing grandma, dysfunctional parents, and intrusive questions from bishops. This does not foster healthy boundaries in kids. I had to learn how to establish healthy boundaries after leaving Mormonism. Proper boundaries are a sign of emotional maturity and essential for emotional well-being. Let's start with Grandma. One set of grandparents was awesom
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Brother of Jerry, I think I heard that as well. Patriarchial. When you cross Mormonism and Utah, you end with lots of funny expressions that don't really translate well into American English, which is goofy enough to start with. Just imagine growing up in Utah, then trying to have a conversation with someone from the UK or Australia.
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My machine made me a double espresso this morning. I am blessed.
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I saw two white people (we stick out like sore thumbs) walking down the street in Tokyo yesterday. They really stuck out because they were grey haired and holding hands. PDAs (public displays of affection) are not common in Japan, especially between seniors. It took me a while to see what was going on because they were in street clothes, but had nametags on. There is an LDS temple within walk
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That's sad. I've met a lot of guys that went on missions to Japan. They often go back to BYU, convinced of their language prowess, and get an MBA, then a really nice job that sends them to Tokyo for work. Some of them end up with massive apartments, decent pay, and held up in the ward as examples of how righteous living makes you successful. Self-congratulating goes a long way when your boss
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Suicide is a bad look when you're on trial.
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tumwater Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Bud Light...they are practically giving it away at > the store. You win the internet today!
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I tried beer as a teen. I had already left. I hear there are other members who stay dry well into adulthood. What was it like when you first tried alcohol?
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I just had a double espresso. Getting wild in the T-Bone house!
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Remember the stories of how the Salt Lake temple was created with a big empty space right in the middle of it? Then when elevators were invented, the big empty space was magically the perfect size to fit an elevator? What's your favorite FPR?
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