I hope you'll be able to rest up today, Kativickty, and I wish you luck with Tuesday's appointment. I plan on resting a bit since I got home a little late last night. But I was attending an Ex-Mormon gathering that lasted until after 12:00am, which was fun. But in the afternoon, I'll be going into DC to do some Advocacy Work. Rare Disease Week is kicking off tonight in Capitol Hill thiseven
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I do agree with keeping the old Mormon books, i.e. Mormon Doctrine (prior it to being whitewashed to cover its racist roots), Mormonism and the Negro, The Way to Perfection, Journal of Discourses and many others. I unfortunately, I borrowed those books, as I didn't want to spend money on it. Around the time I left, people would claim that the books on TSCC's racist history, and the real truth a
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I threw my "quad" scriptures, the worn Book of Mormon, all of the relief society manuals and church related books in the recycling. As I stated in another post, there's a huge part of me that's hoping that those books will become recycled toilet paper, so somewhere in the nation, someone is wiping their ass with it. I'm not sure how possible that is. But it is wishful thinking for
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RIP - SusieQ# <3
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I don't need any reason to eat chocolate (or to enjoy my red wine)! But thanks for the information.
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Thanks for the chuckle! Maybe we should make the parody ourselves! That would be fun!
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Amyjo Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > If that isn't duplicity, what is? Mormon Clorox for sure. Their way of holding on to the façade of perfection that they were always inclusive and open-minded. And foolish me, I fell for it when I joined TSCC at twenty-two. Along the years when people would confront me and tell me that the early leaders tau
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For me straws were being pulled in a manner of months. I probably noted this many of times, but it started by a fateful conversation as I was visiting another ward. An elderly lady that was giving me a ride home was telling me about the church's history and how black people were unable to receive the priesthood, but what a beautiful day in 1978 when the "ban" was lifted, and how ever
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This link might (emphasis on MIGHT) give some insight on "Be One." I'm guessing it was the first conference. https://www.facebook.com/pg/BlackLDSLegacy/reviews/?referrer=page_recommendations_see_all&ref=page_internal Some of the comments are something else...
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^^^I'm still trying to figure that one out!
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I know I would be suspicious if I was told to ONLY listen to o person/thing etch and not another. Funny enough, I cannot remember if I was told that exactly when I was in TSCC. T This I do remember... Being asked if I read Anti-Mormon Literature. When I was asked such, there would always be a question mark on my face because I had no idea as to what that was. In the ward that I used to be
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I found this while browsing through my Facebook feed: https://www.facebook.com/events/271706110163634/ So if TSCC wants people to forget about their racist past - pretend that it never existed by ridding books from their library (such as "The Way to perfection", "Mormonism and the Negro" and "Mormon Doctrine," Volumes One and Two), and consistently contradicting
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Primary.Three times. Every time the bishopric said that they had a calling for me it was ALWAYS for primary. Probably because I was a single woman who didn't make much money.
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You're definitely not selfish. As others pointed out, TSCC is. At first, I thought that they meant well when the folks in my former ward tried to keep me from leaving. I guess they had an inkling that I was disturbed by some of the BoM excerpts. They would do things like get me to bear a testimony, or compare the Mormon church to other churches and proclaiming why the Mormon church is better
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It's new to me - maybe it's nothing new for some here. There is a group on Facebook that I belong to where people can post their items for sale. In my feed this morning, I see a post which looked very similar to those information cards we would see at the meetinghouse, or with the missionaries. So I look and that's exactly what it is. It's a solicitation to give out the Bible rather than the B
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-Enjoy life more. -Get my poetry book published. -Improve as a person. -Continuing the De-Mormonization (it's not a word, I know. Ha!) proces that I've been working on for two years. -Work on fundraising/awareness projects. I'm sure I'll add as the year goes on.
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"My Nazi TBM whack job Sister" Damn! I'm crying. LOL. Great news. Wonderful for your nephew.
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carameldreams Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > This is such an awesome thread! > > I recall even in sacrament when an elder spoke, 'I > love all > of you. I don't know you but I love all of you so > much.' > > Irrational, cultish, bizarre. > > I was told that I finally came to home and where I > belonged. That my t
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You're right about that, it's not taught. But when it's mentioned it gets whitewashed. "I don't know why it happened, but God does." Ugh.
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Lot's Wife Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That is established doctrine, though > de-emphasized today. Like the so-called Priesthood Ban.
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That's what I was taught in Institute as well. The Institute instructor said that Jesus HAD to be married or he wouldn't be exalted. Interesting, I guess being nailed to and dying on the cross was not enough. When I had questions about the Church's polygamous history, that's when I learned that some Mormon's believed that Jesus and the Mormon God were polygamists (As many already know, Fundame
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Probably some of the member making an attempt to appear humble while bragging about their blessings.
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ificouldhietokolob Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Don't open the door. > When they knock, stay behind your closed door and > ask, "What is wanted?" > > If they don't give the right answer, tell them > they need to go back through the temple again and > get it right. Ha! And if you get approached in public and they rea
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Thanks! Going through that was tough, but it was a humbling experience, and it taught me so much. Compassion, patience and so much more. Plus I'm doing by best to enjoy life a little more since I got a second chance at it. :-)
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Missionaries were the start as to what brought me into TSCC in 2004, just like a lot of people here I'm sure. Anyway, there was this one time when I was leaving a Folk Festival in Takoma Park, and boarded the Metro rail to go to a poetry reading in Arlington. As I boarded the train, I had a strange feeling that I was being watched and followed. Strange, right? Well, as I sat down, a young wom
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Wow, Deseret actually featured a photo where Elizabeth's should is exposed? Seriously, felicidades to Elizabeth and her family. And I admire her for all of the work she had done.
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Like Hockeyrat, I joined young. TSCC looked so good on the surface (note, that I said "on the surface"). The families seemed so close and stable - especially the family of my assigned friend. Because my family was not stable, and I did not have the healthiest home life, I wanted that. I was hoping that I could get that out of the church. I did move in with TBM roommates six years after
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNfIhPq-DB4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8LhzU4iXLxQ Both also from the Manti Pageant.
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I applaud your nephew, because it took me years to catch on. Reflecting back on my twelve years in TSCC, I've noticed that there were many strange testimonies that were born. As well as many generic, predicted types. There was one woman in my old ward that had a not so good marriage, divorced, and then was "sealed" later in life to her current husband. Many of her testimonies were p
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