Well ... this is Progress re: Masks. Would be even better if it was from President Nelson4yr ⋅ UnanticipatedUll ⋅ r/mormon
Stop the Steal: Greg Kofford Books weighs in on mormonr.org claims to “fair use” of copyrighted materials hosted on their site1yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
Beyond retrenchment: In response to Obergefell v. Hodges, the LDS leadership embarked on a revanchist project that is (most noticeably) reshaping the direction of BYU but also the Mormon church generally.8mo ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
Maybe there’s a laudable intention behind Haynie’s otherwise confusing GenConf remarks? Was it a message intended for Deznat fanatics who revere so-called “based” Brigham Young?1yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
In an August 4 letter, the Church sent a letter reminding leaders to contact their legal department before getting involved with legal matters involving ward members. This is corporate protectionism at its most obvious and primes the environment to cover up abuse.4yr ⋅ UnanticipatedUll ⋅ r/mormon
Members who haven't read the essays are still being racist in defense of the church. The church needs to be more vocal in denouncing its racist past teachings, or it will continue to embarrass its members who feel like they have to defend them.4yr ⋅ MasterMahanJr ⋅ r/mormon
Sorry if this horse has already been beaten to death but in light of RMN's post this week: (shamefully stolen from another sub)4yr ⋅ Rockrowster ⋅ r/mormon
At 2:28 am on Monday August 3, 2020, the driver of a white SUV shot multiple rounds at the Main MTC security booth at 900 East in Provo, UT.4yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
Well, there you have it.. Please, everyone get back to your pleasant duties.!3yr ⋅ HoldOnLucy1 ⋅ r/mormon
Very glad the Renlunds recovered from Covid-19. Less happy about this spiritual metaphor.3yr ⋅ Del_Parson_Painting ⋅ r/mormon
Single women workshop - this image was directly emailed to a 25 year-old woman I know. Only 25!2yr ⋅ scarieststranger ⋅ r/mormon
How do I not see this in my nightmares? How do we forgive leaders when one’s political and moral code is so strongly different from ours . How do I explain this to my adult kids. I’m in 🇨🇦 too. Our emotions aren’t even as high as those in the USA.2yr ⋅ Exciting_Visit_8242 ⋅ r/mormon
I think I'm still recovering from the hundreds and hundreds of hours I spent reading LDS romance novels as a teenager.! Anyone else remember these.?!3yr ⋅ HoldOnLucy1 ⋅ r/mormon
This doesn’t seem right. Why doesn’t the Church provide basic tools for its missionaries, since they are out “selling” the Church?3yr ⋅ UnanticipatedUll ⋅ r/mormon
Found this on the nightstand at a relative’s house. The copyright is 2000. I’ll have to look through it to see what the school of thought on the papyri was 20 years ago.. any guesses?3yr ⋅ HoldOnLucy1 ⋅ r/mormon
There is no evidence of special power in the LDS Church as claimed by Russell Nelson.1yr ⋅ sevenplaces ⋅ r/mormon
My TBM dad once told me he hoped that I and the rest of his posterity would never experience economic prosperity. He believed that “filthy lucre” would cause us to fall away from the church while poverty and need would keep us close to the church.3yr ⋅ HoldOnLucy1 ⋅ r/mormon
Did anyone read Rough Stone Rolling as a believing member of the church? What were your impressions and did it influence you either way..?3yr ⋅ HoldOnLucy1 ⋅ r/mormon
My TBM relatives love this painting and treat it like an actual photograph of actual events.. Who am I to burst their bubble.. But if I were going to, what's the first thing you would point out...3yr ⋅ HoldOnLucy1 ⋅ r/mormon
This reads like a request to eternally bracket any and all discussion of the semantic content of LDS temple messages. Or am I missing something?1yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
Mormonism in a nutshell. Ask a simple question. Get an answer shrouded in pointless mystery.1yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
Religion does not make life meaningful, says a 2021 Pew research study. This chart keeps Dallin H. Oaks up at night. Dallin just referenced this in a speech. People in the EU rank their need of religion second from the bottom. Is this the future for the US as well?2yr ⋅ Elevate5 ⋅ r/mormon
Another absolutely fascinating gem found at a relative’s house.. Excerpt in the comments..3yr ⋅ HoldOnLucy1 ⋅ r/mormon
I would like to know why the Church is allowing missionaries to go from house to house in Utah. Seems like a bad idea.3yr ⋅ UnanticipatedUll ⋅ r/mormon
Deseret Book no longer selling Benjamin E. Park’s Kingdom of Nauvoo - h/t John Dehlin2yr ⋅ Araucanos ⋅ r/mormon
Can someone please help me understand this? This just doesn’t seem Christlike at all...5yr ⋅ newnamephoebe ⋅ r/mormon
The EQ Free Moving Company was asked to carefully plastic wrap a couch by the owner of this room. So sick of this.2yr ⋅ stillinbutout ⋅ r/mormon
One of the hardest bits of my mission involved exit interviews with missionaries like this guy, who desperately wanted their AP to believe that it was everybody else’s fault that they were misunderstood mediocrities.3yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
Are these claims true? Source - Impact spring 2022, BYU’s College of Life Science magazine1yr ⋅ entofan ⋅ r/mormon
Anti-intellectualism and unwavering obedience to authority are the MO of the modern church.10mo ⋅ jonyoloswag ⋅ r/mormon
I haven't lost my job yet, but I might, because GLOBAL HOMO basically controls most of the companies in the world. -Tristan Mourier (co-author of petition to make BYU more Christ centered)4yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
During this Barbie moment, an answer from the archives to a question that is most definitely pertinent to your salvation: “What is a TK Smoothie?”9mo ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
We’ve all been poorly served by a Mormon commentariat paid to publicly feign disdain for the predictability of exmo narratives. I hope we exmos never bring that same casual dismissiveness to the plight of talented Mormon women negotiating with a hopelessly disinterested patriarchy.1yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
The whole narrative about Mormons turning to Trump really needs to be narrowed down. It's really LDS with low levels of education and lower levels of church attendance. Almost all the movement is happening in the bottom left four boxes in this infographic.1yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
#DezNat appears to consist of grown men choosing to act childishly as they pretend that playing with knives, trolling, and bullying are religious activities. In this example, they seem to be sending some cryptic message to r/exmormon. Let's see if we can figure out what it means!4yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
A scene from 3 Nephi 17: Behold Your Little Ones. I'd never seen it depicted as a whole as described in the text, as a living and moving mandala made of Christ, children, angels, fire, and the rest of the people, so I spent the last couple of months making this. 11x14, india ink on bristol vellum1yr ⋅ cuddlesnuggler ⋅ r/mormon
Deseret Book goes full Deznat... Our Follow the Prophet knife is a whittling knife in honor of the whistling whittling brigade of Nauvoo. We feel it is the perfect knife to remind us all of the importance of Following the Prophet.2yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
I made some art depicting my emotional state after Holland's sermon. I call it Muskets and Bowie Knives.2yr ⋅ Gileriodekel ⋅ r/mormon
Denver gunman left behind digital trail of violent alt-right hate. #Deznat D-list celeb Tanner Guzy was one of his top retweeters.2yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
Visualizing the years existing Mormon buildings were created: Aggregated data from the 19,170 buildings listed in the LDS Meetinghouse Locator (a tool that helpfully includes incept dates). [OC credit in comments]9mo ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
This was posted by a DezNat. Why are they so scared of strawmen they've made?4yr ⋅ thejawaknight ⋅ r/mormon
Let's be honest...this downward trend is what the Church leadership fears. Not the Second Coming, not being unworthy stewards of the Lord, not being failed shepherds to God's flock. But a loss of membership to feed the corporate coffers. I look forward to the day when the curve is negative.3yr ⋅ Notice_Majestic ⋅ r/mormon
I called out the church on my seminary assessment today. Idk if what I said was accurate but there you go ✌️3yr ⋅ Adorable_Selection_1 ⋅ r/mormon
the TITLE PAGE of the Book of Mormon is a LITERAL TRANSLATION, taken from the very last leaf, on the left hand side of the collection or book of plates.. How is this rationalized when the rest of the book is not a LITERAL translation from plates AND if it is, how can they alter the Title Page now?1yr ⋅ the_last_goonie ⋅ r/mormon
“Faith is believing what you know ain't so.” —Mark Twain (p.s. I don’t agree with Twain’s verdict on faith, but Mormons like Dr. Muhlestein seem intent on proving it true)3yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
The 2021 General Social Survey data recently dropped, and it looks like 0.9% of people in the US self-identify as Mormon. This is a decline from 1.2% previously measured in 2018.2yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
Vengeance is mine and I have taken a little. Brigham Young gloated. Investigations by government and church, stymied. Nine men indicted, only one executed. Perpetrator Nephi Johnson died 60 years after the slaughter, screaming Blood! Blood! Blood! on his deathbed.1yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
It’s worrisome that we have our children singing these lyrics every week. I don’t know about you but I’m not teaching my children to obey the words of 90+ year-old men who are living in their own outdated world.1yr ⋅ Fine_Currency_3903 ⋅ r/mormon
This is why I was banned on LDS. When I followed up with the mods, clarifying that I just backed up someone that was being treated unfairly in one post and the other post was just me clarifying a logical fallacy, much like the OP did on CES letter, they didn't respond, what did they do, mute me3yr ⋅ tauromachy11 ⋅ r/mormon
Mormon mean household income lands smack in the middle. No word yet on how it compares to Latter-day Saint households, but an interesting comparative chart in any case.1yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
How do we know Brigham Young was the successor of Joseph Smith? James Strang (one of the people considered to succeed Smith) claimed he had a letter from Joseph Smith saying that he would be the next president. Strang also found and translated scripture.1yr ⋅ Fine_Currency_3903 ⋅ r/mormon
It's interesting what the lesson manuals for young men were like in the church, in 1902.2yr ⋅ WillyPete ⋅ r/mormon
One more - The prevalence of the word President vs Prophet in conference has really changed a lot, diverging in 2005.4yr ⋅ CougarLoyalist ⋅ r/mormon
This just posted in my stake. I'm sorry to see people suffering and I'm glad they're pointing to the FP's instructions on masks and vaccines. But...knowing the attitudes around the vaccine and masks I've seen, this could have been prevented.2yr ⋅ EconMormon ⋅ r/mormon
Unpopular opinion: The first order of business in Utah is to complete the renaming of Dixie State University... photo from 2014 DSU alumni homecoming parade.4yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
I'm not sure if this kind of post is ok here but this pisses me off. How is this allowed to happen???4yr ⋅ lohonomo ⋅ r/mormon
Can anyone tell me why the Tabernacle Choir has only performed for right-wing presidents since Nixon forward?2yr ⋅ thesegoupto11 ⋅ r/mormon
There will be no public FB comment allowed on the churches statement about the sex abuse case and the hotline1yr ⋅ airportsjim ⋅ r/mormon
Printing plate of Facsimile 3 of the Book of Abraham. Do you think the snout of Anubis was removed?1yr ⋅ FamousSquirrell1991 ⋅ r/mormon
Data Dashboard: Countries With the Highest Members Per Congregation. Chile is on top with 1061 members per congregation.2yr ⋅ ldsstatistics ⋅ r/mormon
Apparently, there isn't a good LDS church org chart online. So I fixed that.3yr ⋅ frogontrombone ⋅ r/mormon
I just met with the missionaries!! They gave me a Book of Mormon to study before meeting again tomorrow. What is your favorite chapter/verse? I’d love to read it and respond with my thoughts! 💜2yr ⋅ Gameofthroneschic ⋅ r/mormon
I been receiving this marketing email from deseretbook.com lately a bit. Almost seems like they are attempting to gear subscribers up for a soon to be new prophet...3yr ⋅ tauromachy11 ⋅ r/mormon
A little edit on a classic Simon Dewey painting to make it more accurate.4yr ⋅ MasterMahanJr ⋅ r/mormon
McConkie’s “Mormon Doctrine” gives us a laundry list of “whoredoms” including lewdness, lasciviousness, prostitution, masturbation, incontinence, seduction, infidelity, adultery and fornication.. Wait, what? Now I’m going to hell because I have to pee..?!3yr ⋅ HoldOnLucy1 ⋅ r/mormon
DYK? Hyrum Smith’s oldest son, John Smith (5th LDS Presiding Patriarch) was regularly criticized by general authorities over his close relationship with his family members that were active in the Reorganized Church — particularly with his first-cousin, Joseph Smith III.4yr ⋅ jeffersonPNW ⋅ r/mormon
The Church spends so much energy saying basically “pay no attention to the man behind the curtain”1yr ⋅ UnanticipatedUll ⋅ r/mormon
I hate the shifting story, and being told I'm not enough. Never ever freaking enough!3yr ⋅ bumblesski ⋅ r/mormon
Could or should the church help reign in extremists who are mormon like Ammon Bundy the way they focus on potential apostates, etc?1yr ⋅ TruthIsAntiMormon ⋅ r/mormon
A friend, a fellow traveler in the fight for equality, and most recently, a fun drinking partner for an afternoon of reminiscing about the skirmishes fought and won on the way to building a post-Obergefell world. Meet Fred Karger. And please consider the favor I'm asking in comments.2yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
A poster linked to this image in another thread - how would one reconcile it?1yr ⋅ Bogdan-Denisovich ⋅ r/mormon
A good example of the disconnect between LDS messages and the real world. In spite of all the sensational news and rhetoric the world continues to improve in many tangible ways. I'd say this trend = 'Less Wicked' by Mormon morality standards.2yr ⋅ akamark ⋅ r/mormon
Sayre’s Law: In any dispute the intensity of feeling is inversely proportional to the value of the issues at stake. lolz at the pseudo intellectual cant that infests the Mormon Studies scene and the credentialed cubicle commandos who amuse with their tenuous grasp on reality and weird vendettas.1yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
Why did I leave the Mormon Church? “Thou shall not commit adultery” isn’t important to Mormons.8mo ⋅ CrazyMormonShit ⋅ r/mormon
Political postcard sent out in 2010 depicting Mike Lee over the SLC Temple and Bob Bennett over the US Capitol asking Which candidate really has Utah values?1yr ⋅ blunaxela ⋅ r/mormon
Why wont the LDS church garment factories start sewing facemasks!? It's such a no brainer, they have the ability, and good its good PR (the only thing that seem to modivate our church lately....got to make sure it pays for you too...I get it Russel M.Nelson you pharisee)4yr ⋅ Elevate5 ⋅ r/mormon
Maybe Davey Bednar and that Davis County Stake Presidency Counselor need to review what the church teaches about agency. Because they are teaching Satan’s plan.1yr ⋅ UncleMaui84 ⋅ r/mormon
Academic job posting from BYU removed apparently because BYU's operation/honor code is inconsistent with [their] scientific integrity and professional ethics policy.4yr ⋅ bwv549 ⋅ r/mormon
What’s the most important thing happening on the earth right now? Not temples. Not helping the needy. Not wars or famine. It’s gathering Israel.1yr ⋅ sevenplaces ⋅ r/mormon
Has WidowsMiteReport confirmed the LDS money laundering rumor yet? Zwick and Jacobsen construction connection to temple building has been hiding for too long!!1yr ⋅ Ma3vis ⋅ r/mormon
Here's where these practices began, Elder Ballard. From The First 12 Weeks on lds.org [x-post from /r/exmormon]5yr ⋅ Fuzzy_Thoughts ⋅ r/mormon
Yeah, that prediction came true, so here’s a fresh one: Around this same time in 2024, the subscriber base at r/mormon will be larger than the global LDS missionary effort3yr ⋅ Chino_Blanco ⋅ r/mormon
