#lol mormons

[almondcroissantsandink]

I'm moving and was going through my books today and found the Book of Mormon script book I bought in like 2016 so I could illustrate Kevin Price's coffee monologue and opened it up to the Spooky Mormon Hell Dream section and this line has no right to be so funny

#bom #book of mormon #spooky mormon hell dream #kevin price #andrew rannells #so THEN I tracked down a bom slime tutorial and my GOODNESS this musical is so nuts #i used to listen to it driving to college and back #2016 me would be so pleased with how I've progressed #i love drawing things that I haven't drawn for 5+ yrs #i was gonna donate the book to the library but now maybe i will keep it lmao #musical #book of mormon fanart #when I drew the coffee monologue ppl asked for prints of it and i got so nervous lol #that tumblr doesn't even exist anymore and it had all traditional stuff #i drew so many broadway musicals #i was in so deep

[guys-in-distress-database]

Disturbing my writing mentors since 2014!

#I was writing torture scenes when I was 14 #and the look on my Mormon writing mentor’s face was something I’ll never forget lol #still disturbing college professors to this day lol #whump #whump meme

[grubloved]

its so silly but i just keep thinking abt being in norway and seeing for the first time kinda ever that like governments can do things to make peoples life better. for no other reason but just to improve things. like im sure norway has lots of problems i didnt see on a trip but i cannot stress how insane it was that the government had done things because it would be nice. to take care of people. ?????

#tour guide like yeah the minimum wage is decent here its 220 NOK (roughly ovr $22) but its not perfect and literally evryone in our group #being like $22??!?!?!???!?!!? MINIMUM!??!??!!? #i keep thinking about taking the bus and trams in oslo :( and abt walking IN THE STREET in bergen wjthout getting run over #or the restaurant on top of the bergen funiculr mountain getting state owned this year bc it was mismanaged ans going under but #everyone would like there to be a restaurant there so the government just decided to make sure there would be one???? #instead ofbjust letting it die??? #or ALL THE OIL AND POWER BEING STATE OWNED. HELLO? #its just insane idk. that things can for real be different. where i am theres a revolutionary amt of public teansport for a not huge city #but its still basically one bus and then the slowest most fucked up train in the whole world (40min drive = 2.5 hours by train) #assuming uh thw train doesnt get stuck again lol #it mostly exists to take mormon missionaries to the airport i think lol. #the 'walkable' old town section still has 4 and 6 lane roads you have to cross every block. #i dont know its just... its. augh!!!!!!!! #birdenest #we told one guy the minimum wage for waitstaff was about 21 NOK and he didnt believe us and got upset that we were lying

[papasmoke]

current exmormon, born and raised Mormon, my ancestors like… founded the church, literally couldn’t be more Mormon heritage wise… but WHAT do you mean FBI agents. I need an excess of details sources and info ASAP. this is the first I’m ever hearing of this and I’d love all the dirty laundry if you’re willing to share

The FBI and a bunch of other federal agencies have been recruiting heavily from Mormon communities for the better part of a hundred years. Every article I've read about it always claims that that desirability stems from a lot of Mormons speaking multiple languages due their missionary work in other countries, or their aversion to alcohol and drugs, and general lack of vices that intelligence agencies try to avoid in recruits. In my opinion though they overlook a major factor, which is Mormonism's borderline deification of the US.

Mormonism wouldn't exist without the settler violence exhibited against the natives with the backing of the US government, it was founded by settlers on lands violently stolen from its former inhabitants, and the literal demonization of the indigenous peoples of the US is - to my understanding - a cornerstone belief of Mormonism. So Mormonism is in effect a formal adoption of Manifest Destiny as religious and cultural doctrine on a level that even evangelicals don't envision it to be.

Like, the colonization of the Americas obviously turned all settlers into agents of genocide, subjugation, and displacement. Every Christian denomination incorporated every violent excess of the frontier into its preaching and practice in some way or other, but Mormonism took that violence and made it sacrosanct, made it a bedrock belief in its theology. So, if you believe that the violence enacted by the US on your behalf was and is Mandated By God, then you might feel compelled to join an extension of the state, to become an instrument of that continued holy violence.

#long post #live-from-new-york-its #i have nothing against ex mormons btw im an ex catholic lol #glass houses #mormonism #post

[gxlden-angels]

As you all know, I was raised in one of those wack ass "non-denominational" pentecostal churches. I was always taught anyone not pentecostal/baptist/methodist or within that realm weren't actually christians. Essentially, if your group had a Name™️ like Mormons, JWs, Catholics, etc. then u were that group, not "[That Group] Christians"

#sorry it's biased towards pentecostals it's unfortunately my frame of reference #So I put pentecostal and baptist together #not those (anyone that ids as a christian of any kind [including those in this group if they feel that way]) #and then ppl not christian in anyway (other faiths and the groups specified if you don't see ur group as christian) #specify in the tags if you want #also specify in the tags if you picked some but not all #cause I've heard some say catholics are but JWs and Mormons aren't #some that say JWs are but catholics and mormons arent #i've never seen anyone say mormons are but the others aren't tho for some reason #I think because of the polygamy but idk honestly #usually if mormons are considered JWs are too #and catholics always are if the other two groups are #if I start Reformation 2: Electric Boogaloo then so be it #ex christian #ex catholic #exmormon #exjw #exvangelical #religious trauma #wanna give everyone a chance to vote in this lol

[phierecycled]

this is so kevin price core

#lol #bloody bloody andrew rannells #andrew rannells #kevin price #elder price #the book of mormon #tbom #tbom musical #book of mormon #cursed bom

[dizzybevvie]

Look i know that in Sonic Destruction canon its technially Daedalous but Mormon Shadow The Hedgehog has not left my mind since

#obviously the whole thing with elise #but also later when someone was like “u cant kill lol” #and Ryan goes OH SHIT YOURE RIGHT THATS ONE OF THE TEN COMMANDMENTS #losing my MINDDD. MORMON SHADOW #they shouldve played with that more #hopefully they will in ep3 #sonic destruction #sonic the hedgehog #sth #snapcube #smapcube rtfd

[nerves-nebula]

Just cuz you were abused into believing racist stuff doesn’t mean you don’t have to unpack that shit btw. I was raised by a white american racist and a black african racist I’m aware that it fucking sucks and that a lot of reinforcement of racist ideas is paired with child abuse but that’s not like. An excuse. And if your response to being told that ex cult members need to remember to Try To Be Less Racist is to get upset about how abused they are I think you’re just being triggered (and I don’t mean that in a trivializing “omg your so triggered” way I just genuinely think your trauma is clouding your judgement)

#nnstuff #rambling #saw some replies on that post about ex Mormons lol

[bulbagarden]

i was in downtown salt lake city taking a look around today, and there was this really cool ice cream/dessert place! it's called the penguin brothers and they have ice cream sandwiches!! go there if you're in the area, support small businesses!!!!!!!!!

but i wanted to share this cute kanto (penguin!) ash + piplup.. and what i got too LOL. honeycomb ice cream w snickerdoodle! it was sooooooooo goood omg..

#i also went to temple square and had a convo w a mormon missionary from japan in japanese! she was really sweet... #she said i should watch spy x family LOL. #me being a sapphic woman i am not exactly welcome within the confines of said church but the people are honestly really nice usually! #when i saw this ash i was like I NEED TO POST ABT THIS....... LOL #bulbalisia #lisia liveblogs her utah trip #bulbagarden #pokemon #gaming #cute #art #fan art #technically???? #illustration #fanart

[spurgie-cousin]

I have a lot of feelings about the whole Ruby Franke thing obv, primarily that she is an awful mother and deeply sick/irresponsible individual, but I find some irony in the way people are talking about her in the sense that she did the things she did because she's just pure "evil". And I get that a lot of times when we're faced with these situations where we can't even fathom how and why someone would do something, sometimes there just aren't a lot of words that feel fitting enough for the situation.

I'll also say that I think Ruby and Jodi both have some serious mental health issues that contributed to all this (morality OCD for Ruby on top of.... many other things) and that their religion alone didn't contribute to their actions. But it did introduce the black and white perspective that life is primarily a struggle between good evil whose outcome will affect where your soul is for eternity.

And you can hear in that clip that that's exactly where Ruby's thinking was/is in regards to the situation with her kids. People are comparing her a lot to Lori Vallow bc they were both Mormons who got into the fringe areas of the religion, which is very frustrating as someone who can name at least 5 similar situations that involve other flavors of Christian, it is *not* an exclusively Mormon issue, it is conservative Christian issue.

And it just really feels like we're missing the point if we boil Ruby down to just being "evil" and ignore all of the influences in her life that made her what she was, like being a part of a religion that gives little attention or care to: 1. children's individuality and autonomy 2. mental health 3. nuanced conversations regarding morality.

So I just feel like we'll all benefit from having a deeper conversation about why and how this happens as opposed to just writing Ruby off as a one off evil mother, because she absolutely is not a one off. And children can't stop being mistreated in this way until we understand how these parents actually come about in the first place.

#ruby franke #8 passengers #I'm mainly talking about tiktok and Facebook commenters lol #mormons

[stcecelia]

mocumentary-style sitcom about an LDS institute class / student ward about all the shenanigans the YSAs get into. featured arcs include general conference viewing party, attending trek with the stake youth, returned missionaries adjusting to being off the mission, road trips to church historical sites, The Wedding Episode, someone invited their non-member roommate and the talks are kind of weird/its Fast Sunday, Baptism Episode, etc. would ideally include lots of references to LDS cult classics such as The Best Two Years, the singles ward, and such. also one character would have a Tumblrstake / Queerstake blog

working title is just "The Student Ward" but im open to suggestions lol

EDIT: IM SO SORRY I DIDNT MEAN TO TAG THIS AS LDSHADOWLADY I THOUGHT I DELETED THAT ACCIDENTAL AUTO-TAG LMAO THATS MY BAD

fun fact I used to watch Lizzie all the time as a kid (still occasionally do) and I used to think she was Mormon because... LDS hadowLady lol

#tumblrstake #queerstake #is this is appealing ideal to anyone else #its something ive been daydreaming about for a little while now #will probably definitely never happen but its fun to think about lol #The Student Ward #dream casting: Andrew Garfield as the ward bishop #he needs to be in some positive church media after being in Under the Banner of Heaven #and so far all the characters ive thought of are just based off my friends in my irl institute class / student ward lol #would be mostly humor but would also have like. heartfelt and spiritual moments probably #like Once I Was A Beehive #idk if anyone on here has watched it but its a top tier church-y movie its very funny #ldsblr #pro LDS #Tumblr ward #mormonism #sorry to any mcyters that saw this post because of my mistag

[donutish]

i choke every time i remember this comment

#also knowingly joining a cult isn’t a great analogy bc most people don’t know they’re in a cult lol #exmormon #mormon

[gnarlystarships]

i think one of the most shocking and sad moments of my life was when i learned that easter was a christian thing. it literally blew my mind i could not fathom how it could be a christian thing. it was literally the rabbits and eggs and chocolate holiday. the springtime holiday. baskets and baby animals.

i think my literal reaction to seeing some kind of christian affiliated easter stuff for the first time was to scoff and say something along the lines of “why do christians have to make every holiday about them” 💀 like i had no idea it was christian in origin.

it was my favorite holiday up to that point

#i want to say i was something like 10 years old but idk for sure #dad is an ex-mormon and mom is also ex-christian but wasn’t quite as traumatized #so i was raised in a very anti-christian household lmfao #anyways this time of year when everything is beautiful and green i remember the pagan easter of my youth lol… #ograt

[shirecorn]

How would Starlight Glimmer's equality town work in your AU? Since no one has cutie marks would she just force them to have the same personality or something?

it's a cult

#or colt lol #lmao #there is magic involved but theres also a lot of cult stuff happening #she gets better maybe #but look at the way she uses her magic to unstyle and then braid up everyone's hair in the exact same way #fundie mormon shit #ask

[exmojoe]

Back to cleaning out my old room. And genuinely, what the fuck do I do with this crap??

#for real tho idk what to do with this #also there’s more to come lol #exmo #exmormon #ex mormon #mormoncore

[loveerran]

Found on the Internet:

#big jesus #lol #real mormonism is liberal af #and so is true christianity #because inclusive and loving are hallmarks of ministering to the one #go ahead #pull yourself out of hell by your own bootstraps #queerstake #tumblrstake