Question for Mormons
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Duck Rodgers
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How about when you were married though? Were you Mormon then?
Nope, but all of my business partners are mormon and the stories they've told me (as crazy) lead me to believe they're not, at all. Also, without getting into any details, they've told me what things are not permitted .. with all due respect, no thanks.
I suspect Mormons are generally more...reserved int he bedroom. No tme by any means but I am a jack mormon.
My father, who's name was Brigham Young (no joke) was sort of the rebel of his small town southern Utah family (8th of 9) and opted out of going on a mission to join the Army where he met my mother who was from small town Missouri. He converted her and they moved to St. George after leaving the Army. A few years later, when I was 1 and my sister was 2, we moved to ghetto SLC ( approx 11th W 3rd S on Glendale St.). Couple years later and my parents left the church. My mother had many problems with the role of women in the LDS church in the early 80s. My father told his family that he was leaving the church and it was just tragic. They felt super-duper sorry for us for the next couple decades. We'd go to the family reunions and paste on our fake smiles and the rest of the family would paste on their fake smiles and we'd all pretend life was just as lovely as could be.
I'm confused. Your parents left the church and you're saying life sucked because of it, or ??
Incidentally, and a bit off topic, one of the reasons I (reluctantantly) became a Jazz fan is the immense respect I had/have for the people here in Utah (namely my partners and those I work with). I respect the LDS church and all the good it does. Like all religions, it can cause hurt, as well .. but, like I said, the LDS church has no exclusive license to hurt.
Where I stand is that I am totally supportive of my friend's faith, their lifestyle, and what they stand for. I'd be lying if I didn't say that I find a lot of the doctrine downright kooky .. but my friends know that and also respect my gentle-jabbing (all in good fun).
All in all, though, anything that I may say about the mormon church is just all in good fun .. nothing but respect.
Where I stand is that I am totally supportive of my friend's faith, their lifestyle, and what they stand for. I'd be lying if I didn't say that I find a lot of the doctrine downright kooky .. but my friends know that and also respect my gentle-jabbing (all in good fun).
All in all, though, anything that I may say about the mormon church is just all in good fun .. nothing but respect.
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I am engaged to a girl who is also LDS. It would be very tough for me to marry a girl who wasn't LDS for many reasons.
These are not all inclusive, nor are they in any particular order
1. Standards. I want a partner who has the same standards as me that can help me be an example to them. (not all LDS girls are this, and not all non LDS girls are this, but it is more common.)
2. I have a belief in what I live and want to teach my kids those same principles. I want a wife who helps me teach them this.
3. I believe that the only way to live with your family through eternity is through a temple marriage... I want that.
There are many other reasons as well but these are the main ones.
These are not all inclusive, nor are they in any particular order
1. Standards. I want a partner who has the same standards as me that can help me be an example to them. (not all LDS girls are this, and not all non LDS girls are this, but it is more common.)
2. I have a belief in what I live and want to teach my kids those same principles. I want a wife who helps me teach them this.
3. I believe that the only way to live with your family through eternity is through a temple marriage... I want that.
There are many other reasons as well but these are the main ones.
Doing it doggy style, duh.
No, I'm just saying it put a strain on our relationship and especially my father's relationship with his LDS family. They are all great folks, so don't get me wrong, but it was just super awkward and I came to resent their pity (or what I interpreted as pity) because we were all ****ed in the afterlife.
Solid post.
Interesting .. I've heard it multiple times. Maybe I should be getting a complex that they're really just trying to talk me out of Mormonism .. I must not be good material.
Sorry man, you just totally reminded me of my favorite scene form Napoleon Dynamite.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mfSfekiZeE
I've got a friend who became inactive and whenever he'd go to a family function where they'd pray over food someone would always pray that "Chuck" would find his way back to the church. "Chuck" finally told them that if they mention him again in their prayers at family shin-digs he and his wife would never come to dinner again.