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I've written a post in which I try to answer your question: http://elizasnitch.com/?p=1165
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That's a fantastic question. I think it has everything to do with the fact that Mormons do immersive baptisms and are pretty proud of themselves for it, so obviously that's the only correct way to do it. And changes to the temple ceremony are fine because God reveals different things to different people at different times. AND they're inspired. So there.
It's biased, obviously. Everything we do is ok, and everybody else is misguided at best. A lot of religions think that way. Doesn't make it ok, obviously, but there you are. -
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Sort of, though not in the same way. I've always been a bit of a "pottymouth," as my mom would say. I surprise myself by praying when I'm in a tight spot or humming a hymn to myself when I'm upset. Mormonism is sort of like alcoholism-- it never goes away, but it can be controlled.
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Oh, I SO want to wear pants to church! I haven't done it yet. Part of me feels a little squeamish about knowingly dressing "inappropriately" for a religious service. However, the unspoken rule against pants is ridiculous, and it probably won't change until the women of the church just start ignoring it. Somebody has to be brave and just go for it. I have seen women in pants at church, but they're always investigators-- and if they come back, they wear dresses.
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Oh, I SO want to wear pants to church! I haven't done it yet. Part of me feels a little squeamish about knowingly dressing "inappropriately" for a religious service. However, the unspoken rule against pants is ridiculous, and it probably won't change until the women of the church just start ignoring it. Somebody has to be brave and just go for it. I have seen women in pants at church, but they're always investigators-- and if they come back, they wear dresses.
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I'm not sure what's going on. I know that sometimes if it thinks there are too many links, it will call it spam. A rejected comment from you didn't show up, though. I'm trying to find a better spam filter, but in the meantime, this is keeping most of it out, but also keeping out some good stuff. Sorry. = (
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In an urn on top of the dryer. (Really.)
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Nope. I did, however, become a college student, which is my current religion.
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Hmmm... good question. If you can't look it up on mormon.org, I wouldn't bother. The church is annoying about resigning, and says that it's an ecclesiastical matter that has to be solved with your bishop, but they're just setting up hoops for themselves. Legally, you just send it to member records, and as soon as they receive it, you're out. I haven't resigned, so I'm not the authority on this by any means. Check out this link: http://www.exmormon.org/remove.htm
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No, YOU freaking rock!
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I would recommend sewing their garments shut, actually. Or maybe adding some decorative leopard print trim.
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Um... ask? Sorry, it just rarely occurs to me to update it. I'll add you right now.
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This is tough. Sorry. Just rip the bandaid off, I guess. Do they know him? They might feel better about it if they were well-acquainted with him, and were aware of the dynamic of your relationship, knew how much you care about each other, etc.
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I absolutely did, even after I lost my testimony.
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Is it missionaries or ward members? If it's the missionaries, they may just be tracting into you every few weeks. They keep a log, so if you ask them not to come back, that might work, but I wouldn't count on it.
The church office building has employees that are paid to hunt down lost sheep. When bishops notice that they've got people on the rolls that are obviously no longer living there, they turn it over to the church office building, who call around trying to get your new address. Your family or friends may also have alerted your new ward. Send a do-not-contact letter to the ward, or consider resigning.
You might also want to think about posting a "No proselytizing" on your door. Good luck! -
Yes. I've done a LOT of reading on religion. I'm very interested in Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity.
I just wrote about seven paragraphs, then realized that this topic should probably be a blog post. I'll get on that. -
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Eliza R. Snitch’s Bio
Have you seen "8 Mile"? It's like that, but with Mormons.
