Ex-Mormon Answers Questions About Mormons!
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Answering the most Googled questions about Mormons! Let me know what you think or if you have more questions! (:
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I appreciate the "Hey, if that's how they identify, that's what they are." Should apply to all areas of life: gender, religion, sexuality, whatever! Have a great day!
there has to be some limit because I wouldn't be okay with someone who rapidly flip flops between several of those
@@jamescheddar4896 Would it affect your actual day though? If so, in what ways?
@@azlizzie Although I don't have the right to assume people's gender, they have the responsibility to be clear. We can't hold people to only what they say, there has to be a clear motive within their looking glass self or super-ego or whatever. I didn't graduate in any of those subjects
@@jamescheddar4896 my question was how does it actually impact your day? Other than maybe saying, "ok. Have a nice day." Or whoops. Or I stand corrected. Or some other platitude. But then it's over, no?
@@jamescheddar4896why does someone have a responsibility to be clear? Like why does another human's gender affect you at all unless you're their doctor or possibly a romantic interest it has no bearing on your interactions.
My grandmother grew up non-Mormon in Utah, then moved to Boise. She gave me a piece of advice back in the 80s that I've never forgotten: "If you invite a Mormon to a party, the first thing they will ask is 'who else is coming?' What they are really asking is whether there will be any other Mormons so they know whether they can drink or not."
😂 I am sure that's not what it is
Not true
Makes a lot of sense. Or not. I don't know anything anymore.
My uncle lives in Colorado and when visiting him I frequently heard the joke:
Why do you always go fishing with two Mormons?
Because if you take one, he will drink all your beer.
I drank coffee and pop when I was a Mormon because what went on in my place was my privacy. As long as I brushed my teeth and swished mouthwash what they didn't know didn't hurt them
I remember for a stint my household had a "tea phase" but it was herbal tea. I figured hey its not caffinated, so I would make myself one cup a day. Then my step mom got angry accusing me of drinking it all (she was the one who would have 3-4 cups a day) then she invoked the WOW and no more tea in the house because she accused me of doing what she did 🙄.
Hahaha! Your laugh, and complete inability to keep a straight face at the 6:35 mark when talking about how accurate Mormons claim the Book of Mormon to be was freaking priceless, and just had me dying! 🤣
Thanks for answering these questions, especially the one about caffeine. I had heard they couldn't drink caffeine, and I'd heard they couldn't drink hot beverages, and I could never get a straight answer on it. So, I really appreciate your clarification.
Thanks, too, for such an awesome channel! I'm here after a really scary experience of having been stalked by a Mormon very interested in me, despite him being very much married! Between certain experiences I had while being stalked, and things I've head from you, and another really great ex-mo UA-cam channel called The Great Scots, and certain experiences I had while being stalked, I am thoroughly convinced they're a cult!
I may be able to clarify the whole no coffee/tea thing further. Around the time mormonism formed, something called the temperance movement came to be. It was basically the belief that consuming hot liquid was bad for one's health, and many people, not just mormons, thought that. Joseph Smith then -wanted to add more to his religion- received revelation that hot drinks weren't great for you and that it's recommended, but not required, to avoid hot liquids. Over the decades it somehow translated to a requirement, then to no caffeine, then to no coffee or tea specifically. Some believe that it's the tannens (I believe that's how it's spelled) found in coffee and tea that make it bad, even though tannens are found in grapes too and those aren't banned. And others believe the banning of coffee and tea is just to test their faith on something arbitrary, which, well, I feel is somehow worse than the tannens thing. Anywho, I hope this helps.
@@pimo2520 Oh! You're awesome! Thanks for such a great explanation! That makes a lot of sense as to both why I saw so much confusion as to why I was reading so many mixed things as to whether it was hot drinks or caffeine! I would agree about it being something arbitrary to test their faith being worse than if it was no tannans (lol, or however you spell it!). It's like...at least if it's because of the tannans, there's some kind of vague reasoning behind it, no matter how ridiculous it might be. But, if it's just something random added to test their faith, then that's just being controlling for the sake of being controlling, which just adds to the cult mind control Mormonism is already far too guilty of, anyway!
Can you do a video with Brendan about your favorite alcoholic drinks? Taste testing like the one you did when you first tried all the coffees? Love your channel, been watching for a long time now!
Regarding the question of who counts as "Christian"... I distinctly remember an instance in elementary school where another kid was asking me if I was "Christian or Catholic" and I was so confused and kept arguing that Catholics ARE Christian and I can't remember if I gave an answer or what it would have even been because I wasn't raised in a really religious way with one parent Catholic and the other non-denom Christian. (And now I'm athiest, soooo...)
I laughed out loud listening to this (raised Mormon , quit at age 14, parents are still in and I’m 49) I love listening to your videos 😂❤
“Reborn as a raccoon” and “Just Dave. Dave the god” are so freaking funny to me 😂 Thanks for another great video, Lex!
Mormon for 31 years and exmo for almost 2, (returned missionary and BYU grad if it matters) and I 100% agree with Lex's answers!
Well done on breaking free !!! (Also ex-mo)
Glad you wised up to that bullshit
@@edwinbaker2212 um...thanks? Do you have any idea how indoctrination works?
@@desiadaven yes off course..They basically brainwashed you..But surely you could think for you're self..Educate you're self as I take it you're doing.
@@edwinbaker2212 Indoctrination/brainwashing means that your ability to think and reason is severely diminished. I literally was taught all that "bull shit" as my reality and no other possibility existed. I am glad I got enough cracks in that dam that it eventually burst, but I am one of the lucky ones.
So, I grew up Mormon with an Alcoholic Mother (devout Mormon) .She was allowed to keep her temple recommend even with alcohol consumption due to a medical issue. Multiple bishops made an exception. It was a mess for my family.
It so delights me to hear your conclusions in this videos, especially since you were a hard core Mormon. I made different life choices than you when I left the church. I left over 2 decades ago. I remained single, haven't had kids, and I joined the military. My childhood was different too. I grew up on the East Coast, before internet and social media, with zero to 10 Mormons in any of my schools through all the grades. The public around me either didn't know what a Mormon was or we were the multiple wives religion. My parents separated and divorced when I was 6 to 8 years old. My father excommunicated during that time. My mother remained devout Mormon Woman as a single mother of four until she died when I was 14. I finished out my childhood with my dad who acted more like a roommate than a father. I decided to keep going to church because I believed that was what my mother wanted me to do, even though my dad stayed out. I was as devout and hard core as I could be as a child Mormon dealing with my circumstances and I had flaws. Oh lord knows I have flaws because my siblings won't stop making me aware. I stopped going to church in bootcamp because I knew I couldn't do the military and be Mormon. Such an odd conclusion for someone who was born into the one true church where families are forever, except mine.
I still came to the same conclusions on all the points that you made in this video. It is so delightful! Regardless of all the fallacies of the LDS church
Thanks for sharing your insightful story!
@@kurt666morris your welcome
Recently the LDS Church removed the restriction to not get tattoos from its "Strength of Youth" pamphlet. It seems to me, as tattoos don't carry the same stigma with younger generations as they do with older generations, that tattoos may become the next internal cultural battle as to whether it's prohibited or not. (Maybe similar to the debate over whether caffeinated soft drinks were allowed from a generation or two ago.)
As anecdotal evidence, (and acknowledging the limitations of anecdotal evidence), two of my nephews - who are full believing, all-in, temple recommend holding, 20-something, active LDS members - were recently talking about the change. They thought it was pretty cool, and even seemed a little excited to consider perhaps getting one some day. Their father interjected to clarify that even though it's no longer in the pamphlet, the LDS Church does not approve of its members getting tattoos.
The most immersion into Mormon culture I have ever had was my 1995 drive across (the western half) of America from Anaheim California to Yellowstone Idaho/Montana.
During this trip we were vert afraid of running out of gas (petroleum for the non US) on a Sunday.
When my dad explained "Mormon Rules"applicable for an outsider driving across Utah during a Sunday, I shrugged at the no gas (except it impeded our journey), but upon hearing "no caffeine" I childishly said "those savages"!
Nice and quick and informative to those that don't know! Thank you Lex and HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEXI.
As a person who was never a Mormon, I would be really interested in hearing about what you learnt about church history whilst in the church compared to what you learnt about church history after you left and could read "non-approved" sources.
Happy Birthday Lex! You are amazing!
Thanks for another revealing video. It’s eye opening to me to learn how various “religions “ practice their beliefs.
Hey there! I'm curious, why would most Christians not consider Mormons "saved"? Mormons have "accepted Jesus", so wouldn't they qualify by most Christian definitions, even with all the extraneous rules? I was raised atheist and don't have a good feel for general-Christian gate-keeping.
Because Mormon beliefs about God and Jesus are different enough from standard Protestant trinitarian beliefs that they are considered to believe in a false Jesus, and since they don’t know the real Jesus, they can’t be saved by Jesus. There’s plenty of Protestants, particularly Baptists, who assert that Catholics aren’t saved either, so it’s no surprise to me that they’d say the same about Mormons. The line on how “right” your beliefs have to be to be “really saved” is a topic of much debate.
Watch Mormons and evangelicals debate: It might actually be hell for them
I’m turning 30 soon too, 1993 Leo’s ftw 🎉
It baffles me that natural caffeine isn't okay but sodas and energy drinks are no issue.
It’s made up
@@jackieaudus9829 obviously
Honestly, I think I'd rather be a raccoon than a god.
If that ever happens to you, please stay out of my garden.
The word of wisdom thing doesn’t make any sense to me as a never mo. So it says, no hot beverages. But it is interpreted as not coffee or tea? But yes hot cocoa?! And yes energy drinks?! That’s ridiculous. If it were taken literally, it would be no hot drinks of any kind and cold drinks (iced coffee, iced tea) would be fine.
They love their precious Word of Wisdom, but yeah, it's got more holes in it than Swiss cheese!
@@mylesmarkson1686 but swiss chocolate bars and in a mug is perfectly fine.
When our Mormon neighbors celebrated their golden anniversary, they had two parties: one for their Mormon friends, and one for the rest of us. The difference? The alcohol in the punch, and they drank the punch.
I’m so surprised by this.. I grew up Mormon in the SF Bay where most Mormons are converts. Been out 35 years. Learning so much watching this content with comments from Utah Mormons, Idaho Mormons. My parents are still strict word of wisdom folks. Someone drinking in their presence might strike them dead haha. I’m just so intrigued that I read so many comments about Mormons having these double lives 🤣
Fun video! (From a Christian (Methodist)) 😁❤
"But...but... all the pages on the church website that confirm what you say have been put there by people who hacked the church website!!!111!!!" 🤣🤣
The Mormon Church recently changed their stance on tattoos and additional piercings. They altered the "For the Strength of the Youth". My TBM family all went and got nose piercings and a few even got tattoos
I almost didn't put a thumbs up on this as there were 666 likes and I wrecked that by being the 667th. LOL
I often wonder how many Mormons would suddenly leave the church if the "prophet" came out and said that homosexuality is no longer bad and we should welcome our LGBTQIA+ family into the church.
It is never going to happen, but seeing how many people got pissed when he was vaccinated... My guess is probably a lot. "Christians" love to "other" people.
Blacks were Never going to be given the priesthood back in Joe & Brighams time, never say never
It will happen slowly
Great Q and A - gave me flashes of PTSD :)
The story of Joseph Smith and the early LDS church convinced me that people can be easily conned into believing anything and convinced me that organized religion is a scam.
Other Christians will employ quite a bit of sound critical thinking to the claims of Mormonism but will not do the same when it comes to their own.
I would say the Christians would argue different branch...mormons not even on the tree.
Yes, a video on the history of birth control “suggestions” from the church would be interesting. The suggestions that are no longer followed was just the prophet speaking as a man, fyi
I always "heard" that after 4 kids it was tolerated as you had your legacy. I also heard about "snipping" but wasn't sure what that was but it was about the daddy...lol. crazy memories from that branch of the family that embraced being saints.
Coffee is great.
The coffee thing makes me roll my eyes every time
It must really hurt their recruitment efforts from the coffee ban alone.
I think that’s true 😅
@@ExmoLex The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ. LOL! How many testaments are there? As many as there are christians because they mostly don't agree on the magical beliefs. LOL! Get five christians from the same church and ask them individually what they believe. Then bring them all together and expose their different beliefs. LOL! Christianity is hilarious. Christians are ignorant.
Awesome content!!! So on point! 🎉
I liked this one. My Mormon family says certain teas are ok, which still confuses me
As long as they get tithing money I doubt they really care about it anymore. They're losing people in droves and mostly getting cash is all that matters.
Happy birthday Lex! Thank you for another great video!
So, no reincarnation? What if a child dies before he knows right from wrong, Is he a child spirit for eternity in Mormonism? Oh and at Lori Dumbell's sentencing last week, she kept mentioning that the children were very busy in Heaven. Who the hell wants to be busy when they die? Is that a Mormon requirement in Heaven? It's just so bizarre.
She gave a testimony imho at her sentencing not an impact statement. I don't BELIEVE the NDE cuz from folks I know with NDE they come back with love and compassion. LVD hasn't any. She is a hubby & kid killer. She wanted to present that her "zombie" theory justifies her and Chad releasing them from the bondage of this life to the better life on the other side. GAG. NO ever loving way is Tammy her friend. Most Christian doctrine will say that kids are sealed until the age of accountability, when mentally they can decide for themselves what path they want to take.
I once asked a REALLY game-breaking question, just because I saw a random movie depicting this: Is there the act of sex in Heaven? The answer I was given was "Yes", but the reason feels game-breaking: "So you can make children for the next world when you become a god." That feels so wrong on several levels. Namely, that sounds like a big skip over the Plan-of-Salvation mess. Also, doesn't that go against the whole Infinite Souls In, Infinite Souls Out system set up by said plan, all that pre-destiny nonsense, and the age-old "God made you" concept?
So, let's see YOU answer the question, just in case it wasn't hard enough to understand, and how game-breaking it is.
"I would LOVE to provide you with a link to the church's website that proves my point!" 😂 100%!!
Happy early-birthday!! Love your channel. Keep up the good work
If they can’t drink hot drinks then why can they drink hot chocolate? And if they are allowed to drink caffeine as long as it’s not hot, then why can’t they drink iced coffee? I’m so confused by these rules.
The rules are arbitrary and have been slightly changed over the years, but arbitrary dietary restrictions are very common in cults and high demand religions. It's more about obedience than it is any supposed health benefits.
Thanks for another great video! Happy belated birthday!
Women can be sealed to more than one man after death because of a pioneer story. There was a woman whose original husband died crossing the plains I think because of some heroic act. She later remarried, but I think the first husband was like her "true love" or something, because the prophet at the time (possibly Brigham, but he's not the bleeding heart type, so I'm tempted to say it was after him) was so moved that he declared a woman could be sealed to more than man in death to those she had been married to in life so she could have "maximum agency" in the next life. I always interpreted this to mean that even though she was sealed to more than one man, it was only so she could choose which one of her earthly husbands she would ultimately "belong" to. If I can find the story, I'll post it here.
It's weird how many LDS get triggered over the name Mormon. When I was a member, we didn't really care about it. In fact, I remember the ad campaign called "I am a Mormon".
Yep. I consider it gaslighting tbh. 99% percent of LDS people were perfectly fine with the word "Mormon", they embraced it even. But, in 2018 the prophet said that the word is bad and offensive now, so a ton of people pretended that's the way it's always been, and the word is somehow an anti-LDS slur now. 🙄
@@LockeDemosthenes2 Isn't it hilarious how beliefs change with time. LOL!
There are so many aspects of the church that disturb me but one of biggest ones is the thing about dealings, especially when I first found out. It is so blatantly sexist. Its not a good argument but mormons at least have an excuse for why women can't have the priesthood. I have yet to hear an excuse for why women can't be sealed to two spouses but men can. I've had many men try to mansplain it by trying to tell me I'm misinterpreting it or flat out telling me it's not true. It frustrates me to no end.
If Mormonism were true, can you imagine the horror of being posthumously sealed to a spouse who made your death a relief?
_Word of Wisdom_ in a Nutshell: Coffee and tea are _generally_ prohibited. _However,_ some people have proposed (in the absence of scriptural explanation) that the prohibition is because _caffeine_ is a potentially addictive drug. Therefore, _herbal_ tea is allowed at any temperature, _but_ even decaffeinated coffee still is not. Hot chocolate, despite being inherently _hot_ (which is specifically addressed by the Word of Wisdom) _and_ having low levels of naturally occurring _caffeine,_ is still allowed. Beyond all that, based on the aforementioned and inconsistently enforced Caffeine Conjecture, some people also avoid caffeinated _sodas,_ despite the fact that they tend to be served _cold._ PS. No booze, smokes, drugs, etc.
The _Word of Wisdom_ is a perfect example of what happens when a scriptural passage and/or commandment is vague in its reasoning. People start to ask, "Why would God make _that_ a rule?"...because rules are easier to follow when we understand _why,_ and people expect God to be sensible, despite being frequently reminded, "His ways are not our ways." In the absence of any _rational_ explanation, people invent _rationalizations,_ which then result in a complex set of _more specific_ rules...and exceptions...some more absolute than others.
We were really devout to an obnoxious level. Dad in bishopric, mom lead relief society and seminary. Missionaries over every week for dinner. We couldn’t have caffeine. We weren’t allowed to have chocolate, but we could have carob. I went to a movie with neighborhood kids and the mom that took us bought us all cokes. I had a buzz from it and was convinced my mom was going to know.
I'm so glad I found your channel! Thank you for all of your videos! They've been really illuminating and it feels a little like I have another woman in my corner while I navigate through a new relationship with a Mormon. I guess a question I could ask is do you have any advice for someone outside of the church who's dating a Mormon? Things to look out for or tactics the church has to rope someone in?
Yet again you are educating and entertaining us.
❤️🤩🥳
Best wishes for your upcoming birthday.
Not coffee or tea, you sinner!!😂😂😂 deceased!
I for one would love to see a video about the counsel against birth control!
great video it was very informative. also happy early birthday Lex. keep up the great work.
Hey Lex!! I came across this UA-camr by the name of Liza, she’s an ex Mormon and she made a video about how serving a mission is pretty much labor human trafficking. I think it would be cool if you add your input on the video because she covers so much and I learned a lot from that video being an ex Mormon myself.
As an exmo, I agree with your answers and may I just say, I love how you state things, like, "If you believe you're a Christian, you'te a Christian" and backing that up is just awesome! Also, I love how you state your mid~video reminder CTA for us viewers, if you don't mind, I'd like to borrow your verbage for CTA. I subbed, liked & am leaving ya a comment! I saw your interview on Cults To Consciousness this past week & it led me here. Wishing you the best! ~ ☮& ♥~ SmilingOma333 🙂
The nonsense logic with caffine is all I needed to know that church is baloney.
This video was a lot more tame that I thought it would be. Happy birthday for later.
Calling the BOM the most correct book on earth is tricky. The BOM doesn't address a lot of things, like math. So could a math book less correct than the BOM? The topics don't overlap... so how can one be considered THE MOST correct book?
Happy birthday Lex!
As an exmo, the Sister who tearfully recounted the story where coffee kept a grandmother’s posterity from temple “blessings” was so ridiculous and hilarious.
Happy Birthday! My gift to you is to continue being subscribed. Great video.
Thankyou for answering these questions, Also Happy Birthday 🎂 🥳 🎉
I was at my nephew's birthday party today. And my brother-in-law's mom is a convert (married in the temple here). But I was telling her how much I liked the Giant Eagle brand iced tea. She continued with I can't have that. I immediately remember D&C 89, and then asked if it had caffeine.
Can gulp down a Monster energy drink but can't have a small cup of healthy tea. That's Mormon logic for you. 😂
@@jeffs4483
I am still waiting for your silly childish ignorant christian logic. LOL! Go! So cowardly of your faith in your supreme being. LOL! Set them up for me. LOL!
Yes, BYU sells caffeinated beverages and last I checked BYU is overly strict compared to the church.
Mormons drink/eat chocolate. Chocolate has caffeine… and ALCOHOL! …in trace amounts.
BYU selling caffeine is a fairly new development though, it wasn't allowed until 2017.
2:10 Definitely a good point, though it depends on how far back on the family tree you want to go. Most academics would say the three main branches of Christianity are Roman Catholicism, (Eastern) Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. So if you go that big picture, Mormons would be considered Protestant. If you zoom in though, it is more properly a Restorationist denomination, of which many (including Jehovah’s Witnesses) arose out of Protestantism in the 1800s during the “Second Great Awakening.”
I was going to comment that I’d consider Mormons to be Protestants, in the sense that their parent movement was Protestant and not Catholic. The Protestants contain everything from High Church Lutherans to Low Church Pentecostals; Mainline Protestants, Progressives, to Evangelical Fundamentalists, so the doctrines it includes vary widely.
Happy big 30th Lex!!!!
❤
I worked for a Mormon who, together with his wife, joined the Mormon church when he was 40 & she 32. They were both severe alcoholics, but stopped drinking when they joined. There's a term used for those who stop drinking but don't seek therapy or 12 step programmes. It's dry-drunk. They continue to act as if they are in active alcoholism. It's disturbing. I regularly travelled with my boss to give presentations. I had put the finishing touches to some work in my hotel room one evening.. I went down to his to discuss it. He opened the door and I immediately smelled the whiskey he was drinking. Aaah, so thats why he insisted on accompanying me to all our out-of-town clients. I said nothing.
12 step programs? Really. LOL! Elizabeth is a funny dude. LOL!
Can't be a raccoon? I'm out.
🎉 Happy birthday 🎂 🎈😊
Nicely done! Love the videos!
Happy Birthday! Nice video, keep up the good work.
When I was a teen and went to the Church dances you had to be able to fit a quad between you and your partner 😂 a Book of Mormon was too close. 😂
Ah you’re a Leo as well. Happy Birthday! Grattis på födelsedagen! Hyvää syntymäpäivää! 🎉🎂🥳🎈🎊🎁
Happy birthday!🎉
Happy Birthday!!!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LEX!
Happy Birthday!
Congrats on 30 years alive on Earth 💝, may God bless you with many more decades 💝.
On reincarnation: Both Joseph Smith and Brother Brigham taught slightly different but related doctrines that basically amount to reincarnation with extra steps. So there is actually room for a form of belief in something like reincarnation.
On WoW: in its original form, it allowed wine and beer - it actually promoted beer. Only distilled drinks were forbidden. Heber C. Grant made all alcohol forbidden during the time of prohibition. He basically put the church in prohibition, where it remains to this day. He was also the one who gave us our current interpretation of hot drinks.
FLDS and Binkertonite LDS can drink coffee and tea. So can RLDS and their modern form, the CoC.
Didn't Carlie Butler (Shay's sister) film herself drinking hot "skinny" tea on her way to her temple wedding?
Great job. You covered a lot in a short time and kept it moving nicely 😊
Please provide a reference on the woman being sealed to more than one man. That one doesn’t seem to align with Doc & Cov 132 or the lowered status that is given to women within Mormonism.
The inconsistent caffeine thing is so odd to me.
It's great to see that I am not the only one who understood all the Mormonism the way I did growing up in it. I totally agree with how you have represented it, and also the total lack of dog in the fight. Religion seems so clownish after coming out of that Church!
Happy Birthday this week Lexie!!
Thank you!!
When I was stationed at Hill AFB in Ogden, the officers club on Friday night was packed with civilians. 95% of them were mormon. They could drink on base because no one could report them, or as I was told...
I always appreciate hearing what you have to say. Im also exmo and its your content thats really helped me with processing my way out
We have 20-mile Mormons in my area. They drive 20 miles to buy lottery tickets, and alcohol. Most feel safe to drive 10 miles to drink their coffee.
Belated happy birthday! I gave you a thumbs up and subscribed…consider it in honor of your birthday. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
To: Lex @4:34 The question asked is: "Are Mormons Saved?" Lex, exactly what does saved mean? More precisely, saved from what? What is the person being saved from? That is what I've always asked myself. I've always felt that the statement of being saved was very misleading. But since the definition hasn't been clarified. It's been a gray area for me. Maybe you could clarify. Thanks for your great vids!
MARK 7
18 “Don’t you understand either?” he asked. “Can’t you see that the food you put into your body cannot defile you? 19 Food doesn’t go into your heart, but only passes through the stomach and then goes into the sewer.” (By saying this, he declared that every kind of food is acceptable in God’s eyes.)
20 And then he added, “It is what comes from inside that defiles you.
21 For from within, out of a person’s heart, come evil thoughts, sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, greed, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, envy, slander, pride, and foolishness.
23 All these vile things come from within; they are what defile you.”
I'm technically "sealed" to two living women. Legally divorced from my first, she never sought cancellation and left the church informally. I currently have a TBM wife to whom I was sealed. We are a "mixed faith" couple.
You’re wrong. Mormon’s Jesus is not the same biblical Jesus. Every Christian religion believes in the biblical Jesus. Mormons believe Jesus came to the Americas 😂. No other Christian denomination believes that. Also, there’s no such thing as lamenites and nephites. I mean i could go on on how Mormons are not Christian. Respectfully.
I’m really enjoying my dark coffee right now as I’m viewing your post. Mmmmmmm….
COLOSSIANS 2
Therefore do not let anyone judge you by what you eat or drink, or with regard to a religious festival, a New Moon celebration or a Sabbath day. 17 These are a shadow of the things that were to come; the reality, however, is found in Christ.
18 Do not let anyone who delights in false humility and the worship of angels disqualify you. Such a person also goes into great detail about what they have seen; they are puffed up with idle notions by their unspiritual mind.
19 They have lost connection with the head, from whom the whole body, supported and held together by its ligaments and sinews, grows as God causes it to grow.
20 Since you died with Christ to the elemental spiritual forces of this world, why, as though you still belonged to the world, do you submit to its rules: 21 “Do not handle! Do not taste! Do not touch!”?
22 These rules, which have to do with things that are all destined to perish with use, are based on merely human commands and teachings.
23 Such regulations indeed have an appearance of wisdom, with their self-imposed worship, their false humility and their harsh treatment of the body, but they lack any value in restraining sensual indulgence.
To help you understand - my mother sealed her mother to her first two husbands so that her mother would have the opportunity to choose which she would be with for eternity. However, because she didn't like her stepfather, her mother's third husband, she did not seal them. So much for choice, eh?!?!