Mormon Temple-Too Sacred to Discuss?

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КОМЕНТАРІ • 67

  • @jisezer
    @jisezer Місяць тому +39

    This was a very respectful version of "bitch please"

  • @denisekeeran9883
    @denisekeeran9883 Місяць тому +57

    Lex was super kind and thoughtful in her reply, but to the people who comment things like this: WHY ARE YOU WATCHING CONTENT YOU KNOOOOOW IS GOING TO UPSET YOU? That's on you, boo. Stop trying to police others and protect your own peace by not watching it. I myself wish that hunting didn't exist. I find it hugely upsetting to see/hear about someone killing and slaughtering an animal. Therefore I don't seek out hunting channels and then complain that the people are doing what I don't like and tell them they are upsetting me, when it's my own decision whether or not to watch that.

    • @janhankins911
      @janhankins911 Місяць тому +1

      Those were my thoughts, too. If you know the content is going to upset you or make you angry, don't watch it. There is a video out now by a veterinarian that I ALWAYS watch, but I won't watch this one--a tribute to a dog that a friend of hers lost (the dog died). I know that will upset me (because I know the pain of losing a pet), so I choose not to watch it.

  • @mommyofkittens4809
    @mommyofkittens4809 Місяць тому +47

    I wish Mormons would take a second and think of how they would feel if they were constantly told to shut up about their lives experiences. How would they like to be called names, told you are mocking, and criticized just for speaking about what’s been experienced.

    • @BlackCover95
      @BlackCover95 Місяць тому

      They’d feel validated, I bet.
      I’m pretty sure Mormons are raised to believe they’re persecuted by a hostile world.

    • @drtaverner
      @drtaverner Місяць тому +5

      They believe exmos/apostates _deserve_ that abuse. 😢 It's kind of horrible.

    • @nobodyimportant7804
      @nobodyimportant7804 14 днів тому

      It is bold of you to think that most are capable of thinking and having empathy.

  • @QuinnPrice
    @QuinnPrice Місяць тому +46

    The Endowment makes 10 covenants with patrons, 5 of which include secrecy. I was caught by surprise when I took out my own endowments, then later argued to actually prep pre-endowment peeps because secrecy is limited. I was told, yes, only 5 secrets are specifically mentioned, but only Satan would want to reveal the rest. Satan? So I'm Satan for wanting people to know what they're getting into? Oh boy.

    • @carolyearsley
      @carolyearsley Місяць тому +7

      You may remember how in the ceremony Lucifer stares into the audience and makes a direct threat to the patrons. I'm paraphrasing here. "If you do not live up to every covenant made in the temple THIS DAY, you will be in MY power." But he is actually binding them To Obey, and thus Be in his power.

    • @sjenson6694
      @sjenson6694 Місяць тому +5

      Good thing none of them are real or matter whatsoever.. might as well make some covenants with the Easter bunny next.

    • @unicorntamer2207
      @unicorntamer2207 Місяць тому +4

      ​@@PrismaticCrafter The best thing is when you no longer believe in Satan. It's seriously the best. Definitely recommend it.

    • @unicorntamer2207
      @unicorntamer2207 Місяць тому +1

      @@PrismaticCrafter What? Please explain. I'm genuinely curious. Lol

    • @unicorntamer2207
      @unicorntamer2207 Місяць тому

      @@PrismaticCrafter I'm blown away. I've never heard of this. May I ask what this religion is called? I'd love to learn more about their views on the Bible stories I grew up with.
      I myself am not religious. I don't plan to join any other organized religion. But I do love learning about other religions, philosophy, and history.

  • @jeffsaxton716
    @jeffsaxton716 Місяць тому +27

    I went through in the 1970's. I know they've caved and modified the rituals now, but I like sharing how it was for me with incredulous current members. Very few believe my narrative.

  • @DevoShire
    @DevoShire Місяць тому +10

    The First Rule of Temple Club… Nobody talks about Temple Club

  • @whatsup3270
    @whatsup3270 Місяць тому +20

    "....you who are not sufficiently skilled in Masonry as to keep a secret." - Joseph Smith March 31, 1842 in a letter to the Relief Society.

    • @carolyearsley
      @carolyearsley Місяць тому +11

      I've studied a lot of Mormon history. But that's a new quote I hadn't heard before Mormonism is a facade of Christianity, with Masonry at its core. The markings on the garments are all Masonic, as well as the entire exterior decor of the new Nauvoo temple.

  • @sarahpinho1114
    @sarahpinho1114 Місяць тому +17

    Thank you so much for this one. I've been struggling lately, apart from my religious deconstruction, but also abuse recovery, and I keep hitting the wall with some people who act angry or offended by me when I share some of my personal experiences. They say that in doing so I'm disrespecting the church and also the people who hurt me as a child, even when I portray my feelings and experiences in the most respectful way I know how. I've been watching your channel for a few months now and I'm amazed at how well you kindly set boundaries with those who try to shame you for sharing your experiences, and as a mother of three daughters myself I couldn't be prouder if they grew to be such articulate, smart young women.

  • @markpalka6382
    @markpalka6382 Місяць тому +11

    Regarding her reply, Lex was only respectful and thoughtful! She clearly does not
    have a chip on her shoulder, or an ax to grind! And I highly commend her for her
    attitude and manner!!

    • @briankelly8848
      @briankelly8848 Місяць тому +1

      No kidding. She is the best. Which I cannot say for myself, I’m really pissed and deal with this every day over the Mormon church and their atrocities.

  • @SteveSmith-os5bs
    @SteveSmith-os5bs Місяць тому +7

    When I went through the temple before my mission in 1978, I kind of felt traumatized by the blood oaths in the temple. I was really clueless going through the endowment for the first time, I totally internalized every covenant and penalty, and I was very much afraid that if I violated any of the secretcy oaths and would have my stomach and throat slit open. I would even allow myself to think about the ceremony outside the temple.

    • @racoonbreath
      @racoonbreath Місяць тому +1

      blood oaths???????? Only blood oaths heard of Satanists. What are you talking about blood oaths

    • @sjenson6694
      @sjenson6694 Місяць тому +4

      ​@@racoonbreathThey've tried to hide them now and pretend they never did it but they did for 80 years..

    • @racoonbreath
      @racoonbreath Місяць тому +1

      @@sjenson6694 sacred blood rituals not secret

    • @alexgrover1456
      @alexgrover1456 Місяць тому

      @@racoonbreath, mmmm. Sound very much like you know less about the temple ceremony that you claim.

  • @user-gu4jh9is4i
    @user-gu4jh9is4i Місяць тому +13

    Well said, great job!

  • @bruscifer
    @bruscifer Місяць тому +10

    I see my life like a book. The book has many chapters that have many different experiences in them. I have my Mormon chapter. I am not ashamed of that chapter. I learned so much, and I grew as a person in that chapter, but it is gone now and I am several chapters beyond it. I don't regret it. I sometimes wonder how I believed it so strongly at the time, but no regrets.
    I knew some WONDERFUL people in that chapter. Decent people that I realized later would have been decent no matter what the situation was, or what religion they believed in. I now face the 'old man' chapter. One I never thought I would live to see. I am not afraid. Let it bring it's wisdom to me anyway it is supposed to. NO FEAR. Never fear. There should be no regrets.
    The Temple, ah the Temple. Such a beautiful place when you believe..... natively. Such a silly waste of money when you don't. Funny, I will DEFEND Mormons against "Christians" all day long. They arrogantly believe they are right. The blind leading the blind. Sure it's stupid, but it's all stupid. "..all the World's a Stage...and all the men and women therein are actors....." Thanks you Exmo for your channel. Thanks for all the hard, honest work.

    • @Shaman196
      @Shaman196 Місяць тому

      What did you learn? How to kneel submit and obey!?

    • @bruscifer
      @bruscifer Місяць тому +3

      @@Shaman196 The opposite. I no longer fall for the BS. How about you? What have you learned? Anything?

    • @Shaman196
      @Shaman196 Місяць тому +2

      @@bruscifer I had always known that religion was BS. When I was a teen, I had a meeting with the bishop to get a recommend for the Chicago Temple..... question he asked, are you honest in your dealings?
      I actually laughed my ass off and asked him the same.
      I was the kid wearing a Van Halen shirt sitting in the back row.
      Our lives are our own.....it is all about The Divine Right to Just Be, that contradicts religion.

    • @Shaman196
      @Shaman196 Місяць тому +1

      @@bruscifer By The way, Hello From Castle Dale Utah, formally from Ypsilanti Michigan.

    • @bruscifer
      @bruscifer Місяць тому +1

      @@Shaman196 🤣🤣👍

  • @RimfireAddicted70
    @RimfireAddicted70 Місяць тому +6

    I found this channel by random chance the other day and saved it. I've seen a few of her videos and find them interesting as a person who came from the Midwest and was exposed to the Mormon culture later in life was quite a shock at how it involves itself in literally every aspect of people's lives. I'll be watching more videos and trying to catch up on past episodes, but this certainly seems to touched a great many people over the years.

  • @vikkiledgard8483
    @vikkiledgard8483 Місяць тому +9

    Well, that much more respectful than the op's comment 👏🏻♥️♥️♥️

  • @tracy8359
    @tracy8359 Місяць тому +1

    Talking about feelings and experiences is a very respectful way to lead a discussion. Way to showcase that.

  • @KeithVaught
    @KeithVaught Місяць тому +1

    Right on, Exmo Lex.
    -Cuz X (resigned in 2004)

  • @ahwell9984
    @ahwell9984 Місяць тому +1

    Sound reasoning, courteous, and thoughtful.

  • @SometimesMyself
    @SometimesMyself Місяць тому +3

    You’re right, Sara Reese. They were HER covenants. HER lived experiences. And she has every right to talk about her lived experiences if she wants. You, Sara, also have that freedom of choice.

  • @bouchie739
    @bouchie739 Місяць тому +1

    Thank you for shedding light on these ungodly rituals. I am curious if you are a Christian or now completely unbelieving. No attacks here. I'm only here to learn because I've been speaking to a Mormon gentleman and want to be informed before I'm tricked into something dark. Especially since they are seemingly the nicest people!

  • @dIggl3r
    @dIggl3r Місяць тому +6

    Sound is very low, had to boost to max and not hearing much. 😮

    • @ExmoLex
      @ExmoLex  Місяць тому +3

      All the videos I repost here from TikTok seem to have that problem.

    • @dIggl3r
      @dIggl3r Місяць тому +1

      @@ExmoLex Any chance on loading the downloaded video into a software to increase the volume, then upload that here?

    • @ExmoLex
      @ExmoLex  Місяць тому +1

      @@dIggl3rmaybe, but honestly I don’t really want to go through the effort for reuploads 😅

  • @FourofSix
    @FourofSix Місяць тому +1

    Amen!

  • @parkermartin995
    @parkermartin995 Місяць тому +1

    So well said

  • @nobodyimportant7804
    @nobodyimportant7804 14 днів тому

    You can tell the quality and sincerity of a church by how much its ex-members are traumatized and how poorly they are treated by members.

  • @keeganmcgilacuddy472
    @keeganmcgilacuddy472 Місяць тому

    Well put Lex……Much drop!

  • @jackieburelison5546
    @jackieburelison5546 Місяць тому +1

    What do you mean by "both sides"?

    • @amalie4261
      @amalie4261 Місяць тому +11

      I think she mean that she has both experienced being Mormon and not being Mormon.

    • @whatsup3270
      @whatsup3270 Місяць тому +3

      A contract made under duress is not a contract. A better way to say it is : "Why are you doing things that you know to hide?"

  • @user-gt9tv9ie4b
    @user-gt9tv9ie4b Місяць тому

    Very respectful my comment would have been along the lines of if you don’t like it don’t watch it.

  • @aBrewster29
    @aBrewster29 Місяць тому +1

    We can’t just pretend the temple didn’t happen. It’s a big deal to a lot of people on both sides.
    Of course, respect is needed, but the topic is not off the table.

  • @briankelly8848
    @briankelly8848 Місяць тому +3

    I would like to hear your thoughts on food storage, I was brought up to believe that we needed three years of food clothing , water and medicine storage, we were to live out of our storage and replenish as we used our resources. Personally I left the church 45 years ago, and I still have two thousand pounds of wheat stored in barrels, along with rice, and other dried foods. I can’t seem to throw it out , so it just sits there, for 45 fucking years! All that. “ end of times’ bullshit has made a mark on me that I can’t seem to fully ignore.

  • @johnnolen8338
    @johnnolen8338 Місяць тому +3

    What I respect is that you no longer regard your reasons for remaining silent about your Temple experiences as valid.
    For me, I was exposed to Free Masonry as a teen, I will not talk about my Temple experiences because I agreed not to talk about them. My silence has nothing to do with sanctity. I don't regard Masonic rituals as sacred; instead they are pointless and silly IMO. (When I agreed to remain silent I was completely ignorant of ceremonial magick or why people would engage in it; that is no longer the case.) The dubious reality of magick notwithstanding, I don't talk about such things because I said that I wouldn't talk about such things.

  • @user-ux3vb5zg1p
    @user-ux3vb5zg1p Місяць тому

    A latterday saint wedding is out of the temple till death they do part then if they want to theyget cealed in the temple after for eternity

  • @rayfann7860
    @rayfann7860 Місяць тому +3

    I know you are an atheist now, but in the Bible in John 18:20 Jesus says "Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world; I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, whither the Jews always resort; and in secret have I said nothing". In other words, Jesus never taught things for only certain "worthy" people to hear. He did not hide his teachings. You knew what he was all about.

    • @thesc0tsm4n9
      @thesc0tsm4n9 Місяць тому

      wrong, Biblical Jesus quite literally says he was only here for the lost sheep of Israel. Matt 15:24
      ^quite literally only here for a specific set of people. not everyone.

  • @otisdriftwood1697
    @otisdriftwood1697 Місяць тому

    Ok the church isn't true !! lex says so !!! 🙂