Still LDS on paper, but no longer active and believing. “It ain’t dyin’ I’m talking about, it’s livin’!”
Utah, USA
Joined November 2025
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Strong work, Bishop! @LDSBishop_Vader
A core tenet of LDS teaching is that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever, and since he's always spoken through a prophet, it follows that He would continue to reveal things through a prophet. Hence, the LDS church must be true.
However, there are examples in the bible of multiple prophets at the same time. If He is the same, yesterday, today, and forever, wouldn't it make sense that there could/would be more than one prophet on the earth at the same time, and that the LDS president of the church isn't necessarily the only person on earth authorized to receive revelation for the entire church and/or world?
I guess we’re about to see if she really means it or not. It’s easy to wear a t-shirt, but let’s see if she’s willing to back it up.
After careful consideration and reviewing the current eligibility guidelines,
I’m officially declaring myself a @WNBA prospect.
If simply declaring who you are is all that’s required, then I meet every single requirement necessary to compete in the WNBA.
My team and I have carefully examined the WNBA’s eligibility criteria and governing framework surrounding self-identification and inclusion. Based on the current guidelines, I can and am officially declaring my eligibility for the upcoming WNBA draft in April 2027.
I know my presence on the court will stir up strong opinions.
I am definitely not here to mock, make fun of, or disrespect any community or personal choices.
I’m simply asking that the current rules be applied equally to everyone — the rules that represent the very values many WNBA players and coaches have publicly advocated for.
My team and I are prepared to ensure these guidelines are applied equally, consistently, and without exception, and I look forward to the #WNBA honoring its stated principles.
See you at training camp.
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Honest question.
I’m no longer active and I don’t have a lot of personal experience with other religious practices, but do members of other churches constantly declare certainty to each other about the truthfulness of their church?
I know members of the LDS church are encouraged, and even pressured at times, to share their testimonies (testimony meeting, conclusion of talks, girls camp, scout camps, zone conferences, etc.) but what is the purpose, particularly among other believers?
I sometimes wonder if it’s more about convincing oneself, and appealing to other members of the in-group for acceptance and status.
Do members of other churches do this?
After reading the comments in this thread, it’s apparent that interpretations of what constitutes a full-tithe are all over the map.
Church leaders could clear this up and provide better guidance to members in a heartbeat, but my guess is that the ambiguity, paired with purity culture and emphasis on temple worthiness, works in the church’s favor financially.
I’m fairly certain that if it were the other way around, there’d be all kinds of specific direction and instruction given.
I don’t know if it happened or not, but I do find it interesting that LDS apologists and members frequently dismiss things from church history that might go against their beliefs by claiming the information comes from biased sources, or second or third-hand accounts.
How many of the positive, faith-promoting stories shared over and over in the church are from biased sources and second or third-hand accounts?
Why do those ones get a free pass?
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Over the years, and also more recently here on X, I’ve heard members of the LDS faith recount spiritual experiences as validation for their testimony of the truthfulness of the church.
I don’t doubt that people have had prayers answered, seen miracles, experienced healing or received comfort etc., but oftentimes those experiences have nothing to do with the LDS faith. They’re experiences people of every faith could (and often do) have.
Why is it that members of the church use those experiences to justify belief in the truthfulness of the church, rather than simply belief in a loving God?
Is it purely confirmation bias or something else?
This whole debate taking place on X about whether Mormons are Christians or not is fascinating to me.
Both sides seem to be appealing to authority that the other side does not recognize, and they end up talking/arguing right past each other.
Creedal Christians reference the Nicene Creed, and Mormons reference the name of the church and the BofM.
It’s kind of like two kids arguing about whose dad is stronger, and both claiming their’s is because their dad told them so.
If you’re trying to follow Christ’s example, does it really matter what you’re called?
I’ve seen a lot of comments from TBMs over the last few days claiming Strong’s research is flawed and his conclusion about why people are leaving is inaccurate. How could someone possibly leave for reasons other than a desire to sin, a pornography addiction, etc.?
The great irony that seems to be lost on all them is that the outright dismissal of his perspective totally validates his premise!
It’s funny how members of the church dismiss archeological or historical evidence that goes against their beliefs, claiming faith is what matters, not concrete, hard evidence.
Then, when some kind of “scientific”finding seems to support their belief, evidence suddenly matters again and they cherry-pick it as some kind of strong validation for the BofM.
So... y'all know about Deseret, right?
Not the increasingly irrelevant SLC newspaper... the word DESERET.
And do you know why the BEEHIVE is the symbol of Utah?
It turns out that the Book of Mormon holds the key! How did Joseph Smith in 1829 guess that the word DESERET had ancient Egyptian origins and connections to the honeybee?
I’m guessing skin can be restored to its original condition as well, so why are tattoos such a big deal?
It’s unfortunate, but I feel like the LDS apologists and well-intentioned ‘defenders of the faith’ here on X have done just as much damage to my testimony as any anti-Mormon literature I ever ran across, maybe even more.
I’ll be the first to admit that I am far from perfect, and have come to know that even more over the last couple of years, but the amount of denigrating, self-righteous, holier-than-thou comments from active, so-called followers of Christ is off-putting and sad.
I’m sorry for the times I acted the same way as a former TBM. I see things so differently now.
When you know better, do better I guess.
