My wife and I got engaged 5 days after we met 🤷 13 years and 2 kids later it's still the best decision I ever made (tho I do question her judgement 😂). I agree, staying open and positive was key, and being someone that someone else would want to be with!

As a person who left and came back (and whose family is all varying degrees of out), I think for a TBM that leaves the answer is often simple; they believe the church should be "True" and then find out that it's not. The disconnect is that often they assume that "True" means without error, it means it must conform to rigorous scientific standards (esp wrt to the Book of Mormon), that it must meet 2026 categories of moral frameworks in every regard. This is folly, of course, and accepting nuance (and reconnecting with God and also not really "working" as an edgy atheist) is how I came back. My bro in law fell away, and he fell away hard (immediately he and his wife got into some crazy stuff). But he did NOT leave due to sin, even if he went that way pretty quickly after he left. He left due to not being able to reconcile the church not being "True" as he thought it should be based on his extremely ridgid definition (he was the kind of Mormon that would never even think about having a Coke etc). I am taking a different tactic with my kids because of this; we discuss church history openly, discuss the Book of Mormon and what it claims to be true (and what it doesn't), discuss all kinds of things, always bearing my renewed testimony of His work, and I think they'll be able to withstand the buffetings of Satan when they are similarly confronted.

Can't wait for The Book of Mormon 2: Electric Boogaloo 😁

You're full of crap man, sorry. I've followed you for a long time, and at this point you are just milking the notoriously Very Online Mormons for clicks and engagement. The institution of the church is still VERY conservative, even if individuals may not be. And the impetus for your OP was caught and corrected, while everything else you list would require policing to a degree not permissible OR desirable within a religion of free individuals. Either the Plan is true, or it's not. Either the Book of Mormon is a miracle and God brought it forth (whether or not it's an actual history or not). Either the Priesthood was restored or it wasn't, and we either have living oracles speaking for God or we don't. Stop being a whiny little punk and either get with the program or stop posting about something you don't ACTUALLY believe, and leave the correcting of God's Kingdom on Earth to those of us who labor within it.

Went to the SL Temple Visitor's Center tour and got a picture of the family in the sealing room replica. Couldn't imagine heaven without these yahoos. I love them more than life.

If you are hiking, and you have your shirt off, a vape puffing away, and techobeat nonsense blaring as loud as possible on your backpack, I get to think you're a douche as you pass by (thankfully we were going opposite directions). Some people man.

We have a Heavenly Grandpa. Deal with it 😂

Average evangelical experience tbh

I'm on a plane from NYC to SLC Everyone freaking out on OG's putback, what an experience. Can't believe that happened!

Neutral fan. Knicks are getting royally screwed.

Is this meant to be an argument or just a list of things you think sound weird? 😂 "Mormons make stuff up" *lists a slew of lies* Let's get into it... "Magic underwear"? That's the intellectual level we're operating at? Religious garments exist in numerous faiths. Calling them "magic underwear" isn't a refutation; it's playground mockery. "Golden plates and a seer stone." Correct. Joseph Smith claimed revelation through unusual means. Christians believe God spoke through a burning bush, a donkey, dreams, visions, angels, and a resurrected corpse. If your standard is "sounds unusual," Christianity fails before Mormonism does. "God was once a man" and "humans can become gods." You apparently don't know that deification is a historic Christian doctrine. The idea that humans can participate in divine life predates Mormonism by centuries. The disagreement is about the nature and extent of exaltation, not whether the concept exists. "Jesus and Satan are spirit brothers." This is one of the favorite anti-Mormon talking points because it sounds shocking until you think about it for ten seconds. Traditional Christianity teaches Satan is a created being who derives his existence from God. LDS theology teaches Christ is the divine Son and Satan is a fallen being. The point isn't that they're equals. They aren't. "No Trinity." Correct. Latter-day Saints reject the Nicene formulation. That's a theological disagreement, not evidence of fraud. You actually have to argue why the Nicene model is correct instead of pretending its truth is self-evident. "Total apostasy." The New Testament repeatedly warns of apostasy, false teachers, corruption, and falling away. You can disagree with the LDS interpretation, but acting as if the idea appeared from nowhere only advertises ignorance of the texts. "Kolob." The Book of Abraham doesn't say God lives on Kolob. Critics repeat this because they know most people won't check. "Humans get their own planet." Not official doctrine. Again, critics repeat it because it gets laughs. "Baptism for the dead." Paul literally mentions people being baptized for the dead in 1 Corinthians 15:29. You may reject the LDS interpretation, but the practice is rooted in a biblical text, not thin air. Every religious worldview can be made to sound absurd through hostile wording. "Christians believe in eating the body of their God - they're a cannibalistic death cult." See how easy that is?

I really dislike all the attacks on my Mormon friends on here. Mormons are some of the most Christlike people you will ever meet. They operate in charity and self sacrifice. And you know what? They put family at the core of their lives. They love children and view them as blessings from God. I know a lot of Christians who have terrible views on children and family. America has a lot of problems and I think the last possible problem is the Mormon community. I obviously disagree with their theology or else I would be Mormon. But give me a break about heresy and doctrine when there are over 40,000 different interpretations of Christianity since the Protestant reformation.

Dear Bricks & Minifigs: GIVE THE FREAKING LEGOS BACK!!! Sincerely, a concerned Latter-day Saint. If you’re a member who wants them to do the right thing, repost this.

Playing hookie from EQ to watch the Jazz snag the #6 pick, why am I like this? 😂

My 5 yr old son has been having trouble with nightmares recently, it's been kind of rough, but last night he slept great and woke up at his usual time. He told me he did have a dream, that he was building a fort, when a monster attacked and broke through. He was really scared, but said I was there, and that I said a prayer to Jesus, and the monster ran away. He was super happy and said he wouldn't have any more bad dreams because Jesus is the most powerful of anyone, and I happily agreed 🥹 Jesus rules over all!

Losing in double OT on a shorty, unserious team.

RIP Chuck Norris Barrens chat will forever carry your legacy. Superman wears Chuck Norris underwear.

And this right here, what just happened in Indiana, is why making an example of the Jazz was a short-sighted decision/slippery slope. 1) Zubac returns to action from extended time off, plays heavy 1H minutes. Looks good scoring 8 PTS (4-6 FG). 2) Nembhard drops 23 PTS (!) in the 1H in just 17 mins. They both disappear at halftime, and dont play a single 2H second in what was a respectably close game for a majority of it. Pacers (a team with losing incentive) lose. Sound familiar? The franchise comms team will likely issue an injury management explanation to avoid the eye of Secaucus Sauron/refute the imminent tanking allegations. Is it possible both players got sore in the locker room/hurt in the first half? Sure, I guess. The point here is that by fining the Jazz for conduct detrimental to the league, NOT (⬅️) a Player Participation Policy violation, your games are now going to be under the microscope in the event this type of starter rotation activity occurs again. You can’t just fine one franchise and hang their reputation from a tree to scare the other citizens from replicating the same behavior. That selective enforcement is what put you in the spotlight originally, because Jaren Jackson Jr./Lauri Markkanen ended up either getting surgery or having a legitimate hip injury keeping them out for the foreseeable future. Nembhard/Zubac may end up experiencing something similar to JJJ/Markkanen, they may not, but the inconsistent enforcement WITHOUT knowing their personal medical records is reflective of a business that only steps in when the seat gets hot. The Jazz ended up winning some of those games they were so highly scrutinized for. The Pacers lost tonight. This alone does not justify penalizing the Pacers, because Micah Potter was trying to win just as much as Brice Sensabaugh was for Utah. Players dont tank. If you’re not going to fine the Pacers for this tonight, then just give the Jazz governors their $500,000 back, because this hypocrisy is what’s damaging the league reputation more than the integrity of the game.

GOOOOOOOOAL! USA! USA! USA!

Any theological paradigm that posits President Jeffrey R Holland is in hell, suffering in eternal conscious torment, is deeply evil. He was a man of God and testified of the atonement of Jesus Christ to his dying breath. We should all aspire to such greatness.

ESPN The Fan contributor Jeff Fuller joined the show to break down why the numbers made BYU's playoff case: Q: What’s been on your mind recently with BYU football? Jeff Fuller: Over the last couple seasons especially, BYU has been consistently left out of national discussion — and it’s baffling. Last year, BYU wasn’t just a bubble team; they arguably had the best resume of any bubble team. Yet they were left off graphics, barely mentioned on national podcasts, and completely ignored in playoff conversations. You’re listening to ESPN shows, Josh Pate, Ari Wasserman, Andy Staples — and it’s like BYU doesn’t exist. The attitude is, “Well, they’ll have to play their way in.” Meanwhile, they’re sitting there at 11–1. Q: And that’s where your analysis really struck a nerve. Jeff Fuller: Right. I went back and looked at every one-loss Power Conference team over the last 30 years. There has never been a one-loss Power Conference team ranked worse than No. 10 at the end of the regular season. BYU was 11–1, ranked 11th, with their only loss coming to a top-five Texas Tech team, and a strength of schedule around 30th nationally. That has never happened before. Q: You also compared that to Indiana last season. Jeff Fuller: Exactly. Indiana last year was also 11–1 and got the benefit of the doubt despite an 84th-ranked strength of schedule. BYU’s strength of schedule was roughly 30th. These are not comparable resumes — yet Indiana received more national respect. Even Boise State, a one-loss Group of Five team last year, was ranked ahead of BYU in the final CFP rankings. Q: Some fans dismiss this as a “persecution complex.” How do you respond to that? Jeff Fuller: If it happens over and over again, it’s not paranoia — it’s pattern recognition. Brett McMurphy looked at AP Poll data since 2014 and ranked the most underrated teams. BYU was No. 1. I went back 25, 50, even 75 years, and BYU consistently shows up as the most underrated program in AP Poll history. Then I ran the same analysis in college basketball — comparing preseason rankings to postseason finishes over 50 years. Same result. BYU is the most underrated program in the country. At some point, coincidence is no longer an explanation. Q: Let’s talk about the committee itself. You don’t trust it. Jeff Fuller: Not at all. If there’s going to be a committee, they need to publish what metrics matter and how much they matter. Is it strength of record? FPI? Resume? Eye test? And how are those weighted? At least with the NET rankings in basketball, we know roughly where teams are slotted. With football, BYU isn’t even on the bubble graphics despite elite objective metrics. Q: You cited Parker Fleming’s “wins above average” metric. Why is that important? Jeff Fuller: Because it’s one of the cleanest resume metrics we have. Top 10 teams by that metric? All made the playoff — except No. 5, BYU. Miami was No. 13 and got in. BYU was No. 5 and couldn’t even crack ESPN’s “first four out” graphics. That’s indefensible. Full interview: spreaker.com/episode/12-16-2… 📸: @BYUfootball @BYUphoto