Pyramid schemes provide the basis of basically the entire economy of Utah. And like, no. They are all completely fake. Like, all the niceness and love and acceptance is totally 100 percent fake because they are just trying to be a good missionary. They are trained, HARD, to be the public face and perception of the…

That suicide line is extremely common. At least, it was in 90s when I was a teenager. Sadly, many many people took them up on it.

Yeah, Mormons often only go to official church-employed LDS therapists. Many express fear at going to talk therapy if the person isn’t mormon. I think its because their cognitive dissonance is so great they know if they actual address their issues what it will do is lead them straight out of the church.

The problem is for the Mormon church this is not what they are basing it on. Their doctrine (as outlined in their book of scripture called “Doctrine & Covenants” which is a series of “revelations” to Joseph Smith in the early 1800s) and the 133 chapter of that book outlines that god’s big eternal plan and our ENTIRE…

Maybe because its the most functional thing for their life? I am training for half marathons and I often go and do errands and such in my running clothes before my run. I do this both to save time and because its freaking comfortable. In the morning when I drop off my son, I am in my running clothes because as soon as…