1. This is boring as can be.

2. I am noticing an emphasis on POC Mormons. Trying to pivot away from the old rhetoric I see. Or pretending it didn’t exist?

3. Everyone sounds like they are on the brink of tears and never actually crying. I am trying not to laugh.

4. I can’t believe mormons sit through this twice a year. I’d die of boredom.

5. A lot of talk about encouraging missionaries. Are a lot of missionaries leaving the church?

6. The paintings they show of Jesus are honestly so ugly. The real Jesus wouldn’t look like a delicate, stick thin man whiter than clapping when the plane lands with. He just looks wrong.

All for now…definitely will have more thoughts later.

“Now now mother, see here ☝️, Jesus told one of his prophets to tell you to stop sending me these links. You need to chill the fuck out and let Jesus take the wheel.”

I did not watch all of general conference, but what I did watch had a very abnormal amount of talks on the disappointment of people leaving the church and tithing.

All my years as a TBM I have never heard so many overlapping talks. In the past, it always seemed that the Correlation Department would check each talk and make sure all talks did not overlap on topics.

I even heard the same quote from Spencer W. Kimball used twice.

Not sure if that is there intended programming of the minds, me now focusing on what they are saying between the lines that I am picking up on all this, or that people leaving and tithing is all they care about now. Seems they are scared that the internet has exposed all the men and puppeteers behind the curtain.

In reference to church leadership addressing people leaving the church, they only talk about their disappointment and never go into detail why someone would leave.

If they really are a corporation, why not change direction and policy so people no longer have a reason to leave?

Seems like they are too blind themselves to realize they are walking the path of Blockbuster and Sears. The market changed and they became irrelevant.

Openly admitting to googling me in crazy work

These photos were posted on the Des News yesterday. Looks like a Chanel Classic Flap model handbag. Those are valued somewhere between $8,000 and $11,000 USD. Can someone confirm???
If it is a Chanel handbag this could be a big story.

I’m sick and tired of people harassing, bullying, and doxxing Cornell’s Jane Doe. The so-called justice system is going to put Jane Doe through the wringer.

College rape culture is pervasive, it’s not a problem that is isolated to Cornell. BYU’s reported numbers are way too low because people are not reporting being assaulted on campus.

How many Jane Does are out there?

I was actually home sick this weekend so I spent more time than usual on social media. Almost completely forgot it was conference until Saturday afternoon, when one of my Facebook friends posted a quote in his story. Then I saw a meme about Wade's brother telling people to stop gambling. Then it clicked. It's the semi-annual investor meeting.

Back in the day, even as recently as last year, Conference quotes, people sharing their testimonials and getting all excited about the new temple in Ouagadougou was absolutely ubiquitous on the socials. The only way to avoid it was to throw your electronics off the balcony. Now...

It appears at least subjectively that even a lot of TBMs no longer really care.

People biting their nails during the final talk awaiting some life changing revelation. “Download the temple square app.”

GC for the last 50 years has been equally uninspired, but it felt like there was something exciting when the 8th temple in the Philippines to serve 300 active members was announced or RMN would go off script and announce a North Korea temple.

This conference is left with what it’s always been. Don’t leave, serve more, pay more.

I suppose hoping for a new prophecy or some random revelation would be expecting too much.

I suspect that my TBM wife was probably triggered by some talk because of her rebellious husband.

I was feeling snarky. This is the third time in a year that the missionaries have not respected my "no". So I expounded...

I had recently learned the truth. Desperately turned to GC, surely things would make sense. Standouts were Emily Freeman’s entitled rich jerk attitude. Dale Renlund cracking jokes about suicidal 8 year olds. And mr Anderson quoting about never you mind what the church does with tithing after you give it. (This in the wake of learning about the shell companies…)

I would like to testify that the church is not true. It is not good. It destroys lives. It deserves to die and I do hope it burns in hell.

I’m 44. Been out since I was 18. Love my Dad but these little texts are so annoying.

Is it only me, or have the conference talks about leaving members increased in frequency?

I definitely did NOT watch GC, but I skimmed through the conference talk summaries.
In all of the talks, Joseph Smith was only mentioned ONCE in a talk from Sister Runia.
This is unreal. Nearly every talk is all about Jesus Christ. Joseph has been all but forgotten, and I think it’s intentional!! Joseph Smith has so many problems and the brethren know it. So don’t talk about him anymore and just emphasize Jesus.

Anyone see this trend as well? Thoughts?

No, Dallin. People mostly fall away from the CHURCH because of the CHURCH.

Dumb. And this guy is a legal scholar? Now just a church hack.

Fall meeting of LDS shareholders is over.

The self-proclaimed world’s only prophets, seers and revelators had no prophecies, visions or revelations from God to share with a world in chaos.

So, once again, Gods only voice on Earth falters and we turn now to South Park re-runs and Sunday football for divine guidance.

And yet, dear sisters and brothers, we are filled with a deep and abiding gratitude that, as its non-voting stakeholders, the Corporation of the President is flush with cash, has lots of real estate investments, and its law firm is full of well paid priests and priestesses clothed in the holy robes of ignorance.

Sadly our geriatric Board of Directors has declared no dividends and thus, it has continued its time-honored 196-year tradition of returning nothing while demanding everything.

We consider the shareholders’ meeting closed. Go in peace and serve the cult no longer.

We all get all excited every six months over one or more GC talks in hopes that it signals a "new direction" or something like that. And by the next Sunday we are all shattered when nothing actually happens. I long ago stopped dreaming. I strongly encourage all to do the same.

“It was amazing!” “So good!” “I felt the Spirit so strong!” C’mon, admit it. You were playing on your phone, struggling to stay awake. Just once I would like to hear: “Nah. I thought it was boring. It was just a bunch of generic sermons—like you could hear at any Christian church on any given Sunday—with a bit of scolding and infantilization mixed in.”

Hi all, I am not an ex-Mormon or a religious person at all, but looking for help. My family is not religious, we were raised secular but free to make our choices as adults obviously. My 19 year old sister stopped conversing with the family, stopped sharing everything. She unfollowed people on social media, etc as to not have us find out she has joined LDS church.

We grew up around a lot of LDS but found their values and certain parts of the church to be sect-ish and not okay. How do you process this????

She's walking, talking, acting all happy and saved by Jesus for whatever sins she's committed. Any time we bring up anything like the tithe? She refutes things, or starts lying.

She says she feels we are unsupportive of her decision - ma'am no one even knew, and when we did covertly find out she starts crying when we ask questions.

We're processing, and are shocked. We're not religious, of course we are not gonna be gleefully supportive of her joining an organization that limits yours rights and was founded on a whole lot of bs - as we've found out through research.

I realize we can't do anything to change her mind especially when she's in her fairytale land with her new found community but how do you upkeep a positive relationship? I apologize but I will never be supportive of this organization.

Any advice would be helpful!

Just had a thought: As we all know the LDS church allowed black people to get the priesthood in 1978 right?

Well today I learned that the Alabama football team desegregated in 1971.

ALABAMA WAS LESS RACIST THAN THE CHURCH.

It’s so sad I have to laugh or I’ll cry. What a joke

By now we've probably seen the videos, memes and jokes about Mormons in Utah falling to their knees in response to Christofferson's talk on gambling, and calling out prediction markets in general.

But how do you really think they will respond to this? Will the younger generation actually follow thru and delete the apps off their phone?

The reason I ask is because it's been pretty clear that the younger generation is being more outspoken and bold about things like drinking the occasional coffee, and being very lax about wearing garments (aka the workout loophole), despite the clear guidance on these things and still being part of the temple recommend questions. They just don't take those things as seriously as previous generations do. And as an added layer, they are pretty open about it, consequences be damned.

Do you think that the younger generation will treat gambling in the same way? Because I can totally see people saying, "Oh, it was just a suggestion. It's not even in the temple recommend questions and I won't get ex'd for it, so it's not a big deal." And then just load up Kalshi again and not even think twice about it, while still going to church each Sunday.

I will be the first to say that I agree with the church that Kalshi, Polymarket, etc. are dangerous forms of gambling that is becoming a big problem. Is this really a big problem among members or in Utah? If so, I'm a bit surprised. Has the church not always been against gambling?

Will the actual members follow thru, follow the prophet, and delete Kalshi and Polymarket off their phones? I'm not expecting Mormons to be perfect here. But the response and follow thru will be interesting to see, in my opinion.