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In the Mid-Atlantic, they will just stack more and more callings onto the few people who do go. Everyone can put more shoulder to the wheel, right? I had 6 callings at one point, that is on top of the standard ones everyone has like home teaching/ministering. 3 ward level and 3 stake level callings...

The math says - there is a problem with this model. Basically, the minimum required to create a ward is less than the minimum required to staff a ward. It is hard to fathom what has happened to lower the standard to this level. Wards in the midwest will go without executive secretaries or SS presid...

When the guide tells him that Mormons have been on the move for most of their history, that's bogus. The church headquarters hasn't moved in 170 years.

I guess he's letting the guy tell his story. I'd love to see an exmo take him around.

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I think leaders assume that women will always be more active than men.

I think leaders will be just fine with this increased participation, as long as those women do not crowd the dais.

It appears they think that women will just accept their non-pulpit status.

I've been interested in the new standards for creating stakes and ward : https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/187zkj6/a_lot_of_wards_esp_outside_the_usa_are_about_to/ Stakes are required to have 150 full-tithe paying priesthood holders. There could be a problem as more people check out. "Minis...

OfSusan's reign will probably be uneventful from a doctrinal perspective. He'll crack down on appreciating church authority, especially his own. If he comes right after Uchtdorf, there might be some shock as the members go from someone who seems to care to someone who is much more worried about maki...

Good question. I don't remember what they have done before. There are strong indications that they may need one or two beyond the one they know about now.

That is my Mormon DNA expressing itself, I'm sure. Makes us want to place our trust in Congressman George Santos. https://media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com/image/upload/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best/rockcms/2022-12/221227-george-santos-congress-embellishments-mjf-1455-ad2f29.jpg Santos gave carefully word...

I saw her article. I am curious how others handle it. I have people close to me who left Mormonism and joined mainstream Christianity. Others seem to function well without organized religion. I feel fine without going to church, at least right now. I have hopes about some sort of cosmic purpose, but...

I'm wondering if there is a connection to Thom Harrison here. We have seen that Harrison has some sort of influence with the church in recommending therapists, and we have seen that his preferred therapists appear to be oriented around the Visions of Glory movement. Also, Owen seemed to be doing a ...

Or, as the current evidence suggests, MR Ballard called up big tithe payers and convinced them to give to OUR. M Russell was a fundraiser for the private organization, apparently. Yeah that would fit in there nicely too - Ballard used tithing records to find the marks to raise money for Ballard, bu...

Church leaders earned their reputation, whatever that reputation might be. “President Ballard has never released tithing records to Operation Underground Railroad or any other organization,” the church spokesman said. The following could be realities that would still make that statement technically...

Should I be offended that they didn't give my records to OUR?

Seriously, this is gross. The church sells its soul to the members that are able to give it connections and monetary resources. This is not the act of a loving God.

The last time I was contacted for a ministering interview, I just told them that I did not need one. The good brother thanked me for saving him the time.

I never saw anything interesting on that crap UI of that crap database. I processed many excommunications and we submitted all the data on paper way back then. I never had to process any membership actions. There was one time when the missionaries started teaching a person they told me was a member...

Find a ward clerk on exmo Reddit and have your records transferred to their ward. Then they can provide you a copy. Do ward clerks have access to the ENTIRE record, or is there some sort of section (annotation) that only bishops and wagyu presidents and "above" have? Asking for someone who formerly...

I saw this email today that purports to come from Glenn Beck to TIm Ballard: https://www.reddit.com/r/exmormon/comments/17n0iye/glenn_beck_mormon_apostle_neil_l_andersen_and_tim/ . If this is real, the thing that bothers me the most is that Glenn Beck can just call up Neil Andersen to see about chur...

Bednar is the one! I'm convinced he's so narcissistic he drinks the koolaid and really believes it. I can't decide who the other one would be, probably Rasband. I could see Bednar in a few years feeling like he has the authority to require one of the junior members of the quorum to go with him. I c...

This has left me speechless. I wonder if Thom Harrison has anything to say about these disciples. It seems irresponsible not to speak up if people are using your story, that you chose to share, to hurt people. I don't know that they're behaving in contrast to Thom's teachings or beliefs. You're rig...

The boy was found safe! Mom and the uncle have been arrested.

https://www.gilbertaz.gov/Home/Componen ... s%2fpolice