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by Wonderment
Wed Apr 13, 2022 1:11 am
Forum: Support
Topic: A Message From Heavenly Mother
Replies: 12
Views: 2171

Re: A Message From Heavenly Mother

As some of you know “Live, Laugh, Love” used to be my go to phrase until Hobby Lobby sold the shit out of it. Oopsie, excuse my potty mouth. The mantra is the same so I’ll keep it simple. Be kind to each other. Love wins. You all are beautiful people. I love reading your little corner of the intern...
by Wonderment
Mon Apr 04, 2022 12:06 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: POST CONFERENCE UPDATE on the Stealths
Replies: 10
Views: 1968

Re: POST CONFERENCE UPDATE on the Stealths

I think you're doing a wonderful job of supporting your wife through her transition ! You're showing lots of empathy and understanding, which is so important. It is sometimes said here that the good values found in the church are not exclusive to the church. They can be found in many other spiritual...
by Wonderment
Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:20 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: I can't do this anymore
Replies: 10
Views: 1872

Re: I can't do this anymore

Read the original GC talk given by Elder Ronald Poelman's in the November 1984 conference. OR a BY talk about how Adam-God is absolute doctrine and you cannot be saved if you do not believe it. End the talk by saying you next talk will be to read the 1948 statement from the FP on the state of black...
by Wonderment
Fri Feb 11, 2022 1:49 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Why are we not discussing the Brad Wilcox fireside?
Replies: 66
Views: 12402

Re: Why are we not discussing the Brad Wilcox fireside?

Brad’s childish because Mormon’s never metaphorically graduate from the third grade. PG movies No sleepovers Modesty rhetoric… cOvER YoRe ShouLdeRz… Blessing donuts to nourish and strengthen. The thinking has been done. Follow the prophet. Nothing Brad said was offensive to Mormons. He was repeatin...
by Wonderment
Wed Feb 02, 2022 3:50 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

It's two very extremist ends of a relationship spectrum, and it is completely unrealistic. Both men and women become miserable trying to meet the demands and live up to the expectations imposed on them by purity culture at one end and porn culture at the other end. -- Wndr. Back to my original "Wha...
by Wonderment
Sun Jan 30, 2022 3:59 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: I'm officially a lazy learner!
Replies: 26
Views: 4703

Re: I'm officially a lazy learner!

So I finally said those magic words: "I'm taking a break from church." I thought DH would be upset, but there was a football game, so he was only like 30% listening to me anyway. And you know something else - I haven't given a talk since 2015. I haven't held a calling since 2018. I don't feed the m...
by Wonderment
Thu Jan 27, 2022 3:04 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

Hagoth Re: Fight The New Drug Unread post by Hagoth » Thu Jan 27, 2022 6:36 am Wonderment wrote: ↑ Wed Jan 26, 2022 1:23 pm Then he marries her when she turns 18, he takes her out of her mundane world, and into his world. She immediately becomes pregnant and births a vampire child.... But she is su...
by Wonderment
Thu Jan 27, 2022 1:44 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

This is why TBM women adore this story. So... Loaded question, coming right up! What's the difference between a TBM woman fantasizing about sparkly vegetarian vampires, and a TBM man fantasizing about an "actress" ? (A sparkly actress, a naked actress, a sparkly naked actress, a sparkly vegetarian ...
by Wonderment
Thu Jan 27, 2022 12:31 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

A former coworker always bragged about being in the same ward as Stephanie Meyer. It was so cringe. He was eventually fired and moved to Utah. ;) I always felt that "Twi-hards", (which is what the fans call themselves :lol: ) consider Meyer to be some brilliant luminary like Charlotte Bronte, or Lo...
by Wonderment
Wed Jan 26, 2022 2:23 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

It's like the prince or the Mormon husband who rescues the young bride and is responsible for pulling her though the veil at the end. It's like a temple story. Mormon women will relate to it, although it's a boring, badly written story. - Wndr. The author is Mormon, right? Do the vampires have to g...
by Wonderment
Tue Jan 25, 2022 1:15 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

So for people who manage to escape church purity culture, the world of porn looks like a panacea of relief. It's unfettered, it's fun, it's delicious, there are no rules, shaming, or guilt, it's very intense and satisfying to a human body who has been starved of any sexual activity and who has been ...
by Wonderment
Mon Jan 24, 2022 11:59 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

Oh man. I was at Comicon in San Diego one year (not as an attendee but as a speaker) and they were premiering one of the Twilight movies at a nearby theater. The line was around the block and I was shocked to see that about 80% of the crowd were women over 40. Sorry for the delay in replying. First...
by Wonderment
Fri Jan 21, 2022 2:24 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

Hagoth, I completely agree with you that the church's viewpoint on masturbation/ pornography is ridiculous, and shaming people about that is harmful. That's a given for me. Masturbation is a normal part of growing into adulthood, and so is viewing erotica or porn, because humans with human bodies ar...
by Wonderment
Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:34 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

Bonfire stated: The suggestion that pornography keeps child molestors from abuse and rapists from assault would require that at some point these would cease their need for such a prescription, yet that is not the case. This statement was actually made. It's not a straw man. I disagree with Bonfire. ...
by Wonderment
Fri Jan 21, 2022 12:05 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

Because if sexual abuse were "no big deal", then it follows logically that producer Harvey Weinstein would not be serving 17 years in prison. If it were not a big deal, then the criminal courts and the District Attorneys would not be charging it as a serious felony. But he IS in prison, because sexu...
by Wonderment
Thu Jan 20, 2022 11:53 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Fight The New Drug
Replies: 138
Views: 84023

Re: Fight The New Drug

Angel wrote: At work we go through "safe colleges" training, with stats on our students - almost 25% of female students have been assaulted at some point. For most of them, it is "no big deal", they have moved on, do not obsess over it, it is something equivalent to having been in a car accident, or...
by Wonderment
Fri Jan 14, 2022 9:57 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: Elder Gong: “Please don’t post that photo…”
Replies: 49
Views: 15614

Re: Elder Gong: “Please don’t post that photo…”

Jeffret wrote: ↑ Why shouldn't we seek to change and improve things now? Agreed. It's very difficult to create social change by going slowly, always being gracious, and always aquiesing to the status quo. It would make things a lot more comfortable, especially among family members. Everyone wants s...
by Wonderment
Tue Dec 21, 2021 1:59 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Christmas Sacrament Meeting Program - Fun to see culture shifting
Replies: 6
Views: 1741

Re: Christmas Sacrament Meeting Program - Fun to see culture shifting

The final musical number was "When you Believe", which is from the animated "Prince of Egypt" movie. The song was done very dramatically, with the piano being very loud and dramatic in some parts. The biggest surprise is in a part of a song the singers and piano went quiet, and then a sister starte...
by Wonderment
Wed Dec 15, 2021 12:05 am
Forum: Support
Topic: Talk Help
Replies: 26
Views: 5905

Re: Talk Help

Lots of good suggestions on this thread ! If you want to talk about adversity, you can use the NT or OT exclusively by referencing a lot of stories and parables. For example - Psalms 23, Daniel in the lion's den, David facing adversity by battling Goliath, and so forth. You don't have to say anythin...
by Wonderment
Mon Dec 13, 2021 7:32 pm
Forum: Support
Topic: How do you know if your wife is having an affair?
Replies: 16
Views: 7248

Re: How do you know if your wife is having an affair?

This is hilarious, but also kind of true. Women who are raised very strictly to be "good girls' understand that they cannot be faulted for fantasizing about the prophet or his acccomplices. If you have ever read a chatboard or FaceBook site of TBM women, you know that some women come very close to i...