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With gas, most cars in the US only require 87 Octane. So spending more for higher octane gas will not improve performance in the fast majority of cases. Because the common method of increasing octane is by mixing in ethanol that has a higher octane value, but less energy per volume, high octane gas...

The polygamous marriage proposal is indirect, a remarkable combination of the romantic and the non-romantic. “I love Fanny,” Smith tells Hancock, yet he does not profess his love to Fanny face to face. He uses an intermediary, a male relative, to propose to her. Despite the indirection, this is ent...

I had been working through depression and began having questions about the church - not doubting, just wondering why prophets hadn't addressed very well an issue so many struggle with. At this time I came across a book, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith . I read a quote in that book from Joseph ...

Excellent question. One of the big gains from leaving the church is the unprecedented autonomy. For the first time in life, especially as a woman, I was the boss of myself. I didn't give my husband a say in my decisions, but I was open. He knew when I tried alcohol, coffee, removed my g's. I hear pe...

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I would be satisfied with fruits of the labor resulting in things like: -Effectiveness. Imagine if living the principles of the Gospel actually supported people's happiness, growth, and development. -Love and acceptance of all humans. Not just for the in-group. -Happiness. Just a natural by-product ...

Technically there's 11 listed. This guy has a real PhD? Ok what dung infested rabbit hole I've been down googling this guy. He's the author of "Developing Heterosexual Desire". Seven Blocks to Experiencing Heterosexual Attractions: Block Number 6 to Experiencing Heterosexual Attractions: Heterosexu...

Delusion #3 he thinks that because he feels strongly about it, it has to be super important to God. Pretty much the fruit of the LDS philosophy of the Spirit right here. In Mormonism, strong feelings = truth. He's the top dog in the religion, therefore his strong feelings are the most important. Wh...

First off, thanks everyone for your comments. Freefallin, your post really made my heart ache. I have struggled with a feeling of brokenness or unworthiness for as long as I can remember. I was drawn to the church and converted as a young adult because the initial message was of unconditional love a...

In my experience it isn't a sense of worthiness that needs a source, it is a sense of unworthiness that has a source. It's much like girls and women in the church developing a sense that they aren't as important as boys and men, they aren't born with this sense they are less than, they are taught i...

Brent, thank you for your kind words and response. I love that you go out of your way to reach out to those struggling in sadness. You're confusing "worthiness" with Worth. That checklist to make sure you were "worthy" is a false paradigm... The paradigm of being "worthy" must be flawed because ever...

Dear NOM Friends, I'd like some help with feeling 'worthy.' So much of my church life and beliefs revolved around concepts of 'worthiness.' And actually that concept was made easier by the Mormon checklist. Worthiness meant something concrete and definable. Most of the time I felt worthless, but I k...

Didn't see this song, but it surely belongs here: Take Me To Church https://www.google.com/search?q=take+me+to+church&oq=take+me+to+church&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l3.5106j0j7&client=ms-android-sprint-us&sourceid=chrome-mobile&ie=UTF-8#wptab=s:H4sIAAAAAAAAAONgVuLRT9c3LDQzqKrINa98xOjJLfDyxz1hKYdJa05eY7Ti4g...

Damn! My heart was beating out of my chest watching that. She's got courage. Awesome to see people taking back their power.

Great to see you sundance. Welcome home.

I think that your wife may also have hope that if you are inside the temple, the holy Spirit can work on you, and you will have that spiritual experience that the LDS narrative promises. Then your eyes will be opened to the truth and you will be fully converted. Magic.

Welcome! I look forward to hearing so much more. This is a great place to unwind all the crazy.

Considering that the donations that support the church welfare system have come from generous, open-handed members, it seems right for the benefits to be generously offered to those who have need. Being conservative with welfare benefits seems rather hypocritical and self-serving of this very wealth...

Beautiful SBM! I love the way you are taking your power back - with yourself and with your family.

What sad news. And even more unfortunate is that it happens in an LDS environment where people can't consider the possibility that they may be wrong about something and then make healthy adjustments. One thing I've noticed is how hateful and angry my mormon friends and family have become on facebook...