Anyone notice how Mormons love to refer to Jesus as "He" and "Him," and always with capitalization of the H? I've been inactive for about a year now and when these easter messages flood my FB feed, it seems so weird to me now.
Who are these easter testimonies for? Mormons or non-Mormons? If it's the latter, doesn't seem like a very effective way to communicate and "teach for understanding" as PMG emphasizes. Pretty confusing at first glance but I imagine once the #Heisrisen hashtag is seen, they might know what the Mormon is talking about.
"He" and "Him"
"He" and "Him"
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D Brisbin
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The practice of capitalizing He and Him when referring to God/Jesus (and perhaps other deities) is a standard not limited to Mormons. Probably it is from those musty old stylebooks written by musty old English professors.
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It's virtual signaling by the poster to all other Mormons that the poster is fully in the tribe.Who are these easter testimonies for? Mormons or non-Mormons?
It's weird to you now because you are out of the tribe.
The same goes for testimony meetings. It's all tribal communication.
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This is my understanding as well. Moksha for the win. It apparently began in the 19th century and not with the Mormons.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reveren ... talization
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Threads like this make me wish there was a thumbs up button for responses.
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