You may be ready to get your second ear piercing but wait just a moment! How can you be sure this wasn't some of that "talking as a man" stuff we've heard about? There's still a good chance God is going to outer darkness your ass over those extra ear holes.
I just hate when we mistakenly think racism exists still in America. I happen to know that white Republican Jesus ended racism a few decades ago. Yep. Totally gone. Not one single racist thing could ever ever happen ever ev… https://t.co/iGRC1AHqzz
I personally will stand for the marginalized groups who hate people they don't understand. Sometimes the world can be so gosh darn heckin mean to these poor bigots.
"When we dare to be different, we choose to engage fully in the Restored Church. We keep our covenants. We have the courage to follow all the teachings of our Lord Jesus Christ. We stand up personally for those who are marginalized."
- President Oaks
#BYUDevo
Just FYI, more former Mormon bishops have been arrested for sex crimes against children in just the last year than trans people have in the entire history of Utah.
But guess which one makes Mormon parents afraid
My therapist suggested practicing accepting emotions I don’t like instead of running from them. How do they expect me to keep my mind in shape? Running is excellent exercise. It’s actually super healthy to do it forever without stopping too.
Person A - “I don’t believe that this is true.”
Person B - “Here is the established evidence that proves it is.”
A - “I’ve already heard this before.”
B - “So sorry, I didn’t realize. We’ll get right on discovering more evidence for you to reject without understanding it first.”
So here's the thing about Grind Culture: it works, but not for the ones doing the work. The ones doing the work burn out and are replaced. The VCs funding the grinder on the other hand make bank.
Possibly the most stressful part of switching from individual contributor to leadership is realizing the very small overlap of skills. There’s also the encroaching doom of my previous skill set slowly withering away.
@frehner_a @Joelbdenning Coincidentally, I did kill to get the extra half day. Killed some drunk guy stumbling around on the ground. God said I should cut off his head and put his clothes on. He said some other stuff about nations dwindling but what really convinced me was the extra half day on P day.
“Why can’t you leave the church alone?”
These are the people who send teenagers to your door who have been taught by their church to not take “no” for an answer when they want to convert you.