Saying "families can be together forever" and having such a large number of hoops to jump through in order to achieve it... ...makes about as much sense as... giving a copy of your house key to each family member and then adding several extra locks to the front door.
It's conveniently a great mind control technique. "That's a nice family ya got there. Be a shame if something happened to it." (Mob boss voice) Also, "It ain't me tellin' ya dis. It's da Big Guy upstairs! I'm just da messenger."
Amen Booker & RationalGuy. I've never really understood what "Families can be forever together" even means. Is it immediate or extended family? If it's extended, then since we're all related one way or another, I guess we'll all be together as one big happy family. If it's immediate, and we're all supposed to move out of the house and get our own spouses and families eventually, I guess it'll just be the spouses who will be together forever. So it's really either everyone or individual couples who will be together forever--Neither of which fits your typical definition of "family". What a load of crap. Do they really think that we're not smart enough to think this through?
@@utah133 when i quit, i had a talk with the bishop. that's just about exactly what he said. "if something happens, and i don't say it will, you know that it doesn't come from the church" i felt like the guest of honor at a feeding frenzy of sharks.
I’m still in the closet when it comes to being an exmormon. Your videos provide an important outlet for people like me! Thank you so much for being willing to put yourself out there. Keep up the good work!
Possibly Possums I was super devout from birth to age 23 when my first child was in the womb. I didn't believe it but tried to live it hoping I'd 'gain a testimony' or find answers. On my mission I read all the books multiple times and grew more certain that the 'gospel' is false. But it wasn't until I was faced with the choice of either perpetuating the system or ending it as a soon-to-be dad that I realized I just had to quit living a lie. There's no easy way. You have to start a new life, be prepared to be rejected by all your church friends, lose the networking benefits of being a mormon, and be ready to reprogram your mind to think for yourself instead of blindly obeying mormon philosophy. But it is never easier, only gets harder. Take the jump, you'll be fine.
If you're mormon you have to stay in the closet, mormons think the LGBTQ community is damnd to hell. Being an exmo you can finally be your true self and come out fully to your family and friends without worrying about having to confess to a bishop
@@justingillette8287 You see Mormonism is unpopular overall, but Mormon families and communities tend to have a high density of Mormon people. Families and communities tend to ostracize, coerce, or mistreat exmormons
@@goatdeer8403 You are absolutely right. It is so sad, it is not what is taught, or rather how I interpret the doctrine. So often the culture is so far off the mark it baffles me. Supposed to be good people, God's people, but looking at many of us, self-righteous, bigots. It is awful. I am sorry if any one of you has been treated badly by anyone especially those that I would call of my faith. We are missing the mark and by missing I mean doing the opposite often times. This just should not be.
The Church In Utah, having rules is far better and safer than not. As laws have been legalised and boundaries pushed down what's it made happen? No rules has made the world spiral out of control and great poverty, so is it a good idea not to lay borders and boundaries for safety?
@@danielmoore4024 "having rules is far better and safer than not." Rules keep a person safe. Controls keep a person trapped. The Mormon church uses controls; not rules.
@@carlduffin So The Word of Wisdom is not safe? Obeying the light of Christ is being controlled and being controlled is trapped! Hallelujah, I'm trapped in the presence of God.
@@danielmoore4024 @Daniel Moore So The Word of Wisdom is not safe? Obeying the light of Christ is being controlled and being controlled is trapped! Hallelujah, I'm trapped in the presence of God." The Word of Wisdom is safe - as far as it is followed with wisdom. For example, the Word of Wisdom states that flesh should be eaten "Only in Times of Winter, or of Cold, or Famine" (D&C 89:13) and yet I only knew one Mormon family in my twenty years as a member who were virtually vegan because in the UK it was never cold enough to warrant the death of an animal to eat and there was no famine. The Word of Wisdom is one of the better things to have come out of the Mormon organization. Considering the light of Christ, or the teachings of Lao Tzu or the Buddha or even an atheist humanist and incorporating them in one's life can be enlightening and freeing, but not when there is a leader or organisation placing those teachings over the people, gaslighting and grooming on a daily basis even if the people feel "trapped in the presence of God". For example, telling people that families can be forever, but only in the church keeps people living in fear of separation. A gilded cage is still a cage. I may be in danger of crows and ravens outside the cage, but at least I have chance to fly.
@@carlduffin I'm in no cage whatsoever, the people in cages are those like yourself who live by standard norms. All the norms are the prison, during the first 6-7 years of your life you were in a hypnotic state like everyone else. This is why I don't like children going up saying "I know this is the true church", they're hypnotizing themselves and I don't see that as fair. People who believe God is just a spirit for example, aren't they programmed to point people to John 4:24? I see the same in the missionaries of the church, when they want to talk about faith I always see them turn to Alma 32. This is why it's I teaching the missionaries and not vice versa, I teach them things in the scriptures that they were not hypnpotized to believe. I have a condition and recent studies are showing a theory of mine true that protects us from the hypnotic state, that's why I've never been influenced by norms including my family. See if you can find the common factor of all Autistic people.
A deep-seated fear of losing my husband in the afterlife and having him be given a new wife/wives while I went to a lower kingdom or outer darkness kept me in the church way longer than I care to admit. I finally was able to leave when I realized that I get to be with him because we both choose it, not because some stranger in a suit says it's okay.
"A deep-seated fear of losing my husband in the afterlife and having him be given a new wife/wives while I went to a lower kingdom or outer darkness kept me in the church way longer than I care to admit." It is amazing what ridiculous but convincing lies have kept people trapped in Mormonism. In a similar way, I was afraid of living forever separated from my family who all were gold members, compared to my apostate teenage self. Be well and enjoy your new freedom together. Life is a celebration.
You're a beautiful and wonderful person. I'm sorry you face the negative comments that you do. I'm glad to know you, even if we haven't actually met in person 😊
Me too, I’m sorry you risk criticism actively and are actually faced with any opposition. How awful it must be for you to suffer so much amidst your pity party therapy rants. I cringe to imagine you being faced with a real trial. You have never suffered days without food, you have never experienced hypothermia from lack of shelter. You turn away from God because you feel you don’t need Him and then despite all of your luxury you deny giving thanks. I feel so sorry for you too.
On a technical note: I’m very impressed how you are able to organize and communicate your thoughts. You are able to edit the videos down to a concise story and delivery as a busy mom. Well done! Great content. Great delivery.
Well done. Any God that instructs his leaders to act like mafia bosses ("Nice family you got there ... be a shame if you couldn't be with them in the next life...") is a God I cannot believe in.
Hey Lex! I appreciated this one. I remember being on my mission and telling investigators about forever families and having them respond that they already beleived that they would be with thier families after this life. I then had to inform them that in fact, they wouldn't, UNLESS they joined the church. As far as I am aware, Mormons are the only church that teaches people WON'T be with loved ones after this life. How horrible! It's one of the things I deeply regret teaching as a missionary. So manipulative!! Thank you for helping people become informed and navigate their faith transition.
I love your channel. I left the church over a year ago but my wife is still a true believer. We have learned to work together despite our conflicting beliefs but it is difficult knowing how much control the church has over my life even though I don’t believe in it. All of my family is active in the church. Everyone does their best to be nice to me but I know I’m a huge disappointment to them all. Your channel gives me the strength to keep moving forward so please don’t stop.
I too left the church on my own, while my husband remained a member... It's so challenging, but there is hope... eventually my husband too left the church and life is so much better now. Just be happy and keep being you. Show everyone that even though you've left the church, you're still a great person.... challenge the myth that exmormons are bitter and evil!
I’ve been binging your videos since you came up in my feed earlier this week. Even after 6 years since I “woke up” I still need to hear what it’s like for others who were committed and found out it’s all based on lies. Thank you for your content. The haters might wake up some day too.
Those who are insecure and unstable to see their own weaknesses tend to perceive other as having the same characteristics .truly the essence of life is growth and to become and to overcome. A baby can grow up and become an adult. We can grow up and become like our Heavenly parents. You could not develop faith if you new everything and if you new everything you would be a God. You are not a God but nearther is a baby an adult yet .I will try to grow up if you will. The essence of life is growth and to become and to overcome. It is truly mans weaknesses that keep us from God. Let's all grow up and not find fault with Christ true living prophets and apostles.
You're doing a great thing getting the truth out there. You're a good person, don't let anyone tell you different. My wife and I have been out 30 years, we've never been happier or closer. Keep up the good work.
I grew up catholic and for me it was always crystal clear that I will meet my family again in the afterlife. That all people go to heaven and are there like angels guiding us from above. So the mormon teaching of eternal families was weird to me when I first heard about it, because Mormons tend to act as if it would seperate them from any other religion when this is one of the few things they actually have in common with Christians. Though the way this teaching "works" it sounds utterly harmful. Your videos are great. I already said it in the comment section of another video but I really appreciate how fair and respectful you are handling these topics. You seem like a genuinely nice person, which is probably why some people feel triggered by your videos (How can an exmormon be so nice and thoughtful…): Kill them with kindness ;) You rock!
In the First place I am genuinely sorry for how your siblings seem to have treated your mother! Regarding the other point you are making...I don‘t know if that is the „right“ way to think about haven but I believe in the absence of bad and evil in heaven through God‘s grace and forgiveness and the forgiving of sins through Jesus‘ death at the cross...
I have studied Catholicism, and it does not teach that everyone will go to Heaven. It is hoped that all or most will eventually make it (there is Purgatory in between), but there is no guarantee that nobody ends up in Hell.
The mormon eternal family and their afterlife story in general, is completely different from any of the christian ideas of heaven I've ever heard of. If you laid out the two ideas you would immediately see why it would separate the mormon's from the christian's. The idea that you, like many others, could be a God of your own planet wouldn't sit too well in any of the christian churches I've ever visited. I'm not sure where the mormon's find the biblical references for their unique ideas on the afterlife, I'm no religious expert. Perhaps it's all in the interpretation or maybe the only mention is in Joseph Smith's little black book of extras. Having long lost any belief in the validity of the bible as the words of the one true God, or indeed the idea of several of them, it all becomes of little importance when you believe as l do that it's all only pure fantasy. I am interested and entertained by the stories Societies tell themselves however and for what purposes. C Harlotte, you might find the mormon afterlife myth interesting to know more about, it's quite the tale! 😁
Well I am aware that my personal faith differs from catholic catechism in some way. That is partly because my dad is protestant. Faith for me is something totally personal which is why I tried to highlight the fact that those are my personal beliefs. And thank you for emphasizing the fact that mormon concepts of the afterlife are very different in terms of believing they can become Gods. That is probably one of the fundamental differences to Christianity.
@@indigoblue4791 Here's a brief explanation of biblical support of deification (I can provide the footnotes for whatever if requested): Several biblical passages intimate that humans can become like God. The likeness of humans to God is emphasized in the first chapter of Genesis: “God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. … So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” After Adam and Eve partook of the fruit of “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,” God said they had “become as one of us,” suggesting that a process of approaching godliness was already underway. Later in the Old Testament, a passage in the book of Psalms declares, “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.” New Testament passages also point to this doctrine. When Jesus was accused of blasphemy on the grounds that “thou, being a man, makest thyself God,” He responded, echoing Psalms, “Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?” In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus commanded His disciples to become “perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” In turn, the Apostle Peter referred to the Savior’s “exceeding great and precious promises” that we might become “partakers of the divine nature.” The Apostle Paul taught that we are “the offspring of God” and emphasized that as such “we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.” The book of Revelation contains a promise from Jesus Christ that “to him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.” Latter-day Saint beliefs would have sounded more familiar to the earliest generations of Christians than they do to many modern Christians. Many church fathers (influential theologians and teachers in early Christianity) spoke approvingly of the idea that humans can become divine. One modern scholar refers to the “ubiquity of the doctrine of deification”-the teaching that humans could become God-in the first centuries after Christ’s death. The church father Irenaeus, who died about A.D. 202, asserted that Jesus Christ “did, through His transcendent love, become what we are, that He might bring us to be what He is Himself.” Clement of Alexandria (ca. A.D. 150-215) wrote that “the Word of God became man, that thou mayest learn from man how man may become God.” Basil the Great (A.D. 330-379) also celebrated this prospect-not just “being made like to God,” but “highest of all, the being made God.”
Wow! Ughh I feel so alone in Utah knowing people all around me are manipulated by the LDS church 😔 and I am the outsider watching & learning how it all works.
My daughter, whom my ex-wife converted to LDS, has been manipulated with Mormon logic that since I’m not LDS it’s not in her best interest to keep a loving, productive relationship with me since we won’t be reunited in the afterlife. It’s been going on for almost 20 years. I’m hopeful that someday she’ll see the truth.
Chris Kendall So sad to hear that!!! I left the church at 24yo this summer and I was very involved until I learn all the « church secrets and lie » so you never know maybe one she will realize things... stay strong
I'm sorry to hear that. That is completely your ex-wife's fault for twisting your daughters mind like that (if it's true). The Church does not teach people to shun or to strain relationships with people, especially family, just because they aren't a part of the Church. The Church doesn't even teach that you can't be with your family because you aren't "Mormon" on this earth. There's always a chance in the life after (if you believe in that possibility). Hopefully you're daughter will see that her mother is wrong someday. As Jesus taught, "lover one another, as I have love you."
I find your videos very truthful. I use to have such a strong testimony, went on a mission, and never thought I would leave the church until I came back from my mission everything changed. I felt this huge responsibility to be very obedient ,did everything to a "T" because I felt like it would bring my happiness and of course, I loved God. Unfortunately, all the high expectations, all the church going and scripture reading, only started to spiral me into a very deep depression. And I started having so many more questions. Many things that started bugging me from the past about the church, started coming up over and over again, but I would hush my doubts, assume they were coming from Satan, and continue pushing through for three years until I slowly just got so warn out and miserable that I just started unraveling from the church. Honestly, once I started breaking away from the church, I felt this huge lift off my shoulders. I felt like I could breath again. Peace and happiness came in little by little and I have so much more confidence than ever before.
@@johnlee1352 , wow, I haven't seen the No True Scotsman fallacy for awhile. It shows you know your beliefs are so weak, you worry if someone else finds out it isn't true, your beliefs might melt as well. You don't get to tell someone they never had a testimony. Let me ask you, do you have a testimony? No, you do not. You are just convinced because other people are convinced. See how that works?
@@johnlee1352 Oh, I didn't leave on my own, I got thrown out. Seems they found me on top of your mom. See how silly it is to be rude to each other? Let me ask you something, do you care if your beliefs are true?
John Lee wow John, did you come up with that on your own? My question is John Why are you on here? This isn’t church approved material. You realize you’re ass deep in the Rabbit Hole. What would your Bishop think? You’re associating with people who go against the church. Can’t answer yes on that recommend interview anymore.you better watch out the strengthening church membership committee will be on your ass for being on here. Your an apostate in the making, just keep investigating. You just might learn something.
Wow, everything you have said has really resonated with me. As a child, I thought I needed to take it upon myself to get my family into the Celestial Kingdom. I put so much pressure on myself, so much stress and anxiety, that when I stopped attending, I felt that heavy load just disappear. I'm happier than I have ever been. Thank you for your videos. ❤️
@@JohnDLee-im4lo Im just SOOOOOO incredibly sorry that the Mormon missionaries ever found my precious innocent beautiful Mother and family in the first place. The lies of the first vision and the writing of the book of Mormon are endless. 💔😪🙏
@@JohnDLee-im4lo No You are wrong about my Mother. And wanting to "Throw Someone Out of the LDS Church" is incredibly disrespectful and un Christian. The LDS do not own Jesus Christ. He Suffered and died on the cross for ALLLLL of us. There was NEVER a need as Mormon people to stand in unison dressed from head to toe in heavy polyester all white clothing mimicking slashing both our stomachs and throats. How repulsive!! And doing it for dead people too!! When all along the most important part about our salvation had all ready been carried out by the suffering and death by our precious Saviour Jesus Christ 🙏 cesletter.org/
I remember as a child being scared to death at the thought of being lost somewhere in space on a scary planet if I did something “wrong”. I was afraid I wouldn’t be in the celestial kingdom with my fam. So frightening as a child.
ExmoLex, I have been experiencing a faith transition for YEARS and this issue has always been dear to my heart. However, when put under pressure it is hard to word the feelings right and communicate with family. Thank you for helping me to feel less alone, and to show me an example of how I could express it. YOU ARE AWESOME! thank you dearly for your work on this channel.
Lex! Your honesty and willingness to speak out is super important and super encouraging. We appreciate your charisma, your personality, and your big heart. You're awesome and we're all very proud of you for being brave enough to speak your truth. Disregard naysayers. Acquire currency. ;)
Don't feel down. Your videos are incredibly well put together, highly informative and show a great intelligence and compassion. You are doing a wonderful job by getting these experiences documented in such an eloquent manner. Keep up the great work.
i might be wrong: I agree wholeheartedly! Lexi is a courageous, confident voice for thinking for yourself and not mindlessly going along with the indoctrination.
I think your videos are great! I’ve had to re-train my way of thinking whenever I see hurtful, manipulative, or crazy comments from believing members/family. It’s important to view these people as victims of the church system. I don’t think they intentionally want to hurt us.
I think your videos are amazing. The preparation, editing, and research you put into connecting concepts taught to children bringing them to fear the out-groups, unhealthily focus on perfection, and exclude friends and family from association or acceptance. Many Mormons claim these problems don’t exist, but you are providing a positive and crowd-sourced platform to enlighten the naysayers as your genuine self. Thank you.
I hope whatever is going on in your life works out for you soon. I just said a prayer that if people don’t like your videos, they will just scroll on by. Keep going Lex! You are doing a great job!!!
Thank you for all you do! I still have yet to tell my family I have officially left the church. They still think they have a chance to bring me back. Your videos are so inspiring for us ex-mo’s because we need an outlet and we need others that feel the same as we do. I have to share one of my experiences with a family member who used manipulation to try to convince me to return. It’s disturbing. My mom passed away 4 years ago and my family (all Mormon) flew in from all over to attend. This was the first time seeing them in years. At my moms viewing we were all upset and sobbing. Lots of hugs were being given and my older brother came to hug and comfort me. I am the baby of 7 children and my mom was everything to me. As I was crying he hugged me and whispered into my ear “see, if you would just come back to church you could be with mom forever in heaven”. I was disgusted!!! Now instead of crying over my moms passing all I could think about was what my brother just said to me. The whole funeral was an emotional train wreck for me. He ruined it! I’ll never get that back! This wasn’t the only comment that was made to me. My sister also came to hug me and she said “we have to talk! We need to get you back to church girl”. So disrespectful. It sickens Me and makes me not want to have a connection with them at all! How would they have felt if I came up to them at the funeral and said “geez I just know the religion your following is all a load of s***t. We need to talk”. They would be deeply disturbed right?! How rude! Grrrrrrr! “Venting” there are more stories where that came from. That’s one of many! Sad huh!
I approve of this message 100%! I appreciate your courage to make these videos and help others. Keep going! It’s important work. My poor mother passed away heartbroken because I had left the church. It was so incredibly painful to have her beg me to come back to the church on her deathbed. I wished so much I could have helped her to know she hadn’t lost me forever. And, to add to her heartbreak, she was dreading having to be the 2nd wife in the eternities and having to share her husband. I was so upset that she had to have these lies weighing her down in her last moments. We have to keep spreading the truth and you are a part of that.
My dad sent me a letter while I was at girls camp telling me a therapist had told my parents not to get divorced. I was so furious and disappointed because I wanted them to get a divorce. When I got back to camp they started singing "families can be together forever" When I realized I was going to be stuck with my father for eternity I literally broke down and would not stop crying. Everyone thought I felt the spirit so strong I just couldn't handle it.
I just found your channel and watched all the videos in reverse order. I didn’t leave the church until I was over 45, so I am happy for you and your husband figuring it out so much sooner!
"Families can be forever!" It's called a Control Drama Lex. It's all part of the fear-based philosophy of Mormonism. It took 20 years for me to find Jesus after I left the church, having a real relationship with God is amazing. But you have to be emptied of the raw sewage of Joseph Smith first.
All4 Jesus I understand what you are saying. But Sad Heaven is the progmo and exmo term for what she is talking about in her video. The concept that families have this sword of Damocles hanging over them if any member leaves Mormonism thus barring them from the CK results in Mormon Heaven being a sad place. In Mormonism we say Families Can Be Together Forever* *Restrictions and exclusions may apply. This offer may not be valid in California. This offer is not transferable.
@@andrewthompson8675 🤣🤣😂🤪🤣🤪 so true. I always say all those signs people hang on their wall should say 'Families Can Be Together If...*' *Terms and conditions apply. But I'm stealing yours and going to use it. That's too funny!
@@andrewthompson8675 haha,ya, l hear you. Heaven was such a sad place in my confused, questioning Mormon heart and mind. No longer. As a born again Christian, l am freed of the manipulative tactics they use. Christ tore the veil and destroyed the Temple. Mormons put the veil back up!?? What's that?! They do their masonic ritual ceremonies and call it restored Christianity!? Christ is The Temple and the High Priest. The only necessary intercessor. Praise God. 🙏💖 P.S. Did anyone catch Russell N. in the recent lie that all Biblical forefathers were sealed in the temple ceremonies since time began. Where is scriptural proof of this???
Another excellent video! You have the guts to come out and say exactly what I’m ( and many others) are thinking but not brave enough to say ! And it’s such a relief to hear it
Hello! I always enjoy your videos. You are true, spontaneous, empath, logic. I am from Argentina, I have recently discovered the lies and I find confort when I see your videos.
watching your videos has been so helpful with making me feel less alone in going through the struggle of coming out to my family members as ex mormon. so please keep it up I look forward to everyone of your videos!!
Thank you for putting yourself out there. Your videos really are a help to me. Your right it is unfair to hold your family over your head. Especially for a child.
Great video. My parents have told me several times my children will be empty inside and my disbelief will cause them to be unhappy later. I hate the guilt tactics and shaming.
You’ve given your kids the best gift ever by not indoctrinating them. You’re incredibly brave to stop the cycle. Excellent parenting! It’s sad your parents can’t support you but others see your courage and bravery!!
I know it’s difficult to ignore the haters. You are brave to put yourself out there and you do help other people. I have just found your channel and am binge watching. I live in the U.K. and believe it or not, there are ‘rules’ here that we are given that the missionaries were amazed when they found out, I have been inactive for a while. During that time I have suffered greatly with my mental health and realise that it’s partly due to living in fear. Fear that I go but am living a lie and am a hypocrite. Fear that by not going, I am isolated. Your videos make so much sense to me. Thank you xx 😘
Wanting to live forever in Heaven is the most selfish desire a person can have. Instead of trusting God and what he has planned for you, people turn to man to figure out their ticket to heaven. If I cease to exist after I die I don’t care. I can’t think of anything worse than living forever somewhere. And I am a very good, honest, and moral man. Great video, I love how you use stats!
I can sooo relate to crying as a 7-8 year old like you. My parents always fought A LOT and my mom would lock herself up for days at a time and not talk to us or even feed us. We were already 6 siblings then (I'm the oldest) and I remember often looking at this family picture and just bawling my eyes out because I knew my parents would get divorced and we would never be an eternal family. As was expected, my mom divorced my Dad 3 years ago and I still felt bad about it but not that much, thanks to leaving this horrid Church. I love your videos!
Great video! I still remember a few Ward members trying to leverage my kids over my head when they found out I had left the church. The only problem being that I don't have any kids. Thank you for making these videos and letting us know about each other's experiences and giving us a platform. 👍
Your videos are great keep up the good work. The Mormon church controls it's members by guilt and shame. If there is a supernatural force that created life, I can't imagine for any reason, any reason at all that force would divide families. I'm so happy I'm not a part of the Mormon church anymore. It seems to only pride its self on tearing down people and feasting on their fears.
As a Christian raised in Utah, I soon learned how prejudice Mormon's are. This video was spot on. I had a lady tell me recently that I would not see my family in heaven but she would see her's. I simply responded that she could use some studying and to never assume. If you only listen to what the Mormon's say that is all you know. There are so many things Mormon's have said to me over the years that make me shake my head and laugh to myself. Thanks for the video. I loved listening to it and also I love your sweet voice. Good job. HUGS!
Don't let those negative people get to you. As my dad used to say "Satan is raging in their hearts!" they're afraid of your words because they make too much sense. They're uncomfortable with that.
Hey Lex, I’m a somewhat new follower to your channel and Instagram. I always look forward to your videos and hearing your perspective. You’re so happy while working through the logical mess that is leaving the Mormon church. It makes me hopeful that one day, I’ll get to that point. Thanks for being a great example and for doing the hard work that is sharing your opinion about the LDS church online. There will always be people who try and you get you down about it, but just know there are so many more of us who are so grateful that you keep posting.
I love your videos Lex! They really help me calm down when my parents say some twisted manipulative stuff.The crazies are going to hate. They just keep spewing the same hate and talking in circles. Just ignore them and keep doing you.
❤️✨❤️✨❤️ Hey soul sister. Glad you're out there. I'd be happy to have a chat anytime as a fellow post-mo. This is absolutely an important topic. Preach! 🙏😁
The God Weeps thing... I remember my mother using that line on me. As to ‘the only true joy comes within the church’ thing, I remember for years feeling emotionally stunted. It was like I knew I was capable of feeling more but couldn’t access it. It was after I left the church that the fuller breadth and depth of thing like love, happiness and joy opened up to me. I have had such a richer and fuller experience of myself and the world after leaving the church and I wouldn’t trade that for anything.
I love your videos!!! I look forward to your new videos every week. You offer great insight and a new perspective to feelings that I 100% share with you. My favourite exmo channel. I love Mr Atheist and Bro Jake and other channels for different reasons. But your channel offers something from the heart that isn’t out there right now.
I've really enjoyed listening to your vids. It's very nice of you to leave your email incase someone needs to talk. I'm also liking & commenting so your vids can be spread to as many as possible. I feel horrible for all the suffering that these monsters have done & keep on doing to humans.
Thanks for that topic. My father told me recently, “You are not welcome in my kingdom (After his life here, when he is crowned a god) because of your subjectivity towards the Mormon Church!” I laughed and then cried. He is so deceived. God Bless !
I've had those conversations more often than I can remember. It's angering to know how much pressure it puts on my Mormon family members- especially the kids.
I was agnostic throughout most of my life. My sister became a Mormon when I was 21 years old. My dad and mom and sister were not allowed to attend the wedding at the Oakland temple. I remember how my dad was crying when my sister and I accompanied him as we were walking in Oakland. What a welcoming church 🙃 If we were allowed to enter the temple and wittiness the wedding ceremony, we would definitely be astonished to see the clothing and Masonic rituals. My parents, sister and I would have realized that Mormonism has the aura of a cult. Since Joseph Smith was a con man along with some of the the other prophets. They thought of this ingenious plan: In order to reach heaven a member must enter the temple and perform these masonic rituals and “tithe “ 10% of their gross income to the”church “. What a great con game scheme! It worked! Now it is possibly the wealthiest church or corporation on earth.
I've been so obsessed with your channel. Love your content and your hair is so pretty in every video! As someone who was a part of the mormon church for some time I really appreciate you giving your insight and making these videos. Thank you Lexi!
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Lex, I came across your video about attending church as an ex mormon. I appreciate you. Thank you for being open and sharing. You have a new subscriber.
A typical active missionary response regarding the “stone in the hat” side skirt it better than OJ’s jukes! This effected me DEEPLY, how depressing it was to see year after Year after year nothing but Joseph looking at the plates. And then verified It was “stone in a hat”!!! This I can guarantee you was monumental in a lot of members becoming x members!
The stone is no different than any other type of divination. It's like tarot, crystal balls, etc, which i now practice as an ex mormon.. my issue is mormons denial that what they do is "occult" when the whole religion is based off occult divination, ritual (that literally is the same as witchcraft rituals except instead of doing it at home, theyre doing it in a temple so it's "different" ... basically they're in denial and claim anyone elses is illusion from satan, but their rituals are of god 😂🙄) my sister goes to the temple regularly still and has zero clue she performs Masonic/witchcraft level rituals there, because shes dressed in white so it's somehow dif 👌🙄
Social media has become a great outlet/venue for miserable people to release their miserable thoughts and feelings. So in hindsight, haters are normal on social media because there are A LOT of miserable people out there and just be grateful that you aren't miserable that you have to go on social media to release your miserable self on others.
Great video Lex and very much needed. Thanks for your bravery. I am an exmo and I still believe in God. I just don't believe in a God that would separate families over such trivial things. ❤️
You'd think that if someone has one basic selling point for a product, they would make it a good one. But there is no way everyone in the family will be together, like you said, if at one point they didn't do all the right things. And that is just considering members born into the church. What about single converts who do this alone? They might marry into the church, but their sibling, parents, and other relatives may have a different religion or none at all. The missionaries tell them about the eternal familiy that these members will never have. And not to mention people who suffer from infertility. They can't do everything that is asked of them. So they get to be eternal servants because god made them infertile? What kind of "loving father" would do that to his children?
"The missionaries tell them about the eternal familiy that these members will never have. And not to mention people who suffer from infertility. They can't do everything that is asked of them. So they get to be eternal servants because god made them infertile? What kind of "loving father" would do that to his children?" If there is one thing that breaks the chains of Mormonism more than any other good reason not to be a member - there it is. The fear of leaving or straying from the rail and finding yourself outside the eternal family you love and are supposed to protect you. A gilded cage is still a cage. Imagine being a family who has jumped through every hoop, except one family member fell short of everyone else. Imagine living an eternity knowing you can never be together ever again in Celestial glory? It would be a living hell.
I enjoy your videos , thank you! Don't let the ranting and raving of those who suffer pull you down! You have the power within yourself to rise above childish prattle...water off a ducks back!!! You're doing great, keep up the great work!!!
This type of emotional blackmail is far to common. I even had it happen this week. I'm currently going through a lot of stuff with the Church lately and after coming across several lies regarding my membership, disregarding their own rules (but demanding members, me included, to follow the rules or else), and abuse of power, I decided that it is better to just resign. The Mission President replied to my request that I should think very careful about it because I am risking my eternal family. This is emotional blackmail straight up.
I just binge watched all of your videos. Haha I grew up extremely Mormon but stopped going in my early 20 as soon as I got out of my parents house. I never really believed in it. Always seemed super illogical but always pretended to believe to please my parents. I only recently started learning about the CES letter and all the lies within the church. It just makes me sad for my family and friends that are still members and refuse to hear anything that doesn’t “strengthen their testimony“ living in Utah and coming from a Mormon family with 12 siblings I hear this kind of abusive language everywhere but I just keep my mouth shut as not to cause drama. I hope someday all of the members wake up and this cult ceases to exist.
I know you are doing a great job. Don't mind anything that scumbags say to hurt you or you're family. They have issues 😂😂😂 not you. God bless you and your family.... Great video again....
This is thrown at me all the time. As though I am the one that doesn't want everyone together for as long as possible. I am not the one that has put any metaphysical limitations on how long I can be with them.
I've been through some similar just as a guy, in California, was a 'model mormon' despite never feeling it made a lot of sense. Until I was going to have a kid and knew I could not live with myself if I raised him in such a messed up system. I think you should examine how to talk to family members who still see the church as a good organization and will be sending their kids to the temple and on missions. I want to help my nieces and nephews avoid the molestation and abuse that occurs in the temple ceremonies.
This is my favorite video you've done! From a young age (8 or 9) I never understood why we had to go through all this extra crap for forever families. i tried for years to convince myself it was necessary and made myself and kids go to church (I did not marry in the church, thank goodness!). I always questioned why when it mentions it nowhere in the bible. Quite frankly, now I don't believe in anything and that's actually more comforting to me than an angry condemning God.
I appreciate you! Haters gonna hate. You must be getting through to them on some level or they wouldn't be so bothered by what you are saying. The truth hurts, but the best life (or the worst) isn't worth living if its based on bullshit. Keep going lovely.
Ann Coutts, I'm not bothered about what's she's saying on this video, the truth doesn't hurt The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which is why we're not a Church that publishes lies about other Churches. ExMo Lex here has told multiple lies about the Church on her other videos, you must tell lies to fight for the truth is insane, people don't trust liars.
@@danielmoore4024 exactly what lies has she told? She uses church approved resources for her information and her personal experience as a member for her entire life
@@blossom7582 She claimed Joseph made false prophecies. D&Cs 130:14-16 14 I was once praying very earnestly to know the time of the coming of the Son of Man, when I heard a voice repeat the following: 15 Joseph, my son, if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man; therefore let this suffice, and trouble me no more on this matter. 16 I was left thus, without being able to decide whether this coming referred to the beginning of the millennium or to some previous appearing, or whether I should die and thus see his face. Verse 16, "without being able to decide" Joseph Smith never prophesied the Second Coming, he did teach no one will know when the Second Coming is; D&Cs 49:6-7 6 And they have done unto the Son of Man even as they listed; and he has taken his power on the right hand of his glory, and now reigneth in the heavens, and will reign till he descends on the earth to put all enemies under his feet, which time is nigh at hand- 7 I, the Lord God, have spoken it; but the hour and the day no man knoweth, neither the angels in heaven, nor shall they know until he comes. D&Cs 121:34-35 34 Behold, there are many called, but few are chosen. And why are they not chosen? 35 Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson- Just another one apostates will try and trick you with. Doctrine & Covenants 84:4-5 4 Verily this is the word of the Lord, that the city New Jerusalem shall be built by the gathering of the saints, beginning at this place, even the place of the temple, which temple shall be reared in this generation. 5 For verily this generation shall not all pass away until an house shall be built unto the Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it, which cloud shall be even the glory of the Lord, which shall fill the house. However, by the end of 1833, the Latter-day Saints had been driven out of Jackson County by their enemies and eventually settled elsewhere. The Saints learned that their own transgressions had contributed to their expulsion from Zion (see D&C 101:1-6; 105:1-6). Neither the city of New Jerusalem nor the temple was built at that time, as commanded in Doctrine and Covenants 84:4-5. Several years later, after the Saints had established themselves in Nauvoo, Illinois, the Lord declared that they were excused from the commandment to build the city of New Jerusalem and the temple (see D&C 124:49-51). Nevertheless, the Lord’s promises remain that Zion will one day be redeemed and the New Jerusalem will be built (see D&C 100:13; 105:9; 136:18). No false prophecies were made.
I had been told that even if you get to the Celestial kingdom you could end up as a servant to others because you didn’t follow EVERY rule. This caused me so much stress because there’s no possible way to be perfect. I didn’t want to be a servant to other “perfect” people.
Hey Lex! Thanks so much for making your videos. They're giving me strength. I'm trying to take a pretty scary path as I'm still very young. My friend group is super Mormon and I don't want to go to BYU with them cuz I'm a feminist and LGBTQ+ supporter. Your videos help me feel calm and at peace about my decision.
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Saying "families can be together forever" and having such a large number of hoops to jump through in order to achieve it...
...makes about as much sense as...
giving a copy of your house key to each family member and then adding several extra locks to the front door.
Love that metaphor
It's conveniently a great mind control technique. "That's a nice family ya got there. Be a shame if something happened to it." (Mob boss voice) Also, "It ain't me tellin' ya dis. It's da Big Guy upstairs! I'm just da messenger."
Amen Booker & RationalGuy. I've never really understood what "Families can be forever together" even means. Is it immediate or extended family? If it's extended, then since we're all related one way or another, I guess we'll all be together as one big happy family. If it's immediate, and we're all supposed to move out of the house and get our own spouses and families eventually, I guess it'll just be the spouses who will be together forever. So it's really either everyone or individual couples who will be together forever--Neither of which fits your typical definition of "family". What a load of crap. Do they really think that we're not smart enough to think this through?
@@utah133 when i quit, i had a talk with the bishop. that's just about exactly what he said. "if something happens, and i don't say it will, you know that it doesn't come from the church" i felt like the guest of honor at a feeding frenzy of sharks.
@@utah133 Yup. LOL.
I’m still in the closet when it comes to being an exmormon. Your videos provide an important outlet for people like me! Thank you so much for being willing to put yourself out there. Keep up the good work!
Possibly Possums I was super devout from birth to age 23 when my first child was in the womb. I didn't believe it but tried to live it hoping I'd 'gain a testimony' or find answers. On my mission I read all the books multiple times and grew more certain that the 'gospel' is false. But it wasn't until I was faced with the choice of either perpetuating the system or ending it as a soon-to-be dad that I realized I just had to quit living a lie. There's no easy way. You have to start a new life, be prepared to be rejected by all your church friends, lose the networking benefits of being a mormon, and be ready to reprogram your mind to think for yourself instead of blindly obeying mormon philosophy. But it is never easier, only gets harder. Take the jump, you'll be fine.
Why would you stay in the closet if being a Mormon Christian is the clear unpopular path?
If you're mormon you have to stay in the closet, mormons think the LGBTQ community is damnd to hell. Being an exmo you can finally be your true self and come out fully to your family and friends without worrying about having to confess to a bishop
@@justingillette8287 You see Mormonism is unpopular overall, but Mormon families and communities tend to have a high density of Mormon people. Families and communities tend to ostracize, coerce, or mistreat exmormons
@@goatdeer8403 You are absolutely right. It is so sad, it is not what is taught, or rather how I interpret the doctrine. So often the culture is so far off the mark it baffles me. Supposed to be good people, God's people, but looking at many of us, self-righteous, bigots. It is awful. I am sorry if any one of you has been treated badly by anyone especially those that I would call of my faith. We are missing the mark and by missing I mean doing the opposite often times. This just should not be.
Mormons are codependent, people need healthy boundaries with their family. Possessiveness is not good to have
The Church In Utah,
having rules is far better and safer than not.
As laws have been legalised and boundaries pushed down what's it made happen?
No rules has made the world spiral out of control and great poverty, so is it a good idea not to lay borders and boundaries for safety?
@@danielmoore4024 "having rules is far better and safer than not."
Rules keep a person safe.
Controls keep a person trapped.
The Mormon church uses controls; not rules.
@@carlduffin
So The Word of Wisdom is not safe?
Obeying the light of Christ is being controlled and being controlled is trapped!
Hallelujah, I'm trapped in the presence of God.
@@danielmoore4024 @Daniel Moore So The Word of Wisdom is not safe?
Obeying the light of Christ is being controlled and being controlled is trapped!
Hallelujah, I'm trapped in the presence of God."
The Word of Wisdom is safe - as far as it is followed with wisdom. For example, the Word of Wisdom states that flesh should be eaten "Only in Times of Winter, or of Cold, or Famine" (D&C 89:13) and yet I only knew one Mormon family in my twenty years as a member who were virtually vegan because in the UK it was never cold enough to warrant the death of an animal to eat and there was no famine. The Word of Wisdom is one of the better things to have come out of the Mormon organization.
Considering the light of Christ, or the teachings of Lao Tzu or the Buddha or even an atheist humanist and incorporating them in one's life can be enlightening and freeing, but not when there is a leader or organisation placing those teachings over the people, gaslighting and grooming on a daily basis even if the people feel "trapped in the presence of God".
For example, telling people that families can be forever, but only in the church keeps people living in fear of separation.
A gilded cage is still a cage.
I may be in danger of crows and ravens outside the cage, but at least I have chance to fly.
@@carlduffin
I'm in no cage whatsoever, the people in cages are those like yourself who live by standard norms.
All the norms are the prison, during the first 6-7 years of your life you were in a hypnotic state like everyone else.
This is why I don't like children going up saying "I know this is the true church", they're hypnotizing themselves and I don't see that as fair.
People who believe God is just a spirit for example, aren't they programmed to point people to John 4:24? I see the same in the missionaries of the church, when they want to talk about faith I always see them turn to Alma 32.
This is why it's I teaching the missionaries and not vice versa, I teach them things in the scriptures that they were not hypnpotized to believe.
I have a condition and recent studies are showing a theory of mine true that protects us from the hypnotic state, that's why I've never been influenced by norms including my family.
See if you can find the common factor of all Autistic people.
A deep-seated fear of losing my husband in the afterlife and having him be given a new wife/wives while I went to a lower kingdom or outer darkness kept me in the church way longer than I care to admit. I finally was able to leave when I realized that I get to be with him because we both choose it, not because some stranger in a suit says it's okay.
Jennie, I just saw this! Love you! 💖
"A deep-seated fear of losing my husband in the afterlife and having him be given a new wife/wives while I went to a lower kingdom or outer darkness kept me in the church way longer than I care to admit."
It is amazing what ridiculous but convincing lies have kept people trapped in Mormonism.
In a similar way, I was afraid of living forever separated from my family who all were gold members, compared to my apostate teenage self.
Be well and enjoy your new freedom together.
Life is a celebration.
You're a beautiful and wonderful person. I'm sorry you face the negative comments that you do.
I'm glad to know you, even if we haven't actually met in person 😊
Me too, I’m sorry you risk criticism actively and are actually faced with any opposition. How awful it must be for you to suffer so much amidst your pity party therapy rants. I cringe to imagine you being faced with a real trial. You have never suffered days without food, you have never experienced hypothermia from lack of shelter. You turn away from God because you feel you don’t need Him and then despite all of your luxury you deny giving thanks. I feel so sorry for you too.
I'm also sorry for the hate comments here. No need. The haters here hate because the truth threatens them. Cognitive dissonance is a bitch, huh?
On a technical note: I’m very impressed how you are able to organize and communicate your thoughts. You are able to edit the videos down to a concise story and delivery as a busy mom. Well done! Great content. Great delivery.
Thank you so much ♥️
You ROCK, screw the haters.
Well done. Any God that instructs his leaders to act like mafia bosses ("Nice family you got there ... be a shame if you couldn't be with them in the next life...") is a God I cannot believe in.
Mina Guta, the mormon Corp is not Gods church. It belongs to satan.
@@all4jesus594 Satan doesn't exist
@@all4jesus594 Stop playing the "they're not real Christians" card to make your clearly coercive religion look better in comparison
Yeah and the extortion money that yours gets is all tax-free.... The mafia would be Green with envy!
Yes! This is a positive thing. Haven't watched the video all the way through, but I'm excited to. Please keep this up 🙏🥰❤️
Hey Lex! I appreciated this one. I remember being on my mission and telling investigators about forever families and having them respond that they already beleived that they would be with thier families after this life. I then had to inform them that in fact, they wouldn't, UNLESS they joined the church. As far as I am aware, Mormons are the only church that teaches people WON'T be with loved ones after this life. How horrible! It's one of the things I deeply regret teaching as a missionary. So manipulative!! Thank you for helping people become informed and navigate their faith transition.
I left the Mormon church this year.
Got baptised a Christian on Easter.
Life has been amazing.
Nice, you got half way out of a scam, I guess that is better than not at all.
What do you mean half way out?
Please explain
What do you believe?
@@audis4fastisgood375 I believe in things with evidence. Same as you, but you have made an exception for a God belief. Why?
@@audis4fastisgood375 I'm curious, why did you leave the Mormon church for another denomination of Christianity?
I love your channel. I left the church over a year ago but my wife is still a true believer. We have learned to work together despite our conflicting beliefs but it is difficult knowing how much control the church has over my life even though I don’t believe in it. All of my family is active in the church. Everyone does their best to be nice to me but I know I’m a huge disappointment to them all. Your channel gives me the strength to keep moving forward so please don’t stop.
I too left the church on my own, while my husband remained a member... It's so challenging, but there is hope... eventually my husband too left the church and life is so much better now. Just be happy and keep being you. Show everyone that even though you've left the church, you're still a great person.... challenge the myth that exmormons are bitter and evil!
I’ve been binging your videos since you came up in my feed earlier this week. Even after 6 years since I “woke up” I still need to hear what it’s like for others who were committed and found out it’s all based on lies. Thank you for your content. The haters might wake up some day too.
Those who are insecure and unstable to see their own weaknesses tend to perceive other as having the same characteristics .truly the essence of life is growth and to become and to overcome. A baby can grow up and become an adult. We can grow up and become like our Heavenly parents. You could not develop faith if you new everything and if you new everything you would be a God. You are not a God but nearther is a baby an adult yet .I will try to grow up if you will. The essence of life is growth and to become and to overcome. It is truly mans weaknesses that keep us from God. Let's all grow up and not find fault with Christ true living prophets and apostles.
You're doing a great thing getting the truth out there. You're a good person, don't let anyone tell you different. My wife and I have been out 30 years, we've never been happier or closer. Keep up the good work.
I grew up catholic and for me it was always crystal clear that I will meet my family again in the afterlife. That all people go to heaven and are there like angels guiding us from above. So the mormon teaching of eternal families was weird to me when I first heard about it, because Mormons tend to act as if it would seperate them from any other religion when this is one of the few things they actually have in common with Christians. Though the way this teaching "works" it sounds utterly harmful.
Your videos are great. I already said it in the comment section of another video but I really appreciate how fair and respectful you are handling these topics. You seem like a genuinely nice person, which is probably why some people feel triggered by your videos (How can an exmormon be so nice and thoughtful…): Kill them with kindness ;) You rock!
In the First place I am genuinely sorry for how your siblings seem to have treated your mother!
Regarding the other point you are making...I don‘t know if that is the „right“ way to think about haven but I believe in the absence of bad and evil in heaven through God‘s grace and forgiveness and the forgiving of sins through Jesus‘ death at the cross...
I have studied Catholicism, and it does not teach that everyone will go to Heaven. It is hoped that all or most will eventually make it (there is Purgatory in between), but there is no guarantee that nobody ends up in Hell.
The mormon eternal family and their afterlife story in general, is completely different from any of the christian ideas of heaven I've ever heard of. If you laid out the two ideas you would immediately see why it would separate the mormon's from the christian's. The idea that you, like many others, could be a God of your own planet wouldn't sit too well in any of the christian churches I've ever visited. I'm not sure where the mormon's find the biblical references for their unique ideas on the afterlife, I'm no religious expert. Perhaps it's all in the interpretation or maybe the only mention is in Joseph Smith's little black book of extras.
Having long lost any belief in the validity of the bible as the words of the one true God, or indeed the idea of several of them, it all becomes of little importance when you believe as l do that it's all only pure fantasy. I am interested and entertained by the stories Societies tell themselves however and for what purposes. C Harlotte, you might find the mormon afterlife myth interesting to know more about, it's quite the tale! 😁
Well I am aware that my personal faith differs from catholic catechism in some way. That is partly because my dad is protestant. Faith for me is something totally personal which is why I tried to highlight the fact that those are my personal beliefs.
And thank you for emphasizing the fact that mormon concepts of the afterlife are very different in terms of believing they can become Gods. That is probably one of the fundamental differences to Christianity.
@@indigoblue4791 Here's a brief explanation of biblical support of deification (I can provide the footnotes for whatever if requested):
Several biblical passages intimate that humans can become like God. The likeness of humans to God is emphasized in the first chapter of Genesis: “God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness. … So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” After Adam and Eve partook of the fruit of “the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,” God said they had “become as one of us,” suggesting that a process of approaching godliness was already underway. Later in the Old Testament, a passage in the book of Psalms declares, “I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.”
New Testament passages also point to this doctrine. When Jesus was accused of blasphemy on the grounds that “thou, being a man, makest thyself God,” He responded, echoing Psalms, “Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?” In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus commanded His disciples to become “perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.” In turn, the Apostle Peter referred to the Savior’s “exceeding great and precious promises” that we might become “partakers of the divine nature.” The Apostle Paul taught that we are “the offspring of God” and emphasized that as such “we are the children of God: and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ.” The book of Revelation contains a promise from Jesus Christ that “to him that overcometh will I grant to sit with me in my throne, even as I also overcame, and am set down with my Father in his throne.”
Latter-day Saint beliefs would have sounded more familiar to the earliest generations of Christians than they do to many modern Christians. Many church fathers (influential theologians and teachers in early Christianity) spoke approvingly of the idea that humans can become divine. One modern scholar refers to the “ubiquity of the doctrine of deification”-the teaching that humans could become God-in the first centuries after Christ’s death. The church father Irenaeus, who died about A.D. 202, asserted that Jesus Christ “did, through His transcendent love, become what we are, that He might bring us to be what He is Himself.” Clement of Alexandria (ca. A.D. 150-215) wrote that “the Word of God became man, that thou mayest learn from man how man may become God.” Basil the Great (A.D. 330-379) also celebrated this prospect-not just “being made like to God,” but “highest of all, the being made God.”
Wow! Ughh I feel so alone in Utah knowing people all around me are manipulated by the LDS church 😔 and I am the outsider watching & learning how it all works.
Yep. Being in Utah has been the loneliest i've ever been in my life, ppl here are so weird, especially the members.
I feel the same way.
My daughter, whom my ex-wife converted to LDS, has been manipulated with Mormon logic that since I’m not LDS it’s not in her best interest to keep a loving, productive relationship with me since we won’t be reunited in the afterlife. It’s been going on for almost 20 years. I’m hopeful that someday she’ll see the truth.
So sorry about your daughter. I hope she comes around!
Praying for you both...
I can fully understand. It sounds like exactly my own situation. You will be in my prayers.
Chris Kendall So sad to hear that!!! I left the church at 24yo this summer and I was very involved until I learn all the « church secrets and lie » so you never know maybe one she will realize things... stay strong
I'm sorry to hear that. That is completely your ex-wife's fault for twisting your daughters mind like that (if it's true). The Church does not teach people to shun or to strain relationships with people, especially family, just because they aren't a part of the Church. The Church doesn't even teach that you can't be with your family because you aren't "Mormon" on this earth. There's always a chance in the life after (if you believe in that possibility).
Hopefully you're daughter will see that her mother is wrong someday. As Jesus taught, "lover one another, as I have love you."
I find your videos very truthful. I use to have such a strong testimony, went on a mission, and never thought I would leave the church until I came back from my mission everything changed. I felt this huge responsibility to be very obedient ,did everything to a "T" because I felt like it would bring my happiness and of course, I loved God. Unfortunately, all the high expectations, all the church going and scripture reading, only started to spiral me into a very deep depression. And I started having so many more questions. Many things that started bugging me from the past about the church, started coming up over and over again, but I would hush my doubts, assume they were coming from Satan, and continue pushing through for three years until I slowly just got so warn out and miserable that I just started unraveling from the church. Honestly, once I started breaking away from the church, I felt this huge lift off my shoulders. I felt like I could breath again. Peace and happiness came in little by little and I have so much more confidence than ever before.
@@johnlee1352 , wow, I haven't seen the No True Scotsman fallacy for awhile. It shows you know your beliefs are so weak, you worry if someone else finds out it isn't true, your beliefs might melt as well. You don't get to tell someone they never had a testimony. Let me ask you, do you have a testimony? No, you do not. You are just convinced because other people are convinced. See how that works?
John Lee So John, tell me,what are you going to name your planet?
@@johnlee1352 Oh, I didn't leave on my own, I got thrown out. Seems they found me on top of your mom. See how silly it is to be rude to each other? Let me ask you something, do you care if your beliefs are true?
John Lee wow John, did you come up with that on your own? My question is John Why are you on here? This isn’t church approved material. You realize you’re ass deep in the Rabbit Hole. What would your Bishop think? You’re associating with people who go against the church. Can’t answer yes on that recommend interview anymore.you better watch out the strengthening church membership committee will be on your ass for being on here. Your an apostate in the making, just keep investigating. You just might learn something.
@@johnlee1352 You didn't answer my question. Which is strange. Most people jump right on it.
Wow, everything you have said has really resonated with me. As a child, I thought I needed to take it upon myself to get my family into the Celestial Kingdom. I put so much pressure on myself, so much stress and anxiety, that when I stopped attending, I felt that heavy load just disappear. I'm happier than I have ever been. Thank you for your videos. ❤️
I am SOOOOOOOO sorry I EVER raised children in this cult of lies. Stay Strong. You are a very beautiful kind and wise young woman
@@JohnDLee-im4lo
Im just SOOOOOO incredibly sorry that the Mormon missionaries ever found my precious innocent beautiful Mother and family in the first place. The lies of the first vision and the writing of the book of Mormon are endless.
💔😪🙏
@@JohnDLee-im4lo
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You are wrong about my Mother.
And wanting to "Throw Someone Out of the LDS Church" is incredibly disrespectful and un Christian. The LDS do not own Jesus Christ. He Suffered and died on the cross for ALLLLL of us. There was NEVER a need as Mormon people to stand in unison dressed from head to toe in heavy polyester all white clothing mimicking slashing both our stomachs and throats. How repulsive!! And doing it for dead people too!! When all along the most important part about our salvation had all ready been carried out by the suffering and death by our precious Saviour Jesus Christ
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@@JohnDLee-im4lo
There is apsolty nothing sacred about the the horrific actions I addressed.
I remember as a child being scared to death at the thought of being lost somewhere in space on a scary planet if I did something “wrong”. I was afraid I wouldn’t be in the celestial kingdom with my fam. So frightening as a child.
ExmoLex, I have been experiencing a faith transition for YEARS and this issue has always been dear to my heart. However, when put under pressure it is hard to word the feelings right and communicate with family. Thank you for helping me to feel less alone, and to show me an example of how I could express it. YOU ARE AWESOME! thank you dearly for your work on this channel.
Please don't let the ugly haters stop you! You are a beautiful woman spreading a wonderful message, and don't let those those people stop you!
Your videos are positive. Thank you 😊 cheering you on always
Lex! Your honesty and willingness to speak out is super important and super encouraging. We appreciate your charisma, your personality, and your big heart. You're awesome and we're all very proud of you for being brave enough to speak your truth.
Disregard naysayers. Acquire currency. ;)
@@johnlee1352 THAT is what you got out of my comment? It's almost like you were LOOKING for something to be negative about.
Don't feel down. Your videos are incredibly well put together, highly informative and show a great intelligence and compassion. You are doing a wonderful job by getting these experiences documented in such an eloquent manner. Keep up the great work.
i might be wrong: I agree wholeheartedly! Lexi is a courageous, confident voice for thinking for yourself and not mindlessly going along with the indoctrination.
I think your videos are great!
I’ve had to re-train my way of thinking whenever I see hurtful, manipulative, or crazy comments from believing members/family. It’s important to view these people as victims of the church system. I don’t think they intentionally want to hurt us.
Very true! ♥️
I think your videos are amazing. The preparation, editing, and research you put into connecting concepts taught to children bringing them to fear the out-groups, unhealthily focus on perfection, and exclude friends and family from association or acceptance.
Many Mormons claim these problems don’t exist, but you are providing a positive and crowd-sourced platform to enlighten the naysayers as your genuine self.
Thank you.
I hope whatever is going on in your life works out for you soon.
I just said a prayer that if people don’t like your videos, they will just scroll on by.
Keep going Lex! You are doing a great job!!!
Thank you for all you do! I still have yet to tell my family I have officially left the church. They still think they have a chance to bring me back. Your videos are so inspiring for us ex-mo’s because we need an outlet and we need others that feel the same as we do. I have to share one of my experiences with a family member who used manipulation to try to convince me to return. It’s disturbing. My mom passed away 4 years ago and my family (all Mormon) flew in from all over to attend. This was the first time seeing them in years. At my moms viewing we were all upset and sobbing. Lots of hugs were being given and my older brother came to hug and comfort me. I am the baby of 7 children and my mom was everything to me. As I was crying he hugged me and whispered into my ear “see, if you would just come back to church you could be with mom forever in heaven”. I was disgusted!!! Now instead of crying over my moms passing all I could think about was what my brother just said to me. The whole funeral was an emotional train wreck for me. He ruined it! I’ll never get that back! This wasn’t the only comment that was made to me. My sister also came to hug me and she said “we have to talk! We need to get you back to church girl”. So disrespectful. It sickens Me and makes me not want to have a connection with them at all! How would they have felt if I came up to them at the funeral and said “geez I just know the religion your following is all a load of s***t. We need to talk”. They would be deeply disturbed right?! How rude! Grrrrrrr! “Venting” there are more stories where that came from. That’s one of many! Sad huh!
I approve of this message 100%! I appreciate your courage to make these videos and help others. Keep going! It’s important work. My poor mother passed away heartbroken because I had left the church. It was so incredibly painful to have her beg me to come back to the church on her deathbed. I wished so much I could have helped her to know she hadn’t lost me forever. And, to add to her heartbreak, she was dreading having to be the 2nd wife in the eternities and having to share her husband. I was so upset that she had to have these lies weighing her down in her last moments. We have to keep spreading the truth and you are a part of that.
My dad sent me a letter while I was at girls camp telling me a therapist had told my parents not to get divorced. I was so furious and disappointed because I wanted them to get a divorce. When I got back to camp they started singing "families can be together forever" When I realized I was going to be stuck with my father for eternity I literally broke down and would not stop crying. Everyone thought I felt the spirit so strong I just couldn't handle it.
I just found your channel and watched all the videos in reverse order. I didn’t leave the church until I was over 45, so I am happy for you and your husband figuring it out so much sooner!
"Families can be forever!"
It's called a Control Drama Lex. It's all part of the fear-based philosophy of Mormonism.
It took 20 years for me to find Jesus after I left the church, having a real relationship with God is amazing. But you have to be emptied of the raw sewage of Joseph Smith first.
I just discovered your videos! They are fantastic!
Sad Heaven is so abusive and sad.
Andrew Thompson, heaven is not abusive, Mormonism is.
All4 Jesus I understand what you are saying. But Sad Heaven is the progmo and exmo term for what she is talking about in her video. The concept that families have this sword of Damocles hanging over them if any member leaves Mormonism thus barring them from the CK results in Mormon Heaven being a sad place.
In Mormonism we say Families Can Be Together Forever*
*Restrictions and exclusions may apply. This offer may not be valid in California. This offer is not transferable.
@@andrewthompson8675 🤣🤣😂🤪🤣🤪 so true. I always say all those signs people hang on their wall should say 'Families Can Be Together If...*'
*Terms and conditions apply.
But I'm stealing yours and going to use it. That's too funny!
@@andrewthompson8675 haha,ya, l hear you. Heaven was such a sad place in my confused, questioning Mormon heart and mind. No longer. As a born again Christian, l am freed of the manipulative tactics they use. Christ tore the veil and destroyed the Temple. Mormons put the veil back up!?? What's that?! They do their masonic ritual ceremonies and call it restored Christianity!? Christ is The Temple and the High Priest. The only necessary intercessor. Praise God. 🙏💖 P.S. Did anyone catch Russell N. in the recent lie that all Biblical forefathers were sealed in the temple ceremonies since time began. Where is scriptural proof of this???
All4 Jesus I am very happy for you that you have found joy. 😀
Another excellent video! You have the guts to come out and say exactly what I’m ( and many others) are thinking but not brave enough to say ! And it’s such a relief to hear it
I enjoy your videos. Keep doing them, but, only as your health, personal and family well being are not compromised. There is no end of haters.
This breaks my heart . My nephew is on a mission and the hope of seeing his dad in the after life keeps him obedient
Hello! I always enjoy your videos. You are true, spontaneous, empath, logic. I am from Argentina, I have recently discovered the lies and I find confort when I see your videos.
I really appreciate your perspective. Thanks for sharing. People are only angry because you are sharing truth.
watching your videos has been so helpful with making me feel less alone in going through the struggle of coming out to my family members as ex mormon. so please keep it up I look forward to everyone of your videos!!
Honesty is always commendable! You speak from your heart, from a position of understanding and research. Love your ability to communicate so clearly.
We need more channels like this on youtube. Mormonism has hurt me and my family as it has many others. We need to speak up.
I love your videos!
You are a great presenter -- full of life and enthusiasm!
Thank you so much.
Your videos are very encouraging and motivating.
We all should have the courage to accept the truth , were we find it.
Thank you for putting yourself out there. Your videos really are a help to me. Your right it is unfair to hold your family over your head. Especially for a child.
Great video.
My parents have told me several times my children will be empty inside and my disbelief will cause them to be unhappy later. I hate the guilt tactics and shaming.
You’ve given your kids the best gift ever by not indoctrinating them. You’re incredibly brave to stop the cycle. Excellent parenting! It’s sad your parents can’t support you but others see your courage and bravery!!
I love, love, love your videos. Thank you for making them and putting yourself out there.
I know it’s difficult to ignore the haters. You are brave to put yourself out there and you do help other people. I have just found your channel and am binge watching. I live in the U.K. and believe it or not, there are ‘rules’ here that we are given that the missionaries were amazed when they found out, I have been inactive for a while. During that time I have suffered greatly with my mental health and realise that it’s partly due to living in fear. Fear that I go but am living a lie and am a hypocrite. Fear that by not going, I am isolated. Your videos make so much sense to me. Thank you xx 😘
You are such a sweet person and your channel is so comforting and useful, ignore the haters and keep up the good work
I just found your page and I love you.. Its great to know I'm not alone
Wanting to live forever in Heaven is the most selfish desire a person can have. Instead of trusting God and what he has planned for you, people turn to man to figure out their ticket to heaven. If I cease to exist after I die I don’t care. I can’t think of anything worse than living forever somewhere. And I am a very good, honest, and moral man. Great video, I love how you use stats!
Thank you for your videos helping me make sense of this religion.
Thanks for sharing! Former LDS here too. Appreciate what you’re doing. :)
Don't worry about the h8ers. These are some good super interesting videos! Well done for regular posting. You just got a subscriber from China!
I can sooo relate to crying as a 7-8 year old like you. My parents always fought A LOT and my mom would lock herself up for days at a time and not talk to us or even feed us. We were already 6 siblings then (I'm the oldest) and I remember often looking at this family picture and just bawling my eyes out because I knew my parents would get divorced and we would never be an eternal family. As was expected, my mom divorced my Dad 3 years ago and I still felt bad about it but not that much, thanks to leaving this horrid Church. I love your videos!
Great video! I still remember a few Ward members trying to leverage my kids over my head when they found out I had left the church. The only problem being that I don't have any kids.
Thank you for making these videos and letting us know about each other's experiences and giving us a platform. 👍
Your videos are great keep up the good work. The Mormon church controls it's members by guilt and shame. If there is a supernatural force that created life, I can't imagine for any reason, any reason at all that force would divide families. I'm so happy I'm not a part of the Mormon church anymore. It seems to only pride its self on tearing down people and feasting on their fears.
As a Christian raised in Utah, I soon learned how prejudice Mormon's are. This video was spot on. I had a lady tell me recently that I would not see my family in heaven but she would see her's. I simply responded that she could use some studying and to never assume. If you only listen to what the Mormon's say that is all you know. There are so many things Mormon's have said to me over the years that make me shake my head and laugh to myself.
Thanks for the video. I loved listening to it and also I love your sweet voice. Good job. HUGS!
Don't let those negative people get to you. As my dad used to say "Satan is raging in their hearts!" they're afraid of your words because they make too much sense. They're uncomfortable with that.
Found your channel from FB and have been subscribed ever since. Keep doing the good work.
Hey Lex, I’m a somewhat new follower to your channel and Instagram. I always look forward to your videos and hearing your perspective. You’re so happy while working through the logical mess that is leaving the Mormon church. It makes me hopeful that one day, I’ll get to that point. Thanks for being a great example and for doing the hard work that is sharing your opinion about the LDS church online. There will always be people who try and you get you down about it, but just know there are so many more of us who are so grateful that you keep posting.
I love your videos Lex! They really help me calm down when my parents say some twisted manipulative stuff.The crazies are going to hate. They just keep spewing the same hate and talking in circles. Just ignore them and keep doing you.
❤️✨❤️✨❤️ Hey soul sister. Glad you're out there. I'd be happy to have a chat anytime as a fellow post-mo. This is absolutely an important topic. Preach! 🙏😁
Thank you for talking about what it’s like to be an exmo. It’s been a lonely 5 years for me since I left, but thankfully I found your videos now 😊
The God Weeps thing... I remember my mother using that line on me. As to ‘the only true joy comes within the church’ thing, I remember for years feeling emotionally stunted. It was like I knew I was capable of feeling more but couldn’t access it. It was after I left the church that the fuller breadth and depth of thing like love, happiness and joy opened up to me. I have had such a richer and fuller experience of myself and the world after leaving the church and I wouldn’t trade that for anything.
I love your videos!!! I look forward to your new videos every week. You offer great insight and a new perspective to feelings that I 100% share with you. My favourite exmo channel. I love Mr Atheist and Bro Jake and other channels for different reasons. But your channel offers something from the heart that isn’t out there right now.
This means a lot to me-thank you ♥️
You're doing an amazing job Lexi! Love your channel, keep up the great work! Ignore the haters... the truth hurts.
I've really enjoyed listening to your vids. It's very nice of you to leave your email incase someone needs to talk. I'm also liking & commenting so your vids can be spread to as many as possible. I feel horrible for all the suffering that these monsters have done & keep on doing to humans.
Thank you so much, you're very kind!
Awesome video as usual! I love you baby, keep up the awesome work.
Thanks for that topic. My father told me recently, “You are not welcome in my kingdom (After his life here, when he is crowned a god) because of your subjectivity towards the Mormon Church!” I laughed and then cried. He is so deceived. God Bless
!
I've had those conversations more often than I can remember. It's angering to know how much pressure it puts on my Mormon family members- especially the kids.
I was agnostic throughout most of my life. My sister became a Mormon when I was 21 years old. My dad and mom and sister were not allowed to attend the wedding at the Oakland temple. I remember how my dad was crying when my sister and I accompanied him as we were walking in Oakland. What a welcoming church 🙃
If we were allowed to enter the temple and wittiness the wedding ceremony, we would definitely be astonished to see the clothing and Masonic rituals. My parents, sister and I would have realized that Mormonism has the aura of a cult.
Since Joseph Smith was a con
man along with some of the the other prophets. They thought of this ingenious plan: In order to reach heaven a member must enter the temple and perform these masonic rituals and “tithe “ 10% of their gross income to the”church “. What a great con game scheme! It worked!
Now it is possibly the wealthiest church or corporation on earth.
I've been so obsessed with your channel. Love your content and your hair is so pretty in every video! As someone who was a part of the mormon church for some time I really appreciate you giving your insight and making these videos. Thank you Lexi!
Lex, I came across your video about attending church as an ex mormon. I appreciate you. Thank you for being open and sharing. You have a new subscriber.
Thank you ♥️
A typical active missionary response regarding the “stone in the hat” side skirt it better than OJ’s jukes!
This effected me DEEPLY, how depressing it was to see year after
Year after year nothing but Joseph looking at the plates. And then verified
It was “stone in a hat”!!! This I can guarantee you was monumental in a lot of members becoming x members!
The stone is no different than any other type of divination. It's like tarot, crystal balls, etc, which i now practice as an ex mormon.. my issue is mormons denial that what they do is "occult" when the whole religion is based off occult divination, ritual (that literally is the same as witchcraft rituals except instead of doing it at home, theyre doing it in a temple so it's "different" ... basically they're in denial and claim anyone elses is illusion from satan, but their rituals are of god 😂🙄) my sister goes to the temple regularly still and has zero clue she performs Masonic/witchcraft level rituals there, because shes dressed in white so it's somehow dif 👌🙄
Social media has become a great outlet/venue for miserable people to release their miserable thoughts and feelings. So in hindsight, haters are normal on social media because there are A LOT of miserable people out there and just be grateful that you aren't miserable that you have to go on social media to release your miserable self on others.
I love your videos screw the negative comments
Great video Lex and very much needed. Thanks for your bravery. I am an exmo and I still believe in God. I just don't believe in a God that would separate families over such trivial things. ❤️
You'd think that if someone has one basic selling point for a product, they would make it a good one. But there is no way everyone in the family will be together, like you said, if at one point they didn't do all the right things. And that is just considering members born into the church. What about single converts who do this alone? They might marry into the church, but their sibling, parents, and other relatives may have a different religion or none at all. The missionaries tell them about the eternal familiy that these members will never have. And not to mention people who suffer from infertility. They can't do everything that is asked of them. So they get to be eternal servants because god made them infertile? What kind of "loving father" would do that to his children?
"The missionaries tell them about the eternal familiy that these members will never have. And not to mention people who suffer from infertility. They can't do everything that is asked of them. So they get to be eternal servants because god made them infertile? What kind of "loving father" would do that to his children?"
If there is one thing that breaks the chains of Mormonism more than any other good reason not to be a member - there it is.
The fear of leaving or straying from the rail and finding yourself outside the eternal family you love and are supposed to protect you. A gilded cage is still a cage.
Imagine being a family who has jumped through every hoop, except one family member fell short of everyone else.
Imagine living an eternity knowing you can never be together ever again in Celestial glory? It would be a living hell.
@@carlduffin so sad and so true 💜
Keep up the good work. You are awesome!
I enjoy your videos , thank you! Don't let the ranting and raving of those who suffer pull you down! You have the power within yourself to rise above childish prattle...water off a ducks back!!!
You're doing great, keep up the great work!!!
I appreciate what you do, open and honest dialog is such a rare commodity in our politically correct society.
This type of emotional blackmail is far to common. I even had it happen this week. I'm currently going through a lot of stuff with the Church lately and after coming across several lies regarding my membership, disregarding their own rules (but demanding members, me included, to follow the rules or else), and abuse of power, I decided that it is better to just resign.
The Mission President replied to my request that I should think very careful about it because I am risking my eternal family. This is emotional blackmail straight up.
Positive. Informative. Cheerful and beautiful. Forget haters!
I just binge watched all of your videos. Haha I grew up extremely Mormon but stopped going in my early 20 as soon as I got out of my parents house. I never really believed in it. Always seemed super illogical but always pretended to believe to please my parents. I only recently started learning about the CES letter and all the lies within the church. It just makes me sad for my family and friends that are still members and refuse to hear anything that doesn’t “strengthen their testimony“ living in Utah and coming from a Mormon family with 12 siblings I hear this kind of abusive language everywhere but I just keep my mouth shut as not to cause drama. I hope someday all of the members wake up and this cult ceases to exist.
I know you are doing a great job. Don't mind anything that scumbags say to hurt you or you're family. They have issues 😂😂😂 not you. God bless you and your family.... Great video again....
This is thrown at me all the time. As though I am the one that doesn't want everyone together for as long as possible. I am not the one that has put any metaphysical limitations on how long I can be with them.
Hell Yeah!
I love your videos!
Also, my mother was all about the second coming, but as a child I was terrified of the apocalypse
I've been through some similar just as a guy, in California, was a 'model mormon' despite never feeling it made a lot of sense. Until I was going to have a kid and knew I could not live with myself if I raised him in such a messed up system.
I think you should examine how to talk to family members who still see the church as a good organization and will be sending their kids to the temple and on missions. I want to help my nieces and nephews avoid the molestation and abuse that occurs in the temple ceremonies.
This is my favorite video you've done! From a young age (8 or 9) I never understood why we had to go through all this extra crap for forever families. i tried for years to convince myself it was necessary and made myself and kids go to church (I did not marry in the church, thank goodness!). I always questioned why when it mentions it nowhere in the bible. Quite frankly, now I don't believe in anything and that's actually more comforting to me than an angry condemning God.
Keep up the good work! Your videos are presented with facts and kindness, a difficult juggling act you do very well.
I appreciate you! Haters gonna hate. You must be getting through to them on some level or they wouldn't be so bothered by what you are saying. The truth hurts, but the best life (or the worst) isn't worth living if its based on bullshit. Keep going lovely.
Ann Coutts,
I'm not bothered about what's she's saying on this video, the truth doesn't hurt The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which is why we're not a Church that publishes lies about other Churches.
ExMo Lex here has told multiple lies about the Church on her other videos, you must tell lies to fight for the truth is insane, people don't trust liars.
@@danielmoore4024 exactly what lies has she told? She uses church approved resources for her information and her personal experience as a member for her entire life
@@blossom7582
She claimed Joseph made false prophecies.
D&Cs 130:14-16
14 I was once praying very earnestly to know the time of the coming of the Son of Man, when I heard a voice repeat the following:
15 Joseph, my son, if thou livest until thou art eighty-five years old, thou shalt see the face of the Son of Man; therefore let this suffice, and trouble me no more on this matter.
16 I was left thus, without being able to decide whether this coming referred to the beginning of the millennium or to some previous appearing, or whether I should die and thus see his face.
Verse 16, "without being able to decide"
Joseph Smith never prophesied the Second Coming, he did teach no one will know when the Second Coming is;
D&Cs 49:6-7
6 And they have done unto the Son of Man even as they listed; and he has taken his power on the right hand of his glory, and now reigneth in the heavens, and will reign till he descends on the earth to put all enemies under his feet, which time is nigh at hand-
7 I, the Lord God, have spoken it; but the hour and the day no man knoweth, neither the angels in heaven, nor shall they know until he comes.
D&Cs 121:34-35
34 Behold, there are many called, but few are chosen. And why are they not chosen?
35 Because their hearts are set so much upon the things of this world, and aspire to the honors of men, that they do not learn this one lesson-
Just another one apostates will try and trick you with.
Doctrine & Covenants 84:4-5
4 Verily this is the word of the Lord, that the city New Jerusalem shall be built by the gathering of the saints, beginning at this place, even the place of the temple, which temple shall be reared in this generation.
5 For verily this generation shall not all pass away until an house shall be built unto the Lord, and a cloud shall rest upon it, which cloud shall be even the glory of the Lord, which shall fill the house.
However, by the end of 1833, the Latter-day Saints had been driven out of Jackson County by their enemies and eventually settled elsewhere. The Saints learned that their own transgressions had contributed to their expulsion from Zion (see D&C 101:1-6; 105:1-6). Neither the city of New Jerusalem nor the temple was built at that time, as commanded in Doctrine and Covenants 84:4-5. Several years later, after the Saints had established themselves in Nauvoo, Illinois, the Lord declared that they were excused from the commandment to build the city of New Jerusalem and the temple (see D&C 124:49-51). Nevertheless, the Lord’s promises remain that Zion will one day be redeemed and the New Jerusalem will be built (see D&C 100:13; 105:9; 136:18).
No false prophecies were made.
You are doing great, keep pounding!
I had been told that even if you get to the Celestial kingdom you could end up as a servant to others because you didn’t follow EVERY rule. This caused me so much stress because there’s no possible way to be perfect. I didn’t want to be a servant to other “perfect” people.
Really love your videos! Also your hair is dope
Hey Lex! Thanks so much for making your videos. They're giving me strength. I'm trying to take a pretty scary path as I'm still very young. My friend group is super Mormon and I don't want to go to BYU with them cuz I'm a feminist and LGBTQ+ supporter. Your videos help me feel calm and at peace about my decision.
im so sorry you’re receiving undeserved hate. you’re helping so many people and I love all of your videos!!! 💗💗
Your videos are much appreciated Lex :)
This helped reassure me that i will probably not be stuck with my abusive father for eternity. I'm an exmormon and he is still a believer