#boggsposting

My childhood best friend looking terrified when I tell her about beautiful experiences I've had in the Church.

My boyfriend slowly breaking up with me after I brought him to a church activity.

My parents stopping me from going to church because they're genuinely afraid they might lose me.

The Teacher: I used ChatGPT to research the Philistines instead of researching myself! (:

And like yeah I would be annoyed too but it's been hard to then watch other moots interact with that and be super anti-mormon in the comments

I know the 1st presidency make a big push for us to be more inclusive of our communities, and I appreciate that. I'm not demanding an apology I just am curious to see how that would be handled.

Like I'm in Chicago rn with my family and people are just out? With pride flags and pins? And like, not everyone is white? Not everyone speaks English?

And it's such a stark reminder that wait, that's allowed here. People will be ok as themselves in public. I don't need to be starved to see other people that look like me because that's actually normal.

Not because they’re racist—At least not more than your average well-meaning white person, and they’re always seeking to improve—but the ban came all the way from the first presidency, so there had to be a reason for it. The same way there’s a reason for polygamy, for the inequality of trans members and queer members and women in general. Their hearts would hurt, but they’d still support the word of the Brethren, whose every word is surely inspired.

It’s not like the Q15 are subject to human imperfection and bigotry, which effect the policies they create, because they are prophets/seers/revelators and God would never allow them to steer the church wrong in any meaningful way, right???