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exhaustedwriterartist · 9 hours

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A little get to know me.

I was going to post the header project with this too, but that'll be later now.

My sona:

Because I don't want to write on this drawing, here we go:

Some fun facts:

Currently 18. (Dec 30, I'm one of those crazy Capricorns)

Christian - Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Jesus loves all of you so so much!

American, of Finnish descent (my gran is an immigrant). Minä rakastan Suomea! Such a lovely country. (I can hardly speak Finnish though).

Southerner, of the Texan variety. I do not like the heat there in the summer however ;-;

I am basically a magpie, if I see a shiny or a click-clack or something that makes me go brrr- I collect.

Chronic-overthinker

I love my Mutuals <3

I'll be going to uni soon to study Illustration.

Likes:

Positivity

Rain and Snow

Sleeping

Music

Really soft things

Dislikes:

Negativity/pessimism

Hot weather (especially in the humidity). It makes me feel ill.

Paper cuts and cardboard cuts

Germs and left over textures from touching things.

Random aches and pain. (I'm fairly young but sometimes I feel like a grandma with the amount of pain I get in my back, knees, and jaw.)

So... Yeah. That's me! I really don't have anything else to say at the moment so...

Thank you all for stopping by!

Have a good day or night.

#exhausted's art #exhausted's half awake jumbles #my art #art #get to know me

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beautiful-littlefool · 25 days

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People who talk about how “how could you believe in the church ever, how did they talk you into getting baptized when you were 8? I NEVER would’ve fallen for that!” Did you believe in the Easter Bunny? The tooth fairy? Santa Clause? All things that are made up but you believed were true even though there were some weird and honestly creepy aspects of it if you look at it now, but you still believed in it and believed in the good parts of those things. Do not blame people for believing in something that they were fully taught was the truth because the people around them were taught it was the truth. Do not criticize a little kid for believing in Santa.

#exmo #pimo #exmormon #santa claus #easter #easter bunny #tooth fairy #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #ex christian #christianity #religious deconstruction #religion

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latterdaysainttemples · 1 month

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Inside the newly renovated Manti Utah Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Read the Church Newsroom article. Learn more about Latter-day Saint temples, their purposes, and find a temple open house near you.

Built 1888, renovated 1985, rededicated 2024.

#manti utah #utah #ut #usa #church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints #lds #temple #mormon #history #art #interior design #photography #architecture #christianity #christian #religion

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growingupmormon · 11 months

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Reading M. Kelters essay in Knowing Why: adult diagnosed autistic people on life and autism

There was a moment where I couldn’t help but feel so seen and this page was it

I hid, but my favorite place wasn’t in the ceiling but in a tiny secret closet off of one of the classrooms on the second floor above the sacrament meeting. I could see the meeting from up there and would know when it would be over.

And yes I see the irony of literally hiding in a closet at church!

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nerdydisciple · 6 months

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#christianity #jesus christ #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #savior #redeemer #christ the redeemer #christ the king

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ldsqueerstakeofficial · 13 days

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Applications to join the Queerward Discord

We've noticed a lot of people asking where to find the link to join the discord. While we cannot safely justify having a floating link, the mod team has agreed that we can open entry to the general public. The discord is no longer limited to a know-someone basis. If you would like to join the discord, you can message @relatablemormonmoments @notsostraightandnarrow @vaguely-heavenly-things with this form: Name or nickname: Discord username: Age or general age: How I discovered Queerward: Sexuality: Gender Identity: Romantic Orientation: How long have I been out to myself: Am I out to others: If straight, am I willing to be an ally and leave discrimination at the door: Do I hold concerning biases, such as racism, homophobia, or sexism?: (y/n) If yes, am I willing to unlearn them: Do I get into fights on the internet: [regularly, only when important, never] Do I promise to follow Queerward rules: (y/n) Am I kind: (y/n) Am I interested in a server dedicated to LGBT+ Mormons: (y/n) Am I Mormon or associated with the Mormon community, including ex-mormon, post-mormon, Church of Christ?: By sending in this application, you are permitting the mods to scroll through the blog you message us from to check that you are a real person, not a troll, not homophobic, racist, or sexist, and that you tend to respect others online. We will not be accepting requests from blank blogs.

#queerstake #tumblrstake #general conference #lds #official queerstake #mormon #mormon and queer #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #queerward #official queerward

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bloglizziekamiya · 18 days

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I was gonna say Elder Christofferson's talk about those who stay valiant in the gospel and how it impacts future generations makes me think of all the wonderful people I've interacted with here in the queerstake. You've made a difference and an impact on my testimony, and I hope I can help make an impact and strengthen the testimonies of younger generations of LGBT saints.

#tumblrstake #queerstake #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #general conference

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mormonmew · 14 days

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Hello Queerstake!!! (an introduction of me)

I've been on Tumblr for years as @mewuniverse (Mew for short usually) and decided that I wanted to make a sideblog to interact more with the LDS people that are here too! I'm a member of the LDS church, born and raised in that church. I am a woman married to a man with a kid of our own, and I figured out relatively recently that I'm somewhere on the asexual spectrum (ace, demi, I use both labels lol). Still, I see myself as more of an ally and want to be able to understand the stories of those in the LGBTQ+ community, including those that are currently and were formerly LDS.

Hopefully you'll see both posts from me and reblogs from the rest of the queerstake here, and I'm glad to be here with y'all and have perspectives of the LDS church that aren't just the strictly conservative ones I grew up around.

#lds #mormon #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #queerstake #lds church #mormon church #mew rambles

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splatzie · 16 days

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I'm having a thought about how we are supposed to call ourselves members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, not Mormons.

Perhaps referring to ourselves/the Church as Israel or children /elders of Israel is disingenuous. Inaccurate. A bad idea.

It just... Felt funny when it happened several times this conference.

I have no idea if I am looking for insight or agreement.

#ldsconf #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #mormon #lds general conference

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rucbarthatbowtiesarecooldw · 18 days

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Sunday Afternoon Session

Conducting: Quentin L Cook

Come Rejoice

D Todd Christofferson

A limiting trait is not being valiant in your testimony

Wholehearted devotion is what we should strive for

To make it to and stay in the Celestial Kingdom we must have a firm testimony of Jesus Christ and act on that testimony

Being Valiant in your testimony of Christ

Includes nurturing and strengthening that testimony

Heading His messengers

Encouraging others by word and example

We will not let anything keep us from being together forever

Do the things Jesus shall teach and command you

Taylor G Godoy

God hears our prayers and answers them in a personalized way

Mosiah 5:12

This life by its nature brings about experiences

Call Him, don’t fall

Just because you aren’t answered immediately doesn’t mean your call wasn’t answered at all

Confidence in the Lord’s answers requires accepting that they are not always what would expect in our minds for them to be.

The Lord is the first option for help

Call Don’t Fall (pray)

After prayer do all you can to obtain the answers you pray for

Humbly accept His answers

Softly and Tenderly, Jesus is Calling

Gary E Stevenson

Where is the foundation of your bridge?

The two towers are love the Lord thy God and love your neighbor as thyself – these are the towers that the bridge of the gospel is supported by

Loving the Lord leads to eternal Happiness

Bridges our heavenly upward gaze to our heavenly outward gaze

Love of the Lord is not complete if we do not love our neighbors

Loving your neighbors includes Christlike deeps of love and service

How are you building your tower of love?

“did God call on you specifically, or were you simply the one who listened?”

These towers need to function together in balance, equal devotion, and harmony

God loves everyone and so should we; we seek out those in need and serve them regardless of race, wealth, gender identity, sexual orientation, or anything else

God commanded us to love one another. Leave judgement up to Him

How do we build our own bridge of faith and devotion?

Early drafts become polished blueprints

Mathias Held

Consequences are a part of agency

Repentance is where growth happens

Seek to learn and accept support from the Lord

In the darkness of night we can turn on our lights

We can still choose how to respond to things out of our control

We are agents not objects.

Opposites don’t exist apart from each other, they can complement each other.

Where there is sunshine, shadows must be there too. Floods brings destruction but they bring life as well

Our difficulties do not define us – it is our attitudes and choices that define us much better than our situations

How Firm a Foundation

Niel L Anderson

It is breathtaking to see the works of God

Discipline your faith, what does that mean to you?

Eleazer Cearcy – sealing story – this is why listen to promptings

Angels have charge over us

Through the power of the Holy Ghost we are filled with strength and peace and joy and unspeakable hope.

Many different ways to see the face of Christ and no better place than in His holy house

Mark L Pace

Transform our homes into sanctuaries of faith

The scriptures are here to help us draw closer to Him

How can you avoid personal apostasy?

We are responsible for our own personal spiritual growth

The most important copy of the book of Mormon is the one you read

Heavenly Father wants you to know yourself – but you must put in the effort

Russell M Nelson

Called to apostles 40 years ago!

Six temples when he was born

Ponder what the Lord’s promise means for you personally

The priesthood was restored prior to the church – to ensure that the church could be organized with the correct authority

The priesthood keys are the only way we get the essential ordinances and covenants, the only way we can have blessings the way we do – we can extend all the blessings promised to/by Abraham to all God’s children

D&C 110

The gathering of Israel is evidence God loves all of His children everywhere

The gospel of Abraham is further evidence that God loves all of His children everywhere

The sealing power is supreme evidence that God loves all of His children everywhere and wants them to return to Him

Study Kirtland temple dedicatory prayer in D&C 109

Regular temple worship will enhance how you see yourself

The temple empowers us to take on the challenges of life

You do not have to face life alone

What courage does it give you to know that angels really will help you?

No combination of wickedness will prevail over those who worship in the house of the Lord

Nothing will help you more to hold fast to the iron rod than attending the temple as regularly as you can, nothing will protect you more, nothing will bolster your testimony of Christ and His atonement, or recognize the significance of His plan, nothing will soothe your spirit more, nothing will open the blessings of Heavens more

15 temples:

Uturoa, French Polynesia

Chihuahua, Mexico

Florianopolis, Brazil

Rosario, Argentina

Edinburgh, Scotland

Brisbane, Australia South Area

Victoria, British Colombia

Yuma, Arizona

Houston, Texas South Area

Des Moines, Iowa

Cincinnati, Ohio

Honolulu Hawaii

West Jordan Utah

Lehi Utah

Maracaibo, Venezuela

Now Let Us Rejoice

#genconf #tumblrstake #ldsconf #general conference #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #temples

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thebunnylord · 3 months

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So… funny church story that happened to me when I was little…

When I was in primary, they decided to have the kids come to the temple with our parents and teach us the importance of temples and all that. We didn’t go inside the actual temple itself, we just looked through the door.

Well, right before we walked from the church building to the temple building, they had an activity where we built our own temples out of toothpicks and mini marshmallows. Of course being a little kid, I made an igloo temple for Antarctica complete with an outdoor baptismal font for the penguins.

And then I devoured it.

Of course I got sick. As we were walking up the steps from the church parking lot to the temple, I turned to my primary teacher and was like “sister [cat], I think I’m going to puke…”

I was immediately rushed to the front of the line to puke in the bushes and it just so happened right at that moment, one of the adults took a picture of us from behind. It featured me and sister [cat] hurrying up the steps while I stumble behind trying not to puke.

A few weeks later they used that picture as part of their bulletin board right outside of the chapel to show every one of our trip. Out of context and from the position it was taken in, it looked like a group of primary children climbing up the steps to see the temple.

However! If it was taken facing us from the front, you could probably see just how sick I was and the anxiety on the poor sister’s face of not having me yak all over the beautiful temple grounds. Only me, her, and my parents know of the full context of that picture.

Moral of the story: don’t gorge yourself on a crap ton of mini marshmallows right before a temple trip.

#lord bunny’s ponderings #mormonism #mormon #stuff that happens at church #christianity #lds church #temple #primary story #lds #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #story time #marshmallows and I don’t mix

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michaelofgondor · 3 months

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It’s getting to a point where dealing with the “you’re not real Christians” type of people is far more exhausting than the “you hate gays” type of people when being an LDS member.

#personal #lds #the church of jesus christ of latter day saints #church of jesus christ of latter day saints #Christian

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silvrash-797 · 25 days

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