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RE: https://mastodon.social/@eff/117094943414263877

As someone raised #Mormon #LDS #TCOJCOLDS, I agree. In #Utah, it's more than a church. It's a culture. It's even got a lot of power in our politics. Now, #ExMo #ExMormon, how can I self-identify if I can't name that cultural norm?

In Utah, when you say "the church", everyone knows which one you're talking about and it ain't Catholic. In fact, there were "I am a Mormon" ad campaigns around the time of the #2002Olympics. Then the last president of the church tried to take back the "Mormon" name and change our culture to say it was offensive and even a slur, but too little too late, my guy. Very few but him felt that way. Many tried to change their language to obey the religious leader, but "Mormon" is still in common use.

Can you tell the episode?

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Please tell me where this scene occured

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What episode?

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Two @sltrib @sltrib.com stories in my @newsblur RSS reader.

Shot. Chaser.

#utpol #uspol #Mormon #ExMo #ExMormon #TCOJCOLDS #LDS

Canning season has begun. We husked a couple hundred ears of corn this evening. It’s a fun tradition that many #LDS families share. Both my wife and I grew up canning large quantities of produce every year.

I want to take a moment to address some very sensitive issues — specifically sexual identity, gender‑minority stress, and how different institutions have responded to them.
https://medium.com/prismnpen/when-values-collide-the-boy-scouts-mormons-and-lgbtq-51f59a43d78e

#LGBTQ #BoyScouts #LDS #Mormons

Which episode do we see here?

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And here’s one for the thoughts and prayers crowd. Brigham Young quoted when he learned the severely delayed handcart company that experienced harsh winter weather conditions in Wyoming had arrived in Salt Lake on November 30, 1856:

“The afternoon meeting will be omitted, for I wish the sisters to go home and prepare to give those who have just arrived a mouthful of something to eat, and to wash them and nurse them up. ... Were I in the situation of those persons who have just come in, ... I would give more for a dish of pudding and milk or a baked potato and salt,... than I would for all your prayers, though you were to stay there all afternoon and pray. Prayer is good, but when baked potatoes and milk are needed, prayer will not supply their place.”

This is a thread of me quoting a book on the economic history of the Latter-day Saints. See OP for context.

#thoughtsandprayers #LDS #collectivism #history

Continuing to quote this book. See OP for context.

“The church also attempted to prevent, so far as possible, the exploitation of its members who were in need. Brigham Young reported that a man was stopped by his bishop from building a house because ‘he got first rate mechanics to work for five pounds of flour a day’; which was considered to be too little pay. ‘The bishop told him that he could not build a house in his ward upon any such principle.’”

#LDS #collectivism #history

Do you know the origin of this scene?

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Have you seen this?

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Maybe I’ll just keep sharing quotes from this excellent book in this thread. See OP for context.

“Each person with surplus was asked to turn it over to his bishop to be divided among the needy. Vigorous preaching and strong moral suasion were applied to insure the success of this voluntary share-the-surplus program.”

#LDS #collectivism #economy #history

In reading the Great Basin Kingdom: An Economic History of the Latter-day Saints I can’t help but note the stark contrast between the early church and the attitudes of most American church members today. Collectivism and cooperation were what allowed the church to thrive in the Great Basin and many of these concepts are enshrined as cannon in the Doctrine & Covenants.

Wise environmental stewardship was also an important consideration.

“Regulations were adopted with respect to the conservation of wood and timber: No person was allowed to build with logs without permission; no person was entitled to cut more than he could use quickly; and only dead timber could be used as fuel.”

#LDS #collectivism #economy

My SIL is at a church youth camp near Mount Hood and sent me a video of her hiking through a thunderstorm in the woods yesterday. I inquired further and she told me the leaders didn't know it was going to storm.

I reached out to our bishop and we're going to put together a workshop so that the adult leaders can be empowered to know what to look for to avoid this in the future rather than relying on a simple phone weather app.

I don't fault people for not knowing, but now that I know it's a problem I feel like it's my responsibility as a meteorologist to help improve the situation. For now they're proactively texting me asking for updates through the end of the campout. Glad to see they're doing what they can.

#weather #ORwx #LDS

Which episode do we see here?

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My next read will be Great Basin Kingdom by Leonard J Arrington. This tells the economic history of the Latter-day Saints up to 1900, including how the land in Utah and nearby states shaped the region’s economic development.

#book #reading #lds

So?

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Hype for the Future 248B: Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania

https://novatopflex.wordpress.com/2026/07/06/hype-for-the-future-248b-susquehanna-county-pennsylvania/

Can you tell the episode?

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@volts.wtf
#Mormons still remember and talk about the Missouri Governor saying something similar, but none of the #GOP politicians are going to speak up about this attack on a religious group that similarly doesn't drink alcohol and has every day religious clothing.
#utpol #uspol #LDS #exmo #ExMormon #TCOJCOLDS

https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/extermination-order?lang=eng

New instance, new #introduction.

Hello everyone! I’m a meteorologist working at a company that launches #weather balloons. On Mastodon, I toot about #weather, mostly #BCstorm, #WAwx, and #ORwx.

Despite being in the United States, most of my toots will be in metric (ºC, km, etc.). This is the result of a poll from several years ago when I lived in Portland.

I recently moved from White Rock, B.C. to Hermiston, Oregon and am excited to be back in Oregon and closer to family. Some #geology tidbits will be thrown in along with my thoughts on rural life, family life, and my #LDS faith.

I am an avid geocacher with 3119 finds. I enjoy sharing my exploration and also stats on my #geocache finds.

I am also a #HamRadio / #AmateurRadio operator. I also recently discovered #meshtastic and have been playing around with that quite a bit.

Since joining Mastodon several years ago I have lived in Portland, Oregon, White Rock, British Columbia, and now Hermiston, Oregon. I jumped around servers as I moved but I think I will stick around here a while since AI6YR's server is full of people who also live in the science and emergency communication sphere. Thank you Ben for letting me fill your instance with Pacific Northwest weather!

I will work on configuring profile verification soon.

Abgesehen davon, ist das hier schon die geilste Region zum Gravelbiken im ganzen Bundesland.

Overpass Query nach Gravel-geeigneten Wegen in Brandenburg: https://gist.m11n.de/mjaschen/d87f4298c3e347a890e30472c2333be5

#OpenStreetMap #Overpass #OverpassUltra #Brandenburg #LDS #LandkreisDahmeSpreewald #DahmeSpreewald #Gravel

What do you think?

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