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do you consider fundamentalist mormons to be queer? /genq
Well ‘queer’ and ‘lgbt’ are personal labels that I would never try to push on someone who didn’t want to identify with them.
However if a fundamentalist Mormon in a polyamorous relationship wanted to identify as queer then they’d be fully in their rights to do so as a polyamorous person.
Hope this clears it up :)
For me personally, one story that comes to mind is that of the Martin and Willie Handcart companies in the mid 1800s, where many in the company felt a presence during their journey. Many swear by it, that the presence felt was that of angels. Honestly, I find the idea comforting.
For those interested in further reading
T.S. Eliot, The Waste Land
The TikTok algorithm is so weird because I have gotten not one but two adds “For the Church of Jesus Christ of later-day saints.” (For anyone wondering that is the Mormons.) I was never Mormon, but I did grow up religious and I have enough religious trauma already, I don’t need to join a cult thank you.
The funniest part about being raised Mormon is that sometimes I almost end voicemails by saying, “In the name of Jesus Christ, amen”
this video isn't very good but it was definitely a learning experience at the time. if you're curious about the horrors of mormonism you should check it out!
writing an essay for my religious studies class and realising that The Book Of Mormon (the musical) is my only source of information on mormonism, and now i have to keep googling things to make sure anything from the musical is accurate lol
Mormon Missionary eats tiny man.
Mormons: actually Eve was right and a girlboss
An angel, you say!? Well that’s very impressive, sir, and may I just say it’s an honor to have you come all the way to give a message to little ol’ me. A real honor, sir! I just gotta shake your hand! Wow! A real angel! But you know, I gotta admit, personally, I don’t know the first thing about angels…no, it’s true! I couldn’t tell you the difference between a cherubim or a seraphim to save my life. But my wife, though, she’s real keen on angels. We were actually just talking about it the other night, isn’t that a coincidence…where was I? Oh, yes, my wife, you see, my wife was telling me that angels aren’t all that complicated, not complicated at all. Basically there are really only two groups, see? Well, there’s two kinds of being in heaven, you see, The first group are Angels. Apparently they’re the ones who are…uh…what’s the word….oh, yeah! Resurrected personages! They got bodies of, uh, flesh and bone. So you can, you know, reach out and touch them. The second group, see, the second group, they’re spirits of the just made perfect, but they haven’t been resurrected yet. They don’t have bodies, so if you tried to touch them, you wouldn’t feel anything! Now, and here’s the real interesting part, blew my mind when I heard it, well, I guess it shouldn’t have, it makes a lot of sense when you think about it, but, see, heavenly messengers can’t be deceptive. It’s contrary to the order of heaven, you see, for a just man to deceive. So, if you ask a messenger from heaven to, say, shake your hand, either they’ll take your hand and you’ll feel it, because they’re a resurrected being with flesh and bone and all that, or, if they’re just a spirit, they’ll say “no thank you” and deliver their message. Well I’m sure you knew all this already, and I’m sure you’re very busy, sir, I apologize for keeping you.
Oh, one more thing: it’s the craziest thing, but it’s gonna keep me up all night… remember when I shook your hand earlier? And you grabbed my hand? Why do you think I couldn’t feel your hand in mine?
Poll because I'm curious:
I ask for the "roots" because of this idea that in some "cultures" families are very big, and in other "cultures" they tend to be small, and I want to know to what degree this applies to cousins 😄
Whenever someone tells me I'm going to hell for being a Mormon, I like to remember that we do have a plan for if we're all wrong:
And if we go to hell, we will turn the devils out of doors and make a heaven of it.
-Joseph Smith Jr
So basically, if hell is real and we're all going there, the plan is to beat the sh*t out of Satan and start planting community gardens.
I love Jesus and want to follow Jesus. My relationship with God is quite probably the single most important and defining characteristic of my life.
When a faithful transgender individual presents themselves authentically (through a change in clothing, name, pronouns, etc.) and receives condemnation from church members in return, does this say something about our focus on the outward appearance more than the inward heart?
It is my deep Mormon heritage that compels me to want to disrupt the current political system so much that a Missouri politician openly calls for my death.
A Modern Day Rameumptom
The Book of Mormon story of Rameumptom keeps coming back to my mind again and again. I know I’ve probably written posts about it before and I’ll probably do so again as my mind turns back to the stories within the scriptures as I grew up with them.
The LDS church is a modern day Rameumptom. The disenfranchised population not truly allowed to worship inside I s the LGBTQIA+ community.
And yet, the solution to the heartbreak we face is the same. Worship where you are. Pray where you are. You do not need fine temples and fancy churches to facilitate a relationship with God.
We may not get the ordinances done currently, but that does not mean we cannot worship and seek out our own happiness no matter what shape that is.
God does not gatekeep. Ask and ye shall receive. Knock and it shall be opened unto you.
My god is not a god that keeps blessings from people when they seek after these things.
I’m kinda obsessed with this talk. It’s the first one I’ve actually gotten to listen to, and it’s like he’s speaking to me. God won’t turn me away just because I’m trans, gay, etc, he wants me there specifically and infinitely. His plan is not about roadblocks, it’s about salvation and acceptance
”the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints sucks how can you be queer and be in that church???” What if I love being queer in direct defiance of what society expects? What if the statistic for how many young adults leave the church is so insanely high and I am a petty human who refuses to become a statistic? What if I want to be here and grow old and show the next generations of queer people in this church that it is okay and God still loves them and actually He made them queer on purpose to fit His specific plan for them? What then?
Howdy, I'm Jai! (Pronounced like Jay, btw) and I'm ace (maybe aroace? I'm still figuring it out.) and I'm a Mormon.
You've maybe seen me on my main blog, but I decided to finally make a separate place for me to share and reblog church-related things because, while I'm generally a pretty confident person, I will admit I'm pretty anxious about sharing LDS stuff on my main blogs due to... situations in the past. I probably won't be super active here, but you're welcome to ask for my main blog (if you don't already know it). If you seem chill I'm happy to share it. Just know it's mostly uhhhhh furry art and Fullmetal Alchemist brainrot lol I'm always down for a friendly chat about religion or anything else!
Anyone is welcome to ask me stuff, but I'm keeping anons off. Please don't try and tell me anti-mormon stuff, I'm sure I've already heard it. I'm well aware of the church's shortcomings and messy history (to put those mildly). Yet here I remain. Yes, it's a struggle sometimes. Yes, the future is uncertain. Yes, I hope for change. No, telling me about whatever bad or questionable thing you heard Joseph Smith or Dallin H. Oaks did will not change my mind. I already know about it, I promise. By all means, if you don't wanna hear about this kind of stuff, especially if you find talk of religion or Mormon beliefs triggering, block all of those tags down there and/or block my blog. It's okay. I won't be offended. Keep your space safe for you.
So uh... hello again Queerstake! More formally, this time :)