Mormon’s don’t like to talk about the temple because it’s weird — There’s a lot of secrecy about what happens inside Mormon temples. This secrecy is self-imposed, as Mormons are specifically instructed during the endowment to not discuss what happens inside the temple after they leave. This leads to a lot of speculation about what the Mormons are hiding. Is it sex? …

The Ancient Order of the Foreskin — Imagine that you’ve been transported to a dystopian universe where amputating a part of your penis will open doors to success. You’re sitting in a job interview answering all of the hiring manager’s questions. You’re building rapport. The interviewer smiles at you, and then she says, “OK. One last question…

Una Carta de un Misionero Retornado — Ya no creo en las afirmaciones de verdad de la Iglesia de Jesucristo de los Santos de los Ultimos Dias. Ya no creo que Jose Smith fue un profeta. Esta conclución ha sido alcanzada después de mucha angustia de corazón y estudio de la historia de la Iglesia. Al ser…

Attacking the messenger just makes you an asshole — Let’s start with a story from the Book of Mormon. The prophet Lehi tells his sons about his vision of the tree of life. After Lehi monologues for several chapters, Laman and Lemuel complain that they can’t understand all of the words of their father. …

Censorship doesn’t help anyone find the truth — From 1970-1915, Boyd K. Packer was an Apostle in the Mormon church, serving for 7 years as the acting president of the Quorum of the Twelve. During that time, Mormons sustained him as a prophet, seer, and revelator. Prior to this, he worked in various administrative positions in the Church…

5 years ago I was a Mormon missionary in Salta, Argentina. One day I stumbled upon the following quote from the missionary manual Preach My Gospel: “As a missionary, you are expected to keep the commandments willingly, to obey mission rules, and to follow the counsel of your leaders. Obedience…