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I have this book written by Regina Samuelson (not her real name). I picked it up this morning and started to read it. I just want to share a small portion so far:
"Mormonism --- to an outsider --- is INCOMPREHENSIVELY ALL-ENCOMPASSING. Every aspect of your life, every association you have, every conversation in which you engage, EVERY SINGLE THING about your life has something to do with being a Mormon. When you wake up in the morning, you're supposed to roll out of bed and onto your knees and start the day with prayer. You're supposed to read your scriptures for at least half an hour --- preferably the Book of Mormon either in the morning or evening, or really whenever you get the chance. (A friend of mine wandered into a seminary room once and saw a sign on the wall that blew him away: 'Before your homework, READ YOUR SCRIPTURES!' no joke.) After morning prayers come family prayers; some families say a family prayer before bed at night, some first thing in the morning, some both. Then there's breakfast, and you pray before eating...usually something to do with 'nourishing and strengthening' your body. (It's a Mormon prayer catch-phrase lifted from the scriptures.) If you're in a high school outside of Arizona or Utah (Mormon 'Mecca'), you have early-morning seminary, which means basically an hour-long 6 AM Bible study class. You pray your way throughout the day, smile warmly at non-members (because who knows but a simple comment from you could plant the seed of conversion in their hearts!), you chat in and off with your social network - mostly Mormon - all day long, pray silently at lunch, out loud with your family over dinner (since you're having dinner at home, like a good LDS family), and if it's Monday night, you have family night: a gospel lesson, a hymn, a couple of prayers, and an activity. Don't forget to pray before bed, too! (And be sure not to let your prayers get repetitive; God doesn't like that.) If it's a Sunday, add three hours of church, no television or music (except Mormon stuff) and a crock pot dinner.
"No, not all Mormons live like that, but it IS the gold standard...a veritable righteousness competition!"
Rebecca Samuelson, I'm (No Longer) a Mormon, p. 7-8
Note: Seminary is actually an hour-long 6 AM LDS scripture study class, five mornings a week.
We were just as busy when I was a Mormon, but there have been some changes concerning the day of some meetings.
NOTE: This thread is NOT about prayer.
"Mormonism --- to an outsider --- is INCOMPREHENSIVELY ALL-ENCOMPASSING. Every aspect of your life, every association you have, every conversation in which you engage, EVERY SINGLE THING about your life has something to do with being a Mormon. When you wake up in the morning, you're supposed to roll out of bed and onto your knees and start the day with prayer. You're supposed to read your scriptures for at least half an hour --- preferably the Book of Mormon either in the morning or evening, or really whenever you get the chance. (A friend of mine wandered into a seminary room once and saw a sign on the wall that blew him away: 'Before your homework, READ YOUR SCRIPTURES!' no joke.) After morning prayers come family prayers; some families say a family prayer before bed at night, some first thing in the morning, some both. Then there's breakfast, and you pray before eating...usually something to do with 'nourishing and strengthening' your body. (It's a Mormon prayer catch-phrase lifted from the scriptures.) If you're in a high school outside of Arizona or Utah (Mormon 'Mecca'), you have early-morning seminary, which means basically an hour-long 6 AM Bible study class. You pray your way throughout the day, smile warmly at non-members (because who knows but a simple comment from you could plant the seed of conversion in their hearts!), you chat in and off with your social network - mostly Mormon - all day long, pray silently at lunch, out loud with your family over dinner (since you're having dinner at home, like a good LDS family), and if it's Monday night, you have family night: a gospel lesson, a hymn, a couple of prayers, and an activity. Don't forget to pray before bed, too! (And be sure not to let your prayers get repetitive; God doesn't like that.) If it's a Sunday, add three hours of church, no television or music (except Mormon stuff) and a crock pot dinner.
"No, not all Mormons live like that, but it IS the gold standard...a veritable righteousness competition!"
Rebecca Samuelson, I'm (No Longer) a Mormon, p. 7-8
Note: Seminary is actually an hour-long 6 AM LDS scripture study class, five mornings a week.
We were just as busy when I was a Mormon, but there have been some changes concerning the day of some meetings.
NOTE: This thread is NOT about prayer.
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