Why Do Mormons Feel Superior to Others? w/ John Larsen & Carah Burrell

Why Do Mormons Feel Superior to Others? w/ John Larsen & Carah Burrell | Ep 1769

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In this enlightening interview, John Larsen explores the concept of superiority within Mormonism and its far-reaching implications. He delves into the various ways in which superiority is ingrained in Mormon theology, scriptures, and practices, shedding light on the inherent biases and discriminatory narratives that persist within the community. From the belief in white skin as inherently superior to the patriarchal nature of the priesthood and the reinforcement of rigid gender roles, John uncovers the damaging effects of these doctrines. He also discusses the patronizing language used to describe those outside the faith, the exploitation of immigrant labor, and the prevalence of fraud among Mormons. Join John Larsen as he unpacks the complex dynamics of superiority within Mormonism and raises critical questions about its impact on individuals and society.
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00:00:00 Intro & Contact Info
00:10:00 Counterviews from previous episodes
00:14:00 Amount of cultural variety in the world and bias towards cultures we are raised in
00:19:00 Ways we unintentionally discriminate and reinforce incorrect narratives
00:22:00 Supremacy vs Garden-variety superiority
00:25:30 Insider group divisions: caste, meritocracy, etc
00:26:30 Bias towards leaders - “Divine Right of Kings”
00:28:30 Bias of birthright
00:31:25 Acquisition of wealth
00:34:40 Mormons have superiority baked into their theology
00:36:00 Mormon scriptures & doctrine that white skin is inherently superior
00:38:30 Priesthood is patrilineal, therefore tied to blood lineage
00:47:14 How Joseph makes scripture explicitly racist
00:54:00 Mormon scripture encodes superiority into leadership (from pre-birth)
01:09:50 Columbus in the Book of Mormon
01:15:45 Joseph F Smith explicitly lays out skin color based on blessings
01:17:10 Why are some Mormons better off? Danger of the “chosen” ideology
01:26:00 How rigid gender roles are baked into doctrine
01:28:20 The “fruits” of Mormonism’s superiority doctrines include white supremacy
01:32:00 The othering of the term “the mission field” & the patronizing ways others are talked about
01:34:30 Exploitation of immigrant labor
01:35:30 Amount of fraud among Mormons
01:37:00 Micro-aggressions and othering
01:37:35 Dismissal of financial impropriety
01:39:00 Inferiority and other ex-Mormons (01:41)
01:44:00 Unearned superiority of missionaries vs actual elites & philanthropists
01:54:45 EPIC JD rant
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@gail995 Жыл бұрын

I had missionaries come to my door and they told me to pray to God to give me scripture from the Book of Mormon to let me know it’s all true. I did it and closed my eyes and randomly flipped to a page and still with my eyes closed put my finger on some scripture. I landed on those exact scriptures about how God will make your skin darker the more you sin and the dark skin sinner will never make it to the highest celestial plane like the light skin people. We’ll as a mother of 3 Hispanic brown skin children. (I am white) I was livid! I ask the missionaries what the hell does this mean? That I could go the the highest celestial plane but my kids can’t because the color of their skin!!!!??. They told me to not pay too much attention to that, that I need to read the whole Book of Mormon to understand. I asked them to leave.

@erickestrada9454 Жыл бұрын

❤ thank you

@rebeccacall7348 Жыл бұрын

Oh, I love to watch missionaries squirm on the subject of racism in church doctrine.

@gail995 Жыл бұрын

That actually wasn’t the end of it. I told them I had no intention of being Mormon but they were welcome to come on their off day and play video games with my kids, Drink coke and watch R rated movies. (My sister is Mormon and I knew they couldn’t do any of that on their mission). They came once a week for a month and had a blast! ( I know, I’m going to Mormon hell for that. Lol)

@bodytrainer1crane730 Жыл бұрын

Awesome!!!!!

@grantbeck9228 Жыл бұрын

@@gail995 the missionaries in my ward as a kid in Arizona would come over and play Doom on the PlayStation for hours at a time. Good for them. It was 115 degrees outside

@chrewtransformation Жыл бұрын

I've never felt "the spirit" i.e. elevation emotion so strongly as I did when John Dehlin ranted about how leaving the church connects us to humanity 😭❤

@bodytrainer1crane730 Жыл бұрын

Awoman.

@jeffwilson4693 Жыл бұрын

You trust your soul to Dehlin? Is that wise?

@chrewtransformation Жыл бұрын

@@jeffwilson4693 I don't believe my soul needs to be trusted to anyone or anything.

@jeffwilson4693 Жыл бұрын

@@chrewtransformation Ah, you must be God.

@chrewtransformation Жыл бұрын

@@jeffwilson4693 I AM

@rydiddy6233 Жыл бұрын

When I left Mormonism, some of my family shunned me. No matter what I do in my life and how successful I am, some of them treat me like they pity me and don’t want to be around me.

@bodytrainer1crane730 Жыл бұрын

Mine too. I see their looks of pity. It puts yet another barrier between us.

@ursulascholten7438 Жыл бұрын

It's their loss, not your's. You are able to think for yourself by using your brain. They are just like sheep, being told what do do. They are the poor souls who follow a lunatic cult.

@JuliaGulia310 Жыл бұрын

Sounds like fear. If they are too kind to an "apostate" their God might think less of them.

@StrikeforceJedi Жыл бұрын

They are the ones to be pitied. They've been led astray by a wolf in sheep's clothing

@Jimothy-723 4 ай бұрын

the Mormon church will go extinct within our lifetimes, as per statistics provided by the LDS

@mjordan79705 Жыл бұрын

As a fundamentalist evangelical, I felt pretty superior (especially to Mormons😅) until I had an encounter with a Muslim on a bus on the way to work at the Bible College where I was teaching at the time. This young Pakistaní guy invited me to his apartment for a discussion. I saw this as an opportunity to witness to lost Muslims and readily accepted the invitation. I arrived at the apartment and engaged in a discussion that lasted a couple of hours. The leader of the discussion was an older Egyptian gentleman who knew the New Testament way better than I did. He peppered me with questions about discrepancies in the text, and I had no way to respond because most of the examples he cited were absolutely accurate, and well known to scholars of lots of different faiths including Christianity. I learned that the New Testament was far more complex and interesting than I previously imagined, as well as humbling. The discussion spurred my deconstruction away from Fundamentalism towards a more nuanced faith. I owe those Muslims a debt of gratitude.

@JustMe-yq8uh 11 ай бұрын

Galatians 3:28 (NIV): "There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus." You shouldn’t feel superior to anyone. All are one in Christ.

@robertofunk673 10 ай бұрын

You needed to have practised 1Peter3:15 We evangelicals dont have the answers but Jesus calls us to love John15&16,why would you deconstruct that to jihad a pillar of islam you missed...however DO AGREE WITH HAVE ALOT OF WAY TOO MANY ARROGANT MEMBERS TOTALLY UNAWARE OF GALATIANS6:1-2/ROMANS12:1-3😊

@0l550 Жыл бұрын

Not me I grew up Greek Orthodox in a all white Mormon neighborhood I always watched Mormons treat me like I was nothing just because I couldn’t be part af the “true religion”. Thanks guys!

@mormonfleshwound Жыл бұрын

I grew up Mormon and now attend a Greek Orthodox Church. I’ll let you take a guess which is better.

@0l550 Жыл бұрын

One question, which of the two church’s feel like a church? The one you can scream in, play sports, run around laughing with colorless walls and no less then 2 basket ball hoops Sports, tournaments for every kind of occasion and last but not least the place where teenagers can dance (as long as there is a space the size of the Book of Mormon between them) or The Greek Orthodox Church. ( full disclosure I’m now an atheist )

@mormonfleshwound Жыл бұрын

Maybe it’s just me, but in a church, I prefer the smell of incense over teenage gym sweat.

@hanginwithnyxx7634 Жыл бұрын

My hometown was supposedly 98% LDS, and it was the most elitist place I've ever known. While I did meet some really kind and awesome LDS people there, it was much more the norm to act entitled, intolerant, dogmatic, and narcissistic. I'm so grateful I never fit in. I could've easily turned into an asshole had I been popular or powerful in such a toxic environment. Yes, it sucked to be bullied and shunned by fellow Mormons, but it made me question my entire identity and world view. Ultimately, being labeled as a "freak" opened up the door for me to figure out who I truly am. And being rejected by my own group taught me how to find real community and connection with people from around the world. As an Ex-Mormon, I'm now the happiest and healthiest I've ever been. I'm so glad I was never "good enough" to be Mormon!

@UnderSprayedWhiteSkies Жыл бұрын

I've lived in predominantly (small) Mormon communities for about the last 22 years, boy, you hit the nail on the head. "Entitled", "intolerant", "narcissistic", bully mentality are so accurate. You forgot OMNISCIENT! For a bunch of brainwashed, manipulated/controlled, FLEECED cultists, they sure do know it all; hubris for days and days. I must credit those who devised such an astonishingly effective, self perpetuating scheme as the Mormon cult. However, I give even more credit to anyone who was born into it, that sees it for what it really is, and breaks free of its spell. Now we all need to do the same about NWO.

@robertofunk673 10 ай бұрын

1Peter3:15/Romans 5&8😊

@reddish22 Жыл бұрын

John D, your rants tonight were absolutely incredible! I need to express how much I agree with what you said in those powerful few minutes. I had no idea how much more love and less judgment I would feel for people even just one year out. I believe much more today than I ever did as a Mormon that we’re all the equivalent of brothers and sisters with how we should treat each other. Amen to everything you said-joining the rest of humanity makes it impossible to go backwards into that silent and unspoken judgment i harbored because of the teachings of the Church. And I love John Larsen’s comments about the Church and prosperity gospel. He’s absolutely right and it’s one of the reasons we see such bad financial action in Utah-the superiority bred into people makes them believe that the rules do not apply to them because of how special and chosen they are. Thanks to all three of you for bringing the fire tonight!

@peggystoutemorin4529 Жыл бұрын

Great comment! I'm just an outsider looking in. Truly fascinating conversation. I wonder how Mormons would fare if their religious foundation fell to the ground. How would they fare in a non-Mormon world?

@suzieslade Жыл бұрын

Came here to say the same. Mic drop John D! 🎤

@barbaralael5092 Жыл бұрын

I was LDS for 20 years with a temple marriage and 4 children. I left because being a stay home Mom I opted to work from home. Each week about 15 kids came through my in home daycare. I had about 3 Church callings. Someone from the pulpit would speak to how we couldn't obtain the Celestial Kingdom unless we did such and so. Temple work, missionary work, genealogy, etc. etc. "I'm good enough!!!" My inside voice said!

@bethowens8863 Жыл бұрын

Given that Mormonism was born in the United States, I think it's difficult to fully separate Mormon superiority from the narrative of U.S. exceptionalism as a whole. Although it seems to be far less common in younger generations of Americans, there still exists a massive cultural bias of many Americans thinking of themselves as superior to all other nations and cultures. My fiance is American and I am from New Zealand, which is where we have chosen to settle. Despite living in NZ for years, we still get subjected to pretty insulting lines of questioning over how we could possibly want to live 'at the end of the earth' instead of in the U.S. It seems to stem from the idea that it's a universally held truth that every other country in the world is in some way inferior, even as greater numbers of Americans are openly criticizing their political system, gun culture, healthcare system, etc.

@denz4133 Жыл бұрын

I served my mission in New Zealand. Beautiful people and culture.

@MamaSea888 Жыл бұрын

That’s amazing you are living in New Zealand, always follow that gut instinct 💚

@tothemoon4776 Жыл бұрын

@@jasonshults368 They didn't. They live in New Zealand. Learn how to read.

@lisamcdonald2877 Жыл бұрын

@@denz4133 If I didn't feel an irrational attachment to my American ancestors and I wasn't old now, I would be happy to live in NZ. It is beautiful and the people are lovely.

@lisamcdonald2877 Жыл бұрын

@@denz4133 If I didn't feel an irrational attachment to my American ancestors and I wasn't old now, I would be happy to live in NZ. It is beautiful and the people are lovely.

@lc5666 Жыл бұрын

I will never forget the moment (for me, 10th grade) when I realized with full clarity that the good guys don't win wars because they're good -- they are considered good because they won. It's so so so so obvious, but when I really understood it all the way through, it changed the way I saw everything.

@bodytrainer1crane730 Жыл бұрын

I completely agree. ❤️

@dnlhrrng Жыл бұрын

Yep, the victors write the history books.

@psuegirl514 Жыл бұрын

Wow, Dr. John! As a Christian who has been deconstructing for a while now, I have NEVER heard anyone say it better! The burden of superiority thinking. How dare we? Lessons and discovery of humanity are everywhere if we pay attention.

@christistruth705 Жыл бұрын

I’ve heard several Christians in YT comments saying they are deconstructing. Are you deconstructing Christianity? What does that mean?

@psuegirl514 Жыл бұрын

@@christistruth705 en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faith_deconstruction#:~:text=Faith%20deconstruction%2C%20also%20known%20as,result%20in%20a%20stronger%20faith.

@alexandertwol Жыл бұрын

I’ve literally been out for like a month and I’ve never felt so average and less superior because of how much I’ve been awakened to this

@susanwilliams70 Жыл бұрын

It feels like we can be more fully a part of humanity & can be a normal part of the world surrounding us & it feels great to be "normal" & more inclusive of others!

@sjenson6694 Жыл бұрын

The superiority was never real though.. the world in front of you now is the real stuff.

@troysnuffles Жыл бұрын

Do they not realize that the entire rest of the world makes fun of them?

@alexandertwol Жыл бұрын

@@latter-daydiscussions4289 yea, yea I was. I have a lot of instances where I was told VERY explicitly that I was meant to be a “leader of men” not only in my patriarchal blessing but also just by leaders and my parents. Unlearning that and realizing that I’m literally just an average person was a HUGE step back for my faith.

@katbos4995 Жыл бұрын

I grew up in Texas with a ward that had its founding members from Utah (1970s). I recall being made to feel that “mission field” wards were the step child to the very worthy wards of Utah that had “revered and honored” pioneer blood stock. I flew to visit Utah at 12, alone, to visit a friend who had moved to SLC. She wasn’t mormon. At 12, I walked alone to church. Sat in sacrament alone. Found my age group classes alone. Not one single person spoke to me. I left realizing that the sacred stock of Utah weren’t all they said they were (holier than the rest of us). As an adult in the 1990s I went back to Utah for a visit. When I experienced the same coldness at church and the extreme aggression on the roads, I realized the same thing again. I lived all over the USA and Europe with the military, Utah had the most hateful drivers, right under NY/NJ cabbies.

@hoorayitsjackie6166 Жыл бұрын

What does being a bad driver have to do with being Mormon?

@dm-dk5lm Жыл бұрын

@@hoorayitsjackie6166there's bad driving, and there's selfish/angry/me,me,me driving.....the later is what you get in UT, esp in UT county.

@swankhood 11 ай бұрын

Sadly in 2023, they haven't changed. Eternal progression must start in the next life for them.

@UnderSprayedWhiteSkies 10 ай бұрын

Dude! That Salt Lake Valley, Mormon road rage driving is definitely a thing, "extreme aggression on the roads" is so spot-on! IMO, it's that Mormon motorhead, elitist, entitlement, Grand Poobah (or whatever goofy self-inflated, status they think they have) on wheels mentality. A non-Mo friend of mine once wrote a hardcore punk rock song entitled "Driving Like a Mormon".

@barbaralael5092 Жыл бұрын

As a convert to the Church and faithful as I could be...I wasn't invited to the minor social events like Tupperware parties. Those were the "Lifer Mormons!" They were the wives of Bishops, etc. Mormons that had bloodlines. Trusted Mormons. I couldn't measure up in this lifetime...

@edsqueenlarene6917 Жыл бұрын

I had to send an email to my TBM sister this weekend that literally said don't pity me and to cease contact with me for a while due to this problem. Another email from a TBM brother months ago was very similar. The superiority complex is so deep and real that I will never be as "good" as they are. My TBM mom is a whole other level of righteous. No one is better than another. We have individual issues. We can fix those issues if we work deep within ourselves. If we then come together, we may be able to solve some of the real problems the world is facing. It will never happen as long as there are so many who have these big egos and think they are better than everyone else. You three together are always so good! Thanks for these amazing discussions!!! ❤❤

@debbiebuttars5598 Жыл бұрын

I finally got the chance to listen to this episode. And, boy! You did not disappoint! I was born in 1957 and grew up being told (and firmly believing) all the “we are the chosen,” “America is blessed and was given to us,” “we are just the best people,” crap. While at BYU a leader in a women’s meeting talked about how we were foreordained for greatness and all the angels in heaven looked at us with reverence because we were born in the 1950s and 1960s. 😳 We were saved for the last days. So then our children were even more blessed. It was just pounded into Church members that we were the elect. We belonged to the ONLY true church. We were superior either because we were more valiant in the pre-existence or we accepted the Church after we were born. Then we moved to Los Angeles. I worked for a CPA firm where most of the partners were Jewish. I’ve never been judgmental. But I admit to being surprised at the high caliber of these Jewish folks! My boss was a wonderful guy. I also worked and was neighbors with people of many different faiths. And they were moral and kind people. About that time the knowledge that you don’t have to be Mormon to be “good” was planted in my brain. It was this knowledge that grew to my eventual apostasy. Also being exposed to several Church members who were not necessarily “good.” And, in LA as well as Colorado I met people who are gay that were truly wonderful people. Go figure. When I gained the ability to see through the LDS lies and notice how things were geared toward men and being made to feel like I was horrible because I was a working mother. I didn’t have the strength to follow the Prophet and stop working. Well, yeah, how else were we to pay our bills?! And …I read No Man Knows My History. Eye opener. When I quit attending Church and started making it known to others all my LDS friends were so sad 😢, and shocked 😮, and wondered why? I remember telling one close friend that I thought the Church was very elitest and judgmental. She thought that was so strange. Thanks for this episode with the two John’s and Carah. The dynamic trio! So intelligent and articulate. You are all spot on! 🎯🎯🎯

@SarahHorner Жыл бұрын

I love John Dehlin. “The world becomes a beautiful university of truth and learning.”

@vaunniethayer1484 Жыл бұрын

John, your sharing at the end of this episode was so powerful, the beauty of knowing that it’s okay to be human just like everyone else, to feel connected to others of all races and creeds. That is a beautiful thing, your testimony was so heartfelt it brought tears to my eyes.

@Zeett09 Жыл бұрын

So many times John can string together thoughts that are worthy of quoting on a gravestone. So awesome.

@ursulascholten7438 Жыл бұрын

John Dehlin, you outdid yourself! Chapeau!

@corbettr.rubert5960 11 ай бұрын

John D’s last rant about discovering that people don’t all need what I’m peddling is the discovery I made on my mission that made the biggest difference in my experience. Thanks for putting words to my feelings John :)

@aurachroma Жыл бұрын

John, you nailed it. After two years as a professor teaching in Utah County - I had never felt so isolated, alienated, or abandoned. The students - were excellent, outstanding, inquisitive - always at the ready with uplifting discussions. But Mormons I met in the Wild - were on occasion more eager to make a convert than a friend. And the Mormon Superiority was an unusual flavor. These folks are pretending to know more than me about something arcane or mystical - and even go so far as to send twenty-year-old "elders" to my doorstep to expound this tale of mirth, woe, and imaginary revelation? It doesn't appeal to how I feel. As a Blue-Collar Raised Catholic from the Midwest, I've already got a truckload of arcane and mystical (2000 years' worth), coupled with common sense - the kind you need to get along with everyone on a Midwest job site - no matter where they are from and what denomination. Ohioans don't take kindly to Holier than Thous. I'm actually kind of surprised that while Jo Jo Smith Junior was in Kirtland, tripping on "only my ideas matter" he didn't get his ass kicked. (Well, maybe he did, but he didn't write about it).

@aurachroma 3 ай бұрын

@coco and @rugby, Thank you. On my best day, I don't hold any particular hatred for anyone.... I simply wrote based on some painful personal experiences. And I agree that freedom to worship is a very essential freedom, likely the most important one of all

@bodytrainer1crane730 Жыл бұрын

Thank you Carah for reminding us that we do ALL of THIS so we can grow spiritually for real. ❤️❤️❤️

@suthatheplee2777 Жыл бұрын

This is a key BIG picture view of Mormonism. The concepts of elitism and superiority are BAKED in to church doctrine.

@sjenson6694 Жыл бұрын

Scientology does the same thing.. it's part of the mental manipulation to make someone feel elite and self righteous and turn off their brains to any critical thinking that makes that pedestal they put themselves on wobble.

@waterfall_brook Жыл бұрын

All's I can say is that I'm glad John Larson is a force for good in the world.

@rebeccaking4493 Жыл бұрын

John Dehlin, I stood up and clapped when you finished your final points about learning from everyone and breaking the bonds of Mormonism. You at your absolute best!!! Thanks to each of you for this work.

@michellecarlson6427 Жыл бұрын

John D, you were SPOT ON!!! This is a fabulous episode from all 3 of you!

@aircastlearchitect Жыл бұрын

"...you get to enter the human race as a fellow citizen." This is so well put, John D. What an amazing opportunity for all of us to connect with others and learn from them.

@atphoenix2020 Жыл бұрын

Always hated it being referred to as "THE" Church - as if everyone in the world knew what church it was. What makes being LDS so superior to everyone else? Great program!

@livilivinglife Жыл бұрын

I really want a blended family podcast with an ex mormon bio mom worrying about thier child being raised in the church against our will but we feel we have to deal with it for fear of custody. Please reach out to people like me and this. We really need guidance from the hurt the church can do our children.

@Slubbernard Жыл бұрын

I'll second your request. As a single parent and custody is a very serious matter. We both want what's best for our children. Moms best is wanting them to have religion, good morals, live by the 10 commandments and dad's family is into the unity church. Rock bands, coffee and a danish after church or even a brunch after church. Help us

@marthashepherd341 Жыл бұрын

This episode is wonderful. Dr. John is so fired up by the simple fact that All Human Kind can teach us so much... Beautiful and Lovely. I ended listening with A Giant Smile on my face. Thank You ❤🙏❤🥳🥳🥳

@erstwhile3793 Жыл бұрын

This topic is excellent, and needs much discussion. Thanks for opening it up on your podcast, John. I hope it will receive a lot more examination, maybe in other exmo venues. This is one of the realizations that brought me out of faith in Mormonism. Realizing just how completely the church indoctrinates it’s members with this belief that Mormons are somehow innately, not just superior, but genuinely more “human” in a sense, than the rest of humanity. “We are the People, everyone else is The World”, is a real, but invisible tenet of Mormon faith mentality. It is SO seamlessly woven into the fabric of Mormon identity. It’s so invisible. Even after seeing it, I wasn’t aware for years of just how it was still embedded in my sense of myself, until one day, around the time I officially left the church. I was sitting in my car after having parked in a store lot, looking around for a moment at all the other shoppers going in and out, it came over me; this profound sense of being just one of the humans, among all the other humans. Just an ordinary, garden variety human. I felt real in a way that I had not realized that I did not feel, until that moment. It was such a healing, incredible sensation, re joining my humanity as part of the human family. I sat there and soaked that feeling in, and wept a little. It was like coming home after a long, cold journey of isolation and loneliness. And I’d had no idea I was so cut off, until I finally experienced the reconnection.

@mylittlebug14 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. I experienced this same thing over and over (also at stores with other shoppers) after going through a period of intense stress which brought up a lot of questions I didn't realize I had. I felt like I was rejoining humanity as I realized this faith was not even something that I could realistically live up to (no one can). I also never realized there was any disconnect between me and the rest of humanity. A truly beautiful experience. I had longed for so long just to be a person like everyone else in the world. Such a relief. Painful (in certain ways), comforting and so beautiful.

@wesliepowell5698 Жыл бұрын

Wow. My story is very similar. Thanks for your words.

@hlnbee Жыл бұрын

My seminary teacher was the son of ETB. He taught us crazy stuff. He also said I would be his plural wife when the church brings back polygamy! 🤦🏻‍♀️ He was said this a while after high school.

@PARebecca Жыл бұрын

Atheist here...thank you for your kind words and understanding...As an Atheist I find my truths everywhere...which is why I listen to your wonderful podcast...I was born into a Mormon family, my great grandma was a born into a polygamous family. I did not know that until well after she had passed away...my Mormon family is why I became a non-mormon and eventually an Atheist.

@andreatimmers1720 Жыл бұрын

Lots of ex Mormons are atheist. Satanic cult will do that

@robertofunk673 10 ай бұрын

Sad throwing out the biblical baby with the bathwater,see my comment just before this. God still loves u inspite of your label😅

@williamsackett2185 Жыл бұрын

Henry VIII had two wives beheaded 1 divorced 2 beheaded 3 died after childbirth 4 divorced ( too ugly) 5 beheaded 6 survived

@sjenson6694 Жыл бұрын

Joseph smith banged a maid in the barn he wasn't married to at all.

@maureenjamieson9730 Жыл бұрын

Thank you! I was going to comment on that too, but now don't need to.

@user-bn7bk5mw4s Ай бұрын

I love Tudor history but what the hell does Henry 8th have to do with Morman do trine? I know if he claimed his earthly wives in the hereafter they'd be running back to earth😂😂😂

@DirtmopAZ Жыл бұрын

That whole Saturday’s Warrior thing is so wildly comical. I was with my earthly family in the pre existence? Like, my parents…was I a child with them? I have kids of my own now…was I the parent of them or was I a child when my parents saw me and an adult when my children saw me? And then like all of my ancestors going back to Adam and Eve…means we are all related. Were we just all adult spirits in one big group home? It all falls apart when you go even half a layer deep. This was always something I questioned growing up. Everyone just told me we didn’t have the answers and god knew what he was doing. That clever dude.

@Mint-kj9kw 9 ай бұрын

Sweetie....even non LDS members believe this. The Bible says we were with God from the beginning. If you don't think you were alive before you came to this Earth....you need some revelation. We are all ANCIENT

@joeblo7703 Жыл бұрын

Dude…I’m in awe at the Johns AND Cara throwing down today! Wow! Some mega ultra neutron bombs of truth and wisdom!

@OssieRichards Жыл бұрын

WOW at the end John sounded like John WOW. Even Cara had her moments - so clear

@merivalefreya7064 Жыл бұрын

1:39:05 othering exmormons - you definitely can not leave Mormonism with your dignity. A huge red flag and definitely a sign of an unhealthy group. I have been Disowned by my parents, as a 40 year old mother of 4. My kids dont have grandparents and we have lost every close family relationship with ever member of the Church. and I still don't regret learning the truth and being able to live without the fear of a racist, homophobic, sexist god. ❤❤❤

@argosz8046 Жыл бұрын

Mormonism is very visible in Australia. The irreverent among us joke that maybe we'll steal their bikes. It is good to hear concepts like "Prosperity Gospel", "American Exceptionalism", "Mormonist Superiority" and the sheer irrationality of "The Mormon Story" being discussed here. My brother and sister-in-law were mormons. SIL grew up as a mormon, but my BIL converted as an adult prior to marriage. My BIL was the worst kind of convert - fanatical, dogmatic, bombastic. His whole family - including his brother (my husband) and I - became his selling targets. Everything from mormonism to whatever MLM product they were featuring. Thus all relationships were transactional. He was infuriated by my questions about all these things, seeking to brow beat me. On questioning what was in a cleaning product that was capable of stripping a coin back to sparkling new, he informed me that as a housewife I didn't need to know what was in it, only that it worked. He identified me as his nemesis, and bullied me mercilessly. Of course he was going to "live the Australian dream" with all his schemes. Later, as an Elder, he was kicked out of the "church" for having an affair with another Elder's wife. He, his wife and 4 children ended up living in a converted bus (nothing wrong with that if you want to travel around Australia), but a real comedown from the McMansion he had been building. His latest "belief" being that he had a "foolproof" way to win on the horses. "Foolish" is what I used to say.

@sconnielassie Жыл бұрын

Love Carah, as always- love the spiciness and wit she brings. ❤

@lalaellen Жыл бұрын

Haven't even listened yet, but based on the title and as a former tbm..... YES. ABSOLUTELY YES. We are raised KNOWING we're the only people on earth with 100% of the TRUTH, the WHOLE truth, and nothing but the truth.... PLUS, clearly, we're the CHOSEN generation before the coming of the Lord, and only WE will survive that day.... so DUH, we're clearly the best. I'm so glad you guys are finally acknowledging how clearly chosen, precious, and "in the world but NOT of the world " we are. Thank you, finally, thank you. I'm so glad you guys get it.

@Mint-kj9kw 9 ай бұрын

I hope you are being humorous. Truth is a Person and not a doctrine my friend.

@murieleklund362 Жыл бұрын

thank you John ----as being the only Mormon kid in high school in southern Alberta small town--I was SO embarrassed to think my friends may feel I had that attitude of superiority(I didn't)-----I quit 35 years ago and listen to these podcasts which have helped me so much as in my day there was NO place to go for understanding---thank you both Johns and Carah

@sheliabryant3997 Жыл бұрын

AMEN, John Dehlin! And another immediately, John Larsen! Thank you, Carah , for your punches. BEST EVER pod.

@sheliabryant3997 Жыл бұрын

Y'all made me weep: with RELIEF; with HOPE; with luxurious OUTRAGE; and JOY.

@GuisborneAdmirer Жыл бұрын

Write this soliloquy and publish it!!!! So true!

@workatthefab Жыл бұрын

John Dehlin that was brilliant- your rant on Mormon superiority and certainty is so profound and inspiring …thank you John d, John l , and cara b - this episode is epically awesome

@lilyshafer-lahnum3841 Жыл бұрын

Gosh I love it when John D gets passionate!

@brittanydransfield3444 Жыл бұрын

So the church leaders taught that the reason there is dark and light skin is because of righteousness in the pre-existence. So then if we had agency before, then we didn’t need to come to earth to prove our righteousness with agency. The only point would have been to get a body. But if Heavenly Father and mother were once mortals like us, got bodies, then were exalted and have their own posterity… then physical bodies that reproduce make physical bodies, not spirit bodies. So how can HF have a body, but yet create us with spirits only? That might sound legit if there isn’t a Heavenly Mother. Walking in circles here

@loneyhearts Жыл бұрын

The abuses of the church combined with other things growing up, have torn my life apart. I have always been taught how unimportant I am. Today I still feel like I have no purpose to be here. I ask God to tell me why, to receive no answer except in dreams. I am not sure why I am here anymore except to be subservant to a husband that deserted me.

@JohnLarsen1 Жыл бұрын

I am so sorry. But I have good news. Now that no purpose has been given to you, you can invent your own. Don't try to "find" it, "invent" it.

@bengalbaby321 Жыл бұрын

This is hands down, the best final rant in any MS podcast to date. Thank you, John Dehlin. I’ve rewatched the final 24 ish minutes of this episode three times. I’m obsessed. ❤❤❤ thank you!

@janetstephens9563 Жыл бұрын

Thank you, Carah for bringing up the Palestinian diaspora. ❤

@DirtmopAZ Жыл бұрын

Where is the JD short of his rant?? I need it NOWWWWW!

@darger3 Жыл бұрын

I’m here for the F bombs

@dadsarepeopletoo3785 Жыл бұрын

😂😂😂

@eneyeseekay Жыл бұрын

Fuck yeah!

@duncansonoryan Жыл бұрын

They're pretty great

@belorama8 Жыл бұрын

Omg, new favorite Mormon stories episode. Never watched any of the previous episodes with John Larson, but this was so refreshing and interesting! 10/10

@susan5248 Жыл бұрын

How can someone say they believe in Jesus' teachings and think they're better/superior to other people? Why would they want to keep family from attending their wedding? How can they be okay with all the temples and wealth? It doesn't follow what Jesus taught at all.

@MamaSea888 Жыл бұрын

No he would not approve! They are using Jesus’ teachings for profit, it’s shameful. Children of the deceiver is what Jesus called them.

@lisamcdonald2877 Жыл бұрын

But the BoM trumps the New Testament, at least that is how it seems. Who needs the Gospels when you have a hat and a rock?

@rebeccacall7348 Жыл бұрын

Mormons are good at doing mental gymnastics to justify their actions and inconsistent doctrine.

@sheliabryant3997 Жыл бұрын

Millie: 1000 likes🌺

@tawnyachristensen7310 Жыл бұрын

Good show tonight! John Dehlins last rant def needs to be a short, I'm going to listen to the whole show again! (Quote of the month: "Keeps us tiny in a box of ignorance-John Dehlin"

@SouthernIdaho Жыл бұрын

Mormon arrogance, one of the most diffiCULT thing to deal with...

@BlessYourHeart254 Жыл бұрын

Loving Salty ranting John D ❤❤ Carah and John L are amazing too ❤❤

@jennifersullivan2718 4 ай бұрын

I'm sad that I'm "late" to this podcast: Carah's quips and wisdom are always great; John Larsen"s passion and logic are always superb; but John Dehlin is ON FIRE! No sobering devil's advocate for this one JD...Wowza. LOVE it! Excellent episode!

@Smileygld123 Жыл бұрын

Great discussion!! Thank you for putting this out there.

@shannonfisher6872 Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately where I grew up in the RLDS church… we also “secretly “ felt superior….we had the “ only right answers”…..especially compared to the Mormon church. We tended to think that they had things even More wrong than other churches… and we had things so much More right than they did…totally looked down on the Mainstream Mormons……

@TheInstigator1026 Жыл бұрын

John Larsen, John Dehlin, Nuancehoe for the win!!❤❤❤ Stellar episode, thank you. I want New Merch. The t-shirt John Larsen had on, in Logan.

@annabellethomson813 Жыл бұрын

Oh my God, I love John Larson I can't believe I never knew he lives in Corvallis! I am born and raised here!

@JohnLarsen1 Жыл бұрын

Drop by and say "hi!"

@DuchessChau Жыл бұрын

I don't know if we believe someone deserves their inheritance. We just know that's how inheritance works; resources passed through bloodline/family.

@brendaclement6753 Жыл бұрын

This was such a really great episode with discussing superiority and religion. Loved John‘s speech at the end. I 100% agree with all of it.

@inquisitivesoul8978 Жыл бұрын

Double like, and I haven't even seen it yet. Keep up the great work.

@tabithalayton2001 Жыл бұрын

“It bakes one’s fuckn noodle” omg I’m stealing that 😂

@GeekdomCentral Жыл бұрын

I know that John intentionally doesn’t let his anger flair up very often (and I completely understand the reasoning for that). But damn, that rant at the end there was magnificent. Beautifully put, sir

@marybollero1140 Жыл бұрын

OMG. The rant at the end was....*chef's kiss*. Absolutely amazing. SPOT ON!!!

@Kurt843 Жыл бұрын

Great rant at the end John! Tell it like it is. I think I felt the spirit, lol.

@jojojarvis1818 24 күн бұрын

This is so informative! Thank you. I had to add, this is one of the best things I’ve ever heard, helped me immensely as a currently exiting member that has psychological damage by being raised momo! Wow So grateful

@aaronjackson4965 Жыл бұрын

Elect... There are so many under-pinning messages with the idea of being the elect and chosen.

@camelscrafts 10 ай бұрын

John dehlin really popped off with this one. I loved the talk about inferior exmos, and about humanity being my teacher. Both of those experiences have been huge in my life

@julietamascareno8047 Жыл бұрын

Congratulations on your 150k !! 🎉

@melissadauer8757 Жыл бұрын

I’m happy for the disclaimer, wish more people did that. Because some of us have young kids as well.

@starchild202 11 ай бұрын

I was raised on Mormon musicals. Most people mention Saturday's Warrior. A few people mention My Turn On Earth. I don't think I have ever heard anyone mention Star Child outside of my family! I loved the music, and the song "Within Me" helped shape the person I am today. I have even read the book and sheet music, and in fact, still own it. (It has been years since I read it) My user name comes from that play and I have had it since high school (I am 42). John, you have earned a level of respect in regards to musicals that I do not give out lightly!!

@thelastgoonie6555 Жыл бұрын

It cracks me up that as exmo's people know the mormon scriptures better and have the need to recall and explain them more fully than they ever did as TBMs. The only scriptures you focus on in church are singled-out/cherry picked limited sections--you would never read every chapter and in full context. Plenty of OFF LIMIT discussions for the church "with all the answers"...lol. You really have to teach mormons about mormonism before you can have a rational discussion with them.

@Onlyinohiocringeboss Жыл бұрын

You can’t have a rational discussion with fanatics stuck in a cult… you just can’t

@Lizzycar92 Жыл бұрын

John’s closing rant is 🏆!

@vanessafinlay Жыл бұрын

I have come across Mormon Stories and have learned so much! Thank you for sharing and standing up to your truth! I need to search and see if BYUI alumni close to graduating are also receiving email after email to come back and finish. I have sent several emails back telling them to stop as they have told me multiple times I’m not worthy to attend their school anymore. The last time I responded, they sent me a message that some things have changed and to reach out to my bishop! I went to my bishop and he said he felt I should have the opportunity to go back and finish. For the first time in a long time, I felt so much relief and excitement that I can finally finish as I was 18 credits away from my Bachelors. The school chaplain told him I was definitely not worthy and unable to attend living in sin. So…..I have asked them to leave me the hell along since I’m not a worthy person! This is obviously the short version! I should have lied and said I’m single and not in a relationship OR I should have continued to go to school while being in a sexual relationship with my boyfriend (who I’m still with 18 years later). Years of shame, being told I’m a disappointment, suicidal thoughts, and starting to fear God as I was no longer worthy. All of this, made me come to the realization that this was not the relationship I had with God. Recently, I started seeking truths and came across Mormon Stories, so thank YOU so much!

@vanessafinlay 9 ай бұрын

@@Cocoisagordonsetter about half were. I had 20 credits of religion from BYUI, which none transferred. California wanted 2 more years of schooling. Either way, they should have allowed me to finish online, but I am not worthy. 🤷🏼‍♀️

@deepraterhenderson8315 Жыл бұрын

Whoa! John Dehlin! Your "rant" was awesome! This whole podcast has actually become my new favorite!

@bruceevans2719 Жыл бұрын

Ridiculous to believe: God will make your skin darker the more you sin and the dark skin sinner will never make it to the highest celestial plane like the light skinned people. (My wife says if she'd read this, she wouldn't have been baptized.)

@Smileygld123 Жыл бұрын

Preach, John Dehlin!!

@DeathValleyDazed Жыл бұрын

Real people sharing wisdom. Great show!

@mwest3191 Жыл бұрын

Love John Larsen ♥️👏 Unrelated sidenote to take or leave: I’d love to hear the show’s take on Shiny Happy People, I think it’s up the MS alley.

@Jennyhicks33 Жыл бұрын

AGREED!

@JohnLarsen1 Жыл бұрын

The song?

@mwest3191 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha the documentary series, but the song too if inclined!

@lavenderbridges Жыл бұрын

ONG! I love John Larsen! What a great interview. Thank you so much for doing this one.

@dionclark6581 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant summary 👏 JOHN, you put it all together .....thank you!

@theitineranthistorian2024 Жыл бұрын

born in 54’ david o’mckay was end times. fortunately we lived in so cal, movie stars etc, in the church. a bishop i didn’t even know came to visit me in the orange co, cali jail. he told me to be the best, gangster whatever. we were progressive before it was a thing. put me on mormon stories.

@sjordan7085 Жыл бұрын

During a period of my life, I had several LDS friends, and always felt they had an attitude of superiority, it must go along with being brain-washed which was the first thing I noticed. Membership of the LDS Church is like having an insurance policy which covers every aspect of one's life, which is the positive side. This only works if one has a high tolerance for being obedient, non-thinking, and believing hogwash that cannot possibly be true. One friend claimed that unlike the RC Church the LDS Church never had a problem with the sexual abuse of children. It never occurred to her that perhaps the church was wealthy enough to pay-off anyone who dares to complain. And, of course such things never happen in a superior organization. LOL

@sheliabryant3997 6 ай бұрын

@sjordan. 1.13.24. Rewatched episode today and found your comment re. sexual abuse. LOOK AT THE SEWAGE that has slipped over the dam since this cast!!! We know, however, that momoism is - AT ITS CORE - based in - and built upon STRATEGIC UNTRUTHFULNESS and its "leaders" (on the very account of this "superiority" complex) refuse to abide by ANY reasonable morality, ANY law of any land (once they have licked boots to gain their way in, thereafter to reveal themselves blatantly as Smaug), or the very "laws" they have created ongoing for their subservient membership. They will not pay one penny except to judges and powers (even when THAT cost is 10 times what they would rightly be required to recompense the truly irremedial damages caused to victims first by the immediate abuser and then compounded at least 3 times by "church" complicity in this crime against the souls, minds, and lives of the those victims. And the abuses so far revealed surmount in number and in vileness probably all we have learned of other churches combined.

@katieramos5868 Жыл бұрын

Regarding your amazing closings, especially JD's epic rant: Welcome to Unitarian Universalism! We're happy to have you all. 😁👏👏👏🍵(Emoji set still doesn't have a chalice symbol, so I've provided a random cup instead.) In all seriousness, JD, I imagine you've been to the Cache Valley Unitarian Universalists?

@douglascampbell66 Жыл бұрын

Good to see Carah Burrell

@Loser_Lisa 9 ай бұрын

Sad!! I’m a newish mom- my kid is 5 and trick or treating is just starting to be something he is getting excited about and wanting to do activities. The last couple of years,was disappointing for him and I couldn’t figure out why there were so little kids participating … now I know- the wards do trunk or treats for their neighborhood!! I had no idea until listening to this why UT sucked so bad at Halloween nowadays… Makes my heartbreak for all the littles out there.

@user-yi2ur8bx9z 7 ай бұрын

A friend from the army gave me his bom mormon to read when we were in desert storm and i ended up joining the church. To make a long story short he ended up shooting a bishop at church then got in a shootout with police. I just found out last year. What a Macabre ending to an epic saga

@johns1834 6 ай бұрын

Wow. I've known mormons who were criminals and spent time in jail.

@shannmala3950 Жыл бұрын

This is such a great listen

@aubrey6538 6 ай бұрын

This was very eye-opening and humbling for me. I was in a very abusive marriage for 17 years and when my ex and I sold our house, I walked away with a little chunk of change that I was able to buy a couple acres of land and put a cabin on it and I really believe that’s my karma for having to put up with his abuse for 17 years. And that’s obviously not necessarily true Lol. Thanks for such great content💜💜

@jamiepotts6102 Жыл бұрын

I highly anticipate every John Larsen Carah Burrell teamup episode. Great one To add onto "women's work" that comes even more strongly from racialized labour. Domestic and manual labour were relegated to slaves and then disproportionately impoverished racial minorities. So that threads right into how the domestic labour women disproportionately perform as less valuable and less respected.

@conniecolman9024 Жыл бұрын

I love the tulip shirt. Where can I find one ?

@clawskitt-3841 Жыл бұрын

Grew up in utah as a non-Mormon. It was very difficult to make friends, a couple of times I got the “my mom says I can only play with people in my ward.” And shunned. I was bullied and self conscious every day on the playground

@hoorayitsjackie6166 Жыл бұрын

Same. I’m almost 40. I was never invited to stay at the sleepovers, I had to leave after dinner. I could only hang out with my girl friends if I went to young women’s with them. I can count a few times where someone invited me over and we take the whole long bus ride just for the missionaries to be there. As I got into my 20s it was more difficult to find friends or a group where I belong because it’s like all we have here is super Mormon or super partier. took me decades to find the in-between ers like me. To this day my female group of friends that is Mormon are all closer with each other than I ever could be. I think one of the worst instances of feeling isolated and misunderstood was when I was going through crippling depression and all the Mormons I’m surrounded by only offered prayers and some blessings from their husbands. I had to have two separate instagram accounts for my Mormon friends to see and so I could follow their accounts. It’s a specific experience growing up in Utah non religious.

@elizabethgrogan8553 Жыл бұрын

The african choir caused a lot of giggles in the church. It just didn't feel right.

@MrBilgey Жыл бұрын

When a group of people believe they are superior to other people, such belief means that those who believe they are superior can do anything they want to people who are believed to be inferior.