Does anyone else follow the Skalla sisters on Instagram?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A lot of their money was made from building and renovating Mormon temples (ie the recent renovation of the DC Temple) and developing land owned by the Mormon church. The Mormon church is the nation’s 5th largest landholder.

The Mormon Church has more money than God. It’s well known that the Mormon “royalty” uses temple and local church building as a legal way to funnel money to family members. The DC Temple was in fantastic shape. It did not need a two year top to bottom remodel, but it was a way to get money to certain families.


https://www.sltrib.com/religion/2022/04/05/new-database-gives-widest/

I don't think their family is especially prominent though in the Church?

[Anonymous]

Meg seems to be doing fairly well. I wish she stayed in DC with Zach when he was at Deloitte.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Meg seems to be doing fairly well. I wish she stayed in DC with Zach when he was at Deloitte.

She's by far the most tolerable of the sisters.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Meg seems to be doing fairly well. I wish she stayed in DC with Zach when he was at Deloitte.

She's by far the most tolerable of the sisters.

I like Meg too, she seems like a sweet person and not as codependent with the rest of the family. I wonder if Amy is dating. It is so weird to me that she doesn't work, not married, just at home...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meg seems to be doing fairly well. I wish she stayed in DC with Zach when he was at Deloitte.

She's by far the most tolerable of the sisters.

I like Meg too, she seems like a sweet person and not as codependent with the rest of the family. I wonder if Amy is dating. It is so weird to me that she doesn't work, not married, just at home...

Doesn’t Amy just nanny for Rachel and Emily?

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Anonymous wrote:I follow a bunch of big-family Catholic moms on instagram. Everyone has so many clothes, nice clothes. And so many different pairs of shoes and coats and outfits for every holiday. And this is for people who have a few thousand followers, so I don't think they are getting tons of stuff for free.

Kendra Tierney and kids are like this.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Meg seems to be doing fairly well. I wish she stayed in DC with Zach when he was at Deloitte.

She's by far the most tolerable of the sisters.

I like Meg too, she seems like a sweet person and not as codependent with the rest of the family. I wonder if Amy is dating. It is so weird to me that she doesn't work, not married, just at home...

Doesn’t Amy just nanny for Rachel and Emily?

Yes, which is odd. They managed to marry off the other 3, it's unclear why not Amy. Keep one a spinster for elder care? IDK.

[Anonymous]

I think Drew (the 6’5 “king) is weird looking and always slightly miserable. I don’t understand why such religious people are so into looks and material things. Also creepy how Isla is made up with lipstick nails and mini high heels even for chirch - aka Sunday best

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Anonymous wrote:I think Drew (the 6’5 “king) is weird looking and always slightly miserable. I don’t understand why such religious people are so into looks and material things. Also creepy how Isla is made up with lipstick nails and mini high heels even for chirch - aka Sunday best

He looks freakish, truly Frankenstein-like. Emily did the best in the dh department. He looks normal and like a nice person, but not sure they are doing great financially. Rachel seems extremely lost, emaciated too. But to me the big question is: will they ever marry Amy off, or will her dad support her for life?

[Anonymous]

Why you ask hating on the Skalla's they ain't hurting anyone. Hey I'm LDS a lot of sisters come to sacrament stylin. No big deal. Don't be petty.

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Anonymous wrote:Why you ask hating on the Skalla's they ain't hurting anyone. Hey I'm LDS a lot of sisters come to sacrament stylin. No big deal. Don't be petty.

Are you mocking their 4th grade level writing? Or a friend who is similarly uneducated and dumb?

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Anonymous wrote:Why you ask hating on the Skalla's they ain't hurting anyone. Hey I'm LDS a lot of sisters come to sacrament stylin. No big deal. Don't be petty.

I think they are sort of fascinating in their quest to look like the richest people with all the best things and the sheer amount of stuff they consume. They also really fail at it, with Emily's faux East Coast mansion, Rachel looking like she is dressed by Shein and Walmart with fake bags, when each look of her looks is thousands of dollars. They used to feel more aspirational than they do now when they were more natural and they don't look happy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Rachel Skalla Parcell (@rachparcell), Emily Skalla Jackson (@emilyjackson), Meg Skalla Huntsaker (@meglskalla), and Amy Skalla. They are a group of Mormon Utah sisters who are big time influencers (which millions of followers).

I was raised as an atheist in a big East Coast city so their whole world is interesting to me. They do a pretty good job of making Mormonism attractive to outsiders: the wealth, the attractiveness, the big family that spends all their time together, the close knit bonds with other Mormons in the community. It seems really nice. What has been of interest to me particularly is how protected and sheltered to be by their parents and now their husbands. I think my parents loved me and cared about me but it seems different for secular people. I was never seen as some precious jewel to be nurtured, kwim? I would have scoffed at this when I was younger and wanted the freedom to do whatever I wanted, which I did enjoy for a long time. But as I get older, it seems more appealing than what I and many of my friends have going on in the secular world, which is that we are totally on our own and responsible for not only bringing home the bacon but then frying it up as well.

If you follow them, what do you think of them?

The point of all they do is to look appealing so you will convert. They are ready to talk to you aboit the Book of Mormon if you just say the word.

Wealth, attractiveness, big family and community: this is what they offer if you convert. In many ways, they have it all. This is a real thing. They are the ultimate All-American dream people and they are also very friendly and not snobby or rude.

If you get to know them well at all, you will find a huge amount of anxiety, guilt, depression, perfectionism, denial, unequal gender roles and lot of time (a lot!) spent on church ministries/events. It is a constrained life that is spent mostly with other LDS people and they reinforce their behaviors and watch each other. They keep in touch with, or home visit, people for years, even if they leave the church. Everyone knows your business.

There is a huge emphasis on appearance. At 50, my friend had a full-body makeover: face lift, tummy tuck, lipo, boob job.

[Anonymous]

What is going on with Rachel? She seems to have disappeared?!?

[Anonymous]

She just posted the other day? I stopped following that closely though- I find her content very repetitive and boring now. I miss the way she was before she became a Kardashian clone!