I was just thinking that tonight. One great way to resent your parents is to spend any amount of time among Mormon families. I was a nanny for one and wow... the most tolerant, kind, never angry people you will see. And I was around them 24/7. It just baffles me how people can GENUINELY never lose their temper and stay calm and loving at all times.

This video is a great example of what I'm talking about:



As soon as I watched it was like- wow, that mom is staying so calm. Like inhumanly calm. I wonder if they're Mormon?

And sure enough... they are.

If only for the damn no drinking, no coffee, and long sleeves thing I would join in a heartbeat.

Plus they are an inordinately attractive group of people.

Inside the LDS culture there is a running joke that we need refreshments and treats after everything. Cookies after a planning meeting, brownies after a youth activity.. Sugar all around all the time. After moving outside of Utah, I realized when eating treats elsewhere that other people weren't as good at making desserts as mormons. There are plenty of overweight mormons. Utah culture has a lot of plastic surgery and breast implants, hair color, eyelash extensions, etc. I wouldn't say it's religiously based, but it's just the culture to be 'put together' and also have a nice house, truck, boat, 4wheelers, etc. Utah also has a lot of debt-- A lot of single family households since the moms typically stay home. Keeping up with brother and sister Jones. Many marry young since there's no sex before marriage, and couples get into debt together or the wife quits school to have babies. I do believe there is a higher substance abuse problem because we can't have a glass of wine to wind down at night. We are expected to serve in many capacities due to a volunteer/lay ministery. No one gets paid. We even clean our own buildings. Serving in many capacities on Sundays and throughout the week on top of employment, several children at home, etc. with not much 'me' time drives women to anxiety and depression. I'm LDS and don't have anxiety or depression due to religion, but I can understand why the numbers are higher in Utah. I did watch the Lisa Ling special.

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Anonymous wrote:The highest rate of Prozac use is by Utah women.

I don't believe that. Don't post lies.

It's not a lie: http://articles.latimes.com/2002/feb/20/news/mn-28924

Two studies found that Utah has the highest rate of antidepressant use, although it wasn't broken down by gender: http://abcnews.go.com/Health/story?id=4403731&page=1

It makes sense because they can't drink. 1/3 of the depressed people drink heavily, with the depression coming first. I'm Christian Orthodox so I don't have any bias. I'm not sure how nice they are, but most Mormon women I know are in great shape and put together, despite having a lot of kids. I actually don't know any overweight Mormons.

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Anonymous wrote:Raised Mormon outside of Utah in a very close knit community. Mormons are regular people. Yes, they are a happy bunch who prioritize volunteering and helping others. Some of the nicest people you'll meet... But they still believe non Mormons are lesser in the eyes of God. There is only one true Church. In fact, they call it "The Church" as if they own church.

I drank the cool aid until I hit puberty and asked why girls can't hold the priesthood. Apparently, women have the special gift of making babies which precludes them from leadership. It took me about me about 30 seconds to realize I didn't believe in a sexist God.

I have LBGT relatives who are still in the closet with Mormon family. It's really hard for a believing Mormon to reconcile their religious beliefs with their LBGT sexuality.

Why are they so nice? It's expected behavior and a major tenant of the religion.

no different from devout Catholics

It's all the same.

Religion is bullshit.

OP.

Except not really. Catholics are overwhelmingly sanctimonious, miserable pricks. I have encountered many and they are nastier and unhappier than virtually any other group I have encountered, except perhaps evangelicals.

Anonymous wrote:Raised Mormon outside of Utah in a very close knit community. Mormons are regular people. Yes, they are a happy bunch who prioritize volunteering and helping others. Some of the nicest people you'll meet... But they still believe non Mormons are lesser in the eyes of God. There is only one true Church. In fact, they call it "The Church" as if they own church.

I drank the cool aid until I hit puberty and asked why girls can't hold the priesthood. Apparently, women have the special gift of making babies which precludes them from leadership. It took me about me about 30 seconds to realize I didn't believe in a sexist God.

I have LBGT relatives who are still in the closet with Mormon family. It's really hard for a believing Mormon to reconcile their religious beliefs with their LBGT sexuality.

Why are they so nice? It's expected behavior and a major tenant of the religion.

no different from devout Catholics

It's all the same.

Religion is bullshit.

Anonymous wrote:I have no idea, but my experience has been the same. I wish I could believe in the Book of Mormon, because it seems to be quite magical.

+1

One of the partners I worked for when I was first in private practice was Mormon. An incredible human being.

Argh, typos. LGBT.

Raised Mormon outside of Utah in a very close knit community. Mormons are regular people. Yes, they are a happy bunch who prioritize volunteering and helping others. Some of the nicest people you'll meet... But they still believe non Mormons are lesser in the eyes of God. There is only one true Church. In fact, they call it "The Church" as if they own church.

I drank the cool aid until I hit puberty and asked why girls can't hold the priesthood. Apparently, women have the special gift of making babies which precludes them from leadership. It took me about me about 30 seconds to realize I didn't believe in a sexist God.

I have LBGT relatives who are still in the closet with Mormon family. It's really hard for a believing Mormon to reconcile their religious beliefs with their LBGT sexuality.

Why are they so nice? It's expected behavior and a major tenant of the religion.

Interesting. I'm working with a Mormon lawyer now. She is very nasty to me. It is a first for me.

Anonymous wrote:They are also good looking. It's like ugly people can't hack it, lol.

This is true! Every Mormon I have ever met has been very good looking.

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Anonymous wrote:They are also good looking. It's like ugly people can't hack it, lol.

OP here. I haven't found this true of them, lol. In fact, a lot of them look inbred to me, but I get it because that will happen in small, close-knit communities.

Well now you are the idiot OP. Wow.

OP here. I would apologize for offending your people, but I know from your lack of humor and nasty personality that you're not a Mormon.

Yep. You caught me. I'm not a Mormon. I don't think I could sustain the type of cognitive dissonance required to believe their teachings and still function like a normal person.

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Anonymous wrote:They are also good looking. It's like ugly people can't hack it, lol.

OP here. I haven't found this true of them, lol. In fact, a lot of them look inbred to me, but I get it because that will happen in small, close-knit communities.

Well now you are the idiot OP. Wow.

OP here. I would apologize for offending your people, but I know from your lack of humor and nasty personality that you're not a Mormon.

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Anonymous wrote:They are also good looking. It's like ugly people can't hack it, lol.

OP here. I haven't found this true of them, lol. In fact, a lot of them look inbred to me, but I get it because that will happen in small, close-knit communities.

Well now you are the idiot OP. Wow.

Anonymous wrote:They are also good looking. It's like ugly people can't hack it, lol.

OP here. I haven't found this true of them, lol. In fact, a lot of them look inbred to me, but I get it because that will happen in small, close-knit communities.

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Anonymous wrote:We had 3 Mormon nannies and a bunch of babysitters. They were as the op describes: kind, warm, loving, and good natured. Interestingly, they were totally non-judgemental - we could leave wine bottles on the kitchen counter and shed kindly rinse them out and place them into recycling.

Same with the Mormons I know. The nicest people. Never judge us or try to convert us. We spend a decent amount of time around them and have known them for a few years. They don't drink any caffeinated beverages and of course they don't drink alcohol, but they don't judge us for doing it. The parents are so loving towards the children and the children are so polite, respectful and well behaved/mannered. I value the time my kids spend with these families because they are so good to my kids.

We are close friends with a Mormon family and this is our experience as well. They are very candid about their religion and its culture, both good and bad.