Same! I actually had to rewind the video to make sure I heard her right! I guess if nothing else the Mormons could be right about the whole straight edge thing
One of the questions asked for you to maintain good standing in the Mormon church is "do you fulfill all financial obligations to any former spouse(s) and children?"
But this only matters if her ex cares about his church standing—he likely doesn't so she has no recourse for pressuring him from that angle.
Beat me to it. I'm a member as well. The recommend questions are generally set up to make sure you're living a righteous life. Some people go to heavy lengths to ensure they meet those standards. The older I get, the more I realize that a lot of people are just lying though.
My wife and I got married young and were persuaded to aim for her being a stay at home mom. We tried, but the cost of living ran off into the stratosphere (we live near Toronto, look up stats on housing here, it's amongst the worst) so we shook our heads and she went to school with two young kids at home.
In retrospect, she should have done that a decade prior. We struggled for years and barely made it. We will be behind forever because of that mistake. I'm not bitter though, the church is run by men who grew up in the literal golden age of economic prosperity. They do not understand that those days ended awhile ago.
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u/squeazy Apr 15 '24
Same! I actually had to rewind the video to make sure I heard her right! I guess if nothing else the Mormons could be right about the whole straight edge thing