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Totally got the stare-down, just smiled big and said Yes and No at the right places. Got outta Dodge.

Well done thou good and slothful servant. I raise raise a glass in your honor tonight!

Yep, that's how I retain mine.

Korihor wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:06 pm Well done thou good and slothful servant. I raise raise a glass in your honor tonight!

Much appreciated!

Corsair wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:08 pm Yep, that's how I retain mine.

The best part is that my smile was real because it was my first experience finally realizing there was absolutely no discernment going on. It was hard not to laugh.

But what do you do about tithing?!

didyoumythme wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2017 3:58 pm But what do you do about tithing?!

Up until now I've been paying it, based on what's left after the approximately 80% of my income that goes to my ex. Because I'm a huge chump.

I read Rock Waterman's take yesterday, though. So a huge change is in order...

I'm still very very new to these ideas, like not even a week in. I feel like a new person, though.

Yeah, the "stare down". I got it in my last interview too. What a pompous, ridiculous thing to do. It's a lot less intimidating when you've figured out they can't see into your soul.

Not Buying It wrote: ↑Sun Aug 13, 2017 9:50 pm Yeah, the "stare down". I got it in my last interview too. What a pompous, ridiculous thing to do. It's a lot less intimidating when you've figured out they can't see into your soul.

The stare down is very pompous. I'll bet it works on a lot of TBMs.

Through the discernment given to all on NOM, we can stare back in to their souls and determine the last time they cranked up the porn.

I almost wish that I had renewed mine, just to to have that experience of knowing that there was no discernment. It would have been fun. Instead I took the gratifying experience of giving it back, and telling him I thought it was all a bunch of made up hooey. The look of confusion was pretty great because there was no warning.

Emower wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:29 am I almost wish that I had renewed mine, just to to have that experience of knowing that there was no discernment. It would have been fun. Instead I took the gratifying experience of giving it back, and telling him I thought it was all a bunch of made up hooey. The look of confusion was pretty great because there was no warning.

I am looking forward either to the day I do this, or I get ex'd for apostasy. I don't want to be one that silently goes away. I kind of want them to have to pull the trigger and look me in the eye.

NOMelgänger wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:43 am

Emower wrote: ↑Mon Aug 14, 2017 8:29 am I almost wish that I had renewed mine, just to to have that experience of knowing that there was no discernment. It would have been fun. Instead I took the gratifying experience of giving it back, and telling him I thought it was all a bunch of made up hooey. The look of confusion was pretty great because there was no warning.

I am looking forward either to the day I do this, or I get ex'd for apostasy. I don't want to be one that silently goes away. I kind of want them to have to pull the trigger and look me in the eye.

I'm with ya, I'm gonna make them work to get rid of me. Actually, the Stake Executive Sec reached out to me yesterday about another meeting with the SP this coming weekend, so my court of love might be right around the corner!

This post intrigues me. Haven't had a rec for a couple years now but have been piqued by everyone's experiences. Wonder how it would be?

Had my ward interview this same day. No deviation from the questions, gave the right answers, signed. I can't decide how much it should bother me that I'm not bothered at all by lying through my teeth on some of those questions.

My approach has been to let it expire and never renew. My calling in the stake technically requires a recommend. No one has fired me yet after 3 or 4 years of no recommend. I also have baptised and confirmed my kid, also sans recommend. Very strange.

FiveFingerMnemonic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:10 pm My approach has been to let it expire and never renew. My calling in the stake technically requires a recommend. No one has fired me yet after 3 or 4 years of no recommend. I also have baptised and confirmed my kid, also sans recommend. Very strange.

That is super weird (at least where I live); leadership is usually unhealthily obsessed with the "expired recommend" list. The attitude is always "WHY ARE THESE PEOPLE FALLING AWAY?"

FiveFingerMnemonic wrote: ↑Thu Aug 17, 2017 1:10 pm My approach has been to let it expire and never renew. My calling in the stake technically requires a recommend.

I'm in a similar situation. For a while, I was nervous about it because I didn't think I could get through the questions unscathed and didn't really care to try. But it's been quite a while now and I guess no one cares to press it (or even bring it up). Which is fine with me. But I can't help but wonder what it will be that finally exposes my heterodoxy.

I've only gotten the stare down, once. It was by a new bishop and clumsily done. He opened his eyes wide and leaned in in a fashion I considered to be intimidating. I was TBM, at the time. Boy, was I TBM. I thought that Bishop's doing this was half creepy, half funny and my body language said so. I recoiled back and stifled a laugh.

I don't know if he ever did one, again, because he sure was bad at them. I know that was the first and only one I ever received.