u/ApocalypseTapir

Yup.

We're all going to be worm food.

And that scares people. It probably scares most of the world's inhabitants.

What's on the other side of the grave?

But Christianity and especially Mormons weaponize it.

Mormons are super happy at a funeral. But honestly, that's fucked up.

I'm watching as my TBM mother contends with death. Fighting for every second of life. And I wonder why? She thinks heaven is peaceful, with joyous reunions and real power. Yet. She goes to endless doctors appointments to stave off death. Endure to the end.

I'm also watching from afar as my wife's grand niece is going through some serious health issues. And my wife is so wound up in pre-grief and fear. Maybe it's just my wife's personality. But my grand niece is 6. She gets a straight shot to the celestial kingdom. This is a known outcome in Mormon Doctrine.

In the end, they don't really believe. Deep down in their lizard brains they know everyone dies. And deep down they know that what's on the other side is a mystery. Deep down they know Mormonism makes no sense, but it helps them avoid dealing with the idea that in 200 years no one will know who they were or remember their face.

I just attended an open mic Sunday were something interesting happened.

During the opening prayer they said we worship God THROUGH Jesus.

Two people gave two different testimonies about how we will be interviewed by Jesus when we die. Neither speaker agreed with each other regarding what we would be judged on or what would happen afterwards.

The fascinating thing is neither of those testimonies had anything to do with the version I was taught in the 1980's where we were being judged on our works or how our sins basically be shown on an IMAX screen for everyone in heaven to see.

A third testimony expressed how grateful they are that prophets can "make adjustments" while another mentioned God is the same yesterday, today, and tomorrow.

One included the idea that fasting and praying intently can change God's mind, while another lamented that a grandchild was succumbing to a neurological disease despite many priesthood blessings and that gods answer is sometimes "no' because he has a plan we can't understand.

During the closing prayer they said we worship God AND Jesus

I shit you not, over the course of a half hour, all these contradictions were uttered.