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What is your reason for continuing the streak
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What is your reason for continuing the streak

Context: I've wanted to end my streak for a while now, but my followers on Duo keep dragging out this pain in my chest every day (laughs).

I want to call it quits on my streak right here because I feel like I've already reached my goal on Duo, and it's just not bringing any new knowledge to the table anymore. It went from being something motivating to simply a burden or an obligation.

Why do you guys keep your streaks going? Don't you ever feel like it's turned into a phantom habit (hábito fantasma) at some point?

u/brryrrm — 12 hours ago
▲ 13 r/mormon

Why attend church or serve a mission if you don’t believe in the doctrine? I’d love to hear your experiences.

Últimamente he estado pensando mucho en esto y me interesa mucho conocer sus opiniones. He notado que algunas personas siguen asistiendo a la iglesia o incluso deciden servir una misión de tiempo completo, a pesar de no creer realmente en la doctrina o la fe.

Quiero saber por qué:

Si no compartías las creencias, ¿qué te mantuvo allí? ¿Fue la presión familiar, las expectativas sociales, el deseo de pertenecer a una comunidad o algo completamente distinto?

¿Qué intentabas lograr al participar? Mirando hacia atrás, ¿sientes que realmente alcanzaste ese objetivo personal, a pesar de la falta de fe?

Especialmente para quienes sirvieron una misión, ¿sienten que esos años fueron una pérdida de tiempo o se llevaron algo valioso de todos modos? ¿Se arrepienten de algo?

¿Cómo era "actuar por inercia" cuando no estabas mental ni espiritualmente alineado con lo que se enseñaba? ¿Era agotador mantener la farsa, o simplemente se convirtió en parte de tu rutina?

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u/brryrrm — 2 months ago
▲ 33 r/mormon

My hair

HELLO! I am preparing to head out on my mission.

I have a question regarding the missionary appearance standard. I am an Afro-descendant, and my hair is a very important part of my identity and who I am.

I have seen that the missionary style usually tends to be a shorter, classic cut (let's be honest, sometimes it's standardized for straighter hair), but honestly, I would really like to be able to keep my Afro hair in a longer style, as I feel very proud of it and it is a part of my self-esteem.

Do you know if there is any flexibility regarding this for missionaries who have Afro hair? I would really like to wear my natural style during my service. (And honestly, even if they order me to or call me out on it, I do not intend to cut my hair.)

So far, I have not received any criticism for my hair; members usually like my style.

The few missionaries of Black descent that I have seen cut their hair. But just because they do it, doesn't mean that it is the standard and that I should do it too. Besides, maybe they just don't have the culture of wearing their hair long.

(The person in the photo is not me, although I have the same hair.)

u/brryrrm — 3 months ago