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I read the BoM every night. Every night. If I spontaneously slept somewhere other than home, I borrowed a BoM.
Same with journal writing. (I borrowed a piece of paper, then copied it into my journal later.)
I gave a talk in Sacrament meeting while having a miscarriage.
Damn, I was so Molly, I didn't know what oral sex was. (Or anal, or vaginal, for that matter, until, well, I was too old to not know.)
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This should be fun. . . I'll start. I was SO MOLLY MORMON that I:Made my own yogurtMade my own granolaHad a full years supply of food (but no wheat grinder, go figure!)Sewed all my girls matching Easter and Christmas dresses every yearTaught Sharing Time while having contractions and waited until after Primary before going to the hospitalBelieved oral sex was wrong and that I would never make it to the CK doing THAT!*How Molly or Peter were you?*Yes, I had to end it with a sex reference, that was for Mayan. . .
Peter here !!
WE were so molly and Peter that:
LB2 actually had several "gunny sack" dresses she wore when we were first married.
She owns a sewing machine
She bore six kids (in this day and age that's pretty damn molly)
She has a jacket autographed by Donny Osmond.
We had an honest to goodness year supply of wheat, flour, beans, dry soup, sugar, salt, hot cocoa mix.... the WORKS.... AND we had a wheat grinder TOO !!
We put our garments back on within five minutes of .... well you know.... and sometimes more than once the same night ! Now THAT can get to be a bit inconvenient !!
Our whole family read the Book of Mormon together one year.
I've read the Book of Mormon over 20 times
I paid a full tithing based on our gross income for nearly 28 friggin years.
I attended almost ALL stake priesthood and leadership meetings.
We kept our kids inside on Sundays.
We didn't have sex before we were married
I attended the temple more than 325 times over a 28 year period
I helped out or was in charge of over 125 moves.
I performed perhaps 1500 washings and annointing... at least !
We had FHE maybe 75% of the time.
I was a 100% home teacher for 20 years before I slipped up with something a little less.
I can't go on this post is just too damn painful....
HEY MOLLY !!! Pass the vodka and 7up would ya !! Better yet how about some of that spay-shul tequila of yours !!
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(Date Posted:12/09/2005 6:57 PM)
Sorry, I was pretty un-Molly:
- I don't sew
- I only read the BoM once and that was when I was at BYU and had to for religion 120 and 121
- I never did my VT unless someone else made all the arrangements and I just had to show up
- I sometimes skipped church because I just didn't feel like going
- I used to skip RS to go to McD's and get an Egg McMuffin and a coffee
- I let my kids watch TV on Sunday all the time, and go out to dinner too
- Had sex with my non-Mo boyfriend and then married him in a Church of Christ
Now, I have to admit that I did do some Molly-esque things:
- I used to wear t-shirts under my sundresses
- I did have the year's supply stuffed in to our tiny apartment pantry
- I went to church two days after Lisey was born
- Went to the temple almost every month (okay that was more because it was like a date and my parents would babysit for us if we were going to the temple)
I'd say all in all I was always way more of a liberal to Jack Mo rather than a Molly.
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(Date Posted:12/10/2005 3:33 AM)
Reply to Natural Man:
It's pretty sad when the molliest Molly is a guy. 
Reply to liseysmom:
- I used to wear t-shirts under my sundresses
Oh, honey, I'm glad you've left THAT look behind. 
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(Date Posted:12/10/2005 4:12 AM)
OK, looking at these lists, I was not all that Molly after all (which is something of a relief.) However, I believe I can trump you all in this little contest.
1. I am a girl.
2. I went on a mission.
Anndd the Molly goes to .... Belaja! (sound of cheering and applause.......)
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(Date Posted:12/10/2005 5:17 AM)
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Reply to Natural Man:It's pretty sad when the molliest Molly is a guy.Reply to liseysmom:- I used to wear t-shirts under my sundressesOh, honey, I'm glad you've left THAT look behind.
well... that's why I'm making up for lost time. 
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(Date Posted:12/10/2005 6:09 AM)
Great thread!
Okay, well here's my list. As a forewarning, I am ashamed to admit some of this stuff. I was never an extreme molly, but I had my moments:
1. Mr. B and I were adamant about being married in the temple, so we repented of the "sin next to murder" for a year after we were engaged, so that we could be married in the temple. We even read scriptures on the phone together every night that we weren't together. (blech)
2. I went without rated R movies while in high school and the first year of college.
3. I lectured my dad (now and ex-mo himself) about how right his bishop was to not let my brother stand in the circle during the blessing of his own baby daughter. My brother was not a worthy priesthood member, how dare he think that he could even have his hand on his daughter while being blessed? sheesh. This is the one I am kicking myself the most over.
4. I went to church EVERY sunday in order to fulfill my callings. Even when I was very sick, extremely pregnant and on strict bedrest. In 6 years time, I missed maybe 10 sundays total, and four of those were immediately after giving birth.
5. I never felt bad when Mr. B and I were married and several of our family members (including his dad) were unable to attend. I figured it was their loss for not doing what they were supposed to.
If I can think of more later, I'll add them.
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(Date Posted:12/10/2005 9:13 PM)
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1. Mr. B and I were adamant about being married in the temple, so we repented of the "sin next to murder" for a year after we were engaged, so that we could be married in the temple. We even read scriptures on the phone together every night that we weren't together. (blech)
Hey, I had a friend who did the same thing. Her dad was the Stake President, so I guess the pressure was immense.
Looking back, I think why the Heck didn't they just get married?
I really feel for ya on this one.
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(Date Posted:12/11/2005 12:55 AM)
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We even read scriptures on the phone together every night that we weren't together. (blech)
Don't beat yourself up for this one, Mrs. B. To me it just speaks to how much crap you were willing to go through to be together--you deserve ex-Mo happiness together, just for this alone!!!
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(Date Posted:12/11/2005 7:30 AM)
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How Molly or Peter were you?*Yes, I had to end it with a sex reference, that was for Mayan. . .
Oh, how peter was i? funny you should ask. the day sister elephant went to the temple of god holiness to the lord, etc., we celebrated by going to dinner together at a really nice restaurant in provo. i had to say that, i love to say, "really nice restaurant in provo" as often as i can. anyway, we were probably so damn amped from just having that experience that we couldnt wait for the waiter at the really nice restaurant in provo to bring us the check. that or we waited and the it just wasnt happening so i walked up the the hostess area and just paid the bill. while i was standing there all cool with my suit on waiting to sign the little credit card slip, soon to be sister elephant unzipped my door, ya know, and introduced peter to gods great atmosphere, right there in the lobby of a really nice restaurant in provo. then she walked off laughing. boy that temple must have really scared the shit out of her eh?
there, thats my peter story, and im sticking to it.
what was the question?
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(Date Posted:12/11/2005 7:41 AM)
I was getting ready to reply seriously to this thread. and, i have to say, i agree with natural man, its painful. ill take a pass. i didnt do as much as most of you folks. i think the hardest part about looking backward, and to me it is a backwards view and not just a look back, is seeing the missed wtf moments.
how peter was i? i saw people treat my wife like shit and didnt punch them in the fucking mouth for it. instead, i took a diplomatic approach because we were still going to see them at church. yeah right. that is the church experience to me, faketiness and being at the mercy of the next whackjobs ego.
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(Date Posted:12/11/2005 6:00 PM)
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how peter was i? i saw people treat my wife like shit and didnt punch them in the fucking mouth for it. instead, i took a diplomatic approach because we were still going to see them at church. yeah right. that is the church experience to me, faketiness and being at the mercy of the next whackjobs ego.
As I've mentioned to you before, I pretty much stood by as the local ward ignored my wife's despair, and as the "sisters" never tried to understand why she was as caustic and bitter as she was. Also, the few times we did ask for anything from the ward, we got silence for an answer. I still resent all of that, and, in retrospect, I can't understand why I was so fucking passive about it (poser mentally flails himself). No wonder DW beat me out the door by a few months.
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(Date Posted:12/12/2005 1:50 AM)
How Molly was I? Let me count the ways:
I bought tons of strawberries when they were cheap and made homemade jam. I did this for several years before I figured that buying canning bottles and all the supplies plus the TIME did not make me the frugal Molly I was trying to be.
I sewed a lot. I actually still sew a lot but now I do it as a budding business. If I ever get a website up, I'll let ya'all know, but basically I do custom machine embroidery.
I play the piano (are you surprised Poser? LOL)
I wore garments night and day and even wore my dh's top once on my honeymoon because all of mine were dirty. 
I fulfilled my callings to the max. If I did a primary sharing time, there was always a cool craft or take home thingy. Yep, I was a crafty molly too.
Got married in the temple after a 3 month engagement and excluded my dh's dad and extended family because they chose not to be as righteous as us.  And besides, we wanted to be married for all eternity. (BIG HUGE regret)
Was building up a food storage of potato pearls, spaghetti, macaroni noodles, fruit drink powder, and instant pudding mix when I went through my awakening.
Believed that the bishop and men with the priesthood really did have magical powers to heal. (Though I did openly question why if a blessing didn't come 'true', why it was the fault of the lack of faith of the person being blessed)
Hated Deseret book but kept their rival, Seagull Books in business by buying tons of crap.
Had lots of floral dresses in my closet
Ways I wasn't a molly:
I always paid tithing on net income and never on monetary gifts.
I hated the temple but it was my little secret that I never dared share with anyone. I never ever went to ward temple nights and only went in the holy house for weddings.
Used any excuse to miss church. If the kid was sick, I'd volunteer to stay home.
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(Date Posted:12/12/2005 1:59 AM)
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Yep, I was a crafty molly too.
I just started laughing at this and immediately thought...
She's crafty - she's gets around
She's crafty - she's always down
She's crafty - she's got a gripe
She's crafty - and she's just my type
She's craaaaaafty
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(Date Posted:12/12/2005 3:54 AM)
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I play the piano (are you surprised Poser? LOL)
Hey! That's not a Molly thing! That's a great skill to have. It's one of my mad skillz too! I only wish I could do it better than I do.
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(Date Posted:12/12/2005 4:11 AM)
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Great thread!Okay, well here's my list. As a forewarning, I am ashamed to admit some of this stuff. I was never an extreme molly, but I had my moments:1. Mr. B and I were adamant about being married in the temple, so we repented of the "sin next to murder" fora year after we were engaged, so that we could be married in the temple. We even read scriptures on the phone together every night that we weren't together. (blech)2. I went without rated R movies while in high school and the first year of college.3. I lectured my dad (now and ex-mo himself) about how right his bishop was to not let my brother stand in the circle during the blessing of his own baby daughter. My brother was not a worthy priesthood member, how dare he think that he could even have his hand on his
lol
I am more spiritual than you! Remember the fight we got into over THAT????? lol
but you had it hands down. Even when I was a mo-mo, I didn't go to church unless I had to. I always thought it was boring.
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(Date Posted:12/12/2005 8:38 AM)
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Hey! That's not a Molly thing! That's a great skill to have. It's one of my mad skillz too! I only wish I could do it better than I do.
Well, see, I had this little phrase drilled into my brain from conception on up to age 18. And that was: "You will learn to play the piano so that no matter what ward you are in, there will always be a pianist." My mom was a extremely over the top TBM (still is) and is a marvelous pianist. But piano was ALWAYS about furthering the church and never about personal enjoyment.
Consequently two things happened:
1. I equated playing the piano with Molly -mormoness
2. I learned to hate playing the piano. In fact, from about age 16 until age 30, I only plunked the piano keys on very rare occasions. We purchased a keyboard about a year ago, and after searching through my stuff I found an old piano book and was shocked at how much I had retained. Now I play purely for enjoyment.
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(Date Posted:12/12/2005 3:30 PM)
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Well, see, I had this little phrase drilled into my brain from conception on up to age 18. And that was: "You will learn to play the piano so that no matter what ward you are in, there will always be a pianist." My mom was a extremely over the top TBM (still is) and is a marvelous pianist. But piano was ALWAYS about furthering the church and never about personal enjoyment.Consequently two things happened:1. I equated playing the piano with Molly -mormoness2. I learned to hate playing the piano. In fact, from about age 16 until age 30, I only plunked th
Oh, yeah, that was so true of the Sunshine family. Mother Sunshine was so dedicated that she showed up to play in Sacrament the day after giving birth. IIRC, one of the brothers Sunshine played the pie-anny in church meetings at age 11 or so. I dunno whether Papa Sunshine could play at all.
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(Date Posted:12/12/2005 9:42 PM)
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I am more spiritual than you! Remember the fight we got into over THAT?????
yeah, we were so lame! ugh.
Belaja and Molly Mo, thanks for commiserating with me. We didn't want to let our families down, so we had a long engagement. Boy the looks and comments I got from people in my singles ward... "So now why haven't you gotten married yet?" "You're not married yet?" "Why are you dragging your feet?" We also had to deal with the humiliation of not taking the sacrament for about 6 months. Got all kinds of weird looks during that time, too!
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(Date Posted:12/12/2005 10:21 PM)
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, yeah, that was so true of the Sunshine family. Mother Sunshine was so dedicated that she showed up to play in Sacrament the day after giving birth. IIRC, one of the brothers Sunshine
Yes, I remember that well. My brother (#9) was born on Saturday afternoon and she was up there playing the organ the next morning. It is really so sad that she is that consumed with the church because at this point in her life it appears to me that it gives her much more worry and anxiety than it ought to. On the other hand it is her only and I mean ONLY social outlet.
As far as my dad's musical abilities.... well, his favorite thing to say was that he couldn't tell a quarter note from a dollar note. He has no instrumental musical abilities at all. However, he can belt it out when singing campfire songs.
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(Date Posted:12/14/2005 3:14 AM)
Ya know, the most peter thing I've ever done is reactivate my lil bro. And go to PM during conference THREE YEARS IN A ROW. OK, it was really because DW wanted to get together with her fam and I had nothing better to do than go with her bothers and dad. One thing that really gets me is our wedding. NONE of my friends were there. Even my best man wasn't in the temple. He left his recomend back at school in St George. My friends have always been my surrogate family so it was very lonley for me.
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(Date Posted:12/14/2005 7:01 AM)
I was so Molly:
- I went on a mission (good one, Belaja)
- all my dresses had flower prints
- I didn't dare fart in my garments for the first whole month I wore them.
- I hung a Jesus picture in my living room
I pretty much sucked in all other areas of Mollydom, especially cooking and not thinking about oral sex. And fasting.
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(Date Posted:12/14/2005 7:13 AM)
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- I didn't dare fart in my garments for the first whole month I wore them.
Omigod, you guys are killing me!
Stop!
Ok, how peter was I?
--I went on splits with the Missionaries, my entire senior year of high school.
--I confessed masturbation at least four different times between ages 15 and 21.
--I made flash cards of Pres. Pinegar quotes when I was in the MTC.
--I actually got up at 6:30 a.m. every day, my entire mission.
--I read the book of mormon 10 times on my mission
--I insisted that our Y Group freshman year open and close all activities with prayer
--I prayed for an "eternal companion" for the first two years after my mission (before I accepted the One True Gay Way)
--Our mission had levels of 'qualification' for teaching and stuff, and I got the highest level within the first year
--I took my garments off to masturbate
--I called a roommate at BYU to repentence for making out with his girlfriend on our couch
--I taught at the MTC for three years
--I used to cry in general conference because I was so moved
--I went to the temple weekly the first year after my mission
Oh my god...I was EVIL!
Of course, during all this, I was also doing all sorts of fun anti-mormon things, but I'll leave those for another time.
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(Date Posted:12/14/2005 6:40 PM)
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--I took my garments off to masturbate
How conscientious of you! That's hilarious.  I guess I wasn't a big respecter of garments.
-Mr. B
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(Date Posted:12/14/2005 7:47 PM)
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How conscientious of you! That's hilarious.I guess I wasn't a big respecter of garments.-Mr. B
It sounds to me like mr. b spent more on tide detergent than cumom. i thought cumoms maneuver was obvious. mr. b, wtf?
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(Date Posted:12/14/2005 8:26 PM)
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It sounds to me like mr. b spent more on tide detergent than cumom. i thought cumoms maneuver was obvious. mr. b, wtf?
I think you've got the wrong visual there, my friend.
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(Date Posted:12/15/2005 3:36 AM)
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how peter was I?--I went on splits with the Missionaries, my entire senior year of high school.--I confessed masturbation at least four different times between ages 15 and 21.--I made flash cards of Pres. Pinegar quotes when I was in the MTC.--I actually got up at 6:30 a.m. every day, my entire mission.--I read the book of mormon 10 times on my mission--I insisted that our Y Group freshman year open and close all activities with prayer--I prayed for an "eternal companion" for the first two years after my mission (before I accepted the One Tr
Oh, you were so cute, I could just cry.
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(Date Posted:12/15/2005 6:02 AM)
I feel so left out. I wasn't a molly at all. I did play the piano but it was because I enjoyed it. I sang in the choir (amoung other things) because I enjoyed it. I can sew. It really came in handy at college. I ended up on the dance company and did design work on the costumes. Oh well, it doesn't sound like I missed much.
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(Date Posted:12/18/2005 8:02 AM)
I wouldn't cook with red wine vinegar.
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(Date Posted:12/18/2005 11:27 PM)
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I wouldn't cook with red wine vinegar.
My wife's (LB2) parents jumped our case a few years back while visiting us when the found out we had *gasp* red wine vinegar that we used STRAIGHT with certain dishes.
It was another one of those WFT?? moments for me and my very long, sometimes bizarre journey into mormondom.
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