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Regular readers know that I’m trying to compile all PostSecrets that explicitly or implicitly mention Mormonism.
This newest installment is tragic, with the implication that Mormons, typically, don’t think for themselves.
You can see the rest of my collection here. If you’ve got any I don’t have, please let me know.
Regular readers will recall that I’m actively trying to archive all direct references to Mormonism that show up on PostSecret. This past Sunday’s batch included this secret:
Text: Getting kicked out of college was the best thing that has ever happened to me!!!
The other secrets I’ve archived can be found here.
Regular readers will recall that I am trying to collect all of the PostSecrets with an obvious Mormon theme or reference. Today’s batch of PostSecrets included another one. I’ve archived the photo, but I won’t display the image directly here on SingleSpeed because it would likely offend some of my LDS readers.
The image shows a man and a woman wearing LDS temple garments, an article of clothing most Mormons consider too sacred to photograph – especially if that photograph is taken specifically to ridicule the practice of wearing garments (as is the case with this image). The image is probably the most widely distributed photograph of LDS temple garments (a google image search for the term “LDS garments” will return this same image a half-dozen time).
The caption on the PostSecret image reads, “If you weren’t Mormon… we would have gotten married.”
Click here to see the PostSecret image.
You can see all the LDS PostSecrets I’ve collected here.
A new LDS PostSecret for the collection:
You can see the rest of the Mormon PostSecrets I’ve collected here.
Another installment for my collection of LDS PostSecrets:
Other LDS and Mormon-themed PostSecrets can be found here.
It’s been a while since we’ve had a new installment explicitly about Mormonism on PostSecret, but today’s batch of secrets included the following:
The author of this card’s blog can be found at http://makebelievemormon.blogspot.com.
This secret is especially interesting to me. Feeling like you have to fake your religious beliefs, of course, is tragic. But choosing to belong to a religious tradition that you don’t necessarily feel passionate about for the sake of family unity shouldn’t be. What about Mormonsim makes some individuals feel like they need to fake being a full-believer rather than simply being involved in the church for cultural or social reasons?
Does anyone else remember getting unofficial-yet-often-repeated advice from church leaders that if you don’t have a testimony you should fake it ’till you make it?
The rest of my LDS PostSecret collection can be found here. As always, if you know of any LDS-themed PostSecrets that aren’t in my collection, I’d appreciate it if you let me know.
Regular readers will recall that I’m trying to collect all of the LDS-themed PostSecrets out there (click here to see what I’ve got so far, and let me know if you’ve got some I’ve missed).
Postcard art isn’t a new concept. Neither is sharing hope. But we’re hoping this combination of the two will be as inspiring to you as it is to us and that the world will see that we are real people with real reasons for being members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Previous Mormon-themed PostSecrets can be found here. If you have or know of any Mormon themed PostSecrets that aren’t in my collection, I’d appreciate you letting me know in the comments.
Regular readers will remember that I’m trying to archive all the PostSecret entries that explicitly reference Mormonism. Today’s post included another one for the archives. Other entries can be found here. If you know of any you’d like to add to the archives, please let me know.
This evening I attended the PostSecret exhibit at the Minneapolis Central Library. Near the door was a spiral-bound notebook where we were free to write our own secrets. The notebook was laying open to this secret:
I also snapped a photo of one of the other secrets. I apologize for the poor photography (it was behind glass) but you can click on the photo to enlarge.
See my other LDS PostSecrets here.
