Technically, this is not generally condoned by the gospel as there is literally an entire section (in i think the Pearl of Great Price but i could be wrong, been a while) that most Mormons follow really well and gets drilled into most missionaries heads, that while we will of course do our best to try to save others who do not believe, we will respect their right to believe whatever the fuck they want.
Legit though, when the Mormons come to your door, be respectful. Especially to the elders (these are the guys, they aren’t brothers, they are elders.). They have to get in a specific amount of service hours. My mother is Atheist, when they come to the door, we let them in, we feed them (because they are dirt poor and likely thousands of mile away from home and have probably been living off of the same box of pizza from pizza hut for a week, especially in rural areas) we tell them at the beginning that we will not be joining the church and that we have a one prayer, on scripture rule, and that we respect them as we hope they respect us. Note, if you are female and home alone when elders come by DO NOT BE OFFENDED BY THEM ASKING IF THERE IS A MAN AROUND. They are not trying to be sexist. They are literally not allowed to stay if there is not. and there are steep penalties for violating this. Along the same lines, if you are a guy and you open the door and two sisters ask if there is a woman home, they are not crazy feminists, they literally can’t be there if there isn’t a woman. People on missions are generally late teens early twenties and need to be protected. Slamming a door in their face and being rude is seriously detrimental to them. If you have questions, you can ask. That is why they are there. If you want to know what to call them, ask. Ask about the holy trinity too, because they likely have a copy as well as a bible on hand whether electronic or otherwise and watching them get excited is fun. It is fine to learn about another religion without being part of the religion. If you see elders, ask about service hours they still need. Despite there formal appearance, they will work. There was a group of Elders in town that couldnt come by during the day while mom was home alone so they would watch for her car to leave, then come mow and weed eat. We were more rural so it was easier there for them to just do it and if you live somewhere a bit more guarded they will have to ask. They have helped us build fences, retaining walls, doll houses, you name it. I have met missionaries from Canada, Ohio, rural West Virginia, Canada, Mexico, and yes of course Utah. I am still in touch with one of the sisters that i met. I absolutely adore her. She is just as obsessed with Supernatural, BNHA, and WTNV as i am. Missionaries are people too, and can be wonderful to be around if you can see past the name tags. Besides that, some of the quirky things about their faith are just really interesting. Ask about sea turtle in relation with heaven and watch them light up. They are really enthusiastic, but they understand social cues. Find out if they are in their first location on their mission. Many missionaries have never been that far away from home. If they are in their first location it can be exhilarating but also terrifying. Imagine being shipped hundreds or even thousands of miles away from home to god only knows where to stay with random people you have never met, deal with room mates who may or may not be pests to live with and walk around all day, only to get doors shoved in your face. You don’t get to call home all that often. And it’s hard. Yeah, you enjoy it, but its hard. Along those lines, find out if it is their final destination. This can be a lot of fun for them. I have gone to church under two circumstances. My grandmother is in town, or it is a send off sunday and a missionary gets to go HOME. They are like a kid in a candy store, and while they love traveling and meeting new people, they are happy to go home. Have a little compassion next time there is a missionary at the door. It means a lot to them.
Sorry for the long post but seriously guys, don’t be jerks.
Showed this to my missionary friend to make sure there wasn’t anything she wanted added. Her response:
“You are gorgeous! And I have only the best memories with you. Remember the time Snyder put a whole piece of pizza In her mouth? good times. Are you officially Mormon her? 😉 Lol! It’s okay if not. Whatever makes you happy ️️❤❤ Hmmm. I guess I’d just say like, recognize that they’re people too. We’re just a bunch of kids, doing our best in a place where we don’t know anything. And we are not perfect by any means! And don’t be afraid to let the missionaries know your intentions – like, you just want to give them water or something, not have a whole message lol! But we’re just kids too, I guess – I write stories, I play the uke, I have a personality outside of the nametag and it’s a problem I see in missionaries too, like, seeing people as people I guess. Does that help? Did I answer the question? I love you dearly, Cas!!❤❤❤❤❤ I miss you. ️️️️️️️,Dean”
Like, legit. Give these poor kids a break. (Her mission ended just a few months ago and she went home to hawaii, its sad and i miss her)
There are some insane members of the church that give us a really bad rep so I’m glad that they actually made a positive addition to this post. What I always say is that God is perfect, people certainly are not. There’s crazies in all religions and it makes me so sad when I see missionaries being turned away, yelled at, spit on, hit, etc,. THEY ARE 18-20ISH YEARS OLD. SOME OF THEM JUST GRADUATED HIGH SCHOOL.
These are literal kids being harrassed because of false rumors and the 1% of extremists (if there’s even that many) that are being focused on. I’m going to be serving a mission in two years, and do you have any idea how much it scares me to think hat, as a ninteen year old kid who’s going to be away from home for two years, I could be hurt or harrassed just for spreading a message that brings joy to my life?
So please, PLEASE be respectful to missionaries as @saphirecross said.
The Fusions started as Sanders Sides fusions (though they are rapidly becoming more my OCs than anything Thomas related because I keep talking about them and worldbuilding SO much….)
asexual/panromantic Note: loves hugs, will love you and everyone else forever and always, do not break their heart, they’re a gentle loving bean. Hair clips define current gender- pink = he/him, black = she/her, blue = they/them, no clips = agender day.
Name: Prince Anvity (ann-vih-tee) Title: “The Dragon Prince” Fusion Combo: AnxietyxCreativity Height: 6′9″ (not including the horns) Pronouns: He/Him, They/Them Sexuality: Polysexual/romantic
Note: Sounds like Smaug or Wolf from League of Legends, has a dragon-sized appetite; bossy pillow princess. Extremely protective. Everyone belongs to his hoard.
Name: Creaity (kree-itty) Title: “The Lionheart” Fusion Combo: CreativityxMorality Height: 5′10″ (5′11″ because of his boots) Pronouns: He/him Sexuality: Pansexual/romantic Note: Transforms like an anime magical girl; he will protect your heart from evil, but he’s easily manipulated. Will purr. Ears and tail are real. Will chase a laser pointer dot.
Note: Has a sentient algae monster he brought to life who likes to eat *ahem* from human males though is a good boy and is just curious. Also he invented the time travel machine and alternate reality portals so all fusions can meet. Married to Moric. A bit chaotic.
Name: Moric (more-ik) Title: “The Librarian” Fusion Combo: Logic/Morality Height: 5′10″ Pronouns: He/Him Sexuality: Polysexual/aromantic Note: Has a bag filled with endless books. Ultimate Dad™, wouldn’t know romance if it bit him on the booty. Married to Progic. Certified House Husband.
Name: Viran (veer-ann) Title: “The Conspirator” Fusion Combo: Anxiety/Logic Height: 6′2″ Pronouns: He/Him Sexuality: Homsexual/romantic Note: Probs sucked Bigfoots dick behind a Denny’s once; drives himself to anxiety over proving cryptids exist. Lives off 6 to 8 cups of coffee.
Note: Stitched mouth is mute even when stitching is removed; immune to Gancei’s influences.Tired and totally mute when he becomes more stable and the mouth on the the back of his head disappears, leaving the mouth on his face unstitched but unable to speak (n voicebox). The hood is part of his head and cannot be removed.
Deceit half: he/him, Patton half: they/them Sexuality: N/A Note: The happy side is a manipulative asshole and the sad side is damage control.
Name: Patteit (pa-teet) (the REFORMED/good version of Deitton) Title: “The Twins” Fusion Combo: Patton/Deceit Height: 6′5″ Pronouns: they/them (us/we) Sexuality: Fluid (undefined) Note: The heads switch off who is telling the truth and who is telling lies but you can generally tell which is Truther and which is Liar by asking a few mundane questions and having them both answer (IE: what colour is the sky). They tend to think and move in unison. Unfusing is a very painful experience for them.
Name: Decan (dee-kan) Title: “The Noir Villain” Fusion Combo: Creativity/Deceit Height: 5′6″ Pronouns: He/Him Sexuality: Homosexual/romantic Note: He talks like he fell out of a 1920s film noir; extremely good at acting/vocal impressions of the other fusions. Great at dancing. Super gay for Viran.
Name: Gancei (Gan-say) (”Gan” for short} Title: “The Puppetmaster” Fusion Combo: Logic/Deceit Height: 6′2″ Pronouns: He/Him Sexuality: N/A Note: He can control people’s thoughts and speech; has impressions of lips on his face but they are useless and do not open to a mouth. His only mouth is on his hand and he speaks through it.
Name: Lodec (loe-deck) (the REFORMED/good version of Gancei) Title: “The Puppeteer” Fusion Combo: Logic/Deceit Height: 6′2″ Pronouns: He/him Sexuality: Gay Note: He can take full control of a person one at a time but will only do so if it is beneficial to them, or if it’s an accident. Totally mute.
Aside from all the other reasons it’s gross, humor that’s based on degrading women and minorities is plain lazy. If you can’t make people laugh without punching down, you’re just not funny.
Just be kind and weird. Be absurd. It’s not that hard.
I make people laugh by punching down myself
That’s because of toxic societal teachings.
Be an anarchist: love yourself.
I feel compelled to tell you that this is now wallpaper for both my lockscreen and my homepage
give us the pics
Also, while we’re here, I also wanna say that this shitpost has actually touched me. Like I’ve had serious loving comments from friends and family about caring about myself, and this has somehow made a bigger impact. This post legit brought me to tears. I have it written on my hand and it’s probably going to be written many other places. And that’s why it’s my wallpaper
i’m proud of you, you funky little anarchist melon ball
if you’re struggling for AU ideas take a look-see at this list i wrote for my friend who dubbed it “better than the 10 commandments"
1) Coffee shop AU
i)
Barista and person who has a ridiculous coffee
order
ii)
I’m worried about your coffee dependency
iii)
you accidentally poured boiling hot coffee over
me so you’re responsible for taking me to A&E
iv)
you give me a different fake name every time you
come into starbucks and I just want to know your real name bc ur cute but here
I am scrawling “batman” onto your stupid cappuccino
2)
Flower shop AU
i)
You buy a weird amount of flowers and I’m
concerned as to why
ii)
I’m allergic to flowers but I work in a flower
shop – you’re a customer who’s very confused as to why I’d do that
iii)
(this is also a good way to incorporate flower
meanings eg, buying certain colours/types for person to represent feelings etc.)
3)
Library AU
i)
You’re overdue on this book and I want it so I’m
tracking u the fuck down
ii)
I work in the library and I’m a little concerned
for your health bc you never stop studying
iii)
The library’s pretty empty save for you and me
and OH that couple making out loudly in the shelves somewhere
4)
Awful first time meeting
i)
I accidentally punched you in the face when I
was too overexcited about something
ii)
I thought you were my friend who’s just done
something awful to me (read: cut my hair while I slept, dyed all of my clothes
pink, etc. etc.) because you look similar from behind so I stormed up to you
and shoved you from behind while calling you an asshole
iii)
You get the gist to this one
iv)
Oooh when you told me your name I thought you
were joking because it’s fucking awful and I made a joke about it and things
got awkward real fucking fast (perfect for a Hannibal au just saying)
5)
Weird places to meet/awkward meetings in general
i)
We live in the same block of flats but haven’t
ever talked and Sunday morning we were both doing the walk of shame and had to
stand in the lift together
ii)
“okay I know that being in the woods at 2am is a
weird thing to be doing but my friend called me and- wait, why are you in the woods at 2am, fuck I’m going
to die aren’t I?”
iii)
A personal favourite of mine – first day at a
new job and oh fuck my boss is the person I drunkenly hooked up with last
weekend/night
iv)
We keep accidentally running into each other I’m
not a stalker I swear
v)
You live across from me in our apartments and we
smile when we see each other but we don’t really know each other and oh you’re
the stripper at my friend’s stag do/hen night fuck this is really uncomfortable
vi)
“My shower’s broken but I’ve got a date tonight
could I possibly use your shower please?” “Oh sure (neighbour that I’ve been crushing on for the past six months) of course you can use my shower to get ready for your date (fuck fuck fuck)”
6)
Friends to romance – pining and all that
wonderful shit
i)
You’ve got a date tonight and you asked for
advice on what to wear but I’m so in love with you and damn you look good in the outfit I picked out for you
ii)
I really like you but you’re my best friend’s ex
iii)
You’ve liked me for ages and were really obvious
about it and I didn’t like all the attention but now you’re over me I really
miss it and fuck I think I like you too?
iv)
Somewhere along the way of getting into bar
fights together, staying up all night with movie marathons, other friendship
things, I’ve fallen in love with you but oh my god this could ruin EVERYTHING
v)
Friends with benefits oh wait I like you
7)
FAKE DATING HOLY SHIT I LIVE FOR THIS
i)
It’s my highschool reunion and I need a hot date
so I can rub it in the faces of the people who hated me
ii)
My homophobic parents are coming to visit will
you pretend to date me as an extra “fuck you”?
iii)
There’s a person who won’t stop bugging me will
you pretend to be my partner so that they’ll fuck off?
iv)
I told my sister I have a boyfriend so she’d
stop trying to set me up with people but now she’s coming to visit and I’m in
too deep I need a fake boyf ASAP
8)
Soulmate aus
i)
The first words your true love(s) will say to
you are tattooed on you and why the fuck are their first words something really
ridiculous like ‘I’ll pay you a tenner to punch me in the face’ or ‘quick
what’s your favourite animal’ or ‘fucking shit hell holy fuck wow oh my god
jesus h Christ fuck me’ etc. or even worse a really ridiculous song lyric like the opening lines of uptown funk or a high
school musical song or smthing did you have to serenade me the first time you
saw me asshole?
ii)
You get an ‘impression’ of your soulmate when
you turn 18 or something but all I got was a strong smell of bananas or an
overwhelming feeling that Thatcher was a good prime minister or an image in my
mind of a fucking unicorn
iii)
The more ridiculous the better actually
iv)
Something like whenever your soulmate sings a
duet you can’t help but join in and my fucking soulmate is in a goddamn band
but I can’t sing for shit
v)
Or maybe something like soulmates always sneeze
at the same time and I cant be sure but me and this kid in my French class just
sneezed at the same time are we soulmates or was it a coincidence (proceed w
character trying to make themselves sneeze around said person to see what’s
what)
9)
Alternate universes for real
i)
Mermaids
ii)
Siren and asexual pirate who doesn’t understand
why all his crew are losing their shit that person has a nice voice sure but
what the fuck is happening
iii)
Hogwarts
iv)
We live in a world where the greek gods are real
and you went and got yourself cursed and now I have to go on a fucking quest to
sort this shit out why do I love you again?
v)
Pacific rim au (either they’re drift compatible
or one of them is a ranger and the other stresses constantly bc what if they
die yes I have read a fic like this no I didn’t come up with this one but it’s
fucking good) (also if you haven’t seen that film go watch it now)
vi)
Literally any movie or book universe you like
tbh just go for it
10)
Other aus that I like
i)
I wanted to go on the ferris wheel but there has
to be two people to a cart come on random person let’s go oh wait are we stuck
at the top? Fuck
ii)
We work in the same office and you have a
goddamn squeaky chair and you wONT FUCKING STOP SQUEAKING IT BECAUSE YOU KNOW
IT ANNOYS ME
iii)
Our mutual friend set us up on a blind date and
I thought I’d hate it but you’re actually… kind of funny? But because I expected to hate it in no way am I going to let you change my mind just because you’re gorgeous and funny and intelligent oh no my friend is not winning this
iv)
It started to snow and I’m the only one of our
friends who would go outside with you – I soon found out why none of the others
would go out in the snow with you (this works best if they’re new friends who
don’t know each other all that well) when you shoved a handful of snow down my
back and declared snow war
v)
It’s nowhere near Christmas it’s literally still
November would you calm down about Christmas wait no why are you getting the
tree out no stop please stop (if you do this pre-relationship you can have the
grouchy one secretly finding the other’s excitement endearing and falling in
love with them actually that works for established relationship too)
vi)
Current partner got a new job in America (or
other country far away) and we’re getting by on skype calls and emails but it’s
not easy and then I met someone new (can be poly or can be finding the OTP person)
vii)
You want us both to get in shape and I hate
working out/running but your ass looks really good in shorts oh the things I do
for my friends and their nice asses
viii) Carrying
on from 10.vii. you’ve caught me checking you out in what I thought was a
subtle way too many times and now you’re calling me out on it what do I do???
ix)
You’re an actor/other famous person that I
really admire and I just saw you in the street and as I was debating whether or
not to say hi you came up to me and
started flirting what do I do??
x)
You were waving at your friend behind me but I
got confused and waved back at you and now I’m dying of embarrassment but you
think it’s cute
xi)
I sat down in the wrong class and I’m panicking
but don’t want to get up and leave because the class has started and you think
it’s hilarious and shut up you dumb fuck you don’t know me aahhh
xii)
I’m a waiter at this wedding and you’re a drunk
guest who will not stop hitting on me please I’m trying to work no I can’t
dance with you omg let me find you some water
xiii) Our
best friends are that awful ‘cute’ couple that make-out in public and call each
other “sweetie” and “sugar” and “babe” and god they’re awful let’s talk about
how awful they are – develops into “shit we’re the awful couple now”
xiv) You
pissed me off in class so I threw a book at your head and now I’m in detention
and jesus fuck I hate you so much and the teacher made me apologise and wait
you’re cuter up close and the way you talk is kind of nice actually oh fuck no
Okay I could go on forever but this is over 1,500 words of
auing already I have too many ideas christ
Anxiety-prone-human 
