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$100 billion in one fund. $32 billion accounted for in other funds [0]. Not to mention 2% of the land in Florida, several billion dollars in commercial and resi

$100 billion in one fund. $32 billion accounted for in other funds [0]. Not to mention 2% of the land in Florida, several billion dollars in commercial and residential real estate. Who knows what else they're hiding. And 16 million members is fools' accounting. It doesn't account for the millions of people like me who don't go to church and yet are still members because I don't want to pay money to hire a lawyer to force the church to take my name off the records. [0] https://kutv.com/news/local/mormonleaks-says-new-documents-link-lds-church-to-companies-worth-over-32-billion https://kutv.com/news/local/mormonleaks-says-new-documents-l...

ngngngng 7y ago
> I don't want to pay money to hire a lawyer to force the church to take my name off the records. You literally just have to ask in writing. Send a letter to church headquarters in Salt Lake. But you already knew that didn't you? I swear ex-mormons are more devoted to getting people converted to their way of thinking than believing mormons are.
- darksaints 7y ago
  No, sending a letter in writing is not enough. Not if you don't want to be tracked down and harassed with reconversion attempts, or for them to contact your family members and friends to rat you out. The only way that has remotely proven to prevent such behavior from the church is to have it done by a lawyer. But you already knew that didn't you?
  - ngngngng 7y ago
    My dude, you've obviously spent hours on hacker news trying to defend your belief system (or lack thereof). Just let it be, if you don't want to be Mormon anymore, then don't. Your inability to live with your decisions is painfully clear by the time you invest trying to publicly justify your choices. Move on like the dozens of people I've known that just sent in a letter and have not been harassed since. Edit: Also, the part you edited out wasn't as clever as you hoped, glad you removed it.
    - darksaints 7y ago
      Mormons spend tons of time proselytizing. Does that mean they're unable to live with their decisions and that they're trying to justify their choices? I know you want me to just move on and stop criticizing your church but no thanks. I'm not going to give it a rest. I'm invested in the destruction of the cult that made my life a living hell. If the mormon church really wants to be the kind of church where people leave quietly, they have to change the way they treat people. No more lies and deceit would be a good start.
- henrikschroder 7y ago
  > You literally just have to ask in writing. No, that is no longer true. Because of the popularity of services like quitmormon.com, all resignation requests have to be notarized since a couple of months back.

ngngngng 7y ago

> I don't want to pay money to hire a lawyer to force the church to take my name off the records. You literally just have to ask in writing. Send a letter to church headquarters in Salt Lake. But you already knew that didn't you? I swear ex-mormons are more devoted to getting people converted to their way of thinking than believing mormons are.

darksaints 7y ago
No, sending a letter in writing is not enough. Not if you don't want to be tracked down and harassed with reconversion attempts, or for them to contact your family members and friends to rat you out. The only way that has remotely proven to prevent such behavior from the church is to have it done by a lawyer. But you already knew that didn't you?
- ngngngng 7y ago
  My dude, you've obviously spent hours on hacker news trying to defend your belief system (or lack thereof). Just let it be, if you don't want to be Mormon anymore, then don't. Your inability to live with your decisions is painfully clear by the time you invest trying to publicly justify your choices. Move on like the dozens of people I've known that just sent in a letter and have not been harassed since. Edit: Also, the part you edited out wasn't as clever as you hoped, glad you removed it.
  - darksaints 7y ago
    Mormons spend tons of time proselytizing. Does that mean they're unable to live with their decisions and that they're trying to justify their choices? I know you want me to just move on and stop criticizing your church but no thanks. I'm not going to give it a rest. I'm invested in the destruction of the cult that made my life a living hell. If the mormon church really wants to be the kind of church where people leave quietly, they have to change the way they treat people. No more lies and deceit would be a good start.
henrikschroder 7y ago
> You literally just have to ask in writing. No, that is no longer true. Because of the popularity of services like quitmormon.com, all resignation requests have to be notarized since a couple of months back.