I don't know which bothers me more, the 'gay mormon' on survivor (thanks millie) or these RM's (return missionaries) posing bare chested....for charity.
Here is something better for you to look at, just in case you have the image of return missionary's bare chests stuck in your head.
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hi amanda:
i think it is really messed up. but i like how you posted the awesome picture at the end of your post.
you never really hear about somebody doing something outrageous in some of the other religions. i have never heard and this guy killed this family and he was a Jehovah's witness or this mom robbed this bank and she was a Baptist. i think it is interesting how it is almost always tacked on if the outrageous behavior was done by a Mormon. but doesn't pres Hinckley say something awesome about this very thing? something about how this is good advertising for us, that the world expects us to be better, different? i don't remember the quote exactly.
we can continue to let our light so shine before men and nothing can stop those who want to shine.
i am so first. i rock! ha
I'm trying to decide if I can handle the shirtless photos or if I should just say no.
Is the Bishop still reading this blog?
Okay, just watched the video and read the article -
Those guys are hott- I think - I had to keep my eyes closed, though, so I'm not sure. The fact that they also post their missionary pictures - like a before /after kind of thing bothers me more than just the nekked calendar. I also think Mr. April looked lame with fabio hair.
And Mr. I'm-not-going-to-Survive-long sounds like a great home teacher! spice girls? yipes!
They already HAD a gay Mormon on surviver (Rafe), wish they'd give it up *rolling eyes*
Haven't seen the link, but even great looking guys can be dorks. DORKS!;)
I think it is so silly. Don't those guys feel embarrassed about this? I think that a good general rule of thumb for making decisions on whether you, a return missionary, should do something is this:
Will my mom be embarrassed?
Will my future wife be embarrassed?
When I'm more mature, will I be embarrassed?
Will it involve taking my shirt off and making ridiculous "come hither" faces at a camera while my hair is perfectly mussed?
If you can answer yes to any of those, you should just say no!
LOL at Mary's comment!!!
I can't think of anything more witty than her remark! :)
So much for being in and not of the world. They apparently missed that lesson on several occasions.
I'm calling shenanigans on all of that.
ITA with SGTBM, just because someone says they are something, doesn’t mean they really are, specially when they are acting the opposite way.
;)
Okay I thought of something....How about:
Do you think next year they'll put out a calendar of senior missionaries? 'Cause that would be ULTRA-HOT!
Or:
So, can I pick up my copy in the You Marry Who You Date section at my local Deseret Book?
Nope--still not as funny as Mary's.
I can't get the clip to come up--probably kind of glad. I'm sure their Mission Pres. are pleased.
I don't know why, but I was so surprised when I watched Survivor last Thursday.
I sent an anonymous email to everyone LDS I know about those calendars. There's a certain sexual predator aspect this company is ignoring. Some sicko sees this calendar, decides these young guys he sees walking around are hot and/or vulnerable, pretends to be interested in the Church, invites them to his house...
Thanks for the linkie, though. :)
I don't think the pics are bad. But the fact that they connect the whole thing to the church bugs me bad. I wasn't really bothered until I looked at the myspace page for it and saw the comments people were leaving. It's not right.
LOL at Mary!!! I think exactly what she said! So when this dude is posing with his underwear sticking out of his pants, he he showing his "g's"??? This is just weird...
Oh and Mr. Gay Mormon survivor, when did drinking coffee become a hobby? I drink water. Is that a hobby? I breathe air. Is that a hobby? I just think he wanted every Mormon to know how "naughty" he is! Tsk tsk!
I did see this. I'm bugged. I'm no saint, but this is just wrong. It makes me totally uncomfortable. Some people bare all for money. Which could lead me into a whole other issue-"HSM star bares all"....And my 10 year old asking me about it because she heard it at school. If this were okay, why would we care if our daughters wear strapless dresses to the prom or short shirts or short shorts? At least they would be more covered than these boys.
In the clip the calendar founder says "In the photo of them as a missionary, they are representing Jesus Christ...In the other photo it represents who they are now." I'm not totally gettin' that. That made this all the more unbelievable for me.
kathleen: I think it is messed up too. I thought I would leave you all with something more uplifting like Christ. :) Yay for being first!! :D
Wendy: I thought of you and your aversion to bare chested men. lol I guess the joke is on my after I tell you yesterday that I wanted a bare chested picture of Sawyer and then I find this so distasteful. ;) And no, the bishop is not still reading. I haven't seen them show up on my statcounter since I invited them. I think they got scared off because I told them I could see them. [insert evil eye]
pj: I am not a survivor follower so I didn't know about the other guy. Millie posted about him last week or else I would never know! Yes, dorks is a nice way of describing these young men.
mary: Great advice! I wonder how they will feel about this later on! Try explaining that to your teenagers! "You see kids, I had a weak moment, I made a bad decision, I wasn't thinking straight, I regret I ever did it....."
elizabeth: Yes! The whole thing makes me sick!
kayelyn: Exactly! They say they want to appear 'normal', but why? Isn't the point to be "a peculiar people" not a stupid, follow the crowd people.
NCS: One of my first thoughts was "ARe these guys for real?" It's sad, but I think they are. Or at least they think they are!
elizabeth: LOL! Senior missionary calendar. Now that would be something!
millie: I didn't think of that, but you are so right! Scarey!
tori: Right, I don't think the calendar is so bad, it's the fact that they are flaunting (literally! Did you see the guys "g's" hanging out) their religion while they are doing it.
suzanne: One of the first things I noticed was the white showing. The whole thing is so distasteful and mind boggling! My hobby is drinking milk! ;)
lisa: Yes, what kind of example are they setting exactly. One commenter on MMW said that the people buying these calendars are not buying them to strengthen their testimonies or even to support their charities. It is all for the skin. Yeah, I'm not getting it either!
It's not wrong it's sick and wrong. In my personal opinion those boys (yes boys because a real man wouldn't do that) shouldn't be card carrying members.
OH MY HEAVENS!! I suppose I should be bugged on some level, but I just can't stop laughing long enough to take this seriously. What a bunch of dorks!
"wow, look at me girls! You like this? You think I'm hot? Well, too bad! I'm off-limits, at least for another year and a half, then I'll NCMO your brains out!"
Oh-my-gosh. HA!
I mean--could this really be anything but a joke? Where are they going to market this? Deseret Book? I can just imagine walking in there and seeing the calendar next to a calendar full of fluffy bunnies...
Or Sheri Dew's face as she walks into her Deseret Book and sees it sitting there on the shelf? Would she go into hysterics, or quietly slip it under her arm and run to the register?
I so can't take this seriously. Dorks, dorks, dorks.
I totally saw the RM pictures and I was disgusted. Who do they think they are?! If I were near one of them...I'd beat some sense into them. Being a young single adult, what girls fins attractive is virtuous boys...they are so confused.
okay and elizabeth's senior RM comment really was funny. leave it to her to say THAT! :) LOL
I hate when they connect Mormons to things like being gay or being a returned missionary. They don't do that with other religions, so why with ours?
wynne: I would pay money just to see Sheri Dew's reaction upon finding this calendar on Deseret Book's shelves! hahahaha
lauren: I am so glad to know that you, a single adult, find this as disgusting as the rest of us. ;) Not that I would expect any less from you! :)
kathleen: yes, it was very funny! :D
utmommy: So true!
My Norman would never pose for something like that. Hey, Norman and Mormon rhyme...
I was under the impression they were not really rms, just pretending for the shock value.
very disappointing.
dallas: I was thinking the same thing at first, "There is no way that they are actually rm's". Unfortunately I'm pretty sure they are! :(
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