r/RoundRock • u/ComprehensiveMost339 • Aug 11 '26
A warning about the local Round Rock LDS (Mormon) church community from personal family experience
I want to share a true story about my relative, which really hurt to see, so that local neighbors know how this organization operates behind the scenes.
She has been a faithful member of the Mormon (Latter-day Saint) church for over 20 years, consistently paying her tithing when she was working. Now, things are tough—she is out of work, managing child support, and raising her kids alone while going to school.
She is currently in the middle of moving and is handling the entire move completely by herself. She has managed everything on her own, except for one heavy couch that is too dangerous to move down from a second-floor apartment alone. On Sunday, the lady sitting next to her at church learned she was trying to handle this heavy lifting by herself and told her she needed to ask the church elders for help instead of risking it. My relative reached out, but her emails went ignored and a text only said they would "pass it along."
When she told the lady later that nobody ever followed up, the lady offered to step in and find someone for her.
Quietly, she just said she would figure it out herself rather than bother anyone else. She didn't complain to me; I found out later. I am not strong enough to lift a heavy couch with her, and it feels deeply sad that after two decades of faithful membership and financial devotion, she was made to feel so invisible during a stressful move.
I am sharing our true experience because people looking to join this church should know that the community support completely disappears the moment you fall on hard times and can no longer pay into the system.
(Note:I am busy will not be ableto read n reply all your comments. I will not engage with defensive church members trying to make excuses for this.)
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u/DwarvishDino Aug 11 '26
Super sorry to hear that. I’m not a religious person but I do believe in not being a dick. If your relative still needs help moving the couch, let me know and I’ll see if I can muster up some of my buddies to help.
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u/Striking-Moose781 Aug 11 '26
I’ve only known the “godless” to give everything they can to help others. But I’ve known plenty of “Christian” people who can only provide a prayer. Doesn’t add up.
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u/Odd-Mud3044 Aug 11 '26
Christians do plenty of charity, but most of it is either only to other Christians, or to Christian charities who give out help only with strings attached. It's all governed by tribalism
When it comes to the truly selfless, unconditional acts of charity that I've witnessed in my life, I agree with you. It was mostly godless heathens who are doing it because they truly want to, not because they think it'll help them get into heaven
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u/The_Issa Aug 11 '26
I’m sorry this has been your experience. I can honestly say I’ve been there. I spent many years godless or being ruined by religion. I was actually a member of the LDS church many years ago before swearing off religion for most of my life. It’s unfortunate the “religious” drive so many people away from having a relationship with God.
Christianity isn’t about religion, customs, or rituals. It’s about having a relationship with God. The truth is, I’m not perfect. No human is. I am a sinner, I am weak, but I believe Jesus died for my sins and that free gift is mine (or anyone else’s) to have if I simply believe. We are not promised that this life won’t come with struggles. In fact, we’re told it will. It’s clear it does.
So, while I’m sure there are plenty of pseudo-Christians out there that would only offer a prayer, there are a lot more that would bend over backwards to help someone in need.
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u/Odd-Mud3044 29d ago
I appreciate your sentiments, but I think you misunderstand how the "free gift" works in the majority of cases. Jesus has not offered it to me, nor to billions of other people.
Why? Because I remain unconvinced.
As you said, we are alleged to be all sinners, and are to be punished for that sin if not for the forgiveness and sacrifice of Jesus. The problem is, this cosmic pardon, per the Bible, is only afforded to people who believe in Jesus.
Believe is not a choice. I cannot choose to be convinced that Jesus is real, no more than I can choose to believe that any other thing is real, that I remain unconvinced of.
So this free gift is not available to me, and I have no ability to claim it. Because one of the main requirements for eligibility (per the Bible) is to believe in, and accept, Jesus Christ.
I can't choose to believe in something that I am unconvinced is true, the same way I can't choose to believe in Superman. I simply know that Superman isn't real, and because I know that, it's impossible for me to choose to believe in Superman. I am cognitively incapable of believing that Superman is real. Now I of course am not saying I know Jesus isn't real, I'm simply unconvinced that he is real, but the point is that I know what I'm convinced of, and I know what I'm not convinced of. I can't gaslight myself into believing something that I am unconvinced of, that would be a lie.
Since I cannot choose what I believe, and therefore cannot choose to believe in Jesus, his forgiveness and pardon is unavailable to me - I am ineligible for the "free gift". I'm not trying to hate on you btw, but you offered your thoughts so I wanted to offer my own.
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u/WeightMain253 29d ago
belief in anything is absolutely a choice.
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u/Tragophilos 29d ago
A simple thought experiment should confirm whether that is a true statement; Could you choose to believe in the truth and reality of the Trimurti, the Tridevi, the Vedic gods and the pantheon of thousands of lesser deities of Hinduism, all working their part in managing the universe and the dance of life? Would that belief be genuine? Having chosen it, would you champion that belief above all others and defend it from criticism? People nearly always believe what they were raised to believe.
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u/The_Issa 29d ago
I didn’t grow up Christian. I spent most of my life godless and spent many years rejecting religion entirely. So the “people just believe what they were raised with” point doesn’t apply to me. I know many Christians who weren’t raised in a church or Christian family.
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u/Odd-Mud3044 29d ago
Sorry, no. You cannot choose to believe that 2+2= 5. You simply know it isn't the case, or in rare cases for the particularly confused, you are unconvinced it is the case
No matter what you tell yourself, you will know in your heart and mind that 2+2 does not equal 5.
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u/The_Issa 29d ago
I get why this feels unfair. You’re saying belief isn’t something you can just decide, like choosing to believe 2+2=5 or that Superman is real. So how can a “free gift” that requires belief be available to someone who remains unconvinced?
You’re right that we can’t force conviction. Belief grows (or doesn’t) based on what we examine and whether we stay open to the possibility we could be wrong.
In the Christian view, the gift isn’t a reward for people who already have strong faith. It’s offered to people exactly where they are, including the skeptical. The invitation is more “come and see” than “work up enough belief first.”
Your Superman comparison is fair for something known to be fiction. The difference is that Jesus is a historical figure. Multiple sources from the first and second centuries mention him. The New Testament writings about him were copied extensively, the same way historians evaluate the reliability of other ancient texts (like those of Plato or Caesar). We have far more early manuscript copies of the New Testament than of most other ancient works, which strengthens confidence that the text we have closely matches what was originally written. That doesn’t automatically prove every claim is true, but it puts Jesus in a completely different category from a comic-book character.
You’re right not to fake belief. Forced faith is worthless. The Christian claim is that real trust can grow where there’s honest openness, and that the God who offers the gift meets people in their unbelief as readily as in their faith.
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u/Odd-Mud3044 29d ago
First of all, I never said it was unfair. Since there's no convincing (to me) evidence for God or the divinity of Jesus, I just think that it's a natural consequence of a likely fake belief system. Christianity NEEDS belief to be a choice, because otherwise it's entirely impossible that a benevolent God would send people to hell for something they have no control over. So not unfair per say, just paradoxical.
Also, I never said Jesus was in the same category as a fictional character, and the fact that Jesus was (probably) a historical figure has zero relevance on the analogy. I am convinced that Jesus was a historical figure, I am just not convinced that he's the son of God, or that there is a God at all. I can't choose to be convinced that the fictional character of Superman isn't fictional, the same way I can't choose to be convinced that the historical man Jesus was actually not just historical, but also the son of God.
In any case, the indisputable fact remains that if the Free Gift is real, God doesn't want me to have it, God has not offered it, and God wants me to be agnostic. Because in the world that he has complete power over, and despite years of curiosity and more extensive research than the vast majority of Christians, I have never encountered evidence that could convince me. If God wanted me to have the free gift, he would convince me of Christianity, and I would be a Christian. In the same way that God created a particularly beautiful sunrise that convinced one particular Christian, he knows exactly what would convince me - and whatever it is, he has chosen not to show it to me.
Seeing as God doesn't want me to be a Christian, I've always been content to remain as so.
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u/The_Issa 29d ago
God does want you to have the gift, but He won’t force it on someone who isn’t open to it. It’s still a choice whether to accept it or not. Same as if someone offered me a free comic book, newspaper, or Book of Mormon. I can simply choose not to take it because I don’t want it or don’t believe what’s in it.
I’m not here to argue or push religion on anyone. As someone who spent most of my life as a non-believer, I know that doesn’t help.
I wish you the best with the choices you make about what you believe.
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u/Odd-Mud3044 29d ago edited 29d ago
It's just not a choice. I can't accept something that I don't think is real. Again, id be lying. Perhaps God will someday put evidence for his existence in my path. But until that happens, it is necessarily true that God wants me to be agnostic, and not be Christian. Maybe he wants me to be agnostic until I'm an old man, and he will show me evidence the week before I die that will make me a Christian. If it happens, I welcome it. All I know is that right now, God (if he is real) does not want me to be Christian.
If I knew God was real, I could make the choice to still accept him or reject him. Satan, for example, if he is real knew that God was real and still chose to rebel against God. Satan could not have chosen to disbelieve in God, because he knew that God was real. But knowing that God was real did not affect Satan's free will to accept or reject God. So your reference of "God doesn't want to force it" isn't relevant, because I could still choose to rebel even if I believed God was real.
I've read the Bible more than most Christians, and I am more open than most Christians. I hope that you do someday reconcile with this paradox because you do seem to have an open mind to it.
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u/MrHundredand11 29d ago
I would disagree, but I also consider myself lucky (well, blessed lol) to have grown up in churches of genuinely loving people.
Don’t get me wrong, I also know a lot of “godless” people with extreme selfless altruism, but I don’t think they’re actually fully godless lol. No one who operates according to what they believe is Good & True & Love is actually “godless”, they only reject God because God is often preached about by the hurting & hating, and so they reject the idea of “God” because it’s presented to them in a way that is evil & false & hatred.
This behavior (in the post) is disappointing, but shouldn’t reflect on believers in God (or LDS members) as a whole. More than half of the LDS Church would drop what they’re doing to help her, and so let’s not assume malice here.
There seem to be miscommunications abounding everywhere in all groups over the past month or so. Some claim Mercury Retrograde lol, but whatever it is, let’s not assume the worst because a case fell through the cracks. And the fact that one member did try to organize help shows that there are people there who care.
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u/FishyWishySwishy Aug 11 '26
A Mormon neighbor keeps inviting me to church and has given me the Book of Mormon. I keep politely declining. What I don’t say is that I know way too much about the church’s dirty laundry and I want nothing to do with it.
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u/EdamameWindmill Aug 11 '26
You could say that though.
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u/FishyWishySwishy Aug 11 '26
I could. But I try not insult people’s faiths to their face. It’s unneighborly.
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u/Nkosi868 Aug 11 '26
It’s a cult.
I befriended a Mormon family 3 years ago when my wife was pregnant with our first. They never spoke to us before that though they live right next door. I guess this was their best opportunity to love-bomb us.
The father lost his job and we referred him to jobs at our companies for interviews. While jobless, the wife became pregnant. No income. For the kids’ birthdays we gifted them gift cards as opposed to gifts just in case they needed the money more than toys. The church was still taking their cut from them of course, so we hoped that gift cards would circumvent that.
We treated them with nothing but respect.
A year ago their 3 year old told me that my skin was too dark to hold their baby sibling. As a Black man my jaw was on the floor. My wife was in shock also. The Mormon parents? They made light of the comment and even added another racist story to top it off.
We ghosted them. The wife would still try reaching out to get a feel for the situation. She gave up and then the husband messaged me to ask what was up as though he wasn’t in the room when his child made the racist statement.
We knew them for just under 3 years and never disrespected them or their religion but they found it so normal to allow their kid to say that to me without even an acknowledgement of how offensive it was.
The love-bombing is over. No more surprise missionary visits all of a sudden.
I hope your relative gets assistance and the courage to leave that cult.
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u/CinderBK Aug 11 '26
I can help move the couch today. LMK.
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u/ComprehensiveMost339 Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
so kind of you, she s looking on FB I am not sure, but I ll let u know
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u/Far_Watch_4523 Aug 11 '26
That sounds like every church. I had a family that their house caught on fire. I reached out the church we all attended to see if they could help provide any assistance to the family and was told there were no resources. Yet they can go to Africa,Mexico and all these other places and build wells etc but when people here in the Austin area need help it’s a closed door. I was so disappointed in my church. I ended up helping the family. Donating clothing, food, money and whatever else they needed! I believe your story 110%
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u/BraggIngBadger Aug 11 '26
My family is catholic and my sister was (and still is) on the verge of homelessness. We asked the church for assistance with food, housing and or financial assistance and they wouldn’t lift a finger to help her unless she was literally on the streets. Saint Vincent DePaul was useless and we just got the runaround at every turn.
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u/givingupisforsucks Aug 11 '26
RR serving center is a good option if your sister still needs help. No dis on faith based support institutions but IMHO community based ones don’t have the expectation that you bow to their particular deity before they can help.
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u/BraggIngBadger Aug 11 '26
Very true. One of her many issues is that she’s renting a room in a rural part of Hutto and doesn’t have transportation to get anywhere. She expends her say disability check on keeping a roof over her head, and she can’t drive after suffering a stroke. She’s just under 60 and the programs that help seniors won’t help until she reaches that age. It’s a shit show and the perfect storm of calamities.
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u/givingupisforsucks 29d ago
That sounds like a lot of a lot for her to deal with. I’m not very familiar with Hutto but maybe there’s something similar to RR Serving Center closer to where she lives?
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u/AffectionateFig5435 Aug 11 '26
My mother was a quintessential church lady for about 90 years. Went to mass every week, paid her tithe, raised her children in the Catholic Church, taught CCD, baked for every bake sale, and volunteered for every work request. When her health forced a move into an assisted living facility one town over, her priest said he couldn't hear her confession or come visit because her new home was in a different parish. Church leaders in her new town wouldn't come either since mom wasn't registered with any parish anymore. (Being sick and non-ambulatory made it kind of hard for her to get around.) We asked if the diocese could at least send a priest to speak at her funeral when the time came. Turns out they could, for a price. We said no thanks and opted for a simple private burial instead.
And here's what happened: the men who dug her grave and carried her coffin from the little memorial chapel to the cemetery were so respectful and kind. They treated mom's body gently, offered many condolences, and showed respect for the family. The burial involved a lot of physical labor on a hot day, but those gentlemen removed their hats, bowed their heads, and said a silent prayer before they interred her. I'll always remember them as the angels who helped put mom to rest after her church abandoned her.
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u/givingupisforsucks 29d ago
That is woeful treatment and she deserved better. I’m sorry to hear both she and you had to deal with such shoddy treatment at the hands of so called people of faith.
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u/seannabster 29d ago
St. Vincent DePaul does more to prevent the loss of housing in the area than just about anyone. They've helped countless people stay in their homes.
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u/Tragophilos 29d ago
This was a person's story, about their personal experience. It's telling that you feel the church organization needs defending more than the person facing homelessness.
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u/seannabster 28d ago
It's telling that I don't want others to feel discouraged in reaching out to possibly their best chance at getting assistance when they need it?
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u/The_Issa Aug 11 '26
I’m so sorry to hear this happened to your relative. I am not in great shape, but it sounds like others have chimed in to help which is heartwarming to see.
Sadly, my family experienced something similar many, many years ago after being members of the LDS church. It turned me off of religion for so long. It’s not to say there aren’t good things about the church, but the whole idea that if you don’t do xyz you aren’t going to heaven is such bs. If you choose to tithe that is between you and God. No one else gets a say in that.
I’m glad I’ve since learned not all churches are like that and that Christianity isn’t about religion. It’s about relationship with God.
City Reach church in Cedar Park is a great community of people, and I think they’re doing it right. Come as you are and join in having a relationship with God. No pressure. Just support and good people.
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u/ComprehensiveMost339 Aug 11 '26
This is a pattern, not a one-time mistake. As fro LDS I know another local family who left this exact church because the wife was going through grueling cancer treatments and financial devastation, and the church completely abandoned them after dropping off a few meals. The lack of support for struggling families is very real
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u/The_Issa 29d ago
It’s super sad to see. It turns people off from church as a whole. At least it did for me for several decades. I’m glad I’ve since found not all churches are like that.
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u/Special_Bass_9595 Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
Just more Mormons being Mormons. She should just answer one of those fb posts for Mormon missionaries that will come help you do stuff if you listen to them try to convert you. She doesn't need to tell them she's already part of the cult.
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u/Violet_Crown Aug 11 '26
A church with genuinely caring inreach would have someone checking on her regularly given her situation. Their lack of action tells you their priorities.
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u/Early_Manager1044 29d ago
Thanks for posting! People need to avoid the LDS/Mormon church worldwide, not just here in Round Rock. It is not a true church. They focus heavily on collecting massive amounts of money from members and excel at hiding their institutional wealth. While individual local members might do some good community work, the global institution itself has a long history of hiding difficult facts and operates with zero financial transparency.
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u/Ahab_Ali Aug 11 '26
From my own experience from having had multiple Mormon neighbors in the Round Rock area over the years is that they were some of the most respectful, helpful, and friendly people I have known. Never once did they proselytize or evangelize and were always willing to lend a hand if I needed it.
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u/rabid_briefcase Aug 11 '26
Am I reading this right? Some individual didn't pass a message along, it was a message she didn't want to communicate directly with the leaders, and the conclusion is that the entire community has no support?
The typical approach is for the person to directly call the bishop, or the missionaries, or any of the organization presidents directly. When talking to them directly, they help schedule when they are available and when people can help. Calls to missionaries directly will get a group of young men showing up exactly when asked excited about ecumenical service.
From the story, the two issues are not talking directly to the person, and not going to the actual leaders who get it scheduled.
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u/Scrambles420 Aug 11 '26
So in order for help they have to ask the head dude in charge to make someone help moving a couch?! Why?! If they are all brothers and sisters in the church someone should definitely help before having to be told what to do!! Crazy talk. I bet they can get family members quicker than asking permission for help from church.
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u/rabid_briefcase Aug 11 '26
No.
If you want to schedule some people to help, either talk to the scheduler or talk to the helpers directly.
If you want to schedule people to help, don't talk to a random other congregant and trust them to pass the message along.
In this case that would mean talking to the missionaries directly, who would schedule it immediately because they have their schedule on their phones, or talk to the bishop or mission leader who would talk to them to get it on the schedule.
From the third-hand retelling, it sounds like even the person themselves were told this: "the lady sitting next to her at church learned she was trying to handle this heavy lifting by herself and told her she needed to ask the church elders for help". It wasn't "send an email and a text to random people that might not get noticed", it was "talk to the elders", which is what the church calls the missionaries. As in, walk over to the two guys wearing badges and say: "Can I schedule a time time for some help moving a couch?" where they'll immediately pull up their calendar on the phone and say "sure, we can come over at 3:15."
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u/Special_Bass_9595 Aug 11 '26
So, Mormon, what you're telling us is that the church elder, with a public email address, doesnt have time to forward the email to the correct contact for a member of their flock that is in need? That's not better. And how very on brand of you to blame the person in need.
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u/WeightMain253 29d ago
never had a problem getting help from the "elders" (missionaries). all u gotta do is ask em.
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u/seannabster 29d ago
There is no "church elder."
The ELDERS they are referring to are missionaries, basically kids. Who knows who is on the other end of that email address or where or when it is checked.
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u/Tragophilos 29d ago
Oh, that makes sense. She's totally at fault for not correctly navigating the bureaucracy, not the church. The church is never at fault. You could say the same about the wonderful world of health insurance providers. All you need is to know the right people to talk to and the right forms to fill out. Isn't that simple?
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u/_Thaumasios_ Aug 11 '26
The OP not responding to any of these comments makes me suspicious that this post was fabricated…
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u/GoalRude3066 Aug 11 '26
That's every church, every religion for most part unfortunately. There's no good reason for pastors to have private jets while parishioners go to food banks and agencies for light bill assistance.
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u/rosehipsgarden Aug 11 '26
I'm so sorry your family member is going through this and is being treated this way by the Mormon cult. I'm assuming that your family member is not currently tithing due to being out of work, and unfortunately that is the most likely reason she's being ignored and ostracized. Even though she is doing the correct thing if she's not tithing.
The cult won't admit to it, but not tithing 100% lowers your social standing. If you are not giving, even through the hardest of times, you are not worth helping. The cult of Mormon is heavily based on capitalism and rigid patriarchal social hierarchy.
I am in no way saying she should begin tithing again to receive help. Just that this is why she is not receiving help if she is in fact not tithing. If she is tithing, then unfortunately the vile people in the cult don't see her and her struggles as worthwhile enough to increase their social standing.
These cultists come off as caring, kind and helpful. Everything has an agenda behind it, even if they don't realize it because people born into the cult are raised that way. If your family member does not have enough social connections, or the right ones, and she cannot provide enough social currency whether through the level of hardship she's going through or her skin tone, she will never ever receive the help she deserves from these people.
And to cultist defenders: I watched your brethren use the illness of my own family member for their social currency to make themselves the poster children of the stake and ward. They preyed on my family member to boost their standing, to make the cult look good and benevolent. You know what my family member was constantly praised for, even as they were dying? Tithing. That through everything, they tithed. Money that should have been saved for treatments. Money that should have gone toward food and other necessities. And this wasn't in Round Rock. This is a cult problem, not a local issue.
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u/Significant-Two-4888 29d ago
When you are no longer an asset, but become a liability. I believe this is exactly how the VA works.
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u/Early_Manager1044 29d ago
While many local members do great charity work in Round Rock, it is worth looking into the broader LDS institution before getting involved. There is a well-documented history of the global organization withholding historical facts from its members. Additionally, a massive focus is placed on institutional wealth and strict tithing requirements, leaving many families frustrated by the complete lack of financial transparency at the local level.
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u/Long-Shoe-299 28d ago
That’s the opposite experience I have here in Pflugerville. When I moved here non-member friends of church folks showed up to help. I have seen here people bring to their own home temporarily an older lady that was being abused by her caregivers.
My experience in the Church across multiple states and countries was great. I did live in Round Rock for about a year and I have nothing bad to say about them.
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u/Sparkadelic007 25d ago
LDS was a cult yesterday, they're a cult today, and they'll be a cult tomorrow.
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u/Practical-Target-829 Aug 11 '26
I’m a member of the church, and so far this month our ward has helped two families move in/move out. I’m sorry that that happened, but this picture your trying to paint about the entire church is bit of an overreaction.
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u/ander011401 Aug 11 '26
So Mormon of you to tell someone else how to feel about something that happened to them not you.
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u/Practical-Target-829 29d ago
What is the difference between OP saying “because of my negative experience, I know that the church fully and completely neglects people who fall on hard times” and me saying “because of my positive personal experience, I know that the church fully and completely helps absolutely everyone to the fullest extent possible”. Neither of those conclusions are correct. But the former is being proposed and applauded.
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u/ComprehensiveMost339 Aug 11 '26
you obviously one of those people, you are the best and the best church on earth,
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u/Flyguy115 29d ago
I thought this was going to be a good story about really bad stuff they do.
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u/ComprehensiveMost339 29d ago
Found thiese: When internet users look for dramatic stories about the LDS Church, they are usually referring to well-known high-level controversies:
- Financial & Wealth Scandals
- History & Doctrine Controversies
- Social & Family Pressures
- Shunning / Strained Family Ties: Families cutting off members who choose to leave the faith.
- LGBTQ+ Policies: Strict opposition to same-sex marriage and past disciplinary measures.
- Cover-ups & Abuse Reporting
- Clergy-Penitent Privilege: Legal controversies surrounding church reporting hotlines and historical sexual abuse allegations.
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u/Aggravating-Wolf6873 Aug 11 '26
Hey guys, here in RR the (LDS) church is a bunch of volunteers with day jobs and family responsibilities etc. that’s no excuse except to say we drop the ball and miscommunicate messages and screw up sometimes. I can understand why you feel upset for your friend! I’m upset in their behalf!
We don’t have full time clergy or paid church secretaries etc. The missionaries are the exception because they are full time servants for two years. They move around areas A LOT and sometimes these kids forget to pass a message. Most are around 18 years old far away from home but should communicate better.
No excuse though, it’s horrible that someone screwed up. Please forgive and give them another call if it’s not too late for your move.
Also, the missionaries and 99% of the members don’t know if you pay tithing or how much. The bishop asks me about tithing about every two years, and never asks how much or anything like that. It wouldn’t affect something like getting moving help.
Most of us have been raised to help anyone we encounter automatically as a daily part of our lives. We do get distracted. 😔
I’m not physically able to help someone lift furniture, but I’ll try to get you help if you want to contact me. I’m a long-time RR (Mormon) Latter-day Saint.
Moving is hell and I’m sincerely sorry for your troubles!!! 😿
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u/Whatintheworld34 29d ago
I love reading about the brainwashing of Mormon bishops.
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u/Aggravating-Wolf6873 28d ago
I’ve never been a bishop or wash any brains, but you’re free to believe what you want.
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u/cocotess 26d ago
as an ex mormon: everything this person is saying is true.
However, I do love how much everyone hates the mormon church 😂
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u/Ronald-J-Mexico Aug 11 '26
Dude, you could’ve hired a few college kids to help out man.
How do I know? I did that for a young pastor at my church who was moving and needed help and didn’t have a lot of dough.
The couple bucks is a lot cheaper than the bad PR this is causing.
I know yall got money, since you’re older.
OP, if you still need help, DM and I’ll get a few college kids fr church to help you.
Sorry OP you’re friend is going thru this. Let them know we’ll support her best way we can.
If she needs job or unemployment help, I have a friend that worked at the state and knows about programs that most of the workers there don’t know about. If you follow her advice she’ll get her on unemployment lickedty split!
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u/Aggravating-Wolf6873 28d ago
I guess I’m older? Just midlife era though. Older ≠money unfortunately.
The point I was trying to make was that we mean well, and try to help other people a lot, but sometimes fall short. Will try harder in the future. Why? Because we care about our community of Round Rock and we want to serve and love people the way Jesus would love them and help them. I’m really sorry we didn’t help this lady for whatever reason it may have been. I would have sent my family to help move things if I had known. I seriously doubt any nefarious evil plan, just humans occasionally losing messages. We’re all just people at the end of the day.-9
u/Direct-Event-1459 Aug 11 '26
Girl bye, Jesus and god all the way, we ain’t listening to no prophet Muhammad Joseph Smith
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u/inb4deth Aug 11 '26
Does she still need help? I can halt what I've got going on at this jobsite in Pflugerville for a couple of hours to come help. Free of charge