Baptized Mormon at 8 Years Old

Hope you guys like it. Happy Friday!

L I K E & C O M M E N T & S U B S C R I B E

[aaronmichaeladams]

It's not a 'choice" just a cultural checklist item.

[boohound]

I have a group of cousins all around the same age and when one of my cousins just after me was baptized we has a luncheon afterwards and she came up and took a chip off the serving table before we prayed and her mother, one of our aunts, and grandmother stopped her and told her she was just baptized and was already sinning by taking things before it was blessed and before it was time to eat. She was so upset and sobbing. Her Bishop actually came up and stopped it and told her she didn't sin because nothing was wrong with what she did and he had seen her own mother eat a chip in the kitchen. He said she was still clean in the eyes of the Lord but it's still something that has stuck with her over 20 years later.

[Asarrrrrr]

When you put into perspective that you still believed Santa claus and the Easter bunny and the tooth fairy hit me hard. Most eight year olds do. I did too. And i also believed the church was true. But i grew out of Santa claus probably about a year later. But i didn't grow out of the church much later.. kinda makes me sad

[Hanleia]

About a month after I turned 8 I was baptized. Before the actual deed during one of the talks I was asked if I knew why I needed to be baptized. I answered "no". I was baptized anyway.

[christie]

It’s insane to me now to think 8 years old could be an age of accountability. It honestly makes me mad. Most kids that age just want to make their parents happy and get dunked in a pool and have a church party. And now we have to get lawyers to leave something we joined as very young minors.

[utah]

"Age of accountability??" At eight, all I cared about was ice cream. My age of accountability was probably about 30.

[MaskedAwesome]

Hey Lex. I just wanted to let you know that I pretty much feel emotional resonance with every single video you make - whether feelings of strength or just breaking down for a good cry. Thank you for being braver than I am and helping give me a framework to continue understanding myself.

[kendra.leaf]

I remember having to pretend and trick myself into believing that I felt the spirit while being baptized/confirmed. I felt sad that it wasn't as special as I had been told it would be

[indigoblue]

I agree at 8 children aren't ready to make such a huge commitment. They have so few life experiences or skills to look objectively at religion as a whole. Responsible parents would wait, while giving their children an education that encouraged independent, life long learning and lots of reasoning and analysis skills.
I'm so happy for you to have your freedom and the opportunity to be your own person!! 😀💗💕

[tiannabusby]

I have a friend who was raised in the church and refused to get baptized at 8 because he wanted to read the book of mormon and take the missionary lessons and decide for himself. He didn't get baptized till he was almost 10.

Hes now fluent in like 5 languages and a practicing taoist and has been threatened with excommunication from the LDS church multiple times. Haha I guess the church isnt a fan of independent thinking. 😂

[Kellethorn]

1) Your hair is on POINT this video! Happy birthday!
2) Love your necklace (we just got a pride sticker for our car)
3) I remember my baptism and how I was really excited to have the party. I'm pretty sure I even asked my parents if I could have a party even if I didn't get baptized and they said no. Weirdly enough, they then sat me down to really make sure I wanted to do this for "me" and not for the party, even though the party was conditional on me choosing yes. So... even though I "wanted" to at the time (because I had been told I should want to since I was a toddler), I just... it's really weird how Mormon's have a superiority complex over catholics etc because baptizing an 8 year old is *soooo* much different from baptizing an infant... apparently.

[kinageez]

After my baptism I remember asking my mom why we get baptized at 8. I remember how strongly fear struck me when she said “Because thats when you’re old enough to know right from wrong and jesus says you’re ready to receive the holy ghost. You have to make good choices so you don’t lose the holy ghost” I will never forget that. That is the first time I really questioned the church.

[MichaelGroenendijk]

I left the mormon church because i learned the Real Jesus! I feel really blessed!

[lisajervis]

I love how you have a good common sense about things 😄

[bikerdogb]

This is different then my childhood at the age of eight is asked my mom what religion I was and her response was "I don't know, what religion are you?" For me it was a choice and I respect my parents for being open minded.

[tiannabusby]

My parents never did Santa clause with me and my sisters. In their words they "didn't want [us] to be confused about if Jesus was real when [we] learned that Santa clause wasnt." Haha! 😂

[nubbydigger]

Nothing is more spiritual than getting to devote your Life to Jesus.... but only on the same Saturday that all the other kids that share the same month can. So special.

[seajaye]

My youngest is 19 now and just graduated from high school 2 days ago. He was baptized at 8 and told his mother (my ex-wife) he wanted to leave the church at about 14. At 14 1/2 he moved in with me after telling her he wanted to be an "only child again." He has said similarly about his own baptism as you spoke here. He no longer believed in less than 6 years. His older brother (yes I know he said he wanted to be an only child again. One of the best things he has ever said to his hypocrite Mormon mother in my not humble at all opinion) and I left the church at the same time as he did.

[Cryptosifu]

I was a nervous wreck when I baptised my youngest son and daughter. My bishop asked me during opening exercises.... Do YOU masturbate? I was like....No. but that was a lie, I literally had to take 2.0mg of ativan prior to baptizing her. My guilt was unbearable, but I did it. A few years later, I discovered the truth. I was so mad that I could have done nearly anything to show my anger. Looking back, the Mormons exploit guilt as a virtue. I hate this church. Lex, my family loves you. Keep it up.

[JenkinsCrossing]

It's so odd to me how big baptism is. I joined at 16 and it wasn't that big of a deal. Later in college I lived with a family that had a daughter turn 8 and get baptized. There was a whole party afterwards like you had. It was so foreign to me. I asked if it was normal and they said yeah. I don't have any pictures or handouts from my baptism lol