18 Things You’ll Only Relate to if You Were Raised Mormon
Being raised as a Mormon is a little … different. It doesn’t take a rocket scientist to notice that we’re definitely a “peculiar people.” We’ve got some strange traditions, awesome programs and a ton of relatable memories to reminisce over. Here are 18 you’ll probably remember (for better or worse):
1. Testimony meeting at Girl’s Camp
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2. Rolling out of bed at the crack of dawn to read scriptures as a family
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3. Not knowing if caffeine was OK or not
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4. Playing basketball for Mutual … a lot
5. Primary programs, oooh yeah
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6. The phrase “nourish and strengthen our bodies”
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7. Wanting to hang out with friends but you can’t because it’s Monday night
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8. Your parents threatened you (or your brother) with not being able to get your drivers license until you got your Eagle Scout award
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9. Being jealous of the Young Men who always got to go on high adventure stuff while you were stuck baking
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10. Making a list of qualities you’d want in an eternal companion during Sunday School
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11. Then being told you need to develop those qualities first before you find someone else with them
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12. Stake dances
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13. These bad boys
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14. Turning 16 and going on your first date
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15. EFY Crush of the Week (the C.O.W.)
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16. The Women’s Pull during trek
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17. Hoping to get sent to that one dream location for your mission
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18. And then not getting sent there
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Did we miss anything? Share your nostalgic childhood moments with us in the comments section.
Ali Woolstenhulme and McKenna Snell contributed to this post.
