#the ld song

[scpwiki-official]

aroura borealis still hits btw

[crtastrophe]

I HAVE THE STRANGEST DREAMS

(more Kid Pix 4 noodling!)

[themythecho]

The primary songs low key go hard

WE ARE AS THE ARMIES OF HELAMAN-

[mormonmew]

Fellas, is it cheating to use prerecorded piano music in Primary singing time? Or maybe just for half the time? XD

[benetnvsch]

look at him go ,, my little meow meow,,,

[pagesofkenna]

heres some more mormon stuff: I skipped out on 2 of the last 4 weeks of church because didnt wanna, so i don't know if my ward has been singing any of the new songs, but i hung out in the foyer after church to kill time before the library opened and heard the ward after us singing Come Thou Font, and i was super jealous *fingerguns*

[squeakintothevoid]

Imagine Dragons lyrics that stand out to me as an exmormon

If you didn't know, Dan Reynolds, the lead singer, was raised Mormon.

And by my own volition I've been a saint, I've been the truth, I've been the lie

I took a photograph of me When I was only nineteen I looked a little lost at sea I keep trying to find me So pray for me, brother, I need redemption I'm just a man, a man on a mission

Dan was an LDS missionary.

And the saints we see are all made of gold

The LDS church has amassed over $200 billion.

This is my kingdom come, this is my kingdom come

This line just reminded me of the Mormon stress about which kingdom you're gonna end up in when you die.

Everybody waiting for the fall of man

Mormons believe in the second coming of Jesus, which would happen after the world has fallen deeply into sin.

Looking at my years like a martyrdom

"Martyrdom" just stood out to me because Mormons always go on about how the founder Joseph Smith was martyred along with other figures that got killed for their faith.

Never be enough, I'm the prodigal son

This bible story is told frequently at Mormon church.

Pray it away, I swear I'll never be a saint, no way

"Pray the gay away", Mormons believe any gay "behaviors" are a major sin.

Will somebody Let me see the light within the dark trees shadowing?

Reminds me of the story of the "first vision" of Joseph Smith, the founder of the religion.

Does happiness lie in a diamond ring?

Marriage in an LDS temple is basically required to be happy and go to the best level of heaven.

Packing my bags and giving the academy a rain check

Dan got kicked out of the Mormon college, Brigham Young University, because he broke a huge LDS rule.

Oh, it's a crooked old tradition By a masterful magician

The founder Joseph Smith claimed to use magic rocks to find treasure and translate the Book of Mormon.

I've been told just what to do Where to look and point my view

Mormons have lots of rules. Mormons get regularly interviewed by their bishop starting as young as age 7 to make sure they're keeping all the arbitrary rules.

We are afflicted by fiction, by fiction Buildin' a case for eviction, eviction, circlin' Guarding a tower of ancients, of ancients

Mormons are big on genealogy. Part of having a Mormon faith crisis is freaking out about disappointing all your ancestors and rejecting your family's traditions.

Since I was young, my ancestry Was marching martyrdom across the Radadada dumbla plains of Utah

Lots of Mormons have pioneer ancestors. And lots of them died.

Have a seat in the foyer, take a number

Okay, this lyric is here just because I feel like nobody but Mormons use the word "foyer", it's just a lobby to everyone else. Here's a foyer to an LDS church. It's the stuff of nightmares, I know. (no joke, I actually did get nightmares about these halls and I'm not alone)

So yeah, maybe I'm reading into some of them, but those lyrics always stand out a bit when I'm listening. Hope this was interesting to some of you.

[acourtofladydeath]

Over a year later and she's finally finished.

Many of you know me as an ACOTAR writer, but my first fics were for different fandoms in 2016. I went on a long writing hiatus because life happened, but in 2023 I read "The Song of Achilles" and it inspired me to write again. This was my first fic back after that hiatus, and I've finally finished the last chapter.

My style has changed a lot since I started this fic, and I've grown as a writer immensely. It's exciting and humbling to see where I started back in 2016, where I restarted in 2023, and where I'm at now in 2024.

"A Place Eternal" follows Patroclus and Achilles as the reunite in the underworld with the help of Hades and Persephone. If you're interested and would like to start reading it for the first time, you can start at the beginning with Chapter 1: Arrival. If you've been waiting for the final installment, here is a link to Chapter 7: Reunited.

I've posted a small snippet from the first chapter below. Thank you all for being a part of my journey.

When he finally arrived underground, Patroclus was breathless. Literally of course, but figuratively as well for what he saw before him was unlike anything he had ever expected. The underworld was dark, yes, but he didn’t know that it could also be beautiful. A river was flowing next to him, so unlike the rivers he’d spent the past ten years next to in Troy. For even in death, the souls that swam within it were brimming with the stories of their lives. So many stories. Ones of passion and pain like his own, but also ones of simple pleasure. Stolen moments of the world above forever remembered as they flowed through this dark chasm, lighting the walls all around with their vibrancy. He gasped slightly, his jaw falling slack as for one moment his mind was distracted from his purpose. In awe of the motion he realized that he had form again, had the ability to articulate and move with purpose. Not just that, he felt the motion of his body. It was disconcerting after the time he spent a mere wisp waiting for his name to be recorded so he could pass on to this next world. Watching the river he heard a deep male voice from behind him, “We’ve been expecting you.” Turning frantically hoping to see his love, but knowing the voice was not his, Patroclus was shocked to see Hades and Persephone watching. 

Continue reading here on AO3.

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[brothermouse]

Me, as I lurk in a dark corner of the foyer: Hey, kid...you interested in...*I look around suspiciously* some heavy metal primary songs? *I open my trenchcoat and show you this:

[baileyboo2016]

I’m doing woman month, but not every day cause i’m not that fast lmao

Day 2: Marin 🌺🏝️

Yes her face looks greenish because she has a blue overlay, symbolizing how she is in a dream and not quite real as she fades away…

(ignore that i can’t draw hands)

[lingering-sunrise]

I've been thinking about covenants and what if the entire point is to get it into our heads that our word means something? that our commitments mean something? —and our relationship with God is a teaching tool to teach us how to treat other people. We owe it to each other to take commitments seriously. Some of the greatest hurts in life are betrayal, broken promises, and misuse of relationships. How much better would the world be if everyone kept their word to the best of their ability?

[lastcupofsorr0w]

I love that every track on Spirit Phone has so many annotations and complex interpretations on Genius while some of the songs on Neil's older albums are either "This doesn't mean shit lol", "Neil himself has no idea what did me make the song about" or "Just a cool tune, no idea what this song means though"

[carcarrot]

i love when sparks hq post something and it's very obviously russell in heather mode

[azures-grace]

Falling onto the floor

Save me, Lord Huron, save me....

Hryghgtrg...

[dhmis-autism]

hi hello here’s a horrid concept for you all that has been haunting me for weeks. the idea of this as a fluffybird song ok goodnight

[logs out immidiately]

[windydrawallday]

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE