Why are Mormons so rich?
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- čas přidán 4. 09. 2024
- How power and access create multigenerational wealth and privilege. #power #wealth #mormon #churchofjesuschristoflatterdaysaints #utah #rich #ballerinafarm #tradwife #homestead #family #pioneer #farming #america
Wives in polygamous relationships used for cheap labour is so spot on.
Don't do it
Don't do what?
When groups stick together and have in-group preference, they succeed more than other groups. Nothing surprising
It is hard reflecting on this and the town Oscarville underneath Lake Lanier, and places like Tulsa. Thriving Black communities that were destroyed because they did not have the same privilege.
Right! If they had just left them alone.
Pine Bluffs Ark, Sanford Florida,Rosewood Florida, U street of Washington DC,Parts of Myrtle Beach, and the South side of Greensboro NC, Tuskegee Alabama and McGregor Way in Houston. There were SOOOOOO MANY hubs of industry and agriculture that were destroyed by hatred and unequal drafts from WWII, Vietnam , Korea that took large deaths of the black workforce and never got their VA survivors benefit either.
Go look up why protestors burned Tulsa. It wasn’t for no good reason but the reason is left out to make the perpetrators look innocent. Pure gaslighting and blame shifting to fit the narrative.
LDS or FLDS? Reflection is hard cuz its a mirror.
I beg to differ on the Mormons outward appearance. They look very put together with a lot of makeup and looking perfect. I don’t ever see them look frumpy.
Hats off to you mama for building your life with your kids again from zero. I can’t imagine the struggle. You’re doing an amazing job. ❤
I’ve left when I was 15, now that I’m married and struggling with two young kids I’m so tempted to go back, just for the support, and community, and help! Please pray for me to resist the urges to go back! 😅
That’s a reasonable temptation under the circumstances. You would get some help. But you might end up getting really depressed even while your daily life was easier if you went back. I know someone like that with another dodgy religion.
You can join a sane, non sexist church for some support. Methodist? They vary quite a bit. You’d want to find out about the specific church. Presbyterian? Episcopalian may be too different for you. Or perhaps more different is good for you. You can also consider a Unitarian Universalist church, they don’t require specific beliefs but try to preserve the good things about church without the demands to believe this or that.
I’ve done it on my own for 5 years. You’ve got this!
Oh, hunny.... I've been in and out of church activity for a lot of my life. My life is always THE BEST (not because everything runs smoothly) when I am actively participating. Why? Yes, there is so much there for me, but best of all is the people I get to serve and care for! THAT is what the gospel of JESUS CHRIST is about. THAT is what The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter Day Saints is supposed to be about. Not money. Not power. Not getting ahead in this world....but about love, service, hope, strength, and everything that points us to our Savior and a truly beautiful life. Anything else is just human error. You are needed. Somebody needs you. And God has a life, an existence for you that will be WAY MORE thrilling, satisfying, and joyful than any amount of money can buy. Only fools get caught on that. Tomorrow you may lose it all. But having a close relationship with your God and your Redeemer will be forever yours, as long as you choose....and nothing.... NOTHING will ever be sweeter ❤
Come back home, we want the best for you.
I don't know if it is privilege: you just did things right, you put effort and see the results. I hope everyone of us can achieve that.
Many people put in the same amount of effort but there’s no upward mobility, so it doesn’t ever lead to success.
"Doing things right" what do you even mean? And do you have any clue just how hard people work that have little, put só much effort, and yet stay poor, or just "do not make it"? Do you think that poor and/or working class people DESERVE to not become wealthy, cos WHAT, they're just not "doing things right"?? They're not "putting enough effort"? Really.. wow...!! At the idea of meritocracy actually being a thing. That is peak privilege, and in many cases just internalized, classist self-hatred. You clearly don't understand how societal systems of power work. Cos "everyone" will NEVER achieve that, exactly because of those systems of power, definitely not cos of "bad choices" or "laziness"! Sure, choices matter, and we are creative beings! We may improve our situations, but it's not a given at all. It is ridiculous to believe that is all that's needed in this complex world. Many who subscribe to those beliefs have NO CLUE about the realities of those who aren't wealthy (and yet working HARDER). Yeah this sh riles me up, it is frankly so dumb, self-righteous and self- serving. "Eat the rich", the day WILL come, cos the less privileged been working our behinds OFF, to make others richer, while often staying closer to precariousness than wealth, even with some levels of increased comfort. Never punch down or sideways. Punch up. I hope everyone may learn what that means.
LDS here. Ummm this is a deceptive video. I am by no means wealthy I rent a bedroom in a house have roommates. I drive a 12 year old car and I have never heard of the credit card thing she speaks of I use a credit card and use it responsibily I pay all my bills on it gas, groceries, etc on it and pay the balance off at the end of the month. I have no special privileges.
Deceptive? That’s a pretty blatant statement. Mormons have higher percentage of wealth in America than other groups, and there’s a larger percentage if Mormon millionaires than others. This video isn’t about you, it’s about data.
Thank you for sharing this informative video!! I'm impressed that the Mormon church has it's own social services. Honestly, I think a lot of churches, especially large churches, could do more to help members, when they fall on hard times. Collectively, these churches collect billions of dollars in revenues. 😮😮🤯🤯
There are caveats to support, Members have to be up to date on Tithing to use the social services though and tithing Has to come first regardless of whether you can afford food or housing or anything else to get those services.
@@AngryVet44yup. I was left high and dry because I was inactive.
I feel as though so many trad wives live in such a different reality than most women do. I grew up in a small white New England town with less than 5000 people and I come from a lot of privilege and even with kids who came from well to do families BOTH parents still had to work. I don’t think I went to school with any kids whose mom stayed at home. A woman named the transformed wife is a housewife living in a very expensive home in a gated community in San Diego. She tells women to just downsize and be frugal but her and her husband certainly haven’t. It’s impossible for the average person in this economy to be a stay at home mom or even have the luxury of working part time. Also add in kids to that equation.
With God, anything is possible.
If you can't be a stay at home wife then maybe consider not having children until you save the money to be able to stay at home with them.
Children need their mother's and children should not to be dumped with a stranger at a daycare while mom is working an 8 hour shift and comes home tired and cranky.
Alot of people are having children later in life when they are able to afford them.
Some are choosing not to have children at all because the economy is absolutely horrible.
I have stayed home with my kids since they were born. And we have always struggled financially. It's been hard a lot of times, but it's been a sacrafice we chose to make for our kids. We have been lower then the poverty line more then once. But I save our family money, daycare costs, homemade from scratch foods, cloth diapering, making our own clothes and things like that.
I’m a stay at home mom of three kids and my husband makes 82k a year. We make it work somehow while paying 2600 a month on our mortgage…, also we don’t spend money on anything that we don’t really need so no frivolous shopping. Most of the money goes toward the kid sports and activities and bills/food, insurance and savings.
You could. You would just have to move to a more affordable part of the county, lol. Ironically, the parts of the county that lean towards socialist behavior are impossible for the working class to survive.
I grew in Arizona and Nevada. My neighbors were Mormon. My parents are immigrants and we didn’t know or understand Mormons. We even went to their church ⛪️. I did notice Bible study time they would grade us lol 😂my dad got a C…lol is that a thing?
My husband had land and other inheritance. That is so bizarre for me because my parents are immigrants. But I know to make sure to pass that on to our future children and set them up for success. Our children will have multiple houses and some land. That’s is my prayer and hopes.
Where is the accountability for all these wealthy Mormons? I don't see it in this life.
We need to resist and do all WE can to push back
As a member of the church I found it helpful as it was nonbiased and informative . Thank you for this video. You are gorgeous brw. 💟💜💟
Thanks! I’m not connected to anyone other than my son. Because I haven’t met anyone else who is worthy of my energy.
Utah is a place id like to visit.
I heard of ballerinas farms a few months ago from a yt viseo.
Thanks for this video! It’s individualism plus you can’t sit with us! What terrible people! So glad that you are out!
Community, helping each other, a hard work ethic, beautiful people; all of this sounds amazing. I'm sure there are some areas that could be fixed. But over all, this sounds like the human version of utopia.
Wow, 13 different instruments? I thonk you gave birth to Prince lol.
It's always crazy to me followers of many Christian denominations follow a bible that says it's easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than a rich person to get into heaven yet churches & followers in their own ways turn into some kind of prosperity gospel & hoard wealth...go figure
I’ll do a video about that very topic this week
I’m a Mormon (well exMormon now) housewife of 5 kids. I’m the great grand daughter of Joseph Fielding Smith, gg granddaughter of Joseph F Smith, and ggg granddaughter of Hyrum Smith.
My husband does well but not through connections as his family is poor and not well connected. But with his Mormon work ethic he earns $300k (which is NOTHING compared to ballerina farm types) and I live a privileged life.
I also have no power and I’m kind of stuck. Leaving has ostracized me from my family and former community.
My husband controls the finances.
My children all look like models and do all the extracurriculars.
I’m more like your standard Mormon woman. Blonde, beautiful, depressed. Not ultra wealthy but still better off financially than 90% of the world.
You literally just described the first 44 years of my life. When my husband abandoned me at age 44, I became homeless within 3 months. Still not back on my feet. But I’m so happy.
I’m Christian but live in a heavily Mormon populated area and strive to go to Mormon businesses etc whenever possible. Their work ethic and professionalism is top notch.
Maybe you should be considering their moral ethics and the fact that they are generally ok with the blatant abuse and covering of abuse of their women and children
That is hilarious😂
@KCypress Nope, there isn't. The parents are usually on copius amounts of anti depressants just to function and the kids are miserable living under authoritarian rule.
It’s Freemasonry repackaged.
Thank you for this very interesting testimony. 🙏 The uninformed general public has indeed a lot to learn from powerful communities and congregations. But also about the dark side of this power.
The reason theyre so rich, is bc they dont allow women to have any money. 😂.
Thank you for sharing! Great video
In my mother’s generation, everyone stayed home for the most part at least where I lived. I knew a couple of moms who worked mainly to save cash to put their kids through college. My mom’s generation came of age in the fifties when the economy was good and geared toward single income families. After that it was harder. I can’t comment on the Mormons doing this.
One thing you didn’t mention is substance abuse. A big reason children and adults become DISADVANTAGED is due to drug & alcohol addiction within the family. It’s horribly destructive to both individuals and entire communities.
The strict Mormon avoidance of such substances has a LOT to do with it as well.
That’s a great point and I almost addressed alcohol but wanted to keep it short
It’s important to help pull people up, especially when they share a strong work ethic.
This is so interesting. I grew up in a heavily Mormon populated area and my sister comverted for her husband. The work ethic is insane. My sister's husband- full ride Stanford engineer grad. His Mom had to take over family finances because his Dad became disabled... so what did she do... fast tracked nursing school with 5 KIDS, then take double overnight shifts in the ER to cover the entire family financially. I have so much respect for most Mormons as people (my sister is my best friend), but I don't agree with their beliefs/lifestyle/etc. I'd much rather pave my own way with some struggles in the process. I've seen so many Mormon's totally burn out and leave the church. It's too much pressure to be perfect.
Girl, I was almost locked up permanently in an Utah mental hospital, because of one prolonged psychotic episode. I ended up getting private treatment in Utah because thank God my parents could afford to keep me out of the state mental hospital. I will never ever return to Utah if I can help it. Safe in another state now.
Wishing you luck!
Thank you for exposing these things! You are saving lives. ❤
You are so welcome thx for being here 😊
Jesus did not live in million dollar mansions. ❤❤❤
Never never never! I feel like they all forgot about Jesus a long time ago.
😢 thank you so much for all of your content. I feel God is waking me up again to pray for the nations. I appreciate you!❤️🔥
No Christian should live in a million dollar house. Automatic disqualification for salvation.
@@lifetaketwo7662 You say this while showing us your privilege living in a mansion in Park City. Seriously? We all forgot about Jesus? So let’s say you become a successful CZcamsr and end up being rewarded handsomely for it. Are you a bad person now? I assume you would give it all away a live in a trailer?
But not everyone in Mormonism gets this wealth.
She said that early in the video ...
Grateful for this video.
Glad it was helpful!♥️
I grew up down the street from a Mormon Church. Every year, they would be a line of new cars in the parking lot that they gave away to congregants.
I want to be in that ward! I walked when I didn’t have a running car.
When I was a missionary every new member got a free car with their baptism. I’m pretty sure it’s standard practice everywhere.
I think you must be mistaken. Our church does not give away new cars to members. It must have been a missionary zone meeting or something.
I live in a Agricultural/Industrial/Tech Region of the Midwest, we, pray, work, pray sleep, pray work. What is leisure time?😊
That’s how me and my partner were both raised❤
My husband's parents got married in a Mormon church because it was free. 😆
How is this privilege?
Why have multiple members killed each other in the past month.
Follow Mormon True Crime she’s amazing and has been talking about it
Weekly occurrence in our ward. At first I just thought people were moving out when they would stop showing up.
It is common sense to look poor even if you are rich so that you don't be a target
@@__-tz6xx so true
The Amish might be similar to Mormans. They do construction and farms topo. Theyre humble.
I know plenty of people with great work ethic, but they are not rich despite working hard their whole life. Being Mormon comes with advantages it seems.
I mean it’s obvious they’re funded by the elites for nefarious motives. I don’t know what these are, but the fact that other cults (Jehovah witnesses for example) also are filthy rich proves this to be the case. I highly suspect that it’s to test how easily people are brainwashed and how critical they are, so they can create the main cult which is modern soceity
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Can you comment on the Nara/Onezwa drama? Nara is Mormon and super rich, entitled, and privileged even though she’s mixed.
I do lots of videos about Nara. It’s a toxic combo, supermodel money plus Mormon culture. It’s fascinating to watch.
Most Mormons aren't rich themselves. But the church is. I studied with Mormons. Most of them are just average working class people.
Stats show Mormons are better off financially than others, and there are more rich Mormons than the general population
Discipline, self-control and hard work
Corruption, breaking laws and screwing everyone over, you mean.
I think a good work ethic is good. It is Biblical. All those kids cost alot of $$. However the worship of money is not good.
If I join mormon church here in South Africa. Will they allow me to marry a white woman?
They started from a racist history. Even if they changed now, you should research this. It was not that long ago.
Nah bro, have you seen the stories
You are better off being a nihilist, existentialism, or a Christian if you want to be fully accepted for who you are. For it’s the love as us as human beings that bring us together.
It seems you have to sell your soul to belong, especially women.
Because we rule!!!!
Sick
You rule an artificial, non human world. What about LGBT, women's rights and all this nonsense about sexual purity? Oh, right! There are no gay Mormons, and everyone is a virgin before marriage.
This video makes you sound bitter.
I am inactive. Have been for over 10 years. I don’t consider myself ex-Mormon even though I don’t agree with all church policies.
Mormonism doesn’t equate wealth. I know active, faithful members on both sides of the coin.
The church’s focus is family. By marrying young people are forced to grow. By not having vices people have more time and money to “level up”. Are all rich Mormons self made? No, of course not. Like many other people in the world.
Having moved away from Utah, I can see people live in a bubble (call it religion, discipline or privilege). It is true, the amount of money the state has makes no sense compared to the size. There is something special that you just cannot explain about Utah. I’m sorry to say but Utah is THE place.
You clearly haven’t done any research.
Privilege? You yourself said Mormon doctrine promotes hard work. You yourself admit the pioneers had to work hard to survive. That's privilege? Is it wrong for hard work to result in wealth? I thought that was the American dream. Is the American dream privilege based? You call it privilege because you seem to have some sour grapes about the wealth of members when you admit it comes from their community and hard work. That is the antithesis of privilege in my mind. It is the result of culture and value systems which allow wealth to grow. ... Something America seems to have forgotten. All Americans could be wealthy... and in fact are compared to the rest of the world. So if wealth is your determining factor then all Americans are privileged. But again, if all Americans followed the Church's example, we could all live comfortably, and have plenty to meet our needs. It is the CHOICE of many to expect to live off the efforts of others, taxpayers, etc, which is the main cause of poverty.
Thank you.
I know plenty of non-mormon people who work very hard every day, but they are not rich. It's very difficult out there, to get ahead financially. Mortgage, student loans, providing for a family is very expensive...most people don't have much left at the end of the month.
Life would just be easier with no religion in a communist country. Pure and simple. Why can’t we all just be the same?
Valid point
Because it is a different kind of fascism, to deny people their own imaginations.
How would you enforce such a thing? Mandatory pharmaceuticals that block your ability to imagine? Who would want that world?
I want the freedom of creativity, for the good and the bad. If "spiritual" people were encouraged to make more art, instead of starting cults, maybe we would have already established a deeper and less fractured culture, in America.
I mean...really look at "cult" and "culture". Almost like a cult is a "cell" of a larger organ?
Communism, govt-enforced culture, is not what we need.
We NEED to stop consuming any art that asks for our money, and start deliberately creating culture outside of capitalism...and Zoomers...barely comprehend that concept.
Y'all can trade your imaginations for space travel, 👽, but I'm staying right here, going 🍄'ming with Bigfoot...getting into cave paintings...
(It is a joke! ...kind of.)
Imagine doing a video titled “Why are Jews so rich.” But I guess you assume it’s ok because you are a former member? And no one cares about disparaging Mormons,am I right? That being said, I think your analysis wasn’t too shabby. Utah, and many members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, have become incredibly wealthy in a few generations due to hard work, sacrifice, networking, and good money management. I think you missed mentioning low crime rates, lower divorce rates, less lawsuits, better health due to our health code, and more trust of others, which all contributes to lower costs overall. Since moving from Utah I pay a lot more in insurance and theft prevention.
Was this just an informational video or are you insinuating something nefarious because many Latter-day Saints have become wealthy? I do think that money can corrupt and if you do become wealthy you have a duty to be very generous with your money, but are you a bad person if you become wealthy? Should you refuse to accept pay? Should a Latter-day Saint feel guilty because they were raised in a good home and taught a good work ethic, went to school, worked hard, stayed out of debt, married, stayed married, didn’t turn to substance use, became a valuable employee, and was compensated well for it?
Well Duh..they are smart and preety wink.
Awe they give you nice stuff and help you get on your feet sounds like terrible people....... this is like an add to become Mormon.
Yeah, if it wasn't for the temple endowment and the magic underwear, I would join!
Because they are scammers
Hm. So intact families within a larger culture that penalizes theft & dishonest dealings,
emphasizes hard work, avoids debt, looks down on ostentatious displays of wealth, encourages humility results in wealth and privilege.
No one is bringing criticism on families or strong work ethics. I think the ability to exploit someone else's labor. Also 1847-1900 when land was FREE and that is something that no matter how hard you work on 2024, that will NEVER happen. It's not a criticism but a social commentary
I don't know what you mean. Mormons are extremely EXTREMELY materialistic and dream of being rich for no work. Why do you think so many MLMs come out of Utah and Mormonism? I am Mormon and I actually avoid doing business with most (not all) Mormons because they are less honest than average. They really think any way to accumulate money is okay because they will do good when they get rich. Hint: they don't.
For some.
There are “intact” families with all the blah blah blah that aren’t rich af like the Mormons. This video is based on studies and data to support it