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I don’t get that whole everyone is against us crap.

I was listening to a Mormon friend a few months ago and he was telling me about one of the kids in the family and if he will make it, in life.

I said something along the lines of “Well with his missionary background, one of the things they learn is work ethic, so I don’t think I would worry to much”.

He exploded on me and I forget what he said exactly but it was along the lines of people always talking down Mormons.

I immediately was flabergasted but equally pissed and said “Listen, I have been your friend for 20 years and you never heard me say anything about LDS. How can you turn everything upside down and take what is clearly a compliment and find offense in it?”.

“Being a missionary and working 12 hours, plus all the objectives they have to meet while in the field, prepares you for life and you find my observation of that offensive?”

He thought about it for while and did apologize but qualified with “People have always been after the Mormons”.

I said “You guys have a marketing problem, this is 20th century and believe me no one really cares but you guys have to get over you insider/outsider bunker mentality”.

He then said “Well the world is against us”.

I said “You are cracked. Everyone respect Mormons”.

He said “Well, they look at us like were a cult”

I said “I have no idea if you are cult or cooks, but knowing each other for 20 years....”

I then said we should probably forget about it.

And just like that we moved on and watched the football game.