Mormons have gotten a lot of attention in the media lately and that has made some of them very uncomfortable. To manage their insecurities, some have turned to trying to gatekeep who gets to identify as Mormon, even while rejecting the label for themselves. Put simply, that is bullshit.
Personal Reflection
Completing the Puzzle with the Forbidden Pieces
In both the temple endowment narrative and in real life, a willingness to access the knowledge forbidden by a threatening authority figure is the key to spiritual growth and liberation from a contrived paradise that is actually an intellectual prison.