Superstitions

I was struck by the similarities between the LDS garment and the historical Ghost Shirt of the Lakota people. At the time, both the Mormons and the Lakota were marginalized and oppressed. There was a need for them to believe in a magically protective garment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghost_shirt

I suppose tales of Moroni, Cain, or the three Nephites are pretty big examples of urban legends or superstitions.

It’s thought the ghost shirt idea actually originated with the Mormons.

Be careful with this question, you’ll get some bore who thinks the entire LDS is superstition.

I’d say the canonical example of LDS superstition is garments. What started as a friendly reminder of covenants became a talisman of protection that you must never take off unless you have to.

What other superstitions have you noticed?

“Avoiding the appearance of evil”, no glass root beer bottles or to-go cups for hot cocoa.

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That’s a dangerous question to ask, on a place like this. I’m pretty sure there’s a number of us who would describe “God”, “the Priesthood”, “Angels”, “Prophecy”, “Spirits”, and/or “Judgement Day” as superstitions . I would (no tea, no shade).

Technically, any belief in a supernatural being, element, or event is a superstition by definition. God, Christ, Prophets, spirits, the whole shebang all fit into that category. That’s not saying it can’t be true. That’s just believing in things beyond the laws of nature and scope of our scientific understanding. Religious beliefs are deeply personal, and are what help people cope with this crazy existance. I don’t believe it’s right, or effective, to look down on anyone for their superstitious (religious) beliefs, even if they do seem silly to us.

Satan ruling the water, so no swimming for missionaries. (I like the policy. It is too easy for missionaries to have problems when swimming in many places. However, the devilish angle simply is a superstition left over from Greek mythology.)

In my mind I made up a story about how Zion’s Camp was traveling by canoe. JS wasn’t the best with a canoe, he got in one, started flailing all over the place, almost capsizing into the river, and other people in the group made fun of him.

JS then told them that Satan was on the water to get them to stop laughing at him. It also had the added benefit that he could travel the rest of the way by land, avoiding further embarrassment.

Hey, it could happen.

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Big league chew!

As a kid I had a steady diet of these:

[img]https://cdn.thisiswhyimbroke.com/images/candy-cigarettes.jpg[/img]

Which turned out to be a gateway drug to the harder stuff like gobstoppers.

Satan ruling the water, so no swimming for missionaries. (I like the policy. It is too easy for missionaries to have problems when swimming in many places. However, the devilish angle simply is a superstition left over from Greek mythology.)

I’ve always found this ironic, since missionaries are supposed to baptize in it!

Yes, there are a lot of nasty problems involved with water, particularly the sea and rivers so it is a sensible policy.

Satan ruling the water, so no swimming for missionaries. (I like the policy. It is too easy for missionaries to have problems when swimming in many places. However, the devilish angle simply is a superstition left over from Greek mythology.)

I’ve always found this ironic, since missionaries are supposed to baptize in it!

Yes, there are a lot of nasty problems involved with water, particularly the sea and rivers so it is a sensible policy.

Let’s not forget poolside “porn” i.e. women in bikinis.