Sundays are NOT Fundays

Exodus 20:3-17 spells out the 10 commandments. One of those commandments is to keep the Sabbath Day holy. Now, every religion has a Sabbath Day they believe in (most observe on Sundays, though 7th Day Adventists and a few select others worship on Saturdays), but for LDS people (more commonly known as Mormons), the Sabbath day is a little bit different. Whereas other people consider going to church for the alotted hour or two, LDS people dont do much of anything else. Services are 3 hours long, which isnt so bad once you get used to it, but the rest of the day, youre not supposed to go shopping, out to eat, fill up your car or do basically anything else that causes either you or someone else to work or spend money. THAT is what keeping the Sabbath Day holy means to them. I've been raised LDS, but this is just one of the many things that i have never liked and/or believed about it. I hate having to sit at my house all day doing nothing. My parents wont even let me play music because it "drives away the spirit". Mormon Tabernacle Choir and gospel music only, which all sucks. My mom doesnt even approve of Explosions in the Sky which is completely instrumental and not at all unpeaceful.

Now, some of you are probably wondering why i dont just say "to hell with it" and go and do stuff anyways. That would be because i live in Utah Valley, where 85-90 percent of the residents are LDS, which means close to nothing is open on Sundays. Also, lots of the people i know are LDS and are at church and/or meetings for most of the day and then choose to observe their day of worship alone after that.

It makes me really jealous of all the people in Texas who loved Sundays to no end because they were free to do whatever. I always heard the phrase "Sundays are fundays!" (usually in joking or when speaking to little kids), and i have definitely concluded that Sundays are NOT fundays.