What is the behavior of a typical Mormon teenager?
What I mean is, what are Mormon teenagers allowed/not allowed to do and what do they do/not do? Like, I know caffeine is banned but diet coke is acceptable. And obviously drinking and smoking and all– but are Mormon teens just like an average teen who do it anyway or do they like-get excommunicated? Or, how bad does the “offense” have to be to be excommunicated if that still exists. I don’t know, because I’m agnostic. A: Excommunication is more often a result of unwillingness to repent – or commission of felonies which demand time in prison. I don’t know that I can answer for a ‘typical Mormon teen’ – I can speak to my own experiences, and those of my sons. I did not smoke, drink nor date before I turned 16. I kept myself morally clean and was a virgin when I married. My sons do not smoke, nor drink. They avoid porn. The one who is over 16 is very selective about dating – only going out in groups to avoid temptation or even the romantic entanglements of pairing off.
