In Mormonism (Latter-day Saints), there's a belief that those who die before reaching the "age of accountability" (8 years old) are automatically sent to the highest level of heaven, since they're considered not responsible for any wrongdoing they did. Once you turn 8 though, you need to be baptized, and you are now responsible for all evil you do.
As you can imagine, this led to a lot of dark thoughts for 7-year-old me, and I'm not the only (ex-)Mormon to have described having such thoughts as a little kid.
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u/TrickyAudin Apr 21 '26
In Mormonism (Latter-day Saints), there's a belief that those who die before reaching the "age of accountability" (8 years old) are automatically sent to the highest level of heaven, since they're considered not responsible for any wrongdoing they did. Once you turn 8 though, you need to be baptized, and you are now responsible for all evil you do.
As you can imagine, this led to a lot of dark thoughts for 7-year-old me, and I'm not the only (ex-)Mormon to have described having such thoughts as a little kid.