Influencer Nara Smith Addresses Mormon Comments: "I'm Still Figuring Out My Own Faith"

If you're unfamiliar with the Nara Smith drama, allow me to fill you in: Nara Smith, who has become a TikTok sensation, received backlash for reportedly promoting the "tradwife" lifestyle and for pushing "Mormon propaganda."

Smith's content focuses on the homemade meals she makes for her toddlers and her husband.

For one, she's not really a traditional wife, at least in my opinion. She's not relying on her husband (model Lucky Blue Smith) for money; she's a successful model herself and gets paid from her platforms. Smith says she simply loves cooking for her family and that she began preparing her own meals to heal her eczema.

She garnered millions of followers in a short period of time, and before all of us knew it, our FYP was full of Smith's cooking videos, complete with her breathy narrations. Unfortunately, the hate came just as fast as her fans.

After months of Smith receiving an onslaught of comments about her Mormon faith and how she supposedly pushes it, the influencer finally addressed it in a new video. First, here are some of the facts: Nara is 22, she's a Libra, has three siblings, and was born in Bloemfontein, South Africa. Her mother is South African, while her father is German. They moved to Germany, where she grew up. She relocated to California when she turned 18. Smith started modeling at 14, and it was through her career that she met her now-husband. After six months of dating, they got married, and they now have two kids and are pregnant with their third.

People assumed that Smith had kids because of her Mormon lifestyle. A correction is in order because Smith insists that's not the reason why. "I've always wanted to be a young mom because growing up, my dad would always tell us that he regrets having kids later in life," she says. "So, I took that advice, and it's one of the best decisions I could have made. And I know it's not for everyone. I was always very mature and independent and did a lot of things at a very young age, so I never feel like I'm missing out on any of the partying, any of that, because I've done all that."

She shares more facts about herself and then gets to the juicy part. "I know that my religion is a very hot topic on the internet," Smith says. People acted like Smith was a hardcore Mormon and was trying to influence women to become one. Turns out, she's still trying to figure out her own beliefs. "I don't know what I'm doing."

"I'm still learning and figuring out my own faith. I'm not in any way a hardcore Mormon or anything like that," the influencer adds. "I don't wear garments; I didn't get married in the temple. Both me and my husband are on our own journeys and figuring out how we want to raise our kids."

Now, the argument is no longer Smith's alleged intention to push for tradwife content, but whether or not she really is a Mormon (I'm not kidding). "Nara Smith finally set the record straight and told us she’s not even really a Mormon. Can you all finally just give it a rest?" asked @DeLadyKhepara on X.

@ninamonei quote tweeted, "Her: 'I’m still figuring out my faith. I’m not a hardcore mormon. I don’t wear garments. I didn’t get married in the temple.' The response: 'See, she said she’s not mormon.' This not even media illiteracy at this point, y’all don’t know what words mean or how sentences work."

True, Smith didn't say she's not a Mormon, she just said she's not a hardcore one like people assumed.

Then again, I don't think it's fair how Smith gets attacked for her beliefs like she's running a cult.

If there's one thing this discourse on the mom and model has taught me, it's that no matter who you are, what you do, what you believe in, people will find reasons to try to bring you down.

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