Mayci Neeley Breaks Down Misconceptions About ‘Modern Mormons,’ from MomTokers to ‘Tradwives’: ‘You Can Do It All’

Mayci Neeley is celebrating all the different lifestyles people within the Mormon Church enjoy.

Mayci and fellow MomTok influencer Taylor Frankie Paul appeared on The View on Thursday, Sept. 12, where The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives stars clarified some of the misconceptions around their show and faith.

As Sara Haines asked about the biggest misconceptions they have heard about their church, Mayci mentioned outdated and incorrect stereotypes that Mormons are “polygamists” and “wear bonnets,” explaining, “We’re the modern Mormons; everyone’s not so cookie-cutter.”

“You can be Mormon and wear a tank top. You can be Mormon and be more of a tradwife. You can do it all. So I think that’s what we show,” she said.

Guest co-host Chelsea Clinton then asked about “traditional expectations that exist within [their] community,” and how their feelings about “expectations” imposed on them have changed.

“I feel like, for me, I never felt super traditional,” Mayci explained. “I think the way I was raised in my household I grew up in California, and I do say the culture is very different for Mormons in California versus in Utah. So, for me, I didn’t feel anything different. I’m just living life. I’m not a traditional girl; that’s just how I am. I’ve never followed the traditional norms of the culture of the church.”

Joking that she doesn’t really “follow the rules,” Taylor added, “I did what I wanted but still went to church on Sundays. And I think that was the message we wanted is everyone does live different lives. You see a devout member, and then you see someone who left the church.”

They explained their goal in doing the show was to dismiss the idea that Mormons behave and think in a certain way as a monolith. “We don’t want to represent the church. We’re just telling our story,” Taylor said.

Speaking with PEOPLE ahead of the show’s premiere, Mayci said that while she wasn’t involved in the MomTok soft-swinging scandal, “I used to party, do all the things.”

“I think, for those experiences, I learned what was good for me, what wasn’t good for me, and I learned a lot from that time overall. So I’m glad I did it because I experienced it. I’m a curious person. I kind of have to live my life by trial and error and I think from that, I realized what I want.”