The Mormons talk a good line, why not join the LDS church?

Question

I have met some very good people that are Mormons. They seem much more reasonable and less dogmatic than the Biblidolaters and Evangelicults.

Answer 1

Why do that, all religion is the same .........false

Answer 2

I think that many God fearing folks are well served by joining the Mormon church.

One thing that would keep me from the LDS church is the high level of secrecy. I don't think that we should hide what we believe or how we worship. When that happens, I have to assume that the church leaders are either ashamed of the practices or are trying to hide something to avoid being judged by those outside the church. And those kind LDS folks who visit you on Saturday morning (while you're still in your underwear) won't tell you about all of the expectations and secret ceremonies until you're well absorbed into the church.

Like I said, works for some, just not me.

P.S. I remembered seeing this somewhere and just found it on the Web, "Devout Mormons do not talk about the temple rites because they covenant not to do so as they go through the temple rites. Until 1990, they swore an oath on penalty of death not to talk about it!"

Answer 3

There are good and bad people in any organisation, whatever its' purpose for existance might be.
As to the LDS as an organisation/religion..
Up until the early 70's they had a prohibition against drinking Coke. Then the LDS financial folks bought a huge block of Coca Cola Stock. Shortly thereafter the spiritual leader of the church had a vision from God who told him that it was now OK to drink Coke.
Also it was ok for blacks and other minorities to join the church but NOT OK for them to enter the Temple.
My cousin married a Mormon girl, but because his parents were Catholic, they were NOT ALLOWED to attend the ceremony in the Temple. They were told that they could wish the couple well at the reception!!!!!!!
I will reserve my comments, conclusions and opinions.
You may draw your own conclusions.

Answer 4

It is a good line, and the Mormon emphasis on thritt and self-reliance are clearly good moral values. Furthermore, the practice of sending young people out on missions gives them a chance to meet and learn how to deal with many people. However, the religious foundation is silly. There is no evidence that the writings on which LDS is founded have any divine inspiration, and adequate evidence that they don't. And as for tithing, charity begins at home.

Answer 5

Probably because archeology has never found any real proof of the lost Christian civilization in America that Mormons claimed wrote the book of Mormon (unlike Biblical archeology, which has located most of the cities of the Bible).

Also, the book of Mormon seems to have been written in the Nineteenth Century, not thousands of years ago as claimed by the Mormons, because the book seems to deal with issues that were relevant to 19th century America when Joseph Smith lived (coincidence?), and it seem to quote in some places from the King James version of the Bible (complete with the translational errors made by the King James translators in 1611 AD -- strange for a book that Joseph Smith allegedly translated on his own from an ancient Egyptian text that was supposed to predate the King James Bible by hundreds of years, using miraculous glasses given to Joseph Smith by an angel which allegedly prevented errors in translation).

And no one has found any evidence of the Egyptian dialect that Joseph Smith claimed was the original text of the Book of Mormon.

Answer 6

I'm sure there are some really nice people who are mormons, but is that a good enough reason to join the church? Shouldn't you join the church because you buy into their dogma?

Some JWs keep telling me that I cannot be an atheist because I'm too nice... you get my point, I hope.

Answer 7

I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints... it took me 46 years to join ANY church... and I did not do so lightly. I am sure that if you read the Book of Mormon, and you pray with a sincere heart to God to find out if it is true or not... the Holy Spirit will testify to you that it is indeed true...

in response to the person mentioning Jesus' visit to the American continents... he told his Deciples that he had other flocks to visit... and those were here in the Americas.

Answer 8

how about being very individualistic and joining no church yet carrying out a practice that satisfies your needs for contact with "divinity".? churches always seem to have rules and agendas. mostly, i've found, to keep you on the "straight and narrow", and their leaders in money and power. one possibility is to find a few like minded folks and do some meditation and "energy work" together. you'll have your own "church" and will avoid all the dramas inherent in large group activity. check out the following for some ideas on core practices: energy work--reiki, chi gung, yoga, jin shin jyutsu, tai chi. when you meet work on these together. meditation---www.sahajayoga.com., and many many books, etc. available. also see *angels--companions in magick* for some ideas on ritual and liturgy. big clue: magic(k) is not inherently evil; if you work with angels it's hard to go wrong. finally, check out *the complete idiot's guide to toltec wisdom* to find out how to avoid becoming just another unhappy, dysfunctional human. always keep an open mind! best of luck!

Answer 9

I have talked with a friend who is an expert on religions particularly Mormonism not too long ago. There is much that people dont know. I was quite surprised. Not for me.

Answer 10

I'm glad that you had a good experience, that is the way it should be.

However, there are pretty significant differences in the way that Mormons and my denomination think which is why you wouldn't find me changing.

All of this splitting and difference is really becoming wearing. Why can't we just do what Jesus said in the first place!

Answer 11

As an historian, I can't put up with the inaccuracies. As a moralist, I can't put up with the polygamy of the early leaders. As an advocate of equal rights, I can't put up with the bias against people of dark skin built into the history and theology of the movement. And the list goes on and on...

Just because you've met some nice people who are adherents of a particular religion does not mean that its history and theology are sound. Whom would you be following anyway? Them, or their beliefs?