do you really know anything about mormons? have you gone to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?

Question

if you have not gone to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and asked one of the leaders/teachers there you cannot say that you know these things about Mormons. I am a Mormon and have looked up Mormons and Mormonism on the web, just to see what came up. The majority of it was all lies. Even alot of the stuff you hear from "mormons" on the street is not true but rather people against Mormons trying to spread lies. We are NOT a cult. We havent practiced paligomy in about 100 years. We don't worship satan. We DO believe in God the Eternal Father, His son Jesus Christ, and the Holy ghost. That Jesus dies for our sins and will live again. If you have Q on what we believe go to lds.org, there is alot of info there. In that website you can search for the 13 articles of faith. They say alot of what we believe. It is not fair or right to spread what you dont know to be true about Mormons, or any religion. I don't and won't say anything about others. We are free to choose.

Answer 1

Everything I know about Mormons came from Mormons...lds.org, and my LDS friends. I don't know a whole lot about it, but I'm very curious, because I'm always open to learning about different religious groups and their beliefs. I know what you mean, though, because I hear so much crap from people that I know isn't true about the LDS and what they believe. I just wish people would check their facts before trying to inform others.

Answer 2

I was raised as an LDS person. I have gone to the Church. I have been saved from those lies. Yes, there is a lot of BS in anti-mormon agendas, but the fact is that Mormons believe when they die they get to become Gods and that God the Father was once a man and that HE has a Father, and his Father has a Father and they can't give solid answers on where that line ends. They believe also in a Wife of God. None of these things, among MANY other thigns they believe, are biblical. So I am free to choose Jesus Christ and His Salvation WITHOUT the Mormon church's false teaching behind it.

Answer 3

I don't know what this has to do with anything. I was raised LDS and opened my eyes. My best friend is still practising, but my family is not. We are comfortable with it and all have our own separate issues. I do not like the stance they take with women and the secrets kept out of reach of the masses. I also do not appeciate a religion that will let a supposed righteous man (on outward appearances) who has a family, goes to church and lives a supposedly righteous life by being married in the temple. If he beats his wife, he's allowed in because he followed the 'guidelines' to heaven...however because Mother Teresa isn't LDS, she will not be let into the highest realm of heaven. There's so much more and I do not wish to bash any religion, these are just some of the problems I have. This may have just been the ward I was raised in and not the religion as a whole though. I have a deep love for God and Jesus Christ and we talk often, but not the 'Mormon' way....

Answer 4

As a former Mormon, I can say that Mormon teachings are not really any more or any less nonsense than the teachings of other Christian denominations. They are more bizarre in some senses, particularly what goes on in the temple. People don't like the Mormon religion largely because it is Mormon teaching that all religions are wrong except Mormonism. And that is almost true, but actually all religions are wrong INCLUDING Mormonism.

Answer 5

Ok, you hit a sore point with me

Yes, I spent a good deal of time asking questions and investagating the Latter Day Saints when I was looking / searching for a place to tie my spirtual rope to.

I did not join the Mormons and I will not say they are Christians because they are not.

Mormons accept the Bible in as far as it is correctly translated, this is where Joseph Smiths translation of the KJ version of the Bible comes into play - as it is that translation of the Bible they accept. However - get this - they don't use J Smiths translation they curently use the "defective Bible" J Smith didn't accept. So was Joseph mistaken? What else is he mistaken about?

Mormons/LDS also place the Book of Mormon above/on top of the Bible (look at any advertisement they publish) other Christian groups put the Bible above the writings of their group. i.e. the Lutheran Book of Concord is viewed in light and study of the Bible and where there is a difference the Bible wins. In the LDS tradition the Bk of Mormon and other writings would win - over - the Bible (because remember the Bible isn't correctly translated).

As a side note JSmith translated the Golden Tables with "special glasses" that only worked for him and no one else, if this really happened it is a departure from the way God has presented his words to man in the past. Yes God used dreams, etc but there were always - always - others that could also understand them and present them to the people. Not true with JSmith.

While I could use a lot more space on the Bible topic there are a vast number of other concerns as well, such as Lucifer (also know as Satan) and Jesus being brothers, and the council of gods to whom Satan and Jesus present their plans of salvation. Jesus’ plan (free agency) being accepted over Lucifer’s plan (forced submission).
Another problem is the statement ... As we are, god was. As god is, we can become. (my incomplete referance note shows I found this in the Millenial Star Vol. 54 but I don't have the name of who said it)
and this
“God was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens.” (again my notes show Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, Aug 1844)

Then there is the subject of preexistence (some nonchristian traditions believe this as well) this is idea that we are alive before we come down to earth in human form through our birth and then work on our levels of godhood from here on this plant.
Which reminds me of this: (also not a direct quote - sorry) The Father, Adam (a god) came from Kolab to Earth with one of his wives (Eve) to populate the planet.
This concept means there was no fall (that we are not sinful by nature).
Later the Father, Adam god, came back to earth and had sexual relations with the virgin Mary to give Jesus a physical body.
This denies the virgin birth and conception by Holy Spirit.

Let's have Mr. Smith and Mr. Young summarize for us...
“In the beginning the head of the GOD'S called a council of the GOD'S and they came together and concocted a plan to create the world and the people in it.” (Joseph Smith, The Journal of Discourses, Vol. 6)
“When our father Adam came into the Garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body and brought Eve, one of his celestial wives, with him... He is our father and our GOD and the ONLY GOD with whom we have to do.” (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 1, Pg. 50)

Well that is all the time I have at the moment, hope it was somewhat helpful.
And you are correct - we do need to study and investagate
And you are also correct in that - we are free to choose

Answer 6

Please correct me if I am wrong, but don't Mormons believe Jesus moved to England and married English women after he was killed? And then that he went to America and taught the indians to build pyramids? Do Mormons believe this? If so, it is kind of difficult to square with the Holy Bible's account. If not, I have been mis-informed. Thank you for any information.

Answer 7

I was raised Morman. As proof I offer you this: I still have my CTR ring. Unfortunately, I drink coffee all day and a glass of wine every night and flat our refuse to go on a mission or to BYU so I had to give up Mormanism. Everything you said was true, but I'm glad you left out the parts about baptizing the dead and wearing garments. That would scare people away. ;)

Answer 8

It's always best for people not to comment on things they know little if anything about. It seems to be an irresistible impulse for people to gossip and the more salacious the details the better. That is the nature of human beings, and you won't stop them. I don't care what you believe. So long as it doesn't infringe on my rights and freedoms you can believe what you want.

Answer 9

i was mormon and do you really believe for a minute that a 14 year old boy saw god? COME ON!

and do you know for the past couple of decades, the mormons and their "baptisms for the dead" have been baptising jewish victims of the holocaust? and do you think that is ok?

Answer 10

look- i admire and have met lots of great Mormon missionaries.

i don't believe in those golden tablets that've never been seen and in my travels all over the world there's only been one church that i've ever been refused entry into- and it's in Salt Lake City...

...nice Tabernacle though.

Answer 11

Haven't practiced poligomy in 100 years, but do they do everything they can to preach AGAINST it? There are plenty of mormans that still do it, and the church turns a blind eye.

Heck, there is no God anyway.