Would you ever become LDS?

Question

Why DID you or why WOULDN'T you ever join the LDS (Mormon) church? Real reasons, please don't say "because they're a cult" or "they're not Christian".

Like I said, I want real answers by people who have actual KNOWLEDGE of the Gospel, not people that have just heard rumors.

Are YOU all kidding? These aren't even answers!

People say it is not the same gospel that Christ taught in the Old Testament? How could that be? How many other faiths even have 12 apostles? That's only the beginning, our church is AT LEAST organized like Christ's was.

Sorry Moiraes Fate, but there will be jerks no matter where you go. You shouldn't base that on an entire religion that has almost 13,000,000 members.

I think more thumbs down appear when a question concerns Mormons or when a Mormon answers. Isn't this true? Controversial huh?

Answer 1

Because I believe the Book of Mormon to be false as I do Joseph Smith. I don't believe that families need to be sealed together to be together eternally; the list could go on and on.

Answer 2

The Book of Mormon has been proven to be a total fraud time and time again. Ask any non LDS Meso-American Historian or Archaeologist if any proof has ever been found to support the BoM and they unanimously say NO! Even LDS Historians and Archaeologists have been ex-communicated for telling the truth that the BoM is a fairytale. Why do you think nobody ever heard of Nephites, Lamanites, Jeredites, Cureloms, ect. ect. ect.

The Church cant even come up with a map to put in the back of the BoM so the faithful can follow along with the stories. Any Bible has detailed maps telling all about the places and events that happened in Biblical times yet the Bom cant even find any of the big places like the City of Nephi or Land of Zarehimla or anything else.

Thats because Joseph Smith made the whole thing up . The Bom is the laughingstock of the Meso American scientific community because they know it is a total hoax

Answer 3

We believe the Bible to be the word of God, as far as it is translated correctly, we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. The two books go hand in hand together, it is just that some people interpret the Bible differently.
I was born and raised in the LDS church, but for a long time I turned my back on it and on God and Jesus Christ, I drank & did drugs, I broke all but one of the Ten Commandments,I never committed murder, I broke the Word of Wisdom really bad, but when I finally realized that it was I that turned my back on everything, including my family, they had always been there for me. God, Jesus Christ, my family, the LDS Church and my friends. I had denied all for over 7 long years.
I am still LDS and proud of it, yes, sometimes I question the beliefs, but when I really ask questions and study, then I find the truth.
We also are taught to live by the laws of the land, hence that is why there is no more polygamy in the church. The government does not believe in it and so the Church has outlawed it.
The polygamy in the Church was so that they could build the membership of the Church faster. So many people had died from Nahvoo to Salt Lake Valley, they needed more membership.

Answer 4

Well, these questions never fail to stir up a hornet's nest, huh? :)

I have been LDS my entire life. I was born into the church and it shaped the person that I am today. It has emphasized the importance of family, led me to a clean and healthy lifestyle, brought forth many wonderful opportunities and friendships, but most importantly, it has strengthened my faith in Jesus Christ. I accept him as my Savior and Lord. I know that both the Book of Mormon and the Bible are the Word of God. They go hand-in-hand. I love the Church and everything about it.

At the same time, I respect and tolerate everyone's beliefs. I would never look down on someone for believing something different.

Big D - the Book of Revelation scripture refers to the Book of Revelation, not the Bible. So your point is a little flawed.

Answer 5

The initial issue is the belief that Joseph Smith had a vision, and was given "Golden Plates". These plates were simply a ruse to promote an awful 'historical' text he called the Book of Mormon. The plates never existed, the BoM peoples never existed, but the culture o the church requires you to "Know this is true".

Read up on the Joseph Smith story first, and *not only*the church version. It's colorful and you can see the connection to Smith's 'treasure-seeking', the religious environment of the time, and the totally debunked theories about the origins of the American Indian.

Now, if you like being lied to, believe in magical thinking, and want to be a god with your very own planet, welcome aboard.

Answer 6

I left the Mormon religion when I was 12 and had my name removed from it's records at the age of 16 under the threat of a lawsuit since they did not want to willingly remove my name. The Mormon religion does not make sense. They are quick to change the topic should you ask too many questions, there are never answers given, you are just told to have more faith. When I was younger a Bishop informed my mother that I was evil and that was the reason that she was having bad luck all because I asked pertinent questions during Sunday school and whenever we would have the missionaries over for dinner. If you are currently a Mormon you need to take a deep look into your heart and reread the Book of Mormon and bible to understand all of their inconsistencies and myths. Joseph Smith was a criminal who was charged with many crimes before he was killed in jail. The Mormons were thrown out of every state they tried to live in except Utah, because no one really lived there yet. Over the years their "prophesies" have changed according to what is acceptable at the time. The church Elders used to sit in the Temple in salt lake city and spit chewing tobacco onto the floor during meetings. They only stopped and forbade tobacco after the women of the Relief Society complained and refused to clean up after them. These are just a few examples that can be researched and found to be true. Once again, think long and hard about your decision to be a Mormon. Insha allah you will be guided away from it's grasp.

Answer 7

Obviously some people do become LdS (over 50 that I taught in Brazil were baptized).

Big D., the book of Deuteronomy also has a passage about adding or subtracting from this book. Does that mean that we should only have the five books of Moses?

Answer 8

I am - and mostly for one reason - I don't believe that God has finished speaking to His people. I think that he has more to reveal to us and that he's doing it through prophets today -

I also love the concept of eternal families - that I will be with my family forever.

I also love knowing that anywhere I go around the world, the doctrine and services will be the same.

I like that no one is paid to serve in the church - we all volunteer - (or we're asked to serve... same difference)

I like that the church takes care of it's own - through church welfare, outreach (we call it visiting teachers or home teachers) - I know I can make one phone call and have endless support - financial or temporal.

I like serving others - and having something worthwhile to do.

(I like having something to argue about with people on Yahoo!)



Oh - and that thing about Revelation - not adding anything to it.... a real Bible scholar would know that Revelation was not the last book to be written - so technically anything written after Revelation should be banned... dumb argument - Revelation was meant to stand alone - that nothing should be added to THAT BOOK.... It was just conveniently placed at the end of the Bible to end the debate at Nicea.

Answer 9

I was born into an LDS home. And I questioned the faith in my teens. I came back to it (in my 30's) after careful investigation of MANY other faiths. It is the only one where when people heard I had been to other churches, I wasn't condemned for it. But, when I walked into some of the other faiths buildings, I was told that they would pray for my soul since I had been brainwashed as a child by "those Mormons". The members at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are the only people who welcomed me with open arms regardless of where I had been in my life unconditionally.

Besides that, it's just logical that a book such as the Book of Mormon would exist. God loves everyone. The Native Americans were here prior to Christ's birth. So, isn't it just logical that God would have had prophets teaching the people of the Americas about Christ and telling them the same things he told the people of the Bible and telling them to write it down just as He did in the Bible? I say YES!

Answer 10

Being LDS brings me peace and hope. I don't have the fear of God in me like most religions preach; God is a loving God and takes care of His children.

My Mum joined the Church when I was 3 and I was baptised of my own accord when I was a little over 8 years old. She later re-married an Irishman who was dead against the religion and very pro-IRA. He wouldn't allow any members to visit our home, and even threw my own Gran out of the house on one occasion. We had to hide all of our books and my Mum eventually stopped attending Church to keep SOME harmony in the home.

I lived in an environment where alcohol abuse was a weekly pastime. My step-dad would head straight to the pub on a Friday night and drink the majority of his wages, and leave my Mum with next to nothing to pay the bills and feed all of us. I was also the but of his drunken anger many times and watched him attack my older brother too. I didn't learn until ten or so years later that my dear Mother also suffered when my brother and I were safe in bed. It bit me to the core when I found out. They separated when I was 17 and later divorced. I never once felt any remorse that he was gone, but held on to bitterness and resentment for a very long time. I would be lying if I said I didn't once hate the man.

Peace returned to our home for the first time in a very long time; and it was nice to have my Gran come and go as she pleased too. I can't say that the Church was the first thought on my mind, because it wasn't. But I definitely hadn't been too much of a stranger from it over the almost 9 years of absence. But if you were to ask me for stories from the Bible, I could have rhymed off a few I'd memorised from a book I was given as a child. If you'd asked me about the life and mission of the Saviour, I would have stared at you blankly. I didn't know what a testimony was, what the Book of Mormon was, or indeed who Joseph Smith was. I didn't really even know who God was or that there was a Holy Ghost.

I went back to Church when I was almost 18, just to try it out. I quickly learned many things, and liked how I felt when I went there. I also decided to pray about the Book of Mormon too. I was barely on my knees and hadn't even uttered a word when I felt the undeniable feeling/power/conviction of the Holy Ghost. I knew that Book was true and I couldn't deny it.

About 6 months later, I had decided that when I was 21 I would serve a full-time mission. And I did. Contrary to a previous "response" to your question, I (a woman, last time I checked) speed-walked with fitness-fanatic women on the street and looked for people just to talk to them. It was THAT important to me.

My life has changed so much since the day I returned to Church and I am very grateful for all that I have. For one, I wouldn't have met my amazing husband or have my two beautiful boys.

Thanks for asking the question.