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It doesn't matter which denomination of Mormonism you come from in the case of Warren Jeffs. Whether FLDS or LDS all Mormons are mourning his trial, as it brings a negative light on anything or person associated with prior or latter day Mormonism.

The current state of the FLDS church is the mirror image of the very origin of the LDS church. These very issues appeared not long ago when the US government told the Latter Day Saints that they could no-longer live bigamous lives and that they could no-longer preach the rape of young women.

So then as outsiders are we politically correct in judging the fundamental core of the Mormon faith and my friends how do you think the Mormons feel about a Mormon prophet such as Warren Jeffs being on trial?

2007-09-22 07:00:47 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture Religion & Spirituality

TA, you seem a little hostile son. Maybe you need to go to church and pray about it.

2007-09-22 09:22:17 · update #1

16 answers

Warren Jeffs is no prophet of God, by any stretch of the imagination. The FLDS is no part of the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints. The FLDS has nothing to do with the gospel of Jesus Christ, and everything to do with the libido of Jeffs.

No decent LDS/Mormon mourns anything about Jeffs but hopes he gets whatever is coming to him.

edit: plural marriage was NOT the "fundamental core of the Mormon faith", and never was. If it was, more Mormons would have had more wives.

2007-09-22 22:04:41 · answer #1 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 3 1

When I initially read your question I wondered why you phrased it the way you did. "How do you think Mormons feel..." I assume you mean, "How do Mormons feel..." as a more informed answer may be received from the Mormons themselves rather then from others who think they know what they feel. As a Mormon, that is, as a member of the mainstream LDS church which is not and never has been affiliated with any of its off shoots including fundamentalism, I am relatively indifferent about Warren Jeffs being on trial. The reason that there are offshoots of the Mormon Church, like the fLDS is because they were unwilling to listen to the true prophet of God (currently Gordon B. Hinkley).

Warren Jeffs is not "a Mormon prophet" at least not an LDS prophet. People of the fLDS church may believe that he is a prophet but people of the mainstream Mormon Church do not. In fact we believe that he is an evil man who has perverted the ways of the lord and are pleased that he is being held accountable for his evil acts. Especially since so many people are not.

The state of the fLDS church is not the same as the early state of the origin of the church because the church never ever preached the degradation of women, allowed child abuse, or encouraged prepubescent to marry adults.

You also said that the fLDS is the core of the Mormon faith. It is not, nor has it ever been. The fLDS is an offshoot of the church and has changed so much from what the church has preached from it’s beginning that the only thing it kept was plural marriage.

I would like to add, because it is really the center of this debate, that plural marriage began because the persecutors of the church were killing off all of the men. Women at that time, by law, were not allowed to own land unless they were married. They could not provide for their children. That’s why plural marriage was put into practice, to keep women and children from dieing because of starvation and squalor.

Many things can be said about the church but it can never be said that we don't take care of our poor.

As for the comment about the Mountain Meadows Massacre, there is no evidence that Brigham Young even knew that it was taking place until after it happened let alone ordered or even condoned it. I suggest that you do independent research about that if you would like to know what happened, rather then watch a biased Hollywood movie and assume that everything they showed is correct.

I'm sorry for the long answer, but I felt that everything I mentioned should be said. I don't wish to offend anybody, I just want people to see my point of view as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

2007-09-22 08:21:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 5 1

Warren Jeffs is an animal, and has nothing to do with the main body of LDS! He is leader of an off shoot group of the LDS church! He had preverted some of the tenets of the church, and has nothing to do with the true members!
After reading your profile answers, and the questions you have on the board about Mormons at the present time, could classify you as a stalker! And if you continue, you will be reported as such! Find another target!
LDS do not mind answering legitimate questions! They do mind ignorance!

As for the rest of you anti-Mormons, go fly a kite! Being a woman of manners, I just can't tell you what I really think about all of you!

2007-09-22 15:18:21 · answer #3 · answered by cassandra 3 · 1 1

Uh, I am a Mormon, it doesn't affect me in the least and I don't really care about Warren Jeffs. I don't believe he is or ever was a prophet of God. He broke the law and should stand accountable for it, he will also stand accountable before God someday for his actions - as every person will.
The only reason it brings a "negative light" on the LDS church is because of people like you who are quick to judge what happened in the early days of the church... plural marriage was a commandment for a reason, the reason known only to God. I don't pretend to know His mind or will but I am obedient - or try to be at least.
People need to just get over it. I love how the "mormons" did it and it was dirty and awful but many many prophets in biblical times had multiple wives and had children with different women...but no one ever brings that up!

***Oh, he's not an actual Mormon because he is not an LDS member...I don't think the FLDS members are considered Mormons.

2007-09-22 07:11:46 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 5 2

The person above me gave the best answer.^^^^^
Read what she wrote and maybe you will understand a few things, and abandon your current opinions on what you think you know about the LDS religion. Anyway as for my answer...




"Uh, I am a Mormon, it doesn't affect me in the least and I don't really care about Warren Jeffs. I don't believe he is or ever was a prophet of God"

I agree.

Warren Jeffs isn't Mormon... Why the hell are you still comparing them with the FLDS, they believe in completely different concepts. You don't see me going around saying why the baptists and buddists worship Allah? It makes no sense, that's why.

I hope Warren gets put way for 40 years at least, I don't like him and don't believe in his cause.


"So then as outsiders are we politically correct in judging the fundamental core of the Mormon faith and my friends how do you think the Mormons feel about a Mormon prophet such as Warren Jeffs being on trial?"

As I've told you 3 times now... Warren Jeffs isn't a Mormon prophet... lol, where the hell do you get your info?
So no Mormons care, or feel sympathy for him. In fact most Mormons dislike him for teaching false doctrine, and hope he gets put away for a long, long time.

And if this answer still doesn't work, then I'll give you the answer you want to hear.

" I love warren jeffs so much...... oh yes, he's soooo right."
"Besides your just jealous I get to sleep with five wives every night."

There, now want to take a break from thrashing on other religions? You don't see Mormons on here making fun of yours.

2007-09-22 08:42:23 · answer #5 · answered by T A 2 · 4 2

Uhhh, I'm Mormon and I CERTAINLY AM NOT mourning his trial.

He is not a prophet, but a liar. I am glad he is on trial...this has brought a lot of light to the public abotu the difference between our churches and that LDS do NOT practice polygamy anymore!!!

The early LDS members(men) were being killed off extremely fast, so God told Joseph that they could take multiple wives to keep the numbers up...when God thought the numbers were fine and WW prayed to God, He told WW to stop polygamy because it was not acceptable anymore.

We do not preach the rape of young women and never have.

It should be made CLEAR for non-Mormons that the LDS church does NOT practice polygamy and has NEVER preached the rape of young women and that the Jeffs are NOT a prophet of the LDS church....


PS to the questioner there are 6 mormon churches, not just LDS and fLDS....do some research before acting like you know everything.

2007-09-22 07:12:03 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 7 2

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2016-10-05 04:32:11 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

You are so ignorant! Warren Jeffs isn't LDS just because you "say so". I am LDS and I am glad he is on trial because he's a creep! And since when did the LDS church "preach the rape of young women", please tell me where you heard that because I've never heard of it. If you don't even know the difference between two totally different churches then you should be debating them. You just make yourself look stupid. I've been Mormon my whole life, and I know a heck of a lot more about my church than you.

2007-09-22 13:41:37 · answer #8 · answered by Julia P 3 · 1 1

I think he is an evil man and i think that most mormons (not fundamentalists) think that also. I really dont care or mourn over his trial and i dont know any other LDS member (not fundamentalist) that does. He deserves to go to prison and i think that there are no bad feelings for the mormons (not fundamentalists) about this issue

2007-09-22 07:21:33 · answer #9 · answered by DJ_surfer 3 · 5 0

I have met many young Mormons on this very site who believe that their religion dropped polygamy for reasons other than the reasons they did (so Utah could join the union) and honestly believe their ancestors were persecuted for reasons OTHER than polygamy (one even said "oh, the outsiders didn't know the Mormons practiced that until after we got to Utah.)

I assume they just assume the FLDS are a bunch of jerks, with nothing to do with their history.

If I was a Mormon, though, I'd be disturbed my ancestors died to defend something I'd abandoned for political gain.

2007-09-22 07:08:59 · answer #10 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 1 2

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