How are Mormons so nice?

[Anonymous]

I've only known 3 Mormons closely enough to observe their personalities over time.

1) Married man in his 40's who hit on me incessantly when I was 22 and working my first job out of college.

2) A fellow teacher who was one of the kindest people I have ever met.

3) A fellow teacher who was bitchy and rigid and very hard to work with.

Given that, I have to conclude that Mormons are humans and have varied personalities and levels of morality like the rest of us.

I do agree that the Mormons I have met, but haven't gotten to know, have been universally polite. They are good at things like please and thank you and holding the door. They remind me of many military families in that respect. I think that politeness is great, but there are other things I value more highly.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Mormonism is not Christian. Its roots lie in Christianity but saying that Mormons are Christian is like saying Christians are Jews.

A couple of Mormons over the years have told me that, "We think we are Jews." I'm not sure how that works. Some sort of lost tribe that wound up in North America or some such nonsense.

you win the award for the most ignorant and downright stupid and uninformed post on this thread. Congrats.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am the PP a few up that was comparing Mormons and JWS to "other Christian sects". You're correct, Mormons are not Christian, per se. My point stands that it is a cult. Believe me, they may be nice, but they do believe you, the non Mormon, are doomed . With the Witnesses I knew growing up, there was a pity for non believers and belief that the door to door work was the way to bring everyone to the One True Religion. They are non violent, so if you don't accept the teaching, you will just die eventually. However, if they don't try hard enough to save you, your blood is on their hands. This is why they so fervently go door to door.

please google the full name of the Mormon church (hint: the word Mormon isn't anywhere in the title) and then come back and explain to everyone how they aren't Christian and what authorizes you to make that classification.

[Anonymous]

I have never understood people who say Mormons aren't Christians. They specifically believe in Jesus as the Messiah. They embrace the New Testament.

[Anonymous]

People who say Mormons aren't Christians are the worst kind of bigots. They're the same kind of bigots who told ME that I wasn't Christian because I am Roman Catholics, and Roman Catholicism is a "false teaching." Evangelicals and fundamentalists are such a bunch of assholes, sometimes.

Mormons identify as Christian. Nobody else gets to decide who is in the church and who isn't.
https://www.lds.org/topics/christians?lang=eng

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I've only known 3 Mormons closely enough to observe their personalities over time.

1) Married man in his 40's who hit on me incessantly when I was 22 and working my first job out of college.

2) A fellow teacher who was one of the kindest people I have ever met.

3) A fellow teacher who was bitchy and rigid and very hard to work with.

Given that, I have to conclude that Mormons are humans and have varied personalities and levels of morality like the rest of us.

I do agree that the Mormons I have met, but haven't gotten to know, have been universally polite. They are good at things like please and thank you and holding the door. They remind me of many military families in that respect. I think that politeness is great, but there are other things I value more highly.

You win the thread. I too have met hardworking Mormons and lazy Mormons, Mormons who believed they deserved special treatment and Mormons who did not, Mormons who I trusted and Mormons I hated. Conclusion: They're definitely humans.

[Anonymous]

They are definitely nice. I wouldn't go so far as to say they are universally kind. Mormons can be very generous but it always feel like it comes at price. My Mormon relatives (married into) seem to want people to become like them but through means of example more tha persuasion- at least at first. The type of persuasion used in family circles is different than the proselytizing during their missions.

Utah pioneer stock Mormons really aren't very deep. It gets really boring after a while.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have never understood people who say Mormons aren't Christians. They specifically believe in Jesus as the Messiah. They embrace the New Testament.

They don't believe the we are saved be grace and that Christ died for our sins. They believe entrance to heaven is based on earthly acts. They believe that Adam was a god in human form who Inpregnated Mary with Jesus. They believe men who are worthy will rise up to become gods of their own planets. So while they may "consider" themselves to be Christian's, they have a completely different definition of it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mormonism is not Christian. Its roots lie in Christianity but saying that Mormons are Christian is like saying Christians are Jews.

A couple of Mormons over the years have told me that, "We think we are Jews." I'm not sure how that works. Some sort of lost tribe that wound up in North America or some such nonsense.

you win the award for the most ignorant and downright stupid and uninformed post on this thread. Congrats.

Actually Mormons believe they are a tribe of Israelites who came to North America and fought holy wars with Native Americans.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamanite

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've only known 3 Mormons closely enough to observe their personalities over time.

1) Married man in his 40's who hit on me incessantly when I was 22 and working my first job out of college.

2) A fellow teacher who was one of the kindest people I have ever met.

3) A fellow teacher who was bitchy and rigid and very hard to work with.

Given that, I have to conclude that Mormons are humans and have varied personalities and levels of morality like the rest of us.

I do agree that the Mormons I have met, but haven't gotten to know, have been universally polite. They are good at things like please and thank you and holding the door. They remind me of many military families in that respect. I think that politeness is great, but there are other things I value more highly.

You win the thread. I too have met hardworking Mormons and lazy Mormons, Mormons who believed they deserved special treatment and Mormons who did not, Mormons who I trusted and Mormons I hated. Conclusion: They're definitely humans.

It's entirely likely most people have met Mormons and haven't even known the person was a Mormon.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I've only known 3 Mormons closely enough to observe their personalities over time.

1) Married man in his 40's who hit on me incessantly when I was 22 and working my first job out of college.

2) A fellow teacher who was one of the kindest people I have ever met.

3) A fellow teacher who was bitchy and rigid and very hard to work with.

Given that, I have to conclude that Mormons are humans and have varied personalities and levels of morality like the rest of us.

I do agree that the Mormons I have met, but haven't gotten to know, have been universally polite. They are good at things like please and thank you and holding the door. They remind me of many military families in that respect. I think that politeness is great, but there are other things I value more highly.

You win the thread. I too have met hardworking Mormons and lazy Mormons, Mormons who believed they deserved special treatment and Mormons who did not, Mormons who I trusted and Mormons I hated. Conclusion: They're definitely humans.

It's entirely likely most people have met Mormons and haven't even known the person was a Mormon.

Then I'm guessing you haven't met many Mormons. They don't exactly keep it a secret. It's part of the plan to proselytize. And they do that by being nice and telling people about their religion.

Although the don't typically say "Mormon". The preferred term these days is "member of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints".

[Anonymous]

Actual Mormon here. Interesting thread.

[Anonymous]

Thanks for your valuable insight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mormonism is not Christian. Its roots lie in Christianity but saying that Mormons are Christian is like saying Christians are Jews.

A couple of Mormons over the years have told me that, "We think we are Jews." I'm not sure how that works. Some sort of lost tribe that wound up in North America or some such nonsense.

you win the award for the most ignorant and downright stupid and uninformed post on this thread. Congrats.

Actually Mormons believe they are a tribe of Israelites who came to North America and fought holy wars with Native Americans.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lamanite

And that relates to them being or not being Christian how exactly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I am the PP a few up that was comparing Mormons and JWS to "other Christian sects". You're correct, Mormons are not Christian, per se. My point stands that it is a cult. Believe me, they may be nice, but they do believe you, the non Mormon, are doomed . With the Witnesses I knew growing up, there was a pity for non believers and belief that the door to door work was the way to bring everyone to the One True Religion. They are non violent, so if you don't accept the teaching, you will just die eventually. However, if they don't try hard enough to save you, your blood is on their hands. This is why they so fervently go door to door.

please google the full name of the Mormon church (hint: the word Mormon isn't anywhere in the title) and then come back and explain to everyone how they aren't Christian and what authorizes you to make that classification.

Most Christian men aren't taught that they'll be gods equal to God after death.

Also most Christians didn't used to mime ritual disembowelment - in a temple only certain people can get into. And most Christian women aren't whispered a secret name that only their husband will be able to get them to heaven with.