Anyone become a member of LDS (Mormon) Church?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:in mormonism, you're supposed to actually believe that stuff.

It's a relatively new religion, remember, and it's still in the fundamentalist stage.

Mormons don't even use the term "believe"- they say that they"know" certain things are true.

Religion is religion.

Judaism is no better than Mormonism or any other religion.

This comment is nonsensical.

Beg to disagree. It's perfectly true. The tenets on LDS are no more silly or unbelievable than the tenets of Christianity, Judiasm, Islam. Myths and rules designed to control behavior and funnel money to the clergy.

No it's not true! Read "Under the Banner of Heaven" and then we'll talk. Actually learn about the beliefs of the LDS church that do not stand up to historical fact. Read up why is is not a Christian religion (note there are no crosses in any wards nor do mormons wear crosses). Look at the weird way they pray (arms folded up around self). Learn about the three levels of heaven. Learn how you must be sealed to a man to get into that top, Celestial Heaven. Learn you learn a secret handshake and a secret name that only your husband knows so you can be pulled into the third heaven. Learn that plural marriage DOES continue in heaven and that you will be expecting to pop out lots of spirit babies that need bodies to inhabit the planet you've decided to populate, just like Adam and Eve, populated Earth. I could go on .........

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I think being as Mormon is logistically difficult, especially in a large city. You are supposed to marry young and have lots of kids, but if you have lots of kids, you need a good income, so you need college and grad school, but it's hard to do that if you marry young and have lots of kids. If you are a woman, you are supposed to get a college degree that you never use, as you can't work with eight kids. In addition to all of these work and family responsibilities, you are supposed to go to church, be a home teacher, lead a scout troop, and take a turn leading your church. You do all of this while tithing and saving for your sons' missions (at 20 k apiece), in addition to saving for college and retirement.

They set standards that few can meet.

So much better to be a worker drone who lives in a DC condo, never gets married, never has kids, and never gives back to the community except for maybe doing the AIDS walk every other year. Your employers will like you much better than those religious co-workers with "commitments," at least until they don't need you any longer, and then you realize you're the one who has really been in the cult for the last umpteen years.

I'm the PP. I do live in a DC condo, my preferred, low carbon footprint form of housing and am unmarried. However, I do have a child, and have been extensively involved with voluntary organizations, including putting in hundreds of hours a year on the board of directors of a voluntary organization (before having a kid). I made a lot of good friends that way. I have an interesting job with the federal government. They rarely seem to decide they don't need an employee.

[Anonymous]

I'm sorry, you lost me at the word "Mormonism". Nothing about you is associated with anything that is such Christianity.

[Anonymous]

^pp here. General "you". Not any particular prior poster.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:in mormonism, you're supposed to actually believe that stuff.

It's a relatively new religion, remember, and it's still in the fundamentalist stage.

Mormons don't even use the term "believe"- they say that they"know" certain things are true.

Religion is religion.

Judaism is no better than Mormonism or any other religion.

This comment is nonsensical.

Beg to disagree. It's perfectly true. The tenets on LDS are no more silly or unbelievable than the tenets of Christianity, Judiasm, Islam. Myths and rules designed to control behavior and funnel money to the clergy.

No it's not true! Read "Under the Banner of Heaven" and then we'll talk. Actually learn about the beliefs of the LDS church that do not stand up to historical fact. Read up why is is not a Christian religion (note there are no crosses in any wards nor do mormons wear crosses). Look at the weird way they pray (arms folded up around self). Learn about the three levels of heaven. Learn how you must be sealed to a man to get into that top, Celestial Heaven. Learn you learn a secret handshake and a secret name that only your husband knows so you can be pulled into the third heaven. Learn that plural marriage DOES continue in heaven and that you will be expecting to pop out lots of spirit babies that need bodies to inhabit the planet you've decided to populate, just like Adam and Eve, populated Earth. I could go on .........

Like I said... No more ridiculous than believing in parting seas, virgin births or the resurrection.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:in mormonism, you're supposed to actually believe that stuff.

It's a relatively new religion, remember, and it's still in the fundamentalist stage.

Mormons don't even use the term "believe"- they say that they"know" certain things are true.

Religion is religion.

Judaism is no better than Mormonism or any other religion.

This comment is nonsensical.

Beg to disagree. It's perfectly true. The tenets on LDS are no more silly or unbelievable than the tenets of Christianity, Judiasm, Islam. Myths and rules designed to control behavior and funnel money to the clergy.

No it's not true! Read "Under the Banner of Heaven" and then we'll talk. Actually learn about the beliefs of the LDS church that do not stand up to historical fact. Read up why is is not a Christian religion (note there are no crosses in any wards nor do mormons wear crosses). Look at the weird way they pray (arms folded up around self). Learn about the three levels of heaven. Learn how you must be sealed to a man to get into that top, Celestial Heaven. Learn you learn a secret handshake and a secret name that only your husband knows so you can be pulled into the third heaven. Learn that plural marriage DOES continue in heaven and that you will be expecting to pop out lots of spirit babies that need bodies to inhabit the planet you've decided to populate, just like Adam and Eve, populated Earth. I could go on .........

Under the Banner of Heaven is about a fundamentalist sect of Mormonism with which the LDS church does not associate. This is just as ignorant as saying all Muslims belong to Al Qaeda.

[Anonymous]

Lol. All the things PP mentioned are current practices in the mainstream Mormon church.

[Anonymous]

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I am trying to understand my new neighbors who are Mormon. i take it they don't like Catholics based upon their reaction to the Pope's visit. They are rather exclusive with families from their church and coach their kids sports (boys and girls) and are quite competitive about other teammates.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:in mormonism, you're supposed to actually believe that stuff.

It's a relatively new religion, remember, and it's still in the fundamentalist stage.

Mormons don't even use the term "believe"- they say that they"know" certain things are true.

Religion is religion.

Judaism is no better than Mormonism or any other religion.

This comment is nonsensical.

Beg to disagree. It's perfectly true. The tenets on LDS are no more silly or unbelievable than the tenets of Christianity, Judiasm, Islam. Myths and rules designed to control behavior and funnel money to the clergy.

No it's not true! Read "Under the Banner of Heaven" and then we'll talk. Actually learn about the beliefs of the LDS church that do not stand up to historical fact. Read up why is is not a Christian religion (note there are no crosses in any wards nor do mormons wear crosses). Look at the weird way they pray (arms folded up around self). Learn about the three levels of heaven. Learn how you must be sealed to a man to get into that top, Celestial Heaven. Learn you learn a secret handshake and a secret name that only your husband knows so you can be pulled into the third heaven. Learn that plural marriage DOES continue in heaven and that you will be expecting to pop out lots of spirit babies that need bodies to inhabit the planet you've decided to populate, just like Adam and Eve, populated Earth. I could go on .........

Under the Banner of Heaven is about a fundamentalist sect of Mormonism with which the LDS church does not associate. This is just as ignorant as saying all Muslims belong to Al Qaeda.

You didn't read it, did you? Because those are the beliefs of mainstream Mormons.

[Anonymous]

Skipped entire thread so please forgive. My neighbors are Mormon and I highly respect them. I could never live by the very strict code that they do. It's my impression that men have the ultimate say on everything. The wife was away at college when her fiancé decided he needed to get married. Told her to quit school and come back east so she did. As to converts, the only inkling I got was when they mentioned that his family could be traced back to a certain ancestor and as such he was considered very high ranking in the church and he was actually worried they would make him a bishop.

[Anonymous]

You don't have to convert now.

They will convert you after you die.

[Anonymous]

Ask about the three levels of heaven. Ask about temple garments. Ask about polygamy which their founder practiced. Ask about baptisms for the dead and temple garments.
A time will come when your child is asked if they masturbate, if they do they will be told it's a sin. Are you comfortable with that?