57 Years Mormon

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Besides all the other replies, I had a LDS best friend for a decade who dumped me because I wouldn’t convert. Of course she wouldn’t say that outright, but I knew it was the case because I had recently refused to go inside her temple after years of her manipulating me into situations where I would have to read the book of mormon, go in her temple or listen to other mormons bad mouth non-mormons. Later I found out from another friend that young Mormons have this thing called date 'em and dump 'em. Basically they get close to someone just until the convert and then they dump them. Oh and my ex-best friend? I later found a book of mormon she planted in my closet. I don’t take kindly to people unwilling to be upfront and honest with me. That is not Christian.
 
Mormon apostles are not biblical.

All Apostles were not The Twelve. The Twelve were the foundation of his Church (Eph 2:19-22), but not just any 12 but THE Twelve (Rev 21:14). The corner stone and the foundation are laid once.

Because of Judas’ apostasy (Acts 1:25), the Twelve needed to be restored. The eleven chose Matthias.
According to Peter there are two requirements to be a member of the Twelve. The two requirements are: a) Witness the resurrected Lord b) Been in the company of the twelve while the Lord walked on earth. These requirements limit the council membership to the first century. After all the men that walked with the twelve, while the Lord walked the earth, died; no one else qualified. The Twelve was never meant to be on going. This was the only time eleven selected a twelfth; one apostasy, one replacement. Revelation 21:14: Peter/Cephas/Rock, James son of Zebedee, John the Evangelist, Andrew, Philip, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alphaeus, Jude, Simon the Zealot, and Matthias.
Just as there was no need to replace Christ as the head of Church after the crucifixion, or replace The Twelve as the foundation after their deaths; the Twelve were not replaced after their deaths. If Apostle was only an office to be filled, they could have easily been replaced; just like Catholic Bishops have been replaced for almost 2000 years.
 
Hey, I understand where you’re coming from. It was just a few years ago that I was in the temple, ordaining men to become kings, priests and gods. The last thing I wanted to know was that it was all a lie. I get it. It’s a hard pill to swallow. But the truth shall set you free.
 
CourtingTex, you’re a former Catholic, I remember your old account, so I could say the same thing about you. It’s not your job to judge souls, and neither is mine. Why do you come back to proselytise?
 
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I never had the truth. It was a pack of lies. I’m correcting my course. It’s a joyful journey. I have never experienced the joy that I’m finding now. God is good.
 
Dude, I tried to be charitable. Never once did I say anything that could be considered out of line (there’s good supernatural evidence for the Catholic claim, because that’s a miracle). When I confess to a priest, he can tell no one. When you confess to a Mormon bishop, he can tell a bunch of other people. This isn’t attack on Mormonism, it’s something I’ve heard from Mormons themselves. Why is it, that I have an easier time talking to Muslims about religion than I do with you? What are you afraid of? You ARE proselytising . It’s one thing to tell someone about your religious beliefs in hopes that they’ll convert (I do it all the time), it’s another thing to imply that someone can’t be saved because they choose not to believe yours. Jesus loves you.
 
Mormons like to say, “They can leave the church but they can’t leave it alone.” They should say, “They can leave the church but we won’t leave them alone.” I’m getting all kinds of attention from Mormons now that I have left the Church. I come to a Catholic forum and what do I get but more Mormons trying to rescue me. Not that I mind. I think it’s kind of funny to be honest.

Mormons think that once you leave the Church your life is going to suck. Mine has never been happier. They don’t like that. It makes no sense that things get better when you walk away from the Lord’s only true church.
 
I’m sorry you’re having to deal with that here too, trust me you’re not the first one.
 
I don’t mind! Honest. I’m used to it.

I used to be a regular on Facebook but I don’t use it anymore. During the week after I left the Mormon church, I had 53 friend requests and invitations to dinner from members of my stake who previously could not have cared less about me but suddenly just wanted to get to know me better! 😎
 
When you left, did you do it officially or just kind of sneak away? Did you make a formal announcement?
 
I don’t like how my posts don’t show who I’m responding to. What’s going on here? Anyone?
 
You have to click on the person’s reply button to reply, not the reply at bottom… I think.
 
Believe what you will. For myself I’d rather listen to a Catholic priest than a follower of Joseph Smith.

And the word Mormon is used by your church to describe itself. If you don’t like it take it up with them.
 
BoomerangToo said:
I don’t like how my posts don’t show who I’m responding to. What’s going on here? Anyone?
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If you want it to show up like this post of mine with a quote…
Highlight the text to be quoted; a bubble will pop up to quote, click on it and type away.
 
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gazelam said:
Hey Brother Gunther,

LDS CAFer here… Let me ask about your switch from a purely doctrinal stand point. Three principle doctrines in Catholicism (and I assume in all Orthodox Christianity) are:

The is only one divine being in the universe
God created everything from nothing (i.e., the doctrine of Creation ex-nihilo)
the doctrine of the Trinity (one God in three persons consubstantial with each other)

Each of these doctrines is clearly contradicted by the Bible. I get it when someone says they’re tired of the Mormon Church and leaves, but I never get it when they then proceed to join a religion that contradicts the Bible on such fundamental topics. Perhaps since you’re just starting RCIA you haven’t had to deal with this yet. How do you justify assenting to these three doctrines? Thanks in advance.
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Where exactly are these contradicted by the Bible?
 
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Where exactly are these contradicted by the Bible?
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I won’t address these topics in this thread out of respect for the OP, but if you start new threads addressing these topics I may weigh in depending on the demands of my day. Here is a link on CAF where I addressed multiple divine beings - “see challenge #2”
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Three Simple Ways to Show Contradictions in the Mormon Belief of God Non-Catholic Religions
Today, Catholic Answers published an article entitled, Three Simple Ways to Show Contradictions in the Mormon Belief of God. Because these kinds of articles can paint a very one-sided view of another religion, I thought it would be reasonable to post the three challenges contained in the article here and then allow Mormons to respond. +++ Three Simple Ways to Show Contradictions in the Mormon Belief of God By Karlo Broussard catholic.com/magazine/online-edition/three-simple-ways-to-show-con…
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I hope this helps…
 
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