Are mormons allergic to homey bees?

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My roomates keep inviting mormons to our house “because they are nice people” my roommates don’t understand that they come for one reason and one reason only and that is to share thier!“gospel” and nothing more .yet at the same time my roommates really don’t want to talk to them only asking them back to “not be rude rude”
So im stuck engaging them and trying to show them that their!“gospel”
Has many faults, they are open to admit that the book of mormon does not contain any of thier major teachings such as the "god was once man created by another god "belife they hold or that “they will become gods them selfs” another core teaching they hold
Nor do they even cringe at the fact that Joseph smith practiced a form of witchcraft …
You can point out every single historical and Theological thing
That shows that thier religion is at the best a form of gnosticism and
Far from the true gospel of Our lord jesus Christ .all these things they are fine with
Until you mention Honey bees which are found in the book of mormon and how
Honey bees wore introduced by the Spainsh to the Americas.
That’s when they get angry and storm out …They have invited my roommates several times to come attend thier “church” so i figured it was only right for me to invite them to attend mass at my church. Which in thier angry storm out they utterly ignored. Who would of thought a honey bee would cause so much offence …
 
Marcel28 said:
My roomates keep inviting mormons to our house “because they are nice people” my roommates don’t understand that they come for one reason and one reason only and that is to share thier!“gospel” and nothing more .yet at the same time my roommates really don’t want to talk to them only asking them back to “not be rude rude”
So im stuck engaging them and trying to show them that their!“gospel”
Has many faults, they are open to admit that the book of mormon does not contain any of thier major teachings such as the "god was once man created by another god "belife they hold or that “they will become gods them selfs” another core teaching they hold
Nor do they even cringe at the fact that Joseph smith practiced a form of witchcraft …
You can point out every single historical and Theological thing
That shows that thier religion is at the best a form of gnosticism and
Far from the true gospel of Our lord jesus Christ .all these things they are fine with
Until you mention Honey bees which are found in the book of mormon and how
Honey bees wore introduced by the Spainsh to the Americas.
That’s when they get angry and storm out …They have invited my roommates several times to come attend thier “church” so i figured it was only right for me to invite them to attend mass at my church. Which in thier angry storm out they utterly ignored. Who would of thought a honey bee would cause so much offence …
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Why not agree to disagree and talk about topics other than religion, since it only causes strife? Maybe they are nice people. I don’t think they’ll convert you or that you will convert them, so why not just call a truce?
 
When I saw your title I thought you were saying “Homey” as in referring to African Americans and the fact that they didn’t allow them to become priests before 1978. :rolleyes:
 
Make yourself scarce when they come to visit. Very scarce. After a while your roomatee will get tired of them, too. Once they get a toe in the water it is really hard to teach them to swim. BTW, were they Catholic honey bees?
 
Truegrit said:
Make yourself scarce when they come to visit. Very scarce. After a while your roomatee will get tired of them, too. Once they get a toe in the water it is really hard to teach them to swim. BTW, were they Catholic honey bees?
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Well if they were Spanish bees…probably 🙂
 
ClearWater said:
Why not agree to disagree and talk about topics other than religion, since it only causes strife? Maybe they are nice people. I don’t think they’ll convert you or that you will convert them, so why not just call a truce?
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If it was only that easy these are missonaries
Who’s only goal is to spread their “gospel” they are well trained
at what they do and try to take full control of the convo
If i didnt engage them in the way that i do then I would be
In the wrong by entertaing things that i know are wrong
And allowing them to distort the True gospel of jesus christ
With out defending it by showing where their in error would be
Very wrong on my part. I would have no problem at all if they wore like
hey lets talk about hockey or the weather but that is not the case
Ever insead they start preaching and when that begins i start pointing out
The errors and contradictions especially when they start trying to
take control of the situation which is what they are trained to do
 
I used to be quite happy to invite any mormons into my home to discuss their beliefs. However, my wife said I was having too much fun at their expense. Apparently playing with their minds as a cat with mice is not charitable. I find them very set in their beliefs and completely unopen to any reasoned discussion. But the naivety and incredible ignorance resulting from their American closed culture is endearing. I loved offering them a nice cup of coffee with an Anzac biscuit or two. Shame they don’t drink coffee so I would offer them a beer. Went downhill from there really…
 
roseofshannon said:
When I saw your title I thought you were saying “Homey” as in referring to African Americans and the fact that they didn’t allow them to become priests before 1978. :rolleyes:
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To be clear, I was just referring to the Mormons not allowing African Americans become priests and misunderstood the misspelling of honey in the title. 😉

It’s hard to understand how black members of the Mormon Church can look past that. I know the members of the Catholic Church have our own sins to atone for, but not in our actual doctrine.

On the other hand, I usually really like Mormons and they tend to give good example for their faith in the way they live their lives.

Plus I really like their Studio C comedy show! It’s great family entertainment! 👍
 
Truegrit said:
Make yourself scarce when they come to visit. Very scarce. After a while your roomatee will get tired of them, too. Once they get a toe in the water it is really hard to teach them to swim. BTW, were they Catholic honey bees?
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Oh I would stay right there and keep the Honey Bees close by and keep asking them why they are afraid of a honey bee. They will soon give up. I wouldn’t leave the roommate at there mercy. Also I found out if you tell them that Joseph Smith was a man with mental problems and that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, they don’t like that either. God Bless, Memaw
 
I just tell them and the JWs (or any Protestants) that we’re saved and attend church. I also drove off a pair by saying the Holy Trinity doesn’t have room for a fourth person, namely Satan, who is a fallen angel, not the Word Incarnate.

I always keep water in the fridge when it comes time for the Elders on Mission. I also try to make sure I have an extra roll of paper towels. I try to see their love for Our Lord, and treat them accordingly. They have a “do not visit” list that they will put you on at your request.

I include in my morning offering the ‘sick puppies’ of the world (beginning with the Obama administration). I also mention the Mormons and Muslims because St. Paul said, “Even if an angel were to give you a gospel contrary to ours, you shall not follow them.”

Blessings,
Cloisters
 
I love talking to Mormons! they are so fun! but they are ****** about coming back to convert me on time. I would tell them I was only available at certain times/days and they would show up at other times/days… 😦 they ruined my fun! Though the dudes listened to me and on like the 3rd or 4th attempt they finally brought semi attractive females with them!.. AT THE WRONG TIME!!! You can’t convert me if ain’t nobody got time for that…ugh bad Mormons!
 
I always ask them in if I’m not busy or invite them to come back if I am. I’ve had some great conversations with some very nice young men and women. I identify myself at the outset as a practicing lifelong Catholic and tell them I am happy to discuss my beliefs and theirs, especially what we believe in common. We always start and end with prayer, sometimes led by them and sometimes by me. As I’m old enough to be their grandfather, I always end up guiding the discussion. I ask them a lot of questions about Mormonism, many of which I usually already know the answer to, not to trip them up but, I guess, to cause them to rethink their own beliefs and practices and to trigger similar questions from them. I accept literature with no promise that I’ll study it (they’re usually impressed that I already have my own copy of The Book of Mormon) and I always give them something that explains Catholicism (once even a copy of the U.S. Catechism which was probably overkill :)) I’ll even agree to a second visit knowing that one of the pair on the return visit will usually be a more seasoned missionary.

Why do this? It certainly doesn’t do any harm to my faith, quite the contrary. Does it do any good? Who knows? They leave having learned something (accurate) about Catholicism (one young man said he had never talked with a Catholic before) with literature from which they could learn even more on the off chance they glance at it. My hope is that this could be the chink in the armor of at least one of them through which some day maybe way down the road the Holy Spirit could slip in and complete their conversion.
 
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