Do LDS Women Have to Be Married In the Temple To Make it to the Celestial Kingdom?

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Why did I come here? Good question, I almost forgot myself. I discovered this board when someone linked to a little essay I wrote on Faith Hope and Charity. I saw this board on the referrer list. I took a look around and was very impressed. And then when I saw the LDS forum, I thought I’d check it out. I was raised Catholic but converted to Mormon at the age of 24. I was wondering how much I still had in common with my old teachers.
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Since I went through the missionary discussions about the same age you did, I’d like to ask you how well you knew the Catholic faith before you left it, especially in regards to the Eucharist, the priesthood, the papacy, etc.? Did you know full well what you were leaving, or are you starting to learn it more now on these boards?
 
Let me chime in here and say that when I took the missionary discussions, I thought I knew what the RCC believed and taught. I did not. I didn’t even know what there was to know.

That’s the problem with people who leave the Catholic faith - they usually stopped learning about their faith when they were confirmed (about age 12 when I was a kid). So their view of the Catholic faith is that of a child. They have never learned to approach God as an adult and search out the answers to the questions that really make the difference in life.

The LDS discussions ask and answer these questions (though very incorrectly). The first time most people are confronted with an adult view of God is when a missionary knocks on their door or a co-worker engages them in a bible conversation.

Hundreds of thousands of people have left the RCC without ever knowing what they were leaving. What’s worse, when they get to their new religion, they are heard to say “I know all about the Catholics. I used to be a Catholic!”

What a shame. And it’s largely our own fault.
 
Paul,

Your comment definitely applied to me when I married my LDS wife and was taking the lessons from the missionaries. As I reflect upon my answers I gave those missionaries back then, I’m definitely embarrassed by some of my Catholic explanations to them. After all the discussions were done, I told my wife I needed to figure out what I was leaving in Catholicism before I could think about conversion.

After taking RCIA and developing a prayer life, needless to say I’m not planning on any converting. I can reasonably explain Catholic Theology to my wife now. I told my wife that I had a 2nd grade understanding of Catholicism when we got married. My wife thought that the 2nd graders at her church had a better understanding of religion and that my understanding was probably more at a kindergarten level. OUCH!!, but probably correct. :rolleyes:
 
Zakuska,

I have NEVER told anyone they were going to hell, no matter what religion or lack-there-of. Only God judges the soul, we can only judge actions. My husband is ex-LDS. He was told he would go to outer-darkness because he left the LDS religion. As he often says, “I’ll take that chance and stay in a religion that does NOT judge my soul.” You left the Catholic church. If you truly believe that you did the right thing and practice your “new” religion faithfully, more power to you. We cannot and will not ever say that anyone who left the RCC is going to hell. Only God knows that.

Love and peace

Mom of 5
 
Isn’t it interesting that the Catholic Church, while she authoritatively declares that certain persons are in heaven (we call them canonized saints), she has never declared that anyone is in hell.

In stark contrast, the LDS and Evangelicals can give you lists of those who are destined for hell or outer darkness. My LDS sister-in-law loves to tell me that I’m going to outer darkness. I always reply that she must be sure to drop by for coffee when she gets there. 😉

Paul
 
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