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I was able to join at 15 because I did have my mother permission, so it was a non-issue
 
lokisuperfan said:
I’ve read the D&C, BoM, and Pearl of Great Price cover to cover, so I’d say I have a pretty good understanding of their teachings, but thanks anyway for your (name removed by moderator)ut.
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If that’s the extent of your study then I reaffirm what I said. You know virtually nothing about Mormon history. I’ve read the standard works more times than the number of years you’ve been alive. I’ve taught gospel doctrine and seminary. I have a very good understanding of Mormonism.
 
I know this forum has rules about being kind but I would be unkind to not speak the truth and to warn the unwary. The simple truth is that the Mormon church is evil.
 
Do tell of the evils of the Mormon church. I’m very curious to see what you have to say that I haven’t heard before.
 
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I’ve read the whole Catholic bible, cover to cover, and nowhere does it say that masturbation or sexual thoughts are a sin, yet the Catholic Church considers them one anyway.
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But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matt. 5:28
 
Lemuel, speaking the truth in charity is an act of love. Nothing you have said has been unkind, even while you have been honest
 
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D&C 132.
Giving you a present day reality check here. Russell Nelson, the present day president of the Mormon church was sealed for all time and eternity to his first wife, Dantzel, and they had 10 children. A couple of years after her death, he was sealed to his present day wife, Wendy.

Nelson is sealed for all time and eternity to 2 women. He is living the law of plural marriage.
I believe Oaks is also now sealed “for all time and eternity” to his second wife as well, making him a polygamist as well.

No way around that doctrine of Mormonism
 
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But I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lustful intent has already committed adultery with her in his heart. Matt. 5:28
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Okay, I remember that one now that you reminded me. Sorry, I should have checked my notes before I wrote that. But I can assure you that there’s nothing about masturbation, except brief instruction in the Old Testament about what to do after a man has a nocturnal emission of semen (he shall bathe himself and be unclean until evening).
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Masterbation is considered sin in Mormonism. I am guessing you are unaware of that.
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Yes, I’m aware of that. But the evidence for that is in the BoM, not the bible. I guess the quote from Matthew does sort of cover sexual abstinence, but it’s much more clearly stated in the BoM.
 
So you like the Mormon church because of they added their own texts to the Bible, plus you like the focus on the family due to your coming from a dysfunctional family (I get that one, so did I)?

Is that why you are drawn to Mormonism? Their scriptures?
 
I guess I’d say that’s mostly true. I mean, there is a guy involved, like you thought there would be, but he hasn’t forced this on me at all. He just told me what it was, and I remember him getting defensive and saying that most people don’t think that they’re Christians but they are, and then I asked about the dating rules (which was the only thing I knew about Mormons at the time) and we talked about that for a few minutes. There was another time after that where I was complaining about having to go to CCD, and the fact that they force you to go to church every Sunday or you’re not allowed to get confirmed (literally, they have a sign-in sheet and everything) and how everything was just so forced that it made me not want to do it. That’s the other thing I hate about Catholicism, is that everything feels so forced, and people will mock you and shun you if you don’t behave a certain way. And he said that was awful, and I was confused because I thought that was the way Mormons were too. He shook his head and said, “No, nothing is forced on us. Well, some things are highly encouraged, but no one forces anything or mocks you if you don’t follow the rules. It’s each person’s job to hold him or herself to the standard of discipline; but nothing’s forced.” I thought that sounded nice, but it seems like a lot of people have had a very different experience with the LDS faith than he has, where the teachings are forced on you, so I thought that might have just been his church.
 
Mmmm,
You talk about how you need to sign in for CCD meetings in order to get confirmed.
In Mormonism, in order to go to the temple, you have to have a temple recommend. In order to hold a recommend, you have to follow the rules, which include attending the weekly meeting. Right now they are 3 hours each week, but will cut down to 2 hours starting in Jan.

In order to have a temple recommend you have to
1)Live the law of chastity
2)Live the Word of Wisdom
3)Pay a FULL tithing. Which is 10% of your Gross income
4)Sustain the leadership of the church as prophets seers and revelatory
If you have been thru the temple, You have to wear the temple undergarment 24/7

Not sure if, in your mind, that is being “forced”, but it’s very strict in order to get a temple recommend
 
Here are the 13+ questions LDS bishops will ask before issuing a temple recommend. Bishops are also directed to probe “as the spirit directs,” per the secret administration handbook. Various interpretations has led to the “priesthood roulette” phenomenon.
Do you have faith in and a testimony of God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost?
Do you have a testimony of the Atonement of Christ and of His role as Savior and Redeemer?
Do you have a testimony of the restoration of the gospel in these the latter days?
Do you sustain the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as the Prophet, Seer, and Revelator and as the only person on the earth who possesses and is authorized to exercise all priesthood keys? Do you sustain members of the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles as prophets, seers, and revelators? Do you sustain the other General Authorities and local authorities of the Church?
Do you live the law of chastity?
Is there anything in your conduct relating to members of your family that is not in harmony with the teachings of the Church?
Do you support, affiliate with, or agree with any group or individual whose teachings or practices are contrary to or oppose those accepted by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints?
Do you strive to keep the covenants you have made, to attend your sacrament and other meetings, and to keep your life in harmony with the laws and commandments of the gospel?
Are you honest in your dealings with your fellowmen?
Are you a full-tithe payer? Do your keep the Word of Wisdom?
Do you have financial or other obligations to a former spouse or children? If yes, are you current in meeting those obligations?
If you have previously received your temple endowment: Do you keep the covenants that you made in the temple? Do you wear the garment both night and day as instructed in the endowment and in accordance with the covenant you made in the temple? Have there been any sins or misdeeds in your life that should have been resolved with priesthood authorities but have not been?
Do you consider yourself worthy to enter the Lord’s house and participate in temple ordinances?
 
That doesn’t seem too bad. In my CCD classes, they make us write essays about why we want to be Catholic (again, if you don’t do this you can’t get confirmed).
 
Im not sure what kind of requirements for Mormon seminary has for the high schoolers these days.

Sounds like your particular CCD has this as a requirement? No such requirement in our archdiocese, so don’t know what to say about that
 
Oh believe me, I’ve tried. My dad won’t let me quit, and my teachers just make me stay after class until I finish my work.
 
Even Mormon leaders would have you be obedient to your parents. It’s why the Mormon church wouldn’t even think about baptizing you until you are age of majority.

“Honor thy mother and thy father” is as real as a commandment to Mormons as it is Catholics
 
Lemuel said:
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ChristMyLife:
A respect for the diverse beliefs and unique contributions of all the world’s faiths is one of the hallmarks of Mormonism. Since its founding, the Church has elevated the principle of interfaith relations.
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A respect for diverse beliefs? ARE YOU JOKING???

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Catholic creeds are an abomination, our professors are all corrupt, they draw near to God with their lips, but their hearts are far from him, they teach the doctrines of man and not of God, they deny the power of God . . .

That’s respect?

Some of you have simply gone mad.
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Lemuel and ALL,

I am continually amazed that you were aligned with a religion like the one you describe for 57 years. And not only aligned, you speak of your leadership roles and your missionary service and …. I doubt I could be a member of such a church for a weekend, let alone devote that much of my life to it.

I am of course a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I certainly do not recognize it in your description of your former faith.

It would seem to me that those tempted to think you present a reasoned view of my church should consider this from my second favorite Karl Keating book (Karl Keating, the founder of Catholic Answers):
Catholics and Fundementalism by Karl Keating pg. 33

Now it may well be that a man leaving one religion for another can write fairly, without bitterness, about the one he left behind. But it stands to reason that most people who suddenly think they have an urge to write about their change of beliefs just want to vent their frustrations or justify their actions. Their books should be read and used with discretion, and they should not be used at all as explanations of the beliefs of their old religion if the books betray the least hint of rancor.
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Anyway, I am quite convinced that your posts have far more than “the least hint of rancor.” I would suggest that my position as a LDS that you do not present the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fairly is well supported by this Keating rule.

Charity, TOm
 
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