Questions for Former LDS Members

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SpeSalvi said:
Welcome home!

Not to bash the LDS church, but has anyone else noticed how much more powerful the Eucharist is vs. taking the sacrament in the LDS church? I remember being SO surprised when I came into the church and partook of The Holy Eucharist for the first time… Such an amazing, powerful experience. I had never experienced anything like that before and it was, to this day, one of the most beautiful moments of my life 🙂

Had I known the difference between the two, I would have been a Catholic much earlier on I think!
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Oh come ON, how can you beat semi-stale Wonder bread and tap water!!

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xixxvmcm85 said:
What about you, Exorcist? Did you swim the Tiber this Easter?
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Not yet. I was still too far behind the Zion curtain to meet openly with a priest. Such is not the case right now. Currently being catechized FSSP and planning to be baptized sometime in the next six months. 😃
 
TheExorcist said:
Not yet. I was still too far behind the Zion curtain to meet openly with a priest. Such is not the case right now. Currently being catechized FSSP and planning to be baptized sometime in the next six months. 😃
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Just Googled “Xylopolitana” 😃 Zion 2.0 indeed.

Interesting that you’re going through the FSSP. I too was attracted to the traditional liturgy and was received through the Institute of Christ the King. Best of luck, and I’ll be praying for you.
 
xixxvmcm85 said:
Just Googled “Xylopolitana” 😃 Zion 2.0 indeed.

Interesting that you’re going through the FSSP. I too was attracted to the traditional liturgy and was received through the Institute of Christ the King. Best of luck, and I’ll be praying for you.
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Yes I thought the Latin name of our diocese was interesting and beautiful. Wish we weren’t so far from Boise, I guess we don’t see the Bishop up here very often.

Thanks for the well wishes. I look forward to attending Mass at an ICK-SP parish some time in the future.
 
TexanKnight said:
I am very glad to be out of the Church. I cant ever see myself going back. The odd thing is, though, I never had had a bad moment in the LDS Church, till I went inactive due to my research that eventually led me to leave the Church completely. I loved being a missionary, I loved the closeness and camaraderie of the membership (something I do not get much of in the Catholic Church).

So, here are my questions.
  1. Did you serve a mission
  2. If so, did you enjoy it?
  3. Do you ever miss the LDS Church?
I just am curious if I am the only person with these feelings. I left the LDS in 1990, so I have been gone a long time, but, every now and then, I miss it.
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I am a former Mormon. Now Catholic, thank you. I went to Catholic Mass for four years before I was baptized Catholic. One of the first things that I noticed when I first started attending was how different Catholic culture (for lack of a better word) was than Mormon culture. Here’s something that happened to me recently.

I haven’t been a practicing Mormon for about 30 years. My wife is still a True Believing Mormon. She told me one day that If I would go with her to her sacrament service (a service where they recieve communion, so called) she would come to Mass with me. I reluctantly agreed and went to her service. I hadn’t been in there five minutes when six people that didn’t even know me came up to me, shook my hand and introduced themselves to me. I think I had been going to Mass for two years before that many people had introduced themselves to me.

At first I really felt sort of homesick for Mormonism. I never would have gone back because Mormonism is too un-biblical and contradictory, but I did have those feelings. In the mean time I fell in love with our Faith and now I know that I was moved all along by the Holy Spirit. I love Catholic people for themselves and I love my Parish. I love Father Martin. He is my spiritual guidance here on earth. I’m sooooo glad to be out of Mormonism. Mormons love-bomb you, Catholics love you. Big difference.👍
 
nevadaborn said:
  1. Yes. Dominican Republic
  2. Yes and no. It was a transformative experience living for 2 years in a poor country and I got to know some truly wonderful people. On the negative side, I am an introvert and talking to strangers about my own deeply held spiritual beliefs was always a challenge. The first thing I did when I got home was to go up into the mountains and spend some time alone. To be honest, I regret serving a mission because I now know that I was spreading a false belief system. I was promoting a false prophet and a false god. God be merciful to me a sinner
  3. No. The social aspect of Mormonism was always more of a burden than a comfort. I also do not miss the 2 hours of ‘milk’ of the typical Sunday School and Priesthood lessons. However I can understand how more socially inclined people may miss that aspect of Mormon culture. They do tend to be a pretty tight-knit group, which certainly comes in handy you have to move 😃
I promised my wife that I would attend Easter Sunday at her LDS ward this year. I’m not particularly looking forward to it, especially since it will be with her parents who think I am an apostate pawn of Satan. But it should provide an interesting contrast with Saturday’s Easter Vigil where I will be baptized and received into the one, holy, catholic, and apostolic church. Praise to you Lord Jesus Christ! 😃 😃
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Congratulations and God Bless you on your new journey:thumbsup:
 
I’m a private person and an introvert, so I don’t miss the social aspect of Mormonism at all. I actually loved it that I could attend Mass without being immediately lovebombed. In and out, no fuss.

I attended my wife’s ward on Easter Sunday. What a contrast with the Easter Vigil Mass the night before! All you former Mormons will know what I mean. And I guess I’m really turning into a full on Catholic because my first thought when we sat down in the chapel was “where are the kneelers?” 😃
 
nevadairenaeus said:
I’m a private person and an introvert, so I don’t miss the social aspect of Mormonism at all. I actually loved it that I could attend Mass without being immediately lovebombed. In and out, no fuss.

I attended my wife’s ward on Easter Sunday. What a contrast with the Easter Vigil Mass the night before! All you former Mormons will know what I mean. And I guess I’m really turning into a full on Catholic because my first thought when we sat down in the chapel was “where are the kneelers?” 😃
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Dude, Sacrament Services are boring. It’s where I got some of the best sleep. The other thing that was nice, I knew I wouldnt get in trouble, cause most wards I went to, the “bishop” was also sleeping during sacrament.
 
nevadairenaeus said:
The Easter Vigil, baptism, confirmation, and the Eucharist were all wonderful. The grace of baptism indeed! I’m finally home, thanks be to God. :signofcross:

btw – I changed my username to include my confirmation name Irenaeus

St. Irenaeus, great defender of the catholic faith against all heresies, pray for us
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Praise Jesus!!
 
TheExorcist said:
Not yet. I was still too far behind the Zion curtain to meet openly with a priest. Such is not the case right now. Currently being catechized FSSP and planning to be baptized sometime in the next six months. 😃
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You’re in my prayers, my friend.

Paul (formerly LDS, now happily Catholic)
 
gary1 said:
I am a former Mormon. Now Catholic, thank you. I went to Catholic Mass for four years before I was baptized Catholic. One of the first things that I noticed when I first started attending was how different Catholic culture (for lack of a better word) was than Mormon culture. Here’s something that happened to me recently.

I haven’t been a practicing Mormon for about 30 years. My wife is still a True Believing Mormon. She told me one day that If I would go with her to her sacrament service (a service where they recieve communion, so called) she would come to Mass with me. I reluctantly agreed and went to her service. I hadn’t been in there five minutes when six people that didn’t even know me came up to me, shook my hand and introduced themselves to me. I think I had been going to Mass for two years before that many people had introduced themselves to me.

At first I really felt sort of homesick for Mormonism. I never would have gone back because Mormonism is too un-biblical and contradictory, but I did have those feelings. In the mean time I fell in love with our Faith and now I know that I was moved all along by the Holy Spirit. I love Catholic people for themselves and I love my Parish. I love Father Martin. He is my spiritual guidance here on earth. I’m sooooo glad to be out of Mormonism. Mormons love-bomb you, Catholics love you. Big difference.👍
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Yes, big difference, and God bless you for recognizing it.

The most profound Catholic experience I have is when I’m waiting in line for confession (long lines - so beautiful - grace flowing like a river) and I make eye contact with the others and their eyes say “yes, I know, I’m broken too”.

Jesus heals our brokenness in the confessional. How beautiful is that?

Paul (formerly LDS, now happily Catholic)
 
nevadairenaeus said:
I’m a private person and an introvert, so I don’t miss the social aspect of Mormonism at all. I actually loved it that I could attend Mass without being immediately lovebombed. In and out, no fuss.
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Yeah, my first few trips to a Catholic church I would sit in the last pew just so I could make a quick B-line for the door if somebody honed in on me and came to love bomb me.
I attended my wife’s ward on Easter Sunday. What a contrast with the Easter Vigil Mass the night before! All you former Mormons will know what I mean.
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For sure. There’s absolutely nothing special about Easter at a ward-house. The service is identical to all others. The last Easter Sacrament Meeting I went to only one talk made even passing reference to the Resurrection. The rest of the talk was about how blessed the speaker was. The second talk was entirely about Joseph Smith.
And I guess I’m really turning into a full on Catholic because my first thought when we sat down in the chapel was “where are the kneelers?” 😃
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When I first started attending Mass regularly but was still going to the LDS Church to keep up appearances, I found myself having to hold back the urge to stand when it was time to pray 🙂 I think it’s odd that the LDS don’t ever stand during the Sacrament Meeting. Even at the Baptist services I’ve been too which heavily mirror the LDS ones, the people would still stand to pray and sing hymns.
 
When I attend my daughter’s Mormon baptism service next month (makes me sad just writing that), I’m going to have to control myself not to make the sign of the cross when the person baptizing her says “In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost”.
 
nevadairenaeus said:
When I attend my daughter’s Mormon baptism service next month (makes me sad just writing that), I’m going to have to control myself not to make the sign of the cross when the person baptizing her says “In the name of the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost”.
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I had a similar experience. My prayers for you as you negotiate a difficult path.
 
batman1973 said:
Dude, Sacrament Services are boring. It’s where I got some of the best sleep. The other thing that was nice, I knew I wouldnt get in trouble, cause most wards I went to, the “bishop” was also sleeping during sacrament.
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Lol, EVERY Sunday for the past- oh, I don’t know- 15-20 years at least, my Dad has slept through Sacrament meeting. The majority of the bishopric have always done so; and if we were lucky enough to get someone from the stake presidency in they would without fail.

Before converting to Catholicism, I would mercilessly tease my husband that going to mass was like getting my workout for the day.

I have a hard time understanding people that claim that they don’t go to Mass because “It’s boring”- especially compared to what I was raised with, The Mass is so interactive and exciting!
 
Hi everyone!

So I have a lot of Mormon friends and have done a lot of research on the religion. I am fully aware that we may use the same words and phrases at times but not mean the same concept behind them.

That being said, can any LDS on here explain the Great Atonement to me? My LDS friends say that Jesus had to die for us in order for us to get to heaven, but many outside the faith contradict this belief. I have heard it said that the Atonement was completed in the Garden when Jesus went to pray, if so then why was the Crucifixion necessary??

I get the feeling from my LDS friends that they don’t like to talk about the “unpleasant” things like the Crucifixion and sufferings of Christ.

Thanks!
 
MrsE1022 said:
Hi everyone!

So I have a lot of Mormon friends and have done a lot of research on the religion. I am fully aware that we may use the same words and phrases at times but not mean the same concept behind them.

That being said, can any LDS on here explain the Great Atonement to me? My LDS friends say that Jesus had to die for us in order for us to get to heaven, but many outside the faith contradict this belief. I have heard it said that the Atonement was completed in the Garden when Jesus went to pray, if so then why was the Crucifixion necessary??

I get the feeling from my LDS friends that they don’t like to talk about the “unpleasant” things like the Crucifixion and sufferings of Christ.

Thanks!
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Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that the Atonement of Jesus Christ began in the Garden of Gethsemane and was completed on the Cross of Calvary. For Latter-day Saints, it is not either the Garden or the Cross, but it is both. We also believe that through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we may be forgiven of our sins through repentance. The Atonement not only has the redemptive power of forgiveness of sins, but also an enabling power to make us born again, to be strengthened, to do good and serve others, as well as to become perfect, as our Father in Heaven is.
 
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