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As my wife is a convert from Mormonism, I have learned A LOT about this religion. I have read “Inside Mormonism,” and many other texts. I find myself, however, and this may sound odd, extremely irritated when I read or hear about their beliefs. Like…I actually get angry. Sometimes I even get sick to my stomach…Their belief in “becoming a God” infuriates me (along with other ideas they hold)…

I know anger cannot be an entirely healthy state. Is it a sin to become angry like this? It’s very confusing to me. It even gets to the point where it is hard for me to pray for them…or for my own peace. A little help would be appreciated.

Dan
 
I imagine you are angry at how people are being led away from Almighty God in such a blasphemous way and you feel helpless to set them right.

May I suggest that when you feel this anger beginning to overwhelm you, you say a Chaplet of Divine Mercy for them that they will find out the Truth and be set free.
 
What is the Chaplet of Divine Mercy? :confused: I love learning new prayers…

Dan
 
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What is the Chaplet of Divine Mercy? :confused: I love learning new prayers…

Dan
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Dan,

Look here.
 
Is it true that Joseph Smith would put his face into a hat containing rocks and while thus engaged dictate the Book of Mormon?
 
Called the “Urim and Thummim”, according to Rev. Wm. Taylor, author of “A Tale of Two Cities The Mormons-Catholics”, these were stone specracles Mr. Smith used to read and translate the plates.
This is an interesting read if you want to know more about LDS faith, though it was written about 25 years ago, so there have been some changes in the LDS religion.

Love and peace

Mom of 5
 
does the Chaplet have to be sung? I think it is a wonderful prayert when chanted but am wondering if it can be a prayer just said like the rosary or if it has to be chanted.
 
The Divine Mercy can absolutely be said in the same manner as the Rosary - there’s a prayer group at a nearby Church of mine that regularly says it.
 
I was thinking about this post on my way to work last night where my fellow workmate is a Mormon. She is a lovely young Pacific Island woman. Another woman I knew joined the LDS when they befriended her while she was going through a divorce.

Anyway, as I drove to work it hit me with such a force how repugnant this is, that these men in their arrogance and naivity submit themselves to this religion in this life so that they may become all-powerful gods in the next life.

It shook me because I have made no attempt to talk about the Faith with this young woman except to explain what the Rosary is. That came about because I use the quiet time in the early hours to make rosaries and she asked about them.

Thanks, Dan, for bringing this to my attention. With the Tridiium almost upon us I will start talking casually to her about Divine Mercy Sunday and what Catholics believe.

Who knows, maybe that is why God put me in that particular job. I’ve found He usually does things for a reason that sometimes is made known to me much later.

Could you ask your wife what topics I might use to attract her interest?
 
Also, take a look at mormon.com. Click on “Frequently Asked Questions” and then “Social Issues.” Click on the link, “What is the chuch’s views on abortion?” If you want to get angry…you will see that this “church” allows for the killing of children in some cases! How could God ever allow his babies to be murdered for any reason!

Dan
 
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Also, take a look at mormon.com. Click on “Frequently Asked Questions” and then “Social Issues.” Click on the link, “What is the chuch’s views on abortion?” If you want to get angry…you will see that this “church” allows for the killing of children in some cases! How could God ever allow his babies to be murdered for any reason!

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Yeah, and funny they would quote from 1973, when the Prophet, Gordon B. Hinckley, said this only 8 years ago:

“While we denounce it, we make allowance in such circumstances as when pregnancy is the result of **incest ** or rape, when the **life ** or **health ** of the mother is judged by competent medical authority to be in serious jeopardy, or when the fetus is known by competent medical authority to have **serious defects ** that will not allow the baby to survive beyond birth. But such instances are rare, and there is only a negligible probability of their occurring. In these circumstances those who face the question are asked to consult with their local ecclesiastical leaders and to pray in great earnestness, receiving a confirmation through prayer before proceeding.” Nov. 1998 Ensign

So the Mormon Church allows for abortions in all 5 classic “exceptions.” Not only does this mean that a Mormon woman can rationalize abortion for just about anything (“health” of the mother allows for any psychological trauma they may want to claim), but he also states that a Mormon woman can get an abortion after getting “confirmation through prayer.”

God, giving confirmation for (at least some) abortions? Do they think God is unsure of His own position on abortion?
 
Pray for me friends…these beliefs make me very angry. How could the “Church of Jesus Christ” allow people to murder a baby who has “serious defects!” Could there be a more deserving, delicate or more innocent life than a baby with serious defects? This brings me nearly to tears. Why Christ withholds his swift and sure sword is a mystery to me.

Dan
 
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Pray for me friends…these beliefs make me very angry. How could the “Church of Jesus Christ” allow people to murder a baby who has “serious defects!” Could there be a more deserving, delicate or more innocent life than a baby with serious defects? This brings me nearly to tears. Why Christ withholds his swift and sure sword is a mystery to me.

Dan
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Dan,

Remember: you are, as the Church teaches, a Soldier of Christ. Good soldiers cannot do their jobs well if they are angry–it clouds their judgment. Direct these emotions towards positive ends: diligent prayer, defense of the True Faith, even confronting Mormons if you have the opportunity.

But always keep a cool head: you’ll do better in battle that way.
 
What do the Mormons mean by becoming a God? I don’t know very much about their faith, but perhaps you could post up what they say about this if you have a little time to spare to do that.

We Catholics believe that we will become Divine by making a share in the Divinity of Christ Jesus if we are blessed enough to make it to Heaven, that is the glory of Christ’s ressurection.

Do the Mormons claim something similar? I would like to know a little more about their beliefs before I post up any comments.
 
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As my wife is a convert from Mormonism, I have learned A LOT about this religion. I have read “Inside Mormonism,” and many other texts. I find myself, however, and this may sound odd, extremely irritated when I read or hear about their beliefs. Like…I actually get angry. Sometimes I even get sick to my stomach…Their belief in “becoming a God” infuriates me (along with other ideas they hold)…

I know anger cannot be an entirely healthy state. Is it a sin to become angry like this? It’s very confusing to me. It even gets to the point where it is hard for me to pray for them…or for my own peace. A little help would be appreciated.

Dan
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Anger is not a sin when it is justified. Remember, Jesus was angry when the temple was used as a market place.😉
 
Mormon beliefs remind me more of paganism than Christianity. It seems to me to cater towards our baser instincts. Poligamy stopped a long time ago, and how anyone can accept living with other wives around or shared wives is beyond me.

I suppose in another culture, such a thing might be acceptable or even commonplace, but here in the US it is illegal and in Christianity was banned many centuries ago.

I had a grand uncle who had 2 wives. He kept two households. The 2 wives did not get along, and as you would suspect there were petty jealousies. This was normal for China but not anymore. It’s tough enough keeping one wife happy, two or more would just be insane.
 
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Anyway, as I drove to work it hit me with such a force how repugnant this is, that these men in their arrogance and naivity submit themselves to this religion in this life so that they may become all-powerful gods in the next life.
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I’m not very familiar with Mormonism myself, but do they teach that they will become gods in relation to other human beings, or in relation to nature in general? I don’t think the latter conflicts with orthodox Christianity (theosis)… and the former only insofar as those in heaven will all possess divine life in their relation to God–but will also, in comparison to those in hell, be like ‘gods’.

“Man had pre-eminence over all the brutes; man was only sad because he was not a beast, but a broken god.”
-G. K. Chesterton, Orthodoxy.
 
They believe that if they are faithful in performing their temple duties etc, they will get to be a god of their own world after they die here. That’s the men, of course, from what I gather the women believe they will be the spouse of their husband who will be a god.

They will continue to have intercourse and beget ‘spirit children’ who will one day take on human bodies and inhabit their own world. These ‘spirit children’ will worship them as God the Father.
 
fenderstrokes…

I can relate a little to your situation. In my attempts to share my Catholic faith to Protestants I can easily become irritated and down right angry when they fail to see the logic that I’m trying to present. It is as though they just ignore any bit of reason that goes against what they believe. I’ve bent over backwards giving them bible passages that support the Catholic position, but that doesn’t seem to make any difference. Their ignorance sends me through the ceiling. It’s gotten so bad that if I stumble upon an evangelical station on t.v., I feel my blood pressure rise…I just don’t understand why I have this reaction to anything Protestant. The Protestant faiths just don’t seem to jive at all with the historical roots of Christianity…not to mention the historical church.

I don’t get sick to my stomach, but I do get angry to the point that I take the frustration out on those around me. I almost wonder if I should even TRY to evangelize since I obviously don’t seem to have the right temperment for it?
 
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