Maybe the Catholics would get a better seat if they got there a little earlier
Looks like “those Mormons” could teach the Catholics about prioritiesDid you ever notice, though, that the Mormons give thanks for the blessings of God EVERY time they meet? If the Temple is so important to them, then it was most appropriate that they spek of it at their meeting.
I see your point, but one thing you hardly ever see or hear in a Mormon sacrament meeting is someone who acknowledges his/her own sinfulness. They are quite the prideful bunch.
In case nobody figured this out, I HAVE been to many LDS services. Anybody can put a statue of Christ at the head of a church but that does not mean that is where all the hearts and minds are focused. Christ is most certainly NOT absent (ok - eucharist excepted). Just becasue they do not have statues and a large cross with Jesus portrayed hanging from it most certainly does not mean that “Christ is completely absent” as you say. Do we really need all the “props” at the front of the church (in the form of statues etc) in order to worship Crist? I think not. If one cannot worship Christ in his/her own heart ~without~ props then I would be so bold as to say that their faith is not made of much faith at all.
Same here. I noted this to my Mormon girlfriend as we exited Mass on Thursday. Seems like I remember going to Thanksgiving services years ago when I was a Protestant. Seems a bit odd that the Mormons don’t observe in church. I wonder if this has anything to do with a specific denial of Mormons that Mormonism has Protestant roots. I mean, in terms of Thanksgiving having Protestant origins.
Anne, thanks again for your comments. Although the “props” as you put it are not necessary, they are intended to return our thoughts and minds to the Christ.
AMEN! As a former Mormon, I wholeheartedly agree. Jesus (the real one, not one made up from heretical doctrines) is most certainly absent from the Mormon church. In all aspects of it.
I’m tempted to ask where you learned to give yourself virtuous airs over people who like pictures and statues in church; but since the answer seems obvious, I won’t.
And they’re very helpful to people who are extremely easily distracted, like me.
Are YOU aware that you have NO IDEA who I am and therefore have NO RIGHT to judge me as having “virtuous airs” as you so put it? I was merely partaking in a discussion and pointing out a possible point of view. How dare you judge me? With Catholics like YOU I would much rather be in a Mormon service than sit next to you anywhere. I think I will call those missionaries right now - thanks so much for giving me the incentive. You can now tell all your friends (oh yes - and your confeesor) that you helped a struggling Catholic find their way to the LDS church.
Anne, it is obvious to me, from what you’ve already written in the several previous posts, that you made that decision a long time ago, and so I think you are prevaricating just a tad to claim that you’ve been just now pushed over the edge. Know this, though: Some go in, others come out. I am personally witnessing the coming-home of a beautiful Christian woman who was suckered into Mormonism through a family relationship almost 30 years ago. Maybe you will fill her slot. God Bless, and good luck to you.
I just became a Catholic last April. It’s been a great journey for me. The Mormon people were great, and I have to admit many of them were more virtuous in some ways than many Catholics. The difference between Mormonism and Catholicism on that score is that Mormons who aren’t virtuous get shunted aside and go inactive. A lot of the Catholic sinners keep going to the Catholic Church and are accepted where they are. That’s actually a better way in my opinion because it’s hard to invite people to repent when they aren’t there. At the same time I’ve found lots of wonderful Catholics who are living their religion as well or better than Mormons do even though the Catholic Church’s teachings are a bit more stringent than Mormonism in many areas.
Ok - you really do not know me. I am NOT going to call the missionaries…I never was! I was trying to make apont that you are more likely to drive someone away from the truth than lead them to it by pretending to know who they are and what they believe just by what you seen in a snapshot of their life here on the boards!
Anne-