Visiting the Mormon Church

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I just wanted to share my experience with visiting the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons). I’ve visited about 3 times and I really enjoyed myself. The members spoke about how they knew the Church was true and how they feel the spirit.
The Sunday school for new members and vistors was after the main meeting and it was interesting. Each time I felt like the comments were bashing the Catholic Church. But at the same time I learned a lot about their beliefs.
After Sunday school I went to their Relief Society meeting. I enjoyed this the most because the women were down to earth.

The Mormon Church is very social from my observation which I do like and even long for. I know their members better than at my Catholic church. I visited the Mormon Church out of curiosity. While there, I did not take their sacrament but it was cool to sit in on the service.

I’ve met with the missionaries on numerous occasions. Their beliefs are very different but I respect their views. I have a problem with the apostasy doctrine and teachings of man becoming like god. Another problem, I feel that even if there was a chance of the Book of Mormon being true it would be a huge stretch to say that Joseph Smith is a true prophet and therefore the Church is true.

Also, im black and I feel that 1978 was way too late, for the one true church, to allow Blacks the priesthood. In my community Black Mormons are thought to be crazy for joining this Church. Overall, I really like the Mormons and their clean lifestyle. I enjoy playing board games with them too. I am happy to have met them because I have picked up good habits. I even add more money to the collection plate at mass. 🙂
 
I’m a mixed blood American Indian, similar problem with me with regards to the race thing. Anyway, I’m glad you got to experience it. I went to a Mormon Chapel as a child, for something but I don’t remember what. It was a long time ago.
 
The particular chapel I went to had a lot of Hispanics but there were blacks and whites there too. When I mentioned how I thought Mormonism was only for white people they just smiled lol Also, their chapel is so different from the Catholic Church. The Mormon chapel had a court room feel and look to it.
 
There are white and black Hispanics, you know. Sorry, pet peeve. About the Hispanic Population and it's Origin anyway, I’m glad that taught you something good I still don’t understand why I’ve ever been to a Mormon Chapel, I remember being very plain and looking more like a gym to me. I’ve got to get to bed though so glad you had the experience you did though.
 
Sooner or later they will start brainwashing you.my experience was the opposite.we have two groups or mormons about a dozen of them sit down during the mass.one young couple were rushing to sit down when they arrived,as i guess they dont want to miss any part of the mass.the other mormons ,mellenials,asked so many questions about the eucharist .btw,they all behaved ,they were interested in joining the church!
 
Be very very careful with Mormonism. I honestly encourage you to stop attending now, unless you were invited, but even then I’d still caution you considering the fact of how far removed they are from Christianity. No doubt, many Mormons are nice people, but their beliefs are utter nonsense and, at times, blasphemous. Do not let their cultic mindset suck you in, stay as far away from that as possible.
 
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I was mormon for 8 years and while I wasn’t your ideal mormon, I was passionate about it for those 8 years.

Most Mormons are amazing people and you have already experienced that. Besides that though there is nothing mormonism offers for a person, just a community. I won’the discourage your from learning what they believe or Making friends but be careful until you are a mormon they will consider you an investigator. All their interaction with you is genuine but is ordered towards conversion.
Praise be to God in the highest and on earth peace to people of good will!
 
Not only do they base their beliefs on Joseph Smith, but they sing praises to him. Joseph Smith even said this:

“I have more to boast of than ever any man had. I am the only man that has ever been able to keep a whole church together since the days of Adam. A large majority of the whole have stood by me. Neither Paul, John, Peter, nor Jesus ever did it. I boast that no man ever did such a work as I. The followers of Jesus ran away from Him; but the Latter-day Saints never ran away from me yet.”

Be very wary of the Church of Joseph Smith of Latter-day Saints.

I was one of them for 57 years.
 
Wow 57 years! And thank you for that quote it’s eye opening.
 
Most Mormons who leave say they miss the community they had. But you can find community in any church. It’s the beliefs you have to watch out for, and is the reason why so many are leaving. You will not learn this from the missionaries or your LDS friends, but their history and their belief system have so many horrible problems it will boggle your mind! Take the time to do your own research on what Mormonism is really about and where it came from. Also, you are right to be concerned about their history of blacks and the priesthood. It’s just one of a multitude of problems leading many out of Mormonism. May I suggest you do some historical research on Brigham Young? You will be shocked at what you find. Here is a good overall place to start on an overall synopsis of all the problems: cesletter.org.
 
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When I had googled mormonism I saw the CES letter mentioned. I have no idea what that is so i will look into it. And you’re right community can be found within any church or no church at all.
 
The story of Jeremy Runnells is quite compelling. He was a faithfull all-in Mormon who started looking into some historical and truth-claim issues of the LDS church. He had a lot of questions and begged his leaders for some answers. No answers ever came. After being continuously snubbed by LDS leaders, he published the letter online (famously known as the Letter to a CES Director) detailing these issues. Because of this, he was eventually excommunicated from the LDS church. He never got any answers. He did, however, secretly videotape his excommunication which you can view on his website.
 
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Because of this, he was eventually excommunicated from the LDS church.
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Not exactly. They held a court on him, but before they had a chance to excommunicate him, he (in his words) excommunicated the Church. IOW, he turned in a letter asking his name to be taken off the records. Not quite the same thing as excommunication.
 
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When I had googled mormonism I saw the CES letter mentioned. I have no idea what that is so i will look into it. And you’re right community can be found within any church or no church at all.
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Unless you know the history of the Church quite well, this LONG letter is not going to mean much to you. Most of what he asked had to do with things that were not doctrinal. They were all legitimate questions. FairMormon made a pretty pathetic attempt to debunk his arguments. They made a very few good points here and there. But it gets to a point when you try to cover lies with more lies, it just become blatantly apparent who is telling the truth and who isn’t.
 
Your experience is good to hear ---- it is pretty accurate regardless where in the world you go to church.
 
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