What do you miss about being LDS?

[BJRumph]

Though I cannot actually say that I will miss anything; to maintain the spirit of the question asked, I would ask your indulgence at my mentioning two things that I learned from the CoJCoLDS that I would not have learned anywhere else, and without which I could not have made my journey into the RCC.

The first is the actual social nature of living the Gospel. Sure, I knew about the basic social doctrines taught in the bible (be good to your neighbor and whatnot); but I never received the element of Christian community until becoming LDS; salvation was a personal issue, and while you went to church with others, I only ever saw it as a collection of individuals, not a community.

Secondly, I learned of the necessity, relevance, and purpose of a preisthood authority. This, above the other, is absolutely necessary to learn, as coming from a bible-belt protestant background, I was never given anything that would support the need for any kind of preisthood, or ecclesiastical authority.

So, despite my feelings towards the CoJCoLDS now, and my utter refutation of thier religious claims, I must in gratitude aknowledge those things which He taught me while there, and have helped me “come Home” to the true Church. Just goes to show that even in utter darkness, the Light of God still shines through, and He will guide us as we need to get to Him.

Caritas numquam excidit.

 

[Tmaque]

BJRumph:

Though I cannot actually say that I will miss anything; to maintain the spirit of the question asked, I would ask your indulgence at my mentioning two things that I learned from the CoJCoLDS that I would not have learned anywhere else, and without which I could not have made my journey into the RCC.

The first is the actual social nature of living the Gospel. Sure, I knew about the basic social doctrines taught in the bible (be good to your neighbor and whatnot); but I never received the element of Christian community until becoming LDS; salvation was a personal issue, and while you went to church with others, I only ever saw it as a collection of individuals, not a community.

Secondly, I learned of the necessity, relevance, and purpose of a preisthood authority. This, above the other, is absolutely necessary to learn, as coming from a bible-belt protestant background, I was never given anything that would support the need for any kind of preisthood, or ecclesiastical authority.

So, despite my feelings towards the CoJCoLDS now, and my utter refutation of thier religious claims, I must in gratitude aknowledge those things which He taught me while there, and have helped me “come Home” to the true Church. Just goes to show that even in utter darkness, the Light of God still shines through, and He will guide us as we need to get to Him.

Caritas numquam excidit.

I concur with your post wholeheartedly.

 

[Jo_s_Dad]

iwonder:

I’m curious, Jo’s dad. On your profile you list Protestant. At least one person on the forum thinks you are LDS. And you will still pray the Rosary and the Stations of the Cross. Which religion is this? Sorry if I sort of sound like “What’s my line?”

Yes, I am converting to the RCC after 24 years in the LDS church.

When I was born, my family was attending Assemblies of God until I started Kindergarden and we started attending the Baptist chuch where I was going to kindergarden. I stayed there until my teenage years when I joined the LDS church, but even then there were aspects of the doctrine I didn’t fully agree with. As the years went on, those issues grew to the point that I felt like a hypocrite every time I went to church.

My respect for the RCC began when we were still in the Assmeblies of God. Even at such a young age I was always very respectful of Priests and Nuns, because I did not see them as “Catholic” per-se, but just as “Christian” and I knew they were clergy.

I also had a hard time understanding why we did not practice many of the things the Catholics did, especially the Rosary.

During those teen years I “toured” just about every protestant denomination before I joined the LDS church. As a result of being able to attend such a diverse demography of beliefs, I am an extreame realitivist. Where-ever you feel the presence of God the strongest is the church you need to be in, I’m just glad to hear your going to church.

Da, Domine, propitius pacem in diebus nostis, ut, ope misericordiae tuae adiuti, et a peccato simus semper liberi et ab omni perturbatione securi. Per Christum Dominum nostrum. Amen.

 

[ex-mormon]

Hey all,

Sorry I have been away for a while. Work is busy, one of our Deacons asked me to help teach RCIA, I am getting involved in Knights of Columbus, Honey Do’s, and the Four Kids have kept me away from the computer.

I miss my Bishop settlement conferences, just kidding, I do miss my parents, sisters, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. I am now the family black sheep. My main comfort is that I found the Shepard and his church.

I could never go back to the LDS faith, because I found the truth in Christ’s Church and I can have a true Communion with him as he commanded by partaking in the Eucharist.

God bless,
ex-mo