RE: Mormons
Hi all!
In my capacity of tour guide, I once had a family group on one of my tours (Mum and Dad celebrating 50th wedding anniversary had brought two daughters, two granddaughters and one of the daughter's partners plus his daughter on a tour of UK.) Well, the family was Jewish but one of the daughters had married a Muslim who had converted to Mormonism and she too had converted. I was fascinated and had some very frank discussions with all of them. The family told me upfront that they thought she was mad. When she told me what Mormons believe I got quite excited because to begin with I thought it chimed with what I have been taught by my (Hindu) guru, Amma ie. we are all God etc. But then she went on to say that to them Joseph Smith is The Prophet (aka God) and that when we die, each of us will go before a panel of (I think) elders and will be given the opportunity to declare whether we believe that Joseph Smith is God. If we accept him as such, we will be saved; if not, not. Anyone who doesn't believe in JS is in for a very rough ride apparently. What upset me also was that her teenage daughter was in a terribly depressed state because her boyfriend had been posted to Paris to work as an Elder (ie missionary) there and she wasn't allowed to see him for 3 years. It appeared to me that they are dreadfully controlling of their members' private lives. That's all I know. It's another non-tolerant religion i.e. believe what we believe, or else! No thanks.
Love
Sunanda xx
RE: Mormons
I must admit i am not keen on all of this, and i have noticed that they do seem to be a mysterious bunch.
I remember my farrier's brother became mormon to his distress and as a reult the brother's wife and kids as well, their life did appear to be taken over by the mormon group, everything they did seemed to be decided by the church.
Then the brother got terminally ill with cancer and i remembre no one from the church seemed to help the family at all, in fact they were left to it through a really hard time. the the widow found another husband and got kicked out of the church and her own children were ordered to have nothing to do with her. i find this very odd.
Hal
RE: Mormons
I must admit i am not keen on all of this,
That is very good that you know what you would like to avoid and would not like to be a part of
I believe we should still not stand in judgement of these people and the path they choose to walk, whether it is a short-term path or a path they choose to follow for the remainder of their lives.
I believe any religion or belief form etc., etc., has its pros and cons.
You and I might not agree with the way LDS/Mormons choose to live their lives, but we cannot and should not stand in judgement. We have to respect their choices. (As long as they do not break any laws)
Mormons are not the only religion, which is extremely controlling of their flock. I grew up in a Christian family and it was not very different from what I have just read about how Mormons treat their own.
Amber
RE: Mormons
Hi, my mum join the mormon church when i was very young, i was baptise in the sea by two American Elders and i remember they were all very kind, but as we grew up we all went different ways (driffed away from church).
To them there chuch is right to other it is wrong..........but who are we to judge.
I dont belong to the church or any church as my temple is within me and when they call i just tell them about how i feel.
But i do have two mormon who call once a month to see me as a friends we dont discusses any religion
and i do have my cup of tea and they have there hot choclate;)
love and blessings
lightwinds xx
Wendy
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