Are you a Mormon who does not belong to the CJCLDS?
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I was raised strict mormon..now I'm an athiest. I believe that the people are good and mean well, and have good basic morals and values. I also think that Brigham Young, Joseph Smith, and James Strang are full of it. Why couldnt anyone else see the gold plates? I am technically still a member of the church but have been inactive for many years.
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I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and I love it!\nWe don't believe in a "different" Jesus than the "Christians" we  believe "in" him differently...we believe He is a separate person from God the Father and they believe the two plus the Holy Ghost are the same person.\n\nIt all comes down to interpretation...Christians interpret who Jesus is differently than we do - as far as whether or not he is the same person as God the Father, therefore they think we don't believe in the same Jesus they do.  We believe Jesus Christ in the bible was born to virgin Mary and Joseph, he suffered and died for our sins, BUT we believe we must do all we can in this life (works some call it) and he will make up the difference for what we are "short" - that is another way "Christians" differ themselves from Mormons.  We do believe there are certain ordinances and covenants you must make in this life to receive the highest degree of glory (Celestial) or exaltation in the eternities...
908923
Overall, they are nice people, and more respectful and respectable than the evangelical christians I know.  I would not recommend getting into a dating relationship with one of them, though.  They have been told that they need to be with a mormon.  Some of them say that they do not mind being with a nonmormon, but as the relationship gets more serious, they tend to freak out.  Eventually it comes down to the talk where the mormon says "it doesn't feel right".  This means they were just playin' and now they are afraid they are going to have to reap the consequences (give up the possibility of getting married in the temple).  I live in Utah, and I shiver in dread everytime one of my non-LDS friends says they are dating a member of the church.  And it always ends the exact same way.  It's like there is a script on how to date non-mormons, and people who are not mormons are not as valuable in Heavenly Father's eyes or something.\n\nBest of luck to you.  I sincerely hope for your sake that she really does not believe in her church.  Even if she is inactive but still believes, you are headed for heartbreak.\n\nOh, and if you want to learn about the religion from someone that believes, look at www.lds.org  This is a website that is put out by the LDS church.  It is pretty informative.
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Honestly, I have never heard of anyone thinking that Mormons don't believe in Christ.  That's news to me.  Mormons believe in Christ just as much as the next person.  I'm not Mormon, in fact, I was baptised Lutheran but ever since I was a kid (I'm 43 now), I've gone to quite a few churches.  I've gone to Lutheran churches, Catholic, Baptist, etc.  And I have to say, the best time I had was when I was in first grade through 5th grade as I went to church with my neighbors who were Mormons.  We did Sunday church, Wednesday was primary school (I can still hear the song in my head), and Monday nights I was always invited to participate in their family home evenings.  It was a great experience!
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yes it does.\n\nwhile you would not be renouncing GOd or Christ, you are renouncing the tennants of the Catholic church so.... you would be a mormon, not a Catholic.
435091
I would never base my decision on who my children can date based on a person's religion.  In my opinion, anyone who belongs to any religion is trying to do what is right, and should be given even a little more trust than you might give others.  I am Mormon myself, and can tell you that most of the things you hear about the church are false, or wildly misrepresented.  Why not ask someone who belongs to the church what we believe instead of people who hate us before you make your judgement.
1144653
I'm non-denominal..I don't like what denominations stand for. In the bible God says do not divide.
240804
It's not Mormon.  We can watch television and movies, though we avoid shows with questionable or offensive material in them.
152294
Jehovah's witnesses. Mormons tend to challenge you on your beliefs. In my past experiences, when a Jehovah's witness came to my door, if I told them I was catholic (which I'm not) they would just say "ok" and leave. Mormons, on the other hand, wanted to "compare notes!!" I actually made friends with 4 mormon missionaries, and they really could have gotten into trouble if their superiors knew what they were doing! See, when mormons are going door to door, they aren't allowed to have radios, t.v.'s, or anything else that distracts them from their studies. (this was told to me by these guys.) Well, to make a long story short, they used to come to my house so they could sing karaoke with my girls and me. I have a system set up for home use as well as 2 others that I use for business. We had a good time. :)
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When my Mormon father passed away, we had a wonderful cerimony in our Ward's/Stake chapel.  Please consult with your Bishop or Stake President to find out what the practices are in your area.  A non-demoninational church would most likely welcome your group as well, especially when it affects the student community.
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I'm LDS, and I'm proud!  \nI have been looking around a bit, and I think that the lies that are posted are outragous!  I mean, if someone asks a question about us LDS people, how about you let US LDS people answer them?  We are the ones who live the religion (it's not a cult, and we don't have communes, etc.), and we are the ones who go to church each week.  Most of the sites that people are reffering to are full of lies!  It's sickening.  If anybody wants to know what we REALLY believe, you can go to www.mormon.ORG, or www.lds.ORG.  Check your facts with LDS people folks, not quasi-religious polygamist cults using the name of our church.
363764
The twelve tribes are a cult. Please do not join them. Any group that specifys who their "leader" is, when it is not God, is a cult.
373550
Well, first of all, Mormons don't have pentagrams on any of their temples. That's kind of funny, I've never heard that before. Go to http://www.mormon.org to find out more. As far as not wearing crosses, it's not that you can't, it's perfectly fine if you want to. But we try not to focus on the symbol of Christs death, but rather on his life, and his atoning sacrifice for us. Hope that helps, have a great day!
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Thankyou so much for your voice of justice.\n\nIt was not unusual to be bashed. Most people just not educated enough, but worst yet, some just do not respect other people.\n\nBut we will not be discourage. I'm sure there is people like you who can be fair. and we will present the correct truth about LDS when ever its necessary.
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The diferences between Mormons and Christians/Baptists are so many and so great that mainline Christians almost universally consider Mormons to be unsaved cult members and not Christians.\n\nFor one thing, Mormons do not consider Jesus to be God. A Christian believes in the Trinity-God being made up of Father, Son and Holy Spirit.\n\nMormons consider Jesus to be a brother of satan and merely a man. Christians believe that Jesus is also God. Christians believe that one cannot deny the Jesus of the Bible and be saved. \n\nMormons believe that God was once a man and later became God. They believe that God has a number of heavenly wives and that God lives near a star called Kolob. They believe that Jesus was conceived by God coming to earth as a man and having phsyical relations with the virgin Mary. Christians believe that Jesus was conceived by the Holy Spirit and that Mary was still a virgin at his birth.\n\nMormons believe everyone has two sets of parents-spiritual parents and earthly parents. They believe they are first born as spirits and then sit around until a couple on earth conceives a baby and then they are assigned a body. Mormons have a lot of children because their church has told them that there are a surplus of spirit babies waiting for earthly bodies, so it is the church members responsibility to provide them. \n\nThe men of the Mormon church in the 1800s were encouraged to take multiple wives so they could create a lot of eartly babies for these spirit babies. Many times women were strong-armed into accepting additional wives into their families because they were told by their husband and the church leaders that they wouldn't get into heaven if they disagreed. \n\nYoung women who might not want to marry an old guy with several wives already were also told that they wouldn't get into heaven if they didn't marry some old geezer they didn't like.\n\nUpon marrying women were given a new spiritual name and so were their husbands. The men would know the woman's name but not vica versa. This was so the man could supposedly call his wife into heaven someday. It was also kind of hung over her head that she had to be obedient or her husband wouldn't call her into heaven.\n\nIt is my understanding that until recently the Mormon church in some of its special ceremonies had participants pretend to cut their throats or tear out their organs if they would leave the church. \n\n\nMormons actually believe that they will each become gods someday and rule heavens. Christians believe that men are men, that men do not become gods. Christians do not have this strange spiritual belief and pride that Mormons do.\n\n Mormons believe in heavenly marriages. Jesus taught that marriages are just while people are on earth. Mormons perform "eternal" marriages in their temples in the belief that in the afterlife when they think they are gods and godesses that they can make lots of spirit babies which in turn will be sent to earth to some human couple who conceives.\n\nMormons believe in baptizing the dead into their church, so frequent baptisms are held in their temple for ancestors of Mormons who they believe may not have been baptized into the Mormon church. They have also taken upon themselves to baptized most dead US presidents as well as a number of Jewish holocaust victims, until a number of those of the Jewish faith complained. \n\nThis is why Mormons are so interested in genealogy. They want to marry and baptize all these dead people.\n\nMormons believe in a three tiered heaven-a telestial, terrestial, and celestial heaven. They believe that only married Mormons can attain their highest level of heaven (celestial), so single Mormons are always encouraged to look attractive and find a mate so they can make the highest level. \n\nChristians believe in one heaven, not a multi-tiered one. Christians don't believe being married has any affect on their status in heaven.\n\nTo get into a Mormon temple to b
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Mormons may not like the idea of being labeled a cult, but that's what they are.\n\nOne of the primary red flags in Christianity is to ask about the Deity of Jesus Christ. \nJesus states repeatedly in the Gospels that He is God in fleshly form. He says it so emphatically that the Jews picked up stones to stone Him for such a blasphemous claim. \n\nChristian denominations all support Jesus' Deity, and they worship Him as God.\n\nMormons deny Jesus' Deity, and then also deny the accepted  doctrine of the Trinity of mainline Christian Churches. The Apostle Paul would take GREAT exception to Mormons claiming that they are Christian. \n\nOther Red Flags? \n*Exclusivity for salvation. They believe they are the only true church and the rest of us are going to hell. "Membership" in their church is required to get to heaven.\n*Exclusivity for interpreting the Bible. Without their unique explanations of the Bible, a person cannot fully understand the scriptures. Therefore, they added books to the scriptures to further explain God's plan. (additions and subtractions to or from are clearly prohibited in the Bible.) \n\nI wonder what the Angel Moroni (source of Joseph Smith's Golden Plates) would have to say to Paul?
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i asked the same question a few weeks ago, and the link below leads the the answer i chose as the best.\n\nif the answer that the guy left is typical mormon doctrine and beleif, then yes, the mormons are members of a very false religion.\n\nanyway, merry christmas, and i hope this helps.  :-)