Should I join the Mormon church? Why or why not? —mckenzie j

I just want to see what you think about it.

Hey, at least when you ask on Y!A you get answers, huh? But no, there's only a small minority of people out there who I believe are truly better off as Mormons. Like other religions, Mormonism attempts to insulate itself from scrutiny by telling you to focus on good feelings, not rely on your intellect, and stay away from ideas that will challenge your faith. How that deliberate closedmindedness can possibly be a virtue I'll never understand.

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And meanwhile it appropriates every good thing in your life and tells you these things are a result of your belief, until believers start saying things like, "I don't know where I'd be without this church." This while filling people with guilt over all sorts of perceived offenses and sins of omission--feelings which only your faith can help you overcome. Mormonism is the poison and the cure.

I dont know what to do!?!? —lil mama

My dad is a mormon but my mom is a christian. My grandma goes to the same church as my mom. My dad wants me to get baptized in his church, but my mom wants me to get baptized in her church. I believe the mormon church is true and i believe the christian church is true. PLEASE HELP ME OUT HERE!!!!

If you're still young or it's just important to you to please both parents, join both churches. Hopefully your parents will grow up eventually and not put their beliefs about the afterlife ahead of their own daughter in the here and now. This makes both their religions look bad.

Is the episode on south park "all about the mormons" factual? —yeaaa

I saw this episode today. It said he translated the testament out of a hat, and then someone lost that translation so he read an entirely different testament out of a hat which is now the book of mormon. Is this true?

It's been a long while since I've seen it, but I don't remember anything in that episode that seemed wildly inaccurate. It was basically like watching the LDS church's own "First Vision" proselyting video, but with "dum-dum-dum-dum-dum" background music. I do remember that the South Park episode implicates Lucy Harris ("smart-smart-smart-smart-smart") in the disappearance of the first 116 pages, and that is purely conjecture though widely believed.

Do you not answer the door when you think it is a Jehova's witness or a mormon? —johnny w

Cause I just turned off the tv and hunkered down until they went away!

I hate door-to-door sales. I won't buy their products even if they sound good, and I feel no compunction to be cordial with them if they won't take no for an answer. When my wife fell in love with a Kirby vacuum I still told the dude no, even when he insisted he was required to dump the dirt he'd just cleaned back on our carpet. (We found the vacuum for hundreds less on eBay later.)

So I bet you can guess what was my least favorite part of being a Mormon missionary. Sorry if I bothered any of you, if I'd had it my way we'd have been back at the apartment playing cards.

Why does the mormon have a reputation for having great knowledge of peoples ancestry? —monique...

what is the purpose of being able to do real far-fetching histories into peoples pasts?

Mormons believe in "sealings" that join families together in the hereafter based on ordinances done on earth in Mormon temples. So they do vicarious sealings for deceased ancestors. It's what keeps them going back to the temples after going through the first time for their own ordinances.

Ultimately they hope to vicariously baptize, seal, etc. every person who's ever lived so that each person may accept Mormonism in the afterlife *if they choose*. The Family History Library in Salt Lake is open to everyone, though, and I've never been asked about religion when visiting there.

Is anyone married to a mormon without being one? —lilkhafernandez

my husband is not active in the church right now cause of an incident 10 years ago, we have been married 3, no children yet ... he is 20 yrs older than me, the thing is one day he will go back ... and try to be a mormon again, they have very strong beliefs ... they are the one true church, so eventhough I got what they call agency,(free will) I know he expects me to follow those principles, they believe in eternal marriages where couple are sealed in the temple so they can be together after death, ... I dont know what to do, Im not a fake, right now is not a big deal but is an issue waiting to happen. Can a mormon ever accept a person who doesnt follow any religion, I believe in God, was raised catholic, one of the religions he hates the most,not my problem, my question is? do I follow him or is this one day the reason for a future divorce?

Just from what you've told us it sounds like he has a solid background in the LDS faith despite being "inactive." That's not uncommon, I've found that nonpracticing Mormons are also sometimes the most staunch defenders of the faith. So I agree it could become a problem someday if you're not willing to convert and be sealed in the Mormon temple.

Unfortunately there's no easy fix to this one. You basically have two choices: (1) agree together to take a hard look at the evidence supporting EITHER faith's truth claims (don't ask him to do what you're not willing to do!) or (2) clearly articulate some boundaries for what is and is not acceptable, as in "neither of us are required to switch religions for the sake of the other" or even "neither of us is allowed to speak disparagingly about the other's beliefs." It can work, but you're right to start dealing with it sooner rather than later.

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