Hi! Any other Latter Day Saints here?

ElderBarry

Hi my name is Lisa. I'm not an elder of course and never have been. I was a JW for just a few years and then relocated and left it behind. It's an ugly nasty dark and morbid religion, very anti-social and maladjusted. Now I'm a Latter Day Saint and happy. The LDS Church is almost the mirror image of the WT religion. I'm not a fundamentalist "Mormon" though. Read my profile for a short paragraph about my attitude toward religion in general and the LDS Church in particular. Still, I love the LDS Church! God has never been so real to me as "He" is now. I've been a "Mormon" for just a few years now. I chose the name Elder Barry because that was the name of the elder, the missionary, that brought me into the Church.

MegaDude

Ever read Jon Krakauer's excellent book "Under the Kingdom of Heaven"?

It has an excellent overview of the Mormon Church and some of its splinter groups, along with its fascinating beginnings and history.

xcaliber

I am a JW but I dont have any knowledge about later day saints. what is it. Is it like the morman church. And what maid you change?

HappyDad

Hi Lisa,

Welcome and just wanted to let you know that Qcmbr who posts here is a Latter Day Saint. You might want to PM him for whatever reason you are looking for LDS's on this forum.

HappyDad

Justin

So are you a "New Order Mormon" - a person who chooses to remain in the LDS while not being able to accept all of the religion at face value? Walter Lippman once said that those who are liberal Christians say that they believe in a "higher sense" - but the fact remains that they believe an a different sense from fundamentalists. But it is interesting that, while the leadership of the LDS Church had no intention of making it possible for members to believe in a "higher sense," the degree of control is not as great as with JWs and therefore it is possible for Mormons to be liberal in their approach. I wonder, if such had been possible with the JWs, would you have remained a JW?

There is a board for New Order Mormons - http://www.aimoo.com/forum/freeboard.cfm?id=319220 . Perhaps you will find your experience is similar to that board's posters.

Kenneson

No. I've had numerous discussions with them however. Just like this is an ex-Jehovah's Witness forum, the Mormons have theirs as well.

http://www.exmormon.org/goodsite.htm

anewme

Welcome Elderbarry, I too am much happier now!
I dont go to church at all!
Instead I am everyday seeking ways to be kind and generous and good toward my fellow man.

looking_glass

No, I am not a LDS, nor a JW. When I left the JW religion, I studied other religions, including LDS w/ a woman I worked with. My personal opinion was the LDS are a lot like JWs and their structure system is very similar. In particular, I did not like the way they treated women or viewed them. I also felt that their shunning practices were far to similar to JWs. I discontinued my research of the religion.

juni

Welcome Elderbarry, I too am much happier now!

I dont go to church at all!

Instead I am everyday seeking ways to be kind and generous and good toward my fellow man. THIS SAID BY ANEWME~~~~~~~~~ I am of the same mind as anewme. For me, the Mormon faith is too much like the JWs. But whatever pleases you; it's your decision. Juni PS Welcome to the forum!

wozadummy

Hi ElderBarry,

I,ve been both, as a kid ,a Mormon ,a deacon

Please answer this

A:Negroes were refused preisthood and marraige in the temples and especially to white people - this command given thru the "prophets"...but oh look some of this changed laterso God must have made a mistake mmm..?

B:After living on dog bones and charity because my unbelieving father was unemployed for months with no government relief ,the Elders kept track od the 10% tythe and demanded it of my mother when father got back to work...is that cruel or what?

C:Of all the missionaries that stayed with us only one when going back to the States did'nt become a homosexual ,and he was Bi! What's going on here?

D: Years ago 60 minutes did a show on Mormon homosexual men and in the process of the church "helping" them to overcome this the "treatment" was to expose them to electric shock to their genitals when aroused watching porno movies! How Christian is that ?

I could go on but I don't want to seem as though I'm attacking you as I'm not but sincerely would like to hear your view. None of this is hearsay and to me these organisations just show how controlling and demonic they are.

Steve

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