My Visit to the LDS

by Elmer J. Fudd 7 Replies latest jw friends

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  Elmer J. Fudd

  A girl I was dating 'bout 5 years ago was a member of The Church of the Later Day Saints, known to it's members as LDS. Joseph Smith, The Book of Mormon, you know the bit. She invited me to attend services on a Sunday and I agreed. We entered and sat. Behind the stage and podium were two flags, a US Military flag and a Kentucky State flag. First came "Testimony" where members would tell experiences about how Jesus has helped them. Dawn (girlfriend at the time) spoke about me and a few heads turned to give the once over.

  After Testimony we were segregated in different rooms, men in one, women in another and children in yet another. I found myself in a room of men where we read both Scripture and from The Book of Morman. The theme of the lesson was making tithes, 10% and both books were used. The account of Abraham was pounded like a jack-hammer not to mention the accounts in The Book Mormon of which I had no knowledge.

  After the session we were all hearded back to the main auditorium for the main speach and after the speaker gave a short introduction he posed this question to the audience. "Is money the root of all evil"? There were yes's and no's as the speaker probed and was satisfied with the yes's and no's he said very boldly "Money is not the root of all evil"! He then informed the audience of how much money was required to operate the church and activities including BYU University. After hearing all his bull-hockey about money for an hour he made a statement that rocked be back. He said "God needs your money"!

  I burst out in laughter and even though I tried to muffle it with a handkechief it was loud enough to stop the speaker and train about 1000 eyes on me, including Dawn's. She gave me the "evil eye" that all men know. I knew. I decided to leave and laughed all the way out the door. Needless to say I didn't get "Lucky" that night!

  I suppose these people think they can buy there way into Heaven. These guys are more brain-dead than Jehovah's Witnesses.

  Elmer
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  tarzan

  Its surprising how brain washed we've all have being.
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  galaxy7

  I burst out in laughter and even though I tried to muffle it with a handkechief it was loud enough to stop the speaker and train about 1000 eyes on me, including Dawn's. She gave me the "evil eye" that all men know. I knew. I decided to leave and laughed all the way out the door. Needless to say I didn't get "Lucky" that night

  made my day i burst out laughing just thinking of you sitting there.

  when i left the witnesses i tried the mormons for awhile.i liked the people very much

  but they like the tithing money,except for not believing in the religion I found them to be very thoughtful and helpful people

  and they have more fun than JWS,they believe in higher education and storing provisions for a year.I think they have alot of good qualities
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  Mary

  I found them to be very thoughtful and helpful people and they have more fun than JWS,they believe in higher education and storing provisions for a year. I think they have alot of good qualities.

  Yes, like the Witnesses, there are alot of good Mormons........unfortunately, their religion is just as screwed, if not more screwed, than ours. There seem to be a disproportionate number of people in Utah that are offshoots of the Moron Church that give new meaning to the word "pologamy" and "incest".........they did a report a few months ago, and 13 year old girls are being forced to marry 45 year old men that are sometimes a blood relative.
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  seeitallclearlynow

  Hahahahahahaha Elmer! Great story. And good to hear from you too.
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  CeriseRose

  ROFL...Elmer that's funny. Sorry you didn't 'get any'. ;)

  My best friend is LDS (I'm sure all my JW friends think it was partly that influence that caused me to leave them). Regardless of their beliefs, I do know that on the whole, they make strong connected families. She was horrified and blisteringly angry that my fleshly JW sister would shun me over my choice to leave the WTS. To the point that I had to make sure she didn't contact my sis on my behalf and rip her to shreds. The one thing she kept saying to me was "God doesn't want families ripped apart."

  So...as you were leaving, did you leave anything in the contribution box? hehe
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  ScoobySnax

  I work with an LDS woman, only just this past friday we had another chat about our faiths. Of course she is very devout LDS and sticks to her corner, her son is currently in Germany on his 2 year "Mission" from the church and she was telling me that he was invited into one house to find 2 JWs already there sitting on the sofa, and a very lively discussion took place to the amusement of the householder. Both groups left and shook hands. Her husband is a bishop in the church and took a walk out last sunday and she told me he came back with a Watchtower in his hands.....he'd bumped into 2 Witnesses out on the work...."Nice people" he said! Although I can't see her converting real soon, she is a good worker, and if I get the job of Ward manager later this month, I have put her forward as my PA. Lucky girl!!! ;-)
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  ColdRedRain

  My first and last visit to an LDS church was a lesson in how to recognize a sheister when you see one. The moment they mentioned storing a year's worth of food for armageddon, I immediatley decided not to go to that church anymore in fear that I might be sucked into armageddon watching again.