“How do you plan to convert any Mormons with the constant hate?”
Well don’t you remember? Thats right there in the Bible. Jesus said it, “Be abusive to your enemies”. Or something like that, i’ll hafta look it up.
But funny you mention that mentality. As i said, im no mormon and just caannot believe their theology, or their whole story. I see it as a merry tall tale scam that got out of hand. So i ask, why has it become so successful? How on earth do they get new members in this day and age?
And it is because they do not act like we often do. When they discuss their religion, they are unfailingly polite. they never belittle other faiths, and as a rule, they try to closely follow their rules. While rejecting their theology, we could learn a few things from their demeanor.
Christ cleared the temple. But it wasn’t the way he did things every damned day.
IMO they get new members because they are unfailingly polite, clean and respectful.
They show the love of Jesus but do it for false reasons and lead people away from salvation. If they used the same tactics on display here they would chase away any possible new members.
they try to closely follow their rules.
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One of their main rules is polygamy...
Its still on their books...
Never done away with...
But they dont follow it at present...
They havent since the last polygamous mormon president and prophet Heber Grant died in 1945 ...
George Albert Smith was the first monogamous president and prophet of the mormons...
Well, when the LDS are teaching converts, they just show the converts the good values and family emphasis that mormons hold--which are in fact mostly wholesome and attractive. They almost never mention all of the crazy doctrines and church history to the converts.
The only part of the church that converts are generally allowed to see is the good side. That is most likely why the church's convert rate is as high as it is. For the most part, the LDS convert people because they do not disclose all of the truth, only the favorable things. They cover up all of the scandalous doctrines, changes in doctrine, and bad parts of church history. This is often intentional as LDS Missionaries are often told by their superiors to stick "to the lesson plans" and not to mention doctrines that the lessons don't talk about.
However, some of this deception is also unintentional, because many mormons are unfamiliar with the church's past teachings and history and thus don't talk about it because they themselves do know that these things were ever taught or endorsed by the church.