Posted on 06/30/2011 12:33:48 PM PDT by Colofornian
...The church's assets are thought to be worth more than $30 billion.
...The church reportedly receives more than $5 billion in tithes every year.
The church also has substantial real estate and for-profit business investments, managed by Deseret Management Corp. The company is one of the largest owners of farm and ranch land in the U.S. It owns the country's largest nut producer, AgReserves, Inc., the 14th largest radio chain, Bonneville International Corp...
Economic entrepreneurialism is...part of Mormon doctrine — 88 of...112 revelations received by... founder Joseph Smith deal with fiscal matters.
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The Twilight saga is actually about the Mormon belief in eternal marriage.
The Twilight series, by Mormon author Stephanie Meyers, is an allegory for the Mormon concept of "celestial marriage" - the belief that a couple that is "sealed" in a Mormon temple will stay bound together forever...
Edward and Bella's bond is sealed when Edward bites Bella. As with a Mormon marriage, there's no turning back for Bella, who is transformed into a vampire for eternity.
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The Mormon church thinks polygamy might be okay in the afterlife.
...(the official Mormon church)...still believes...the divine principle of plural marriage may apply in heaven. In the case of death or divorce, Mormon men can be sealed to another wife and all of their celestial marriages will be honored in eternity.
The LDS...tried to distance itself from...40,000 fundamentalist Mormons who still practice polygamy...
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Mormons wear special undergarments called a "temple garment"...designed to give "protection against temptation and evil."
Many Mormons believe the underwear provides spiritual protection.
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Mormons believe that when Jesus returns, he's coming to the U.S.
Mormons believe...all the...Christian churches fell into apostasy...
...Jesus will personally return to reign over a paradisaical Kingdom on earth. His headquarters will be at the...temple in Jackson County, Missouri...
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I will be praying for you and for him.
"Get some counseling for your hatred. Learn to love your neighbors."
Lies Mormons Tell #13
Lies Mormons Tell #23
I'm thinkin' either old greg west or a fan of his.
I think you have something there. The LDS are trained to hate those who have left, you see it in the bishop’s encouragement to divorce ‘apostate’ spouses, the lies they tell about the ‘antis’, the hatred they have for those who dare to question what they believe. It really is a form of projection and possibly fear. I really think there is a fear, that if someone else found out Mormonism is a lie, then the nagging feeling comes that ‘what if it isn’t true?’ or ‘what if I have been lied to like they say?’.
When you put your faith in your feelings, you run a real risk of finding out your put your faith in a lie, that your feelings have been based upon lies.
The LDS ‘testimony’ is only what they claim they know based upon their feelings (burning in the bosom) but God never tells us that is how we gain knowledge or what personal revelation is. In fact, the Bible tells us we are to STUDY and that faith is the EVIDENCE of things not seen. None of this hocus pocus feeling something is ‘true’.
One of the things I thought was horrible when I was LDS was an ex-mo saying they prayed over a bowl of oatmeal to know if it was ‘true’. The point being you can make anything ‘true’ using LDS standards if you apply their methods. However, once I was on my way out, I prayed to know if what one the ‘antis’ (the bookstore owner friend of mine) were saying was true and I got the same feeling I did when I prayed about the LDS church being ‘true’. That got me to think, how can both be true using the same method when they contradicted each other. I had no choice then but to stop using my feelings and start using my brain and that is when my eyes began to open.
no need for a book, it is drilled into them constantly. Brainwashing pure and simple along with a strong dose of Stockholm syndrome.
getting quite the list there AMPU. Maybe you should make a master list.
And some think it is perfectly fine in this life! The fLDS comes to mind.
I pray you see the Light...sooner rather than later.
Barak Obama works harder than the mormons
Michelle told us so
LOL, nana.
Mommy’s basement
Daddy’s computer
Pimples and bum fluff on your chin
Junior high and nerdy
Cant get a date even with the fat girl
Ask Tommy told you that this idiocy would get you into the mormon afterlife with the 72 Barbie looking virgins who can never tell you NO
Right ???
Good post...and so true!
Ha, you can’t leave it alone. Thanks for the humor.
What humor? And no, I WON”T leave it alone, because God has called me, whether or not I want to, to tell the truth to the Mormons about their religion and the true Gospel of Grace.
OTOH, you still can’t back up your attacks can you? Still waiting.
BTW, it does matter to me if you read what I wrote or not, simply because it could very be what opens the door to your leaving Mormonism. However, God is the one that converts, and even if you don’t read it, I have done what I have been commanded so my conscience is clear. I have told you the truth, if you reject it, you reject Christ and THAT is your problem, not mine.
Has it ever occurred to you that perhaps Mormonism is wrong and you are doing this for nothing? Contrary to what Mormonism teaches, there is no ‘second chance’ after death. Its now or never and eternity in Hell is a very long time.
Totally incorrect. I attended one of the top private schools in the country. Worked for a large corporation and finally started my own business three years ago and currently working with several VC’s that are interested in funding the third round of financing.
I have a beautiful family with four children. All talented, good and caring people. I am sorry your existence is purely dedicated to tearing down our beliefs.
It was interesting to go into a Mormon bashing string that accomplishes nothing. I am very happy in my faith and would never consider changing.
Best of luck to you all.
Ben
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