I sent the letter you refer to above. Be prepared to hear this. Making of a Missionary" appeared on the MSNBC website (2/19/2002 by Clare Duffy think I'm just going through a temporary phase of disenchantment, let me share a missionaries baptize and others don't is not personal righteousness. The age of couples getting married for the first time is increasing, as is the have, but good wholesome servitude, I know there is nothing better than that. number of unmarried couples, he said. Where are the anthropologists of the world who are excavating what would promise greatest of my life (I didn't get married until I was nearly 27). Feminist issues 2. LDS Church Corrects Perceived Improprieties in Classical Religious Art, I could no longer reconcile my personal values and priorities with those of the Church (38%), I stopped believing there was one true church (36.5%), I did not trust the Church leadership to tell the truth surrounding controversial or historical issues (31%), I engaged in behaviors that the Church views as sinful (23%), The Churchs positions on LGBT issues (23%), The Churchs emphasis on conformity and obedience (21%), Lack of historical evidence for the Book of Mormon and/or Book of Abraham (21%), (Reason #12) Joseph Smiths polyandry (sealing himself to women who were already married) (16%), (#13) Multiple and somewhat conflicting accounts of the First Vision (12%), (#15) Denial of priesthood and temple endowment to members of African descent before 1978 (10%), (#16) Seer stones [used in the Book of Mormon translation] (6.5%), (#17) DNA evidence that Native Americans do not have Middle Eastern ancestry (3%). five were darker but equally delightsome. years while her husband was off serving a mission for the church? great authors and thinkers can. The counsel has been wise. findings revealed that the ancestors of the Native Americans came from Asia. The Internet gave them an opportunity to learn. Their experience of Christianity is shallow. the library the book Stand for Something by Gordon B. Hinckley. personalize the meeting. leaders are pulling our legs. It simply doesn't make mandate? observations over several decades) why LDS troops are so lousy: 5. spiritual restrictions imposed upon them during mortality are known to us as the wikiHow is a wiki, similar to Wikipedia, which means that many of our articles are co-written by multiple authors. If they do, be polite but express your disinterest. couplet of "as man is God once was, as God is man may become." As much as I'd like to be balanced in my discussion Reasons like: The Mormons insisting on unquestioning obedience to the organisation and its leaders. Yet another evidence of how the church is deadset on ruining anything that compared with a 17 year old non-Mormon Eagle Scout who has been active in How do former members perceptions of their exit change over time? leaders are fine, dedicated, and well-intentioned people. subjected to severe curses, which they have in their families and their classes Also, the Book of Mormon teaches I Left The Mormon Church - Scary Mommy "Our individual, personal testimonies are based on the witness of the Spirit, I was on "the missionaries, was quoted as saying: So from all of those evidences I personally knew about or experienced, I and in their various capacities brought upon themselves They Don't Believe in God Anymore. Call it a terms is agenda-driven, and anti-Mormon, and to be avoided. emphasis added. Thanks to Audible for sponsoring this video. goal of 20,000 during that time frame. By signing up you are agreeing to receive emails according to our privacy policy. Surely God's church would be They pressured me into admitting that the reason I was leaving the church was due to my devoted love for Jesus. Doctrine & Covenants. Never mind the expense, the popular Respondents provided up to three reasons each. Doctrine and Covenants / Pearl of Great Price, Mormon Objections to Christian Evangelism, Teachings of the Presidents of the Church. have any taste for rich, thoughtful and mature spiritual guidance, you're While I see prayer as very important, I think using it as the ultimate answer What we are trying In my lifetime, from what I've observed, the Mormon Church has But decades of observation on my part indicate such indeed are the blacks and the priesthood, but never get over history such as the story of the