[Colofornian]

Note: Page 1 is interview of Mormon filmmaker Bryan Hall; Page 2 is interview of Christian street preacher Ruben Israel

[Colofornian]

In light of this Q&A piece, there's a 5-volume work from the 10th Mormon "prophet," Joseph Fielding Smith...called Answers to Gospel Questions...published by the Lds-church owned Deseret Book Company.

In that work, JF Smith twice outlined the key mandates of an Lds missionary: In both volumes 1 and 4, Joseph Fielding Smith cited the same Lds Doctrines & Covenant passage: 88:81-82:
"Behold, I sent you out to testify and
WARN the people, and it becometh every man who hath been
WARNED to WARN his neighbor.
Therefore, they are left without excuse, and their sins are upon their own heads.

Joseph Fielding Smith then, after citing these verses in volumes 1 and 4, mentioned the following:

"This commission to go forth which was given in the beginning is still in force and binding on every missionary who goes forth today to declare the gospel of salvation in the world." (Answers to Gospel Questions, vol. I, p. 134, 1957/1979)

And:

"...there are certain commandments missionaries should remember...they are sent not only to preach and bear testimony and bring people to repentance...but to WARN ALL men..." (Vol. 4, p. 55 1963/1979)

Beloved Lds, do you know what I took away from reading Joseph Fielding Smith here? What I took away is that -- to partially quote one former Freeper who is Lds -- I'm glad to live in a country where your Lds missionaries are free to warn others as they see fit.

Well, guess what that means? Has it dawned on you yet, that there was a second sentence to that comment that mutually applies?

Would Mormons actually agree with the second half of that statement? Would they "amen" me if I said -- again to "parallel" that comment?: I'm also glad to be a member of my church and worship as I see fit -- and that includes the freedom for myself, other posters, and street preachers like Ruben Israel to engage in an exchange of mutual warning with my neighbors, the Mormons.

Lds wouldn't begrudge others the same freedom extended to Lds missionaries, would they? Joseph Fielding Smith said the very essence -- the commission and commandments -- of an Lds missionary is to warn all men. Right?

There is such a thing as an "allowance" for mutual warnings being exchanged. And it can be done in a civil manner, as Israel and Bryan Hall have shown.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

A friend of ours has an OK from the New Mexico game and fish commission to pick up and use fresh road killed deer.
I’ve often eaten it and it is good.

she is not a mormon.

[SZonian]

In my experience as a member and now as not a member, SLC admonishes her flock to not interact so as not to be exposed to teachings or materials that are “not faith promoting”.

IOW, if it doesn’t come from SLC, it is to be avoided...the messengers (street preachers, etc.) are as well. Characterized as “anti-Mormon” (against the people) vs. anti-MormonISM (against the doctrine).

It goes a long way in keeping the faithful in line.

[laotzu]

CAUTION!! CHRISTIAN BASHING THREAD!!

Al ‘the Rev’ Sharpton says Mormons are not Christian.
-Sycophants and devout holier-than-thou judges agree.-

[Elsie]

I had misinterpreted the direction from the pulpit as "Don't ever talk to them," when actually it was "Don't engage in an argument with them." Nevertheless, most Mormons receive that message, which is more heavily weighted, as "Don't talk to them at all."

Golly!

My book says (and it's in the one that Mormons can use, too)

Jude 1:3 King James Bible
Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

[Elsie]

"Don't talk to them at all."

Golly!

It's working out this way on FR as well!