Seems like this wipes out the Mormon missionaries who go door to door in an attempt to prostelitize Christians.
in general, I’ve never had a Mormon push their views.....and I live in an area with a good number of Mormons...
This line is humorous: Mormons should never respond with arrogance or hostility
I don’t think they are talking about tempered discussions between people of opposing viewpoints who nevertheless respect each other. They are counseling against contentious adrenaline laden verbal sparring matches.
I wonder if this means they won’t be allowed to post threads on Free Republic.
If you don't think Mormons are Christian, fine you are more than welcome to your views, but you will never persuade a Mormon that they are not. To us, Christ is central to our faith, and if others want to define what is Christian in narrow terms, so be it, it doesn't effect us or our faith.
God bless
Good advice when you have a losing argument.
“Comparing wedding choices to shopping, Nelson said, “Some marital options are cheap; some are costly; and some are cunningly crafted by the adversary. Beware of his options. They always breed misery.”
There is only one state of marriage. Anything else is not an option—it’s either a fake or a delusion.
Yup!
The Mormon web is being swept away by the Internet: Thanks Al!
...and a woman, and a woman, and a woman, and a woman, and a woman...
Ping to read later
Tired of getting whooped by their own founders I guess.
It would seem your posting the words of a living Apostle here on FR fulfills that piece of his talk. In posting this article to show your disagreement you are actually drawing more attention to Mormonism and raising its prominence. My guess is most FReepers weren't aware that a General Conference of the LDS church was taking place this weekend where lay members tune in to men we consider to be living Apostles, listen to them speak and get direction and counsel from them.
Remember the adage there is no such thing as bad publicity. (e.g. John Corsi's recent trip in and out of Kenya). Your posting this article is a fullfillment of that adage. Though it may not have been your intention thank you for bringing to the attention of others the focus of Conference and the words of an Apostle.
Gotta go see the debate, have a good evening
Recently a group of bright, faithful young Latter-day Saints wrote down some of the most pressing questions on their minds. One sister asked, “Why doesn’t the Church defend itself more actively when accusations are made against it?”
To her inquiry I would say that one of mortality’s great tests comes when our beliefs are questioned or criticized. In such moments, we may want to respond aggressively—to “put up our dukes.” But these are important opportunities to step back, pray, and follow the Savior’s example. Remember that Jesus Himself was despised and rejected by the world. And in Lehi’s dream, those coming to the Savior also endured “mocking and pointing . . . fingers” (1 Nephi 8:27). “The world hath hated [my disciples],” Jesus said, “because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world” (John 17:14). But when we respond to our accusers as the Savior did, we not only become more Christlike, we invite others to feel His love and follow Him as well.
To respond in a Christlike way cannot be scripted or based on a formula. The Savior responded differently in every situation. When He was confronted by wicked King Herod, He remained silent. When He stood before Pilate, He bore a simple and powerful testimony of His divinity and purpose. Facing the moneychangers who were defiling the temple, He exercised His divine responsibility to preserve and protect that which was sacred. Lifted up upon a cross, He uttered the incomparable Christian response: “Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do” (Luke 23:34).
Some people mistakenly think responses such as silence, meekness, forgiveness, and bearing humble testimony are passive or weak. But, to “love [our] enemies, bless them that curse [us], do good to them that hate [us], and pray for them which despitefully use [us], and persecute [us]” (Matthew 5:44) takes faith, strength, and, most of all, Christian courage.