“I seriously, VERY seriously, weep when one of my older LDS friends die believing that Joseph Smith and his false gospel will get them to Heaven, There are no ‘second chances’ after this life and there is no way that the LDS church teaches a saving faith in Jesus Christ. I know, I was one for many years. And God saved me out of it, that is exactly why I am so passionate about this.”
I see that, reaganut, and I respect your zeal and fervor. You and other ex-Mormons would probably be the best people to reach out to other LDS. Since I have far less experience dealing with Mormons than you do, I would give your opinion about evangelizing them more weight than mine. However, I still feel it’s very important to make sure we really are doing God’s work in the way he wants us to. I would be interested in a study of the techniques that work best with Mormons.
Thank you.
A good book is “Speaking the Truth in Love to Mormons”. The study of the methods I heard was on a TV show called “Heart of the Matter”. The host Shawn McCraney, is an ex-mormon now protestant pastor. He is kinda “hardline” on his show, more genteel in person and in his book “I was a Born Again Mormon”. But he does good research/info on LDS history and doctrine.
The methods are covered in depth in this episode:
http://hotm.tv/shows/20061107.htm
I do what I do, completely assured that I am doing what God wants me to do and how he wants me to do it. I always pray before I start posting on these threads, and often while I am posting, that God will give me the words that they (or lurkers) need to hear.