I agree, they just have weird beliefs. I know, because I was a member of the Mormon church, converted at age 13 now I’m 54. If they would read the Bible as faithfully as they do the Book of Mormon, and quit thinking that “the Bible is the word of God as far as it is translated correctly.” their 8th Article of Faith.” they would find the truth. They need to read all 26 volumes of “History of the Church”, The many volumes of the Journal of Discourses, to find out the true doctrines that Joseph Smith and Brigham Young taught in the 1st “restored” Church of 1830, and how each prophets aquired their positions. They would find quotes like this by Oliver B. Huntington,in the Young Woman’s Journal, which “was adopted as the official magazine for the Young Ladies Mutual Improvement Association in 1897.”
“The inhabitants of the moon are more of a uniform size than the inhabitants of the earth, being about 6 feet in height. They dress very much like the Quaker style and are quite general in style or the one fashion of dress. They live to be very old; coming generally, near a thousand years. This is the description of them as given by Joseph the Seer, and he could ‘See’ whatever he asked the Father in the name of Jesus to see”
Brigham Young taught that the SUN was inhabited.
Read all here: http://mormoninfo.org/moon-sun-inhabited
And thats just the TIP of the iceburg!
A year ago I started my own research after hearing some weird stuff. Prophets who “divined from God” the information that the sun and moon are inhabited, that God was first a man and then attained the exaulted state of a God. That God came down to earth as a “man” with body parts, to physically conceive Christ with Mary. Oh yes, they believe all this. Needless to say, I left, never to return. It’s a pity that they are so brain washed into believing all this including that thier prophet today Thomas S. Monson is a true prophet of God, even though he was appointed to the office by man and not by God, and they all sustain his as such.
Numbers 12:1-6 When choosing a prophet, God appears to him in a vision or a dream. Mortal man can not appoint a prophet and he can not get it through seccession or by inheritence.
Welcome to FR. And congratulations on seeing the light about Mormonism.
There are several other ex-mo’s here, many who have similar stories to yours (mine is quite similar).
May I ask where you are, faith wise now? Do you attend church? Feel free to send me a private reply if you do not want to discuss it in open forum.
Welcome to FRee Republic Exie
Thank you for your input..
I have reason to believe you are among FRiends...
Welcome
Adding my welcome to that of the other Flying Inmans.
Welcome to FreeRepublic. MAy the Peace of The Lord rest upon you as you learn from His indwelling Spirit.