New film about Mountain Meadows revives controversy over LDS role

The Salt Lake Tribune ^ | 1/24/06 | John Anderson

[Utah Binger]

I have known a mormon or two hundred thousand and some of them are are fairly decent. Of the so-called 12-13 million they claim as members, it really only means they are on the rolls. Many of those are 108 years old and at least half do not profess belief any longer. Hence, my tag line.

I would like to see a count of actual tithe payers. Those are the true believers.

[bonfire]

Sure they are. They have simply disguised their name to attract new followers.

http://www.cofchrist.org/history/

[colorcountry]

I know a heck of a lot of decent Mormons. Some of those are inactive Mormons, some are Jack-Mormons, and some of them a good Mormons.

I wonder who it is that gets to decide which is which.

[Utah Binger]

Depends on which type you can stand to be around.

[rwfromkansas]

THe Mormons aren't out to overthrow the govt. now. They are normal folks who are American citizens just like me.

But, back then, they did want to overthrow the govt. That was their goal.

[restornu]

saying one is Catholic than doing the opposite

[restornu]

You rwfromkansas and King Herod have something in common for King Herod also believe that the Baby Jesus wanted to over throw his government!

[colorcountry]

I didn't say that you did.

Who is it that gets to decide what a "real" Catholic is?

[restornu]

In their realm is the Pope!

[restornu]

That used to be RLDS and this group has joined the UN!

[rwfromkansas]

Prove to me they did not want to overthrow the govt.

[bonfire]

On the visitors building next to the Temple in Kirtland, it still says "Jesus Christ Church of the Latter Day Saints". I drive by it about once a week. Wonder when they will change the name?

[frgoff]

No, they're a splinter group who deny the authority of the Apostles in Salt Lake city. Therefore, by definition, they are no more Mormon than Lutherans are Catholic.

[bonfire]

They consider themselves the "true Mormons" because of succession. What's the difference?

[bonfire]

btw, isn't the real Garden of Eden supposed to be in Missouri? If so....where is it?

[bonfire]

Found it. Adam and Eve lived in Daviess County, Missouri. Does the church still teach this?

[restornu]

Because some get confused with the Lord Gov. and the world gov.

In other word the Lord Kingdom is in the future and not a temporal agenda, in the mean time as followers of Jesus Christ are preparing the way!

[restornu]

When the Kirtland Temple was build Joseph Smith was still alive and most likely the name was the same as at the time the original core of the Lord Church,

The Salt Lake LDS are the ones the Lord authorized, and the splinter group had stumbled and now have even embrased the UN!

[restornu]

What I found amaze is the county is called Clay??? LOL

[bonfire]

They claim the Lord authorized THEIR group. How do you know he didn't?