Posted on 01/21/2010 2:05:00 PM PST by Colofornian
Love it and I am now officially jealous. I want a “monkapotamus original”. ;)
:)
So, what’s in it for the Mormons? Why do they give a fig if anyone other than their family becomes Mormon too? It seems they are all in it for themselves, for what they can get out of it. They become gods and populate their own planets. Why would they care about Joe Schmoe down the street?
This is a serious question. Is it just one of their works? They do it for “points’?
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Colofornian is right, motives vary from one to another, so I will give you my reasons/experience.
There are usually a multitude of reasons why the LDS prostletize.
1) They feel sorry for non-Mormons, especially Born Again Christians. There is this idea that non-Mormons are basically unhappy, they just don’t know it yet. They would be “so much happier” having the truth of Mormonism.
2) There is a lot of pressure to go on a formal LDS mission, RM’s (returned missionaries) are more respected and for women who are not married by their 21st birthday, makes them more desirable to be married and married in the temple. On the mission itself, there is a VERY HUGE emphasis on numbers.
3)There is also a lot of pressure put on members by the leadership. A common phrase is “every member a missionary” and numbers are a big deal.
4) Finally, I was taught that every convert you bring into the church adds to your own glory. Kinda related to the “becoming a God” thing. If you bring in (”save”) several converts then you will “progress” to godhood faster or have more power.
5) As far as obedience, it is, IMO, more obedience to “the church” than to God. Missionary work is one of the “works” expected by members.
Let’s call “MissesBush”, surely she will show up...
To all those who know that the list means, it is well-known that "Biblical" is pretty much presupposed in the list. :-)
-Theo
No idea what that's supposed to mean, or prove so I'll say you're saying that the Orangemen in Northern Ireland are not Catholic and, for that, Catholicism is "anathema" to them, because it ain't orange.
Big deal. If that's what you meant.
-Theo
Re: John 6:29...even Smith’s made-up Book of Moses teaches this! (Moses 1:39) It’s all the work of God!!!
Awwww.. I love it, and I love you. :)
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