Mormon Church Expands Hispanic Outreach- Their Fastest Growing Group of Converts (OPEN)

Hispanically Speaking News ^ | December 12, 2010

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Mormon Church Expands Hispanic Outreach- Their Fastest Growing Group of Converts

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is one of the most active modern practitioners of missionary work, with over fifty thousand full-time missionaries worldwide, as of the end of 2009.

Commonly referred to as Mormon missionaries, most LDS Church missionaries are single young men and women in their late teens and early twenties and are assigned to a mission of the church, which is usually far from the missionary’s home. Missionaries do not receive a salary for the work they undertake, and themselves or their families financially support most. Throughout the history of the church, over one million missionaries have been sent on missions.

Nationwide, less than 1 percent of Hispanics are Mormon, compared to almost 70 percent Catholic, according to the Pew Research Center. Worldwide, Hispanics make up the fastest growing contingent of Mormon converts, church leaders said.

In Virginia recently a group of new Mormon missionaries arrived. In homes, speaking Spanish, the Mormons kept their message simple and repeated their invite to their Church, which includes a service translated into Spanish and carried through headphones.

“We go a lot off trial-and-error,” Mormon Elder Carter Campbell, 20, said of the language challenge. Like other elders and sisters, as the missionaries are known, Campbell learned Spanish in six weeks. “It’s hard to persuade in Spanish,” he said. “How to get to the hearts of the people?”

During lessons in homes, missionaries try to help individuals grow, not change, they said. In the case of speaking to Catholic Hispanics, the goal is reaching common ground.

The Mormon Church first deployed Spanish-speaking missionaries in the over 20 years ago, it is only this year that they plan to expand their outreach to Hispanics and further increase their fastest growing population.

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The more hispanics that join the LDS church, the fewer hispanics that become active.

What does THAT mean?

[SaraJohnson]

I figure Jesus is who He is whether we - in each of our Christian religions and worldly opinions and influences - understand Him in all his ways and nature or not.

So when you make the distinction between a Jesus as seen by you or a LDS Christian, that does not have meaning to me because Jesus does not change based on our religious technicalities and misunderstandings of Him. I know many don’t agree with me on this, but it is the best I can do.

[Tennessee Nana]

a LDS Christian
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Thats a misnomer...

Mormonism has nothing to do with Christianity...

Joey Smith and his family were excommunicated from the Presbyterian Church in Parmyra, NY in March, 1830 and 2 weeks later Joey Smith invented his religion as an anti-Christian set of beliefs...

[Tennessee Nana]

So when you make the distinction between a Jesus as seen by you or a LDS
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How about the highest positioned LDS in the world ???

Not the same Jesus

“There are those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints do not believe in the traditional Christ.

No, I don’t. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak.”

– LDS President Gordon B. Hinckley (LDS Church News, June 20, 1998)

“It is true that many of the Christian churches worship a different Jesus Christ than is worshipped by the Mormons.” – LDS publication, Ensign Magazine, May 1977, p. 26

[Elsie]

I support ANY NON-MUSLIMS in their religious endeavors.

Gee...

Thanks!!

[Elsie]

Is there some reason that Mormon men (decidedly YOUNG men) can achieve the rank and receive the appellation elder instead of just "brother", while Mormon women are denied a similar honorific?

We'll take care of that 'notch' by passing the DREAM act.

[Elsie]

The church is extremely careful not to be APPEAR partisan.

[Elsie]

The moromon church _IS_ an outgrowth of Islam.

 

SURELY not!

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[Elsie]

So when you make the distinction between a Jesus as seen by you or a LDS Christian, that does not have meaning to me because Jesus does not change based on our religious technicalities and misunderstandings of Him.

I know many don’t agree with me on this, but it is the best I can do.

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Jen, MormonISM is the battle.  MORMONs join that fight at their own risk.

You are right, as the BIBLE clearly describes TRUTH and whatever deviates from that is heresy: thus MORMONism.

You had BETTER find out what Mormons believe; so you can tell the DIFFERENCE between TRUTH and heresy.

Do not worry about comdemning ANYONE.

The BIBLE has made it PERFECTLY clear what CONDEMNS a person.

John 3:14-18

 ¹⁴And as Moses lifted up the serpent in the wilderness, even so must the Son of man be lifted up:

 ¹⁵That whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

 ¹⁶For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

 ¹⁷For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

 ¹⁸He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.

Can one believe a TREE will save him?  A set of rituals; a golden calf?   A Personage?

No; it is Jesus, and He alone that saves.

MORMONism claims that they DO worship and trust in JESUS; but, if one reads the writings of MORMONism, it becomes quite CLEAR that THEIR JESUS seems to be quite different from the one found in the BIBLE.

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Jesus Montoya, our neighbors gardener, makes no claims about his ability to save your soul.

Jesus Personage, found in MormonISM, does.

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2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God,
a workman that needeth not to be ashamed,
rightly dividing the word of truth.

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It does NOT just say 'study'; but do so to make yourself APPROVED unto GOD.

[MHGinTN]

A Born Again Christian would find that command the antithesis of what Jesus taught His disciples, and what the New Testament teaches. BTW, putting your little command in an either or posture says a lot about the lack of discernment you show. ... Are you a Mormon?

[Elsie]

 

Joey Smith and his family were excommunicated from the Presbyterian Church in Parmyra, NY in March, 1830 and 2 weeks later Joey Smith invented his religion as an anti-Christian set of beliefs...

 

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http://scriptures.lds.org/en/js_h/1/17#17

  17 It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!
  18 My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. No sooner, therefore, did I get possession of myself, so as to be able to speak, than I asked the Personages who stood above me in the light, which of all the sects was right (for at this time it had never entered into my heart that all were wrong)—and which I should join.
  19 I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: “they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof.”
  20 He again forbade me to join with any of them; and many other things did he say unto me, which I cannot write at this time. When I came to myself again, I found myself lying on my back, looking up into heaven. When the light had departed, I had no strength; but soon recovering in some degree, I went home. And as I leaned up to the fireplace, mother inquired what the matter was. I replied, “Never mind, all is well—I am well enough off.” I then said to my mother,

“I have learned for myself that Presbyterianism is not true.”

 

[Tennessee Nana]

On 29 March 1830 the Smith family were ex-communicated from the Presbyterian Church in Palmyra, NY because of Joey Smith’s preaching against Christianity and their continual support of his unBiblical views...

Two weeks later Joey Smith founded his own religion devoid of any Christian beliefs, tenets, practices, and ethics...

[Paragon Defender]

Seekers of truth,

If you peruse the Free Republic religion forums you will notice a pattern. There's an anti-Mormon group of people here that spends a great deal of their time attacking the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. They post regurgitated propaganda on an almost daily basis.

They have a misguided obsession. You can witness many different tactics employed that you might find quite interesting. The straw man argument is a big favorite and is frequently preceded by cherry-picking quotes or other material. After the "quotation" the attacker will misrepresent what has been said or what was meant and then attack their own interpretation.Later they will have the audacity to claim they were "only" quoting our own material.  

They will of course insist ad nauseum that they are merely using our sources and are therefore innocent of any deceptive practice. LDS persons have no issue whatsoever having our scriptures or leaders quoted as long as it is presented fairly and accurately. This is rarely (if ever) done.

Another favorite is posting scripture or statements which on their own really present no dilemma. They make something out of nothing while never bringing up a single objection that hasn't been addressed a hundred times before.

You might note a couple of other tactics used to try to antagonize is the use of disrespectful or insulting terms or language and/or pictures. That's a Christlike thing to do right? Yeah I don't think so either. It does speak volumes about them though.

Sometimes they cruise the headlines of the day seeking any story that might be twisted into making the Church look bad. Anything will do, just watch the progression of posts following it and see what I mean.

After reading their posts, I invite you to seek the truth about whatever "issue" they seem to be "revealing" or "exposing". I promise that if you do so with honest intent, the "ahah" moments you will have will be many and frequent. You will start to recognize the tactics employed to cleverly twist and attack and will likely chuckle the more you see. In actuality, there's nothing new here. It's all been addressed many times before.

The latest twist in the anti-Mormon propaganda machine is to actually go to the links provided, but then they cherry pick what they want, then quote and straw man attack that. Clever. It almost appears that they are helping you, the seeker of truth out by doing some footwork for you. Not so much. Don't be insulted, look for yourself. It's not the haystack they want you to think.

Here's a few links to get your started from a different viewpoint. I have found that the vast majority of the "issues" brought up can be found and addressed at http://www.fairlds.org/ but here's more:

http://scriptures.lds.org/
http://www.lds.org
http://www.fairlds.org/
http://www.mormonapologetics.org/
http://www.mormonwiki.com/Main_Page
http://www.lightplanet.com/response/index.html
http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDS_Intro.shtml
http://www.answeringantimormons.com/index.htm
http://promormon.blogspot.com/

Now you will likely notice the "you never address our points" posts pop up as usual. All after providing the answers just as you have here.

Sometimes it is claimed that these sites present a needle in a haystack. Far from it. But if you give up before you try you won't know will you?

Will you wear blinders too? Seek truth. Find out for yourself. Want to chat with someone on any topic? A few of these sites provide just that. So do your homework sincere seeker of truth. Listen and read from both "sides". Make up your own mind.

I witness to you of these truths and wish you the best, in the name of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.

 

[Tennessee Nana]

PD wheres the Cross ???

[Godzilla]

Seekers of truth

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Seekers of truth.....

 

You will see a post beginning with that phrase posted over and over on these threads. 

Feel free to investigate the links provided therein, but....

Are you willing to do for the truth what the cults do for a lie? If you REALLY want to know about mormonism..click here

 

 

[meadsjn]

Mormon Church Expands Hispanic Outreach- Their Fastest Growing Group of Converts

It can't possibly be any worse than the Communist Catholic sort of open borders, illegal alien, propagation scam.

Church people, of any religion, who perpetuate crimes and criminal activity should have no immunity from prosecution and penalties, including asset forfeiture for RICO criminal activities.

Before anyone gets in too big a snit about the above statement, Utah provides in-state tuition and driver licenses for illegal aliens.

[Paragon Defender]

awww... do my posts with links to the truth about the “issues” brought up by the FR anti-Mormon gang annoy you?

Take the blinders off and have an honest look. You can find the truth too!

[Godzilla]

You can find the truth too!

[Paragon Defender]

And you keep proving my points. lol do keep it up.