I Have A Question For A Mormon

4/2/2015 | MosesKnows

[vette6387]

“Reid, Romney, and Beck, are all Temple Mormons, they all are allowed into the Temples and participate in the secrets within, secrets and access which is forbidden to outsiders and regular Mormons, who are not allowed inside the mysterious temples.”

Your statement is not factually accurate. First of all, there is no such thing as a “temple Mormon.” Any Mormon who is deemed “worthy” can get a Temple Recommend from his Bishop and participate in Temple rituals and ceremonies. And by worthy I mean simply that they can tell their Bishop that they pay their tithing on all their income and are morally clean (which I submit should keep Reid from having a Recommend).

[vette6387]

“Harry Reid probably knew what Willard’s financial records contained because as Mormons they are required to give copies of their income and tax returns to the Mormon religion so that they can prove they are tithing enough and to continue to get a Mormon temple recommend..”

That is simply not true!

[Colofornian]

Scum like Harry Reid are known as “Jack” Mormons in the Mormon community. In other words, Mormons in name only (MINO).

Not so, DJ:
(1) Does BYU usually invite “jack Mormons” to speak at all-student body, all-faculty rallies? (‘Cause guess what? That’s exactly what BYU did in October 2007 – ensuring Reid spoke to over 4,000 on campus. Here’s the FReeper story on that Reid gets warm reception at BYU

From the above linked article, written by the Lds church owned Deseret News: At the end of his speech, Reid earned a standing ovation from a small percentage of the crowd and applause from the rest.

Tell us, DJ, do BYU students & faculty usually applaud ALL “jack Mormons” like that?

(2) The Salt Lake Tribune ran an October 2009 article – here. Harry Reid: A Mormon in the Middle

Here were two “interesting” comments by fellow Mormons about Reid, including one from Sen. Orrin Hatch: …Orrin Hatch, says it's not fair for fellow Mormons to disparage Reid as anything but a devout Mormon..."I can personally tell you that Harry is a good member of the LDS faith and he was expressing a personal opinion that his side feels very deeply about," Hatch says

Well, there ya go, DJ. Are you being contentious against Sen. Hatch by calling him a liar – or mistaken – re: his eval of Reid? In fact, you use your own “infallible” line of reasoning, can you prove that Harry Reid is an untrue Mormon, or merely believe it so?

(3) I mean, come on DJ, the Salt Lake Trib article also mentioned how ”Today, Reid, with his security escort in tow, likely will be making his home teaching rounds after his ward's three-hour service. Anyone who questions his Mormon credentials should see that, says Jim Vlock, his home-teaching companion

There ya go, DJ – yet another Mormon “testimonial” about Reid that claims he is a bonifide Mormon. (Of course, we all know how mistaken those Mormon testimonials are all the time about another Mormon leader – a Mr. Joseph Smith – so I guess Mr. Vlock can be wrong just like all the other Mormon testimonials, eh?)

Oh, and one more Mormon testimonial about Reid: LDS blog names Harry Reid as Mormon of the Year

So, who’s right DJ?
Sen. Hatch?
Harry Reid himself?
BYU’s speaker invite committee?
The Local Lds leaders who authorize Reid to officially represent the church as a home-teacher?
The Lds bloggers who named Reid as “Mormon of the Year.”
Or You? (On the flip side of all of the above)

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

Ever notice how that picture of Joseph Smith changes over the years to look like modern movie actors?

I’ve seen him lately portrayed looking similar to George Clooney and Alec Baldwin.

[Colofornian]

Reid, formerly a devout Mormon...

What? You have new info on Reid in the last few years?

Otherwise, see post #43.

[ansel12]

Get real, my statement is absolutely factually correct, you say there is no such thing as a temple Mormon, and then describe how one becomes one, just like I said.

Typical Mormon lying, you say they don’t exist, and then say what I said, they are vetted by their Bishop and Stake president to see if they are devout enough, “worthy”, and if they are, then they are allowed to be Temple Mormons and they must then resubmit to that investigation every two years.

Harry Reid is a Temple Mormon.

[vette6387]

“There is no answer - when we were Mormons, our bishop started lies about me because he was a control freak. I went to the Stake President, who claims the Bishop wouldn’t do that, so I sent it to Salt Lake, and they sent it back to our Stake President who ignored it. Our Bishop claimed that “Since I am the Father of the Ward, I know what’s best for your family better than YOU do”. Vicious circle, and nobody cared.
Wife then got a choice - them or me. 23 of us walked away - Us, kids, grandchildren - nobody cared.”

Hornet 22- I have similar horror stories about these kinds of disgraceful actions on the part of “the Mormon Lay Leadership.” Some of these useful idiots who are “called” to be “leaders,” let it go to their head. My wife’s father ( who was not Mormon but worked for a group of them) was fired from his job on trumped up charges of “business mismanagement” because the employer group needed financing and got it from the church on the condition that they replace my FiL with a Mormon.
Mormons do “discriminate” as do most other religions. Seems as though the route to get “your religion greater recognition,” is to denigrate all others. As I see it, the televangelists are probably the most honest in that they make no pretense about it being a “business” and being all about the money involved.
I mean didn’t some Black “TV minister” ask his “flock” for millions of dollars the other day because his private jet needed replacement?

[nickcarraway]

I thought when a new temple is built they allow anyone to go inside for the first month or so.

[ansel12]

They CAN be required to show proof that they are turning in at least 10% of their income if the church leaders have doubts.

This Mormon source describes what drove Bo Gritzs to leave the religion.

“Gritz resigned from the Church after his
stake president refused to renew his recommend until Gritz proved he had paid his income taxes

[ansel12]

As far as I know they have a visiting period where lesser Mormons and non-Mormons can visit the Temples before they are completed.

I assume that would include construction specialties that the religion may lack in that area, and city inspectors, and deliveries during construction, all things that take place before the Temple is made official.

[Colofornian]

I don’t believe that Reid is regarded as such. As someone else pointed out, Reid does “Home Teaching” in DC, so you have to believe he is regarded as a member in good standing....Nevertheless, on rare occasion, someone shows up at our door to “see how we are doing.” It’s been more than a year since anyone stopped by, but maybe it’s because I told them the last time they were here, that as long as Reid as a member, they are not welcome to call. Their response was that the vast majority of “local Mormons” who do attend church could not understand why the church had not excommunicated Reid...I see nearly all organized religions in pretty much the same light. When was the last time a Rabbi or a Priest ( or fill in the blank for your favorite flavor of clergy) came out and castigated or called for excommunication of the likes of Nancy Pelosi, or one of the large numbers of Jews who are actively engaged in helping Obola?

Thank you for reinforcing my post #15.

As post #43 shows, it's not simply that the Mormon church hasn't excommunicated Reid.

You mention Pelosi, but imagine the Roman Catholic church making her a "visiting home teacher" about the Catholic church. (That's more tantamount to what the Mormon church does in sanctioning Reid)

And, of course, as mentioned, BYU invited Reid to speak. Imagine a Roman Catholic inviting a rabid pro-abortion liberal pol to speak on campus...oh, wait...Notre Dame did do that with inviting Obama on campus, didn't it?

Well, in both cases you've got the powers that be going beyond simply not excommunicating a pol.

What you have is open and specific sanction. That's a bridge too far -- and one I don't see you acknowledging.

[Loud Mime]

Ask for forgiveness?

[greyfoxx39]

Times and Seasons has selected Harry Reid as Mormon of the Year for 2009.

Times and Seasons 2009 Mormon of the Year: Harry Reid

During 2009, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid was the most visible and influential Mormon politician in the world, shepherding Democratic legislative proposals through the U.S. Senate after the party’s victories in the 2008 elections, including a landmark health care bill that represents one of the more controversial pieces of legislation to pass through the Senate in recent memory. Reid’s off-the-cuff style has also led occasionally to unscripted remarks that have attracted a lot of attention.

While Reid’s faith is not always discussed as much as that of other Mormon politicians, he remains an active member of his ward. In recent years he has helped the Church on some crucial issues, including helping to broker a compromise over Martin’s Cove. Reid spoke openly about his faith in a 2007 address at Brigham Young University and touched on his conversion and beliefs in his recently published memoir. A fixture in Nevada politics Reid has long advocated that one can consistently be both a Democrat and a Mormon.

The Mormon of the Year designation is a recognition of the effect that the person or group of persons recognized has had during the past year. It is not a prize or award, so nothing of value is being given to anyone as a result of this designation, and it is not necessarily meant to honor the person or persons recognized, so no effort will be made to contact or notify Reid.

[ansel12]

but a Temple Recommend is all any Mormon needs to go to a Mormon Temple.

Uh yeah, "a Temple recommend" which in short hand is a "Temple Mormon", of course all it takes to be a Temple Mormon and be in the temple, is to be a Temple Mormon. That is what I said.

The Salt Lake Tribune
"Washington » Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid keeps a copy of the Book of Mormon in his office just off the chamber floor. There's a second copy handy to give away to someone in need of spiritual guidance. "I've had more than that," says the Nevada Democrat, pulling the extra edition from his desk drawer. "I have one left."
The Temple-recommend-carrying Reid is very active in his church"

[Tennessee Nana]

Years before Wilford Woodruff as Mormon president and prophet lied in 1890 about stopping polygamy, he lied so he could preach the lies of Mormonism in Christian England..

Mar 16, 1840 - In England Wilford Woodruff obtains a preaching license. He has to classify himself as a “protestant” and swear allegiance to Queen Victoria.
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[Suz in AZ]

The people in Gadianton Harry’s ward can do something if he is called to do a job other than home teaching. The name is put before the congregation for a sustaining vote, which is usually unanimous. They then ask for those who oppose to raise their hand. The bishop will then probably pull those people aside to discuss their opposition to the person being in that job.

I suspect that if enough people take issue, he would most likely be precluded from holding a position. But the final power is in the hands of his bishop and then his stake president. His bishop is the main guy tho.

[Red Badger]

Maybe that’s where he got a black eye?...............

[vette6387]

“What you have is open and specific sanction. That’s a bridge too far — and one I don’t see you acknowledging.”

I am not quite sure what you think I am failing to acknowledge? To my knowledge, the Catholic church employs no lay clergy. So I don’t see where Nancy Pelosi could ( should she so desire ) to have any role of that sort. Both she and Reid should have been excommunicated long, long ago for making public statements and taking actions that are in complete opposition to their respective church’s teachings. But here we are with the so-called “church leadership” hiding under their pulpits, afraid to do what their dogma requires of them. BTW, when Reid spoke at BYU, I called them to express my displeasure. They not so nicely told me to FO! Churches want to curry favor with politicians, so the allow these miscreants to flaunt church teachings whereas you or I would be gone in a heartbeat,
I have family in Nevada. Nevada was originally settled by the Mormons and there are a ton of them there. Las Vegas itself was originally a Mormon Settlement when the Mormons had this grand plan for The State of Deseret which would have encompassed half again as much territory as they got when Utah became a state. Also, FWIW, Reid had his college education paid for by the Mormon Church.

[anoldafvet]

There’s also the matter of paying tithe and assessments. If you don’t tithe you don’t get in the temple.