[Utah Girl]

I was thinking about this when I drove to work this morning. We welcome everyone to our church services each Sunday. Stop by a local meetinghouse and get the times.

Anyone is welcome in our homes to see how we live. Policy is that young men and young women should not start dating until they are 16 (group activities are allowed for those 14 and older.) The temples are open to any worthy member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. And if there is an open house of an LDS temple in your area, attend it. You can see with your own eyes what is inside. After the temple is dedicated, however, only worthy members can attend.

[Lord_Calvinus]

The self-deception that Mormons have about their past is staggering.

ROTFL!!! I think I’ll pass on the invitation to listen to the public relations and sanitized version of your activities.

[AppyPappy]

Several of our members have attended Mormon worship services but the Mormons could not reciprocate. So that was the end of that.

My next door neighbor’s daughter is doing her mission soon. No word on where yet. She’s waiting to see if she has to go to language school.

[Osage Orange]

After the temple is dedicated, however, only worthy members can attend.

Good thing God doesn't deem me unworthy.............

[pby]

Hyrum Smith also documented Nauvoo abortions, and interestingly enough, blamed it on a doctor and close associate of Joseph Smith. Hyrum testified that Dr. Bennett was propositioning women in a similar fashion to Joseph Smith. "[Dr. Bennett] endeavored to seduce them, and accomplished his designs by saying it was right; that it was one of the mysteries of God, which was to be revealed when the people was strong enough in faith to bear such mysteries—that it was perfectly right to have illicit intercourse with females, providing no one knew it but themselves, vehemently trying them from day to day, to yield to his passions, bringing witnesses of his own clan to testify that there were such revelations and such commandments, and that they were of God; also stating that he would be responsible for their sins, if there were any, and that he would give them medicine to produce abortions, provided they should become pregnant." - Affidavit of Hyrum Smith. Official History of the Church, Vol. 5, p.71

[svcw]

I am intrigued by the term “worthy members”.
So are you telling me there are secret practices of lds that only certain people are allowed to know?
That is one of the classic points of cults. SECRECY

[svcw]

I am intrigued by the term “worthy members”.
So are you telling me there are secret practices of lds that only certain people are allowed to know?
That is one of the classic points of cults. SECRECY

[muawiyah]

The RLDS do it the other way around though.