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If poison tasted horrible, it would be almost impossible to administer to a conscious person. So it is with the heresies of mormonism.

When one read the Joseph SMith 'Translation' of the KIng Jmaes Bible --into King Jmaes English, purely via supposed revelation not even using his peepstone-- passages are 'prefaced' just like the one Utah Girl posted for us. Problem is, the prefaces all sound the same, as if authoritatively offering ONLY God's truths. Even the eight hundred plus added words at the end of Genesis which fabricate a prophecy of Joe Smith's advent 'in these latter days' is prefaced as if Gord's Word. That poison is offered after the previous 49 chapters of Genesis with only superficial 'editing' of the King James Bible. [I can post it for readers to make up their own minds on the fabrication, if someone wants that.]

Several Mormon posters are firm pro-lifers. they have discernment where issues of God's innocent little ones iare at issue. I always amazes me when I find such an one lost in Mormonism.

I'm really not the picture of a typical Mormon woman. I'm not married, never have been. No children. I am a career woman. I'm working on my master's degree. I have not lived my whole life in Utah or surrounded by only Mormons. I've lived in Caifornia and I lived in Manhattan for one year. I've studied other religions. And I cannot deny that which I know to be true. There came a point in my late twenties when I realized that I had to get off the fence and either live the gospel of Jesus Christ with my whole heart, mind, body, and strength, or leave. I chose to stay and live as I had been raised, as a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. As a member of His restored church in these latter days.

BTW, thanks for your concern about me. However, I know I am living the way Christ would have me live. :)

And if I would have left, my family would not have disowned me. I would have the same friends. I'm sure they'd all be praying for me. :) I just went to see the definition of a cult.

1. a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies. OK the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints does fit this definition.
2. an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, esp. as manifested by a body of admirers: the physical fitness cult. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints does fit this definition in regards to venerating Jesus Christ and His gospel, and the ideals He taught. Things? Nope.
3. the object of such devotion.Christ organized His church while He was upon the earth. We believe that it was restored in the latter days. So in that sense, yes, we are devoted to Christ and His restored gospel.
4. a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc. Yes.
5. Sociology. a group having a sacred ideology and a set of rites centering around their sacred symbols. 6. a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader. No. We live in society, we strive to be in the world, but not of the world. We are found in all walks of life. We don't lock ourselves up in compounds and not let the world in.
7. the members of such a religion or sect. If this refers to #6, then no.
8. any system for treating human sickness that originated by a person usually claiming to have sole insight into the nature of disease, and that employs methods regarded as unorthodox or unscientific. –adjective Definitely not.
9. of or pertaining to a cult. Which definition? 10. of, for, or attracting a small group of devotees: a cult movie. 13 million members and counting...

The sad part is that Utah Girl, who is a nice person and who I have conversed with in the past, does not grasp the cult world she was raised in and that has her in her their grip.

What cult were you raised in that has you in its grip, has told you that your book is the only true one? Why do you believe it? Which well paid officer of your cult, told you what you think you know about the LDS Church. And how do you know that paid shill told you the truth? Some preachers have been know to be liars -- or haven't you been around long enough to know that?

In short, why should anyone you believe any or your unproven claims, when you believe nothing that anyone claims or believes in?

If you aren't claiming to be a know-it-all god, how about proving some of the junk you peddle?