If you don't believe in HIS teachings and follow HIS teachings, does it really matter how “pure” your heart is based on YOUR standards or Joseph Smith's standards?
This goes beyond, “dogma”. How do you get to the Father if you have rewritten the teachings of Christ? The Bible and the Book of Mormon - ANOTHER Testament of Jesus Christ are NOT compatible.
BTW none of us have "pure" hearts. Yes, you may be better than me in somethings and I better that you in other things, BUT does it matter when you are comparing sinners? When you compare yourself to CHRIST, then you see where you really stand as an individual. We should always compare ourselves to Christ, not other sinners, for a true picture of our heart etc..
The differences and false teachings between Mormonism and Christianity matter! Read any book by Paul. He was practically pulling out his hair with false teachers. They sounded good but they were not following the teachings of Christ. The same is true here.
Yes, Mormons are very nice people - at least the ones we know. They are typically conservative, excellent work ethic and care about our country. That is our common ground politically. Spiritually, Christians do not have anything in common with Mormonism.
These out reach questions are to help bring Mitt to the primary. We voted for Mitt in the primary. We like the guy but his health care turned out to be disastrous in Mass.. We won't be voting for him again for President.
My conservative friends in Boston say Mitt stopped the Democrat health plan and put up a more benign, less Socialist one thru private companies. They say he did everything he could so it would have as small an impact as possible. but when the Dems took complete control and Deval Patrick was elected, the plan became totally government run. Do you agree?