I figure since I’ve got a question where I ask anti-Mormons and others to answer my questions, it’s only fair that I have a section where I take questions. Actually, it’s my blog and I can do what I want with it and fair has nothing to do with it, so let’s just say I’d enjoy entertaining any questions people would like to ask. I’m as interested in learning the truth as anyone, and I’ve found that responding to questions from anti-Mormons helps me learn more about my faith. If you’ve got a question feel free to post a comment asking it. If it’s a decent question I’ll answer it…when I get the time. You can ask questions like “Why are Mormons so stupid?” but I probably won’t answer that type of question. In fact, I’ll probably just delete it so as to not clutter up the legitimate comments.
Ask away.
i hope this isnt a stupid question, cos this is really doing my head in, anyways 1st i’ll explain my situation..
im 17 and ive been dating a mormon for about 5 months now, and ur gonna think its silly but i really love her, and weve spoken about marriage and i really do wanna marry her, and im willing to convert to b with her, but i also know that we need to get married in the temple, and that non members arent allowed in.. and i dont want to get married without my parents there, and my girlfriend seems to think im being irrational for wanting my parents to see me get married
wat should i do??
This is more a question for Dr. Laura, but I’ll give you my opinion–stop talking about marriage when you’re 17 and wait a few years. A lot of us dreamed of getting married when we were teenagers, but now that we’re older we realize what a huge mistake that would have been. If you wait a few years you’ll have an entirely different perspective, and if you still want to get married to the same person when you’re 23 you’ll be much better prepared for it.
Also, you should never convert to someone’s religion just because you’re in love with them. That’s a recipe for disaster. If you really love this girl, then wait a few years, and don’t become a Mormon unless you’d want to do it even if she dumped you.
thank u for ur input.. i wouldnt feel rite talking to our local missionaries about this kinda thing..
dont worry i have assured here that i wouldnt b converting until i was 100% ready for it, ive started to attend church on days wen work permits, and i am reading the book of mormon atm.. believe me i want to to this just as much for myself, aswell as to b with her.. and u probly think its wrong to b in such a serious relationship at this age, but i think its silly to b putting a specific age on this kind of thing, because nobody can know if ur ready for it but urself..
also another question, kinda unrelated though.. but my girlfriend says she cant watch movies that r rated MA15 because the prophet sed not to, now i know its probly bad to question wat the prophet says, but y should u (as a religious group) b letting a national government decide wat u can and cant watch?? that idea seems silly to me, surely as individuals u would b able to decide for urself wat is appropriate to watch and wat isnt..
anyways thanx once again for ur opinion
I agree that the rating system is a crock. Back in the 80’s when the original statement on R-rated movies was made things were a little more clear because you had G, PG, and R, and that was it. PG movies could be depended on to be pretty safe, and R movies were pretty sure to have all sorts of violence, sex, and cursing. PG was Star Wars, and R was Rambo, and it was pretty obvious to everyone what the differences were. When PG-13 came along, things started to change and get convoluted. Not only that, but the ratings board seems to make some strange decisions. There are PG-13 movies that are full of sex and innuendo and that show unhealthful and immoral behavior as perfectly acceptable, even preferable, while there are R-rated movies that have little swearing, no sex, no innuendo, little violence, etc. and yet are rated R for the sake of somebody having some blood on their arm. I personally would let my children watch The Matrix 10 times over before I would let them watch Titanic. That said, I would let my kids watch The Matrix either. Maybe when they’re older, and if it’s an edited version. Maybe.
I think the safe path to take is to take the prophets’ advice and don’t watch rated R movies, and be careful with the other movies as well. My wife and I popped in a PG-13 movie (Mean Girls) last night, and even though we were watching it on a ClearPlay DVD player that edits out profanity, innuendo, sex, etc. we still found it offensive enough after the first five minutes that we turned it off.
Even if the prophet gives advice on what movies to watch, that doesn’t take away your freedom to make your own choices. You still decide whether to take his advice or not, and so you are still deciding for yourself what is appropriate to watch and what isn’t.
Joshua,
I would appreciate the name of just one secular encyclopediaa and page which provides supporting information that:
1. “Reformed Egyptian” was really an ancient language.
2. “Domesticated” horses existed in the America’s prior to Columbus.
3. That ancient languages can be translated by looking at a rock in a hat. See: (Ensign » 1993 » July A Treasured Testament By Elder Russell M. Nelson)
Joshua,
How is it possible for you to support your church with it going against its own scripture? “We do not believe it just to mingle religious influence with civil government, whereby one religious society is fostered and another proscribed in its spiritual privileges, and the individual rights of its members as citizens, denied.” (D&C 134:9)
United Church of Christ
The resolution “In support of equal marriage rights for all”, supported by an estimated 80% of the 884 General Synod Delegates, made the United Church of Christ General Synod the first major Christian deliberative body in the U.S. to make a statement of support for “equal marriage rights” for all people, regardless of gender.”
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Church_of_Christ The Unitarian Church also supports gay marriage.
The Mormon Church spearheading Prop 8 in Californian has denied equal rights of a minority. The LDS Churches position toward gays is totally at odds with mainstream psychology. See the American Psychological Association statements:
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/policy/marriage.pdf
http://www.apa.org/pi/lgbc/publications/justthefacts.pdf
Hi Skeptic, I’ve answered your first question at “Egyptians, Horses, and Rocks in Hats” and your second question at “The Hypocrisy of Mormons in Opposing Gay Marriage“.
Thanks for the questions, and please feel free to comment on my answers. I don’t have as much time to discuss these topics as I would like to have, but I participate as much as I can and perhaps there are others out there who would like to discuss them further as well.
Hi Equality, I’m going to delete your “interracial” comment because it actually belongs with the post to which it relates. If you could post this comment under the “hypocrisy” thread linked above then I’d be glad to respond there. I emailed you about this but maybe you’re not using a real email address since it appears you didn’t receive it.
Thinking about Joining a Mormon Church. Later you will discover that the Mormon Jesus is Satan’s brother and God is flesh even tho the Holy Bible declares that He is Spirit. That Jesus cannot save us by faith alone as the Holy Bible declares we can be but they add works before faith.
Interesting how Joseph Smith attacks who God the Father is, Who God the Son is and who God the Holy Spirit is and we are saved by faith alone. The very heart is what Satan is after. To stop the heart is to stop life. Joseph Smith was placed in Jail and someone smuggled a gun to him and he shot it to stop the heart. Think about it.
I’m thinking about it…and I think someone may be a few clowns short of a three-ring circus.
I’m Peculiar also.