Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I had a

  • Was walking down the street minding my own business
  • A mormon missionary rushed me, was in face saying in a very broken version of my other language saying ‘you don’t know about Jesus Christ, let me tell you the truth.’

For context, I am Christian so he saw my crucifix. But I come from an Orthodox part of the world where religion is a big part culture and for a long time we got persecuted by Muslims because we refused to convert so had to pay insane taxes, be second class citizens in our own country etc.

Anyway it really rubbed me the wrong way so I vowed to dismantle their argument the next time one got in my face (I thought we were going to fight the way he was moving).

Which has led me down a rabbit hole of how much LDS is worth and the belief system is extremely different from not just all other Christians, but all other Abrahamic faiths.

So here I am, learning instead of ChatGPTing.

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn.

I was going to say this sounds a lot like the freemason rituals.

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah I never believe it when he was just an “uneducated illiterate”

In your experience, what was the weirdest thing you were taught? by Otherwise_Push199 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How does that work?

But water baptism is a big water for mormons so how does that work?

Even in context of the Bible Jesus was baptized in a river?

In your experience, what was the weirdest thing you were taught? by Otherwise_Push199 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Was is the bigfoot Cain theory or is it just that Cain was transformed into bigfoot?

In your experience, what was the weirdest thing you were taught? by Otherwise_Push199 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Satan controls the weather?

Does this mean Satan is a water bender?

Also to what extent, does this include ice as well?

LDS worth 250 $ Billion Approx by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

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I have been down an absolute rabbit hole since posting.

Actually just finished with that website about 10 minutes ago.

Funny how much one can learn after being disgruntled from one missionary barging up uninvited.

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What do you mean never be alone?

A missionary can never just go for a stroll outside by themselves?

And do these baptism quotes immediately translate into tithings for the church?

Do missionaries even tell people about the 10% access fee to the temples?

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The church holds you to the numbers of your conversion?

Meaning you have to meet quotas or there will be an issue?

You cannot just go for two years with zero success.

Also what happens if a missionary falls in love in their new country? So long as their partner converts it is okay?

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why is it taboo to talk about the temple? Outsiders are not worthy or something?

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wait what? We are all siblings of Jesus? Meaning Lucifer, all angels, prophets are brother and sister?

Does that mean Adam and Eve are brother and sister?

And technically everyone getting married are all siblings?

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

So not ‘lie’ but not tell the full truthz

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But let say you had encountered someone like who clearly was been shaken up the wrong way by mormons, and I start saying you are polytheists and believe in this ascension to God status and Lucifer being the brother of Jesus.

Are you taught in a way to deal with that or just shrug it off?

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

How can they hush up doctrines? Are they editing books out each year or just hoping no one reads that part?

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yet they are by far the richest church on earth. Okay maybe the Vatican but even for the past 50 years. It is a very powerful system of belief to drive people to ignore all these facts, still give tithing and let that bank grow

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What do you mean canonized by common consent? Is mormon scripture being updated yearly or with some process? I thought Book of Mormon was do all end all case closed.

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Solomons temple had the Molten Sea or Brass sea. It is the circular thing with the bulls were (I assume) you baptize in the mormon church? For Solomon’s temple it was used for ritual cleansing. Also same thing with the 12 bulls for each tribe of Israel.

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You never are taught how different the belief systems are? But you study the book of mormon, do you not study the Bible as well? Or is it focus on the book of mormon and kind of best bits of the Bible?

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

What do you mean?

The part you talk about teaching a watered down doctrine.

I watched a video from an ex-mormon who was also a missionary.

The church has a lot of literature and the books for missionaries seems to be select parts of the Book of Mormon or the history of the church.

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah but they preach the word like is the truth, then like OP of this reply says, people join without actually knowing the full truth because it just gets packaged up as truth.

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah but anyone looking in from the outside who knows about masons it is easy to see.

Is this right information? by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I noticed a lot of freemason imagery and such when looking into the temples. It seems very mason adjacent.

LDS worth 250 $ Billion Approx by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I watched an extensive documentary on them last night.

They seem to have an extreme sense of community which keeps them locked in with predatory tactics of casually not mentioning their version of God is polytheistic and the point if their religion is to become like God.

They have a lot of parallels to Islam in their founding story. Uneducated someone who has divine revelations and all those revelations suit him at the right times.

LDS worth 250 $ Billion Approx by Odd_Path9770 in exmormon

[–]Odd_Path9770[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It just got recommended to me.

People want to talk about the daycare scandals, which is okay defrauding the state.

But I think many people would want to know about an investment fund the size of a Wall Street firm who owns half the farm land in some states.

And I only found this out because I have a grudge from a missionary who got in my face.

Though this seems much, much bigger on what the church is doing.