Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunter's Campfire part of a letter I received....

I don't read anything that doesn't have a picture of a fish, gun or wild game on the cover.

it seems like we've got a candidate willing to wade into the fire and update us on new information.

we already have heard from the protestants, baptists, catholics and a few others including native americans.

there's a few others left hanging on the list, but perhaps they can make an appearance at a later date?

I would be interested in hearing accurate information regarding the Mormon church of you’d be so kind as to share.

nothing in the new testament is in conflict with the "mormon" church. The LDS church believes the new testament to be the word of god. I wonder how reading scriptures, specifically the new testament is in conflict with the church, IN FACT THIS YEAR OUR ENTIRE CHURCH IS STUDYING THE NEW TESTAMENT!!! Lessons from the New testament are on specific parts of the new testament and are studied by family, church and youth lessons, all lessons are focused on the same specific sections of the new testament. In fact this weeks lessons are on James, which I might add is in the new testament.

My brother is Mormon. He says he doesn't have to believe everything in the Bible.

I call BS.

The New Testament and the Old Testament are accredited Scripture in the LDS church - in fact, they are both studied in some depth in regular Sunday meetings.

Your undocumented, unreferenced "letter" is classic Mormon-bashing drivel.

There was a Morman boy that would come to Paradice camp on the Selway in Idaho where I was a packer and guide. He said he had 58 brothers and sisters and DAD had 19 wives, All with different houses on a big ranch he owned. There was joy to the Lord when the Government checks came to the wives once a month. What a scam. Seems the CHURCH helped him buy the ranch and he gave them a cut of the checks his wives got monthly. This according to the boy, I don't know for sure but he told it as fact.

But then again, maybe not....

Through the extensive study of geology I converted to being an atheist and many see me as a nice guy.

I've read and understood the holy bible, the book of Mormon the Quran and many others.
I see them all as quite interesting but still one in the same.

First thing being first Mormons ARE Christians. The DO read the Bible. They DON’T have multiple wives. Those are the primary preconceived notions that I feel need to be dispelled. Do they subscribe to some unusual beliefs in comparison to how they should live? And what they should eat or drink?Perhaps to someone on the outside looking in. But what religion doesn’t?

He wasn't a mormon boy, polygamy has been banned since the 1890's. Those practicing it or attempting to practice it will be excommunicated so fast it will make your head spin. Also I would add utah has some of the most strict anti polygamy laws in the nation. The state has also actively prosecuted groups that practice it, finding crimes that have been committed against under age girls etc. To say utah has turned its eye to this is flat out BS. They have went after it actually in my view.

man I wish people were more informed about things. The LDS chruch, mormon church's official name is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. That would indicate that we also believe in Christ, don't you think? We believe in the bible and lastly anyone that practices polygamy or attempts to will be thrown out of the church.

came across this today
http://www.marketfaith.org/the-book-of-mormon-is-it-another-testament-of-jesus-christ

interesting read

What, and ruin ringman's story?

Is that like a Lutheran?

Studying the New Testament is all well and good but that does not address doctrinal differences.

Are the “three heavens” consistent with the New Testament?

Does a Mormon have to perform works to achieve the telestial kingdom?

Is it true that everyone except the most vile go to one of the three heavens?

Does Mormonism teach that the “really good Mormons” can achieve God status?


Edit to add: Does a Mormon have to “endure in the faith” to achieve heaven. Is this not what is often called “works based salvation?”

Sounds like a chain letter, not a personal letter.

I believe the Mormons ran into trouble everywhere they went prior to their decamping for Utah Because of their exclusionary economic system. I lived in Tremonton Utah (90 % Mormon) in the 60s as a protestant teenager and attended Mormon seminary in the 9th grade. There is no way the golden plates, their beliefs, or prophecy can stand up to even mild scrutiny. They are hard working industrious folks not unlike a nest of fire ants. It may be different now but a non-Mormon opening a business in Utah would have been boycotted except for the few who wouldn't pay their bills, and came requesting credit. In their Illinois problem back in the 1840s I believe taking over part of the state and plotting assassinations put them in bad odor. Where I live now the few we have seem pretty decent but they don't hold political sway and can't have their way in court against non-Mormons.

I saw Big Love.

I believe the TV.




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Explain to us about the relief society then please. And don't call me a Gentile because I'm not Mormon. Be Well, Rustyzipper.

Brigham Young had 55 wives. Was he a Mormon?

Some may want to Google "Micah and Lynn Wilder".

Next problem, please.