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Should had some tea and crackers with em as them to clarify a few things
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Should had some tea and crackers with em as them to clarify a few things ![]() We did have a good talk outside though. I didn't beat 'em down too bad. They asked if I was familiar with the Book of Mormon and I told them I have one and have read it. That's when I mentioned kolob and becoming your own god and having your own planet and celestial sex and all that. One looked to the other, who smiled a little and nodded in agreement. I asked "you all weren't planning on bringing up kolob were you?" They said no. I said "that's probably because the church tells you not to". They knew I knew. We continued our conversation, and I told them that their church misrepresents itself as a christian denomination, when it is something wholly different. I then told them that I am not a christian, and so I wasn't faulting them for their different beliefs, just their misrepresentation, which I realized was not their fault. I also told them I know that mormonism is based on masonic rituals, and that they don't generally volunteer that information. They agreed. I told them that I appreciate being upfront when trying to convert someone, and not hiding one's belief behind something else, but I assured them that I knew they were just trying to be good mormons by hiding their core beliefs, even though I didn't agree with the church's deceit. I then told them that I appreciate their church's family research centers, which I gratefully and freely used during the early years of my own genealogical research, and without a single person trying to discuss anything other than genealogy while I was there. No conversion attempts. I also said I thought it was good that they were taught to store food and taught to be good in general, and that generally mormons don't cause trouble. They told me that I certainly know more about the mormon church than most! And handed me a mormon.org business card that showcase the diversity (black and mexican faces) of the mormon church. I didn't want to get into a big debate as to why that wasn't a "selling point" for me, so I just said: "I don't suppose there's anything about kolob on this site?" One chuckled and said that the site had a lot on there, it just might! I shook their hands, got their names, and they made their (amicable) escape. |
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