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Hi, guys —
You're going to need some background for this
one:
I am a 27-year-old Church of Latter Day Saint
woman [or a Mormon], and a convert to this
church, ... and, you guessed it, I converted from Catholicism.
Before you exit out of this email please bear
with me.
I am thirty days from being married in the
temple, and the more I read:
- our Scriptures (Book of Mormon)
- Pearl of Great Price
- Doctrine and Covenants and
- the Joseph Smith edition of the KJV
the more confused I am. What used to make
sense doesn't anymore, and the only thing
I want is to go back home to the Catholic
Church. My problem is, I don't think I can.
- When I was baptized into the (LDS) Latter
Day Saint church, was I not excommunication
from the Catholic Church just by my leaving?
Also, there is much fear in leaving the LDS
church. They, too, believe they are Christ's
one true church on earth, and if I were to
make a serious effort to leave them, I would
be shunned until I had completed the repentance
process and was baptized again. If I acknowledge
the priesthood authority of my husband, leaving
would be an act of apostasy that could tear
our family apart.
My biggest fear is that I am going to be damned.
Without knowing where I should turn to, I
am beset by confusion. I thought that when
I had gone to the temple, everything would
become clearer; instead, everything is just
more confusing.
Please help me. I have forgotten what peace
is.
Sincerely,
Diane DBMM
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John
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Dear Diane DBMM —
Welcome home. You are always welcome
back. You are not going to be damned
for whatever reason you left and
went to the LDS church. No doubt,
you probably did not have a very
good Catholic catechesis. Unfortunately,
that's all too common.
Ultimately Mormonism boils down to
believing in Joseph Smith's word
over the Gospel of Jesus Christ that
has been handed down for 2000 years.
Mormonism is not a Christian Church.
They deny the Trinity and have a
very different Jesus. They are wonderful
people. God loves them as He loves
everyone but that doesn't make Smith
right.
Just look at the issue of polygamy.
Smith claimed it was divine revelation;
God wanted to restore polygamy. Less
than one half a century later, one
of Mormonism's subsequent "prophets" hears
from the same God, that polygamy
should be stopped. Of course, this
was convenient because unless the
Mormons gave up polygamy, Utah couldn't
become a state so Mormonism serves
a God that changes his mind on a
core matter of faith.
According to Mormonism, God the
Father, was once a man and he now
lives on a planet near the star base
Kolob.
- Does that sound like the God
of the Bible?
According to Mormonism, Jesus and
Lucifer were "soul brothers" and
both Lucifer and Jesus presented
plans to God the Father for mankind.
Lucifer wanted to force men into
worshiping God, but Jesus wanted
to give us free will. God picked
Jesus' plan and that's when Satan
rebelled.
- Hmmm. Does that sound right
to you?
If you need more information about
the cult of Mormonism, I can put
you in touch with people who do great
research. In the mean time:
- go see your local priest
- have your Confession heard and
- come on home to the Church.
God Bless,
John
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Paul
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Diane DBMM —
If you are 30 days away from marrying
a Mormon in the temple you better
consider doing something about this,
especially if he doesn't know of
these thoughts of yours nor your
desire to come back into full communion
with the Catholic Church.
My humble advice is to not go through
with this unless there is clarity
in your own mind and crystal clear
communication with your potential
spouse. Also keep in mind that, if
you were baptized Catholic, the Church
would not see this potential union
as a valid marriage.
As a former and future practicing
Catholic this should concern you
considerably.
Paul
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