Centrist
Active Member
For as long as I have been coming here, many of you have been thinking I'm Mormon, even though I do not recall saying I am. Let's just say I'm inactive. I'll change my profile in a bit for that.
But what I find astonishing is how a non-denominational Christian church that is 18 miles away is far more willing to give me a ride to church, in fact they are happy to do so. OTOH the now-local Mormon church, that is less than 1/2 mile away, the leaders do not return calls and I and my roommates (I'm now in different housing than before, long story) cannot for the life of us get a ride to church. And all three of us are, allegedly, members in good standing. (There are a lot of details here that I know would certainly help enlighten you and make the matter far clearer, but for now we can make do with what I provided.) Likewise, the members of the Christian church are far friendlier than the Mormons.
I am not bullying Mormons, just stating what I know to be factual. And I know some of you may remember when I was advocating for fairness and equal treatment for Mormons in my early days.
And yes- I know what President Nelson has said about the name of the church being "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints", but I and a number of "old school members" still learn towards using "Mormon" & "LDS" in discussion as more an act of brevity than disrespect.
But in the end it doesn't matter. I still know who Jesus Christ is- He is my Savior. And I know that to go to Heaven I must go through Jesus, and no one else. Not Joseph Smith, not Brigham Young, and certainly not President Nelson.
And as much as a few of you really annoy me for reasons either unmentionable or unknown, I still love each and every one of you, as expected by Jesus.
But what I find astonishing is how a non-denominational Christian church that is 18 miles away is far more willing to give me a ride to church, in fact they are happy to do so. OTOH the now-local Mormon church, that is less than 1/2 mile away, the leaders do not return calls and I and my roommates (I'm now in different housing than before, long story) cannot for the life of us get a ride to church. And all three of us are, allegedly, members in good standing. (There are a lot of details here that I know would certainly help enlighten you and make the matter far clearer, but for now we can make do with what I provided.) Likewise, the members of the Christian church are far friendlier than the Mormons.
I am not bullying Mormons, just stating what I know to be factual. And I know some of you may remember when I was advocating for fairness and equal treatment for Mormons in my early days.
And yes- I know what President Nelson has said about the name of the church being "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints", but I and a number of "old school members" still learn towards using "Mormon" & "LDS" in discussion as more an act of brevity than disrespect.
But in the end it doesn't matter. I still know who Jesus Christ is- He is my Savior. And I know that to go to Heaven I must go through Jesus, and no one else. Not Joseph Smith, not Brigham Young, and certainly not President Nelson.
And as much as a few of you really annoy me for reasons either unmentionable or unknown, I still love each and every one of you, as expected by Jesus.
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