Jul

14

A new official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the only true Mormon Church) website offers a very direct and clear message to those who want to know the truth about Mormons and Poligamy.

The new website Mormons and Polygamy is amazingly clear.

The Mormon Church or the LDS Church iS NOT the FLDS Church.

As explained in the website:

  1. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints doesn’t allow anyone practicing polygamy to be a member.
  2. Polygamy was part of our past, for about 50 years in the 19th century. But it is not part of our present. Polygamy was officially discontinued in 1890  —  118 years ago.
  3. When practiced by Mormons in the 19th century, polygamy was quite unlike the depictions of polygamous groups now seen on TV. For instance, a woman had freedom of choice as to whom she would marry. She made her own decisions about life, education and personal pursuits and did not isolate herself from the world.

I think that this last point is particularly important. Beyond the fact that Mormons do NOT practice polygamy now and they have not for more than 110 years, they way the practiced it was very different from what we see on TV.

Finally, and this is my personal view, not necessarily the Church’s, even what we see in TV about the FLDS Church is often exaggerated and distorted.

In short:

  1. True Mormons do not practice polygamy
  2. When they used to practice polygamy they did it in a different way
  3. Not all the bad things shown about the FLDS are true

A good video from our beloved true prophet, the late President Gordon B. Hinckley (very different from Warren Jeffs, self proclaimed prophet of the FLDS Church), explains a little more about the standing of the Mormon Church about Polygamy:

“This Church has nothing whatever to do with those practicing polygamy.” The late Gordon B. Hinckley, speaking about the clear distinction between the Church and polygamous sects.

May

16

There is always a lot of confusion about who are the Mormons. A few years ago I noticed that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints started putting more emphasis on the official name of the Church by asking more clearly that members and not members use the full name of the Church, instead than saying “Mormon Church.”

However, in this video, Mormon spokesman Michael Otterson clearly says that the media should not call those little poligamyst sects “Mormons” because there is really almost nothing in common between those groups and the Church. I like the idea of defending the nickname “Mormons” since it is widely used and recognized, and there is nothing to be ashamed of.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not allow its members to practice poligamy since the end of the 19th century. Moreover, the way poligamy was practiced more than a century ago was very different from the way it is practiced today by these groups, and the social environment is completely different.  

Finally, many other aspects of the way these people live or believe are different from what is taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Watch the Video:


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Apr

25

Many of the news reports coming from Texas about the problems with the FLDS Church have left the impression that they are ‘Mormons’ in the sense that they are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. However, they are not. They are a different church, and a very small one. However, several of our non-member friends have asked us quite sincerely about it. Some here who oppose the growth of the Church are promoting the idea to damage the reputation of the Church.
So, for those of you who may have been watching the news lately and may have wondered…

Some Mormon women sing…

Some Mormon women dance…

Julianne Hough – Dancing with the Stars

Some Mormon women write New York Times best sellers that are immediately made into movies…

Stephenie Meyer “Twilight” series

Some Mormon women have lots of money and really great hair…

Marie Osmond

I know hundreds of Mormon women. They do all kinds of different things and live all different kinds of lives. This woman served as a leader in the Mormon Church. She recently spoke to teenage girls worldwide. She encouraged them to stand up to peer pressure, strengthen their families and serve others.

Susan Tanner

None of the Mormon women I know look like this…


None of them are marrying off their teenage daughters and none of them really want to share their husband with anyone.

Furthermore…

Some Mormon guys can throw a ball…

Some Mormon guys yell at the ball…

Andy Reid – Philadelphia Eagles Football Coach

Some Mormons are Democrats and some are Republicans . . .

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid Senator Orin Hatch

Some Mormon guys are fun to listen to on radio AND TV . . .

Glenn Beck

Some Mormon guys at 17 are insanely adorable and sing like an angel…

David Archuleta- American Idol

In fact, lots and lots of Mormons sing really, really well . . .

Mormon Tabernacle Choir

Some Mormon guys make funny movies…

Napoleon Dynamite

Some Mormon guys have a lot of money and really great hair…

I know hundreds of Mormon guys. They do all kinds of different things and live all kinds of different lives. This is one of the leaders of the LDS (Mormon) Church. This month he spoke about honoring women, especially mothers, and gave advice to husbands and children about how to treat the women in their lives.

Russell Ballard

None of the Mormon men I know look like this…

The Mormon men I know are honest and hard-working. They don’t cheat, smoke, drink or gamble. And TRUST ME….the last thing any of them want is another wife.

The leaders of our church, along with the 13 million members worldwide, want the world to know that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not the FLDS practicing polygamy where the federal government just raided and took over 400 children into state custody to protect them. In fact, we have absolutely no connection with them at all.

Get the word out to everyone who may be confused!

Your Mormon Friend

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