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Was a Mormon for over 30 years but now I am free.

Tuesday, January 09, 2007

Boy I am glad to be out!

Just a few little things I read and reminisced about
that makes me glad to be out of the cult:

"When our leaders speak, the thinking has been done.
When they propose a plan, it is God's plan. Lucifer
wins a great victory when he can get members of the
Church to speak against their leaders and do their own
thinking."
(Ward teaching message, Improvement Era, June 1945)

"Learn to do as you are told...if you are told by your
leader to do a thing, do it, none of your business
whether it is right or wrong."
(Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 31)

"Now this does not mean that individuals should not do
research and make discoveries and write articles. What
it does mean is that what they write should be faith
promoting and where doctrines are concerned, should be
in harmony with that which comes from the head of the
church. You will remain silent on those [doctrines]
where differences exist between you and the Brethren.
This is the course of safety."
(Bruce McConkie's letter of rebuke to Professor Eugene
England, Feb. 19, 1981)

Course of safetly, huh??? Just nevermind all the
bullcrap and suffering that many have suffered over
the past 175 years!!! -- this oughta make an interesting blog.

Temple interview question: "Do you support, affiliate
with, or agree with any group or individual that is
not in harmony with the teachings of the Mormon
Church?"

I wonder if Ezra T. Benson, previous Mormon prophet, said "yes" to the question
while he was affiliated with the John Birch
society...

Satan speaking in the Temple Ceremony: "If they do not
walk up to every covenant they make at these altars in
this temple this day, they will be in my power."

If the throat slitting and debowling gestures in the temple rituals didn't
make you commit, this surely will!!!

I just had to share :)

Mike aka Elder Smith