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July 8, 2010
By i_love_pancakes SILVER, Lutz, Florida
i_love_pancakes SILVER, Lutz, Florida
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I am amazed at the comments i have heard about Mormons.We apparently are men married to 10 women and sport long beards. I once was asked when talking about religion with a friend,"How many moms do you have? Man it must crowded in your house with so many children and women..." I quickly obliged and joked,"I have 10 moms and 20 brothers and sisters." He looked at me with wide eyes and a confused expression. What people don't understand is that everone back when the church was reorganized (1830) mostly EVERYONE had more than one wife. It was just the way of life. And as for the beards well, it was the style.

The Book of Mormon is a seperate book of the bible. Although it is a continuation of it. Together, the Bible and the Book of Mormon are the entire truth of our gospel.

I could spend an entire year explaining our differences, the contraverseys, and why we are who we are... But i cant.Momons are not bad, we are peaceful, god-loving people withsome members who don't always show the princibles of our church like any other church organization. And guess what? I'm pretty proud of it.



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on Jul. 22 2012 at 5:55 pm
MorenSore SILVER, Albuquerque, New Mexico
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Favorite Quote:
"Liberty is not the power of doing what we like, but the right of being able to do what we ought."
~Lord Acton

You rock for posting this, i'm mormon/ LDS. Have you ever been asked which of your sybolings your going to marry. i think thats the wierdest one i've heard so far.

 


on Aug. 4 2011 at 9:40 pm
ekaterinahansing, San Antonio, Texas
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Favorite Quote:
Being bored is a choice. Choose not to.

Oi! I love this! I'm mormon too, so thanks for defending our religon!

I LIKE PIE said...
on Jul. 8 2011 at 1:31 pm

I have always thought that the reason we have so many 'haters' is that satan knows we are worth fighting for. 

 

PS. if u want to learn more about mormons, go to Mormon.org.


on Apr. 17 2011 at 8:07 pm
radicalhonesty GOLD, Alpharetta, Georgia
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Favorite Quote:
There is no situation, facet, or aspect of life that cannot be improved with pizza. -Daria

my best friend is Mormon so I have been around her family and her beliefs alot. And I think it is a beautiful religion, centered on family and morality. I don't understand why people make such a big deal about Mormons.

AndersN GOLD said...
on Feb. 17 2011 at 12:40 pm
AndersN GOLD, Park City, Utah
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Favorite Quote:
"I saw an angel in the marble and carved until I set him free." -Michelangelo

I agree with the fact that "the crowd" has no religion, and that if you believe in the bible or the Book of Mormon, you are an optimistic pill.

on Oct. 5 2010 at 5:51 pm
i_love_pancakes SILVER, Lutz, Florida
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people need to stop acting like cavemen and realize this is the first century. Not everyone belongs to a religion, but that, under noo circumstances, does that mean they have the right to ridicule us because we are different. same goes for alot of other religions out there

on Oct. 5 2010 at 4:46 pm
i_love_pancakes SILVER, Lutz, Florida
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i know right? we went through a long era where u were catholic or a horrible person. then christian or a terrible person. now it seems like u need to have no religion to fit in... everyone needs to get there act together and realize this is the 20th century. we are not cavemen who dont know what fire is. we are a modern and intelligent people who differ culture, beliefs, and backgrounds. theres no such thing as a perfect person...

on Oct. 5 2010 at 12:52 pm
Phantom_Girl GOLD, Ft. Carson, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"If it comes out of the lion's mouth...it will be on the test."
-Mr. Bala

I don't get it either. I thought we had come far enough to respect people's beliefs and that people would be smart enough to know that stereotypes aren't always true. I guess not.

on Oct. 4 2010 at 3:28 pm
i_love_pancakes SILVER, Lutz, Florida
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thanks- i knew i wasnt alone. We mormons are just normal people with different beleifs. i dont get why people feel the need to make fun of us or call us names... i jsut dont get it

on Oct. 4 2010 at 1:22 pm
Phantom_Girl GOLD, Ft. Carson, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
"If it comes out of the lion's mouth...it will be on the test."
-Mr. Bala

I wish my friend Quentin could read this. He's Mormon, so I can't stand it when people say such mean things about Mormoms. He's a normal guy, he has ONE mom, no siblings, and he's a nice guy. Anyone who knew him would never say a cruel word about Mormons again.

on Jul. 28 2010 at 12:49 am
i_love_pancakes SILVER, Lutz, Florida
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just being curious, i looked up LDS, and latter day saints in the search box and nothing came up... i knew other people felt the same way that others were mis led to think of us 9in general) in a bad light...

on Jul. 27 2010 at 10:37 pm
biggerinfinities SILVER, Superior, Colorado
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Favorite Quote:
“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

oh thank you~ i just hear bad things about mormons all the time and this is nice to hear~ its nice to know im not alone