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Mystery, Mind-Control and the Mormon Church!
That old struggle to domineer!
The LDS hierarchy is trying to silence Christians
through a weak point of censorship. The news likened it to Goliath
(the Philestine) challenging David (God's servant). When Jerald and
Sandra Tanner discovered that secret panel to escape the dark cave
of Mormonism, they left a sign that points to safety and lit the lantern
to light the way! The Tanners posted one of the great, dark secrets
of Mormonism - how to remove your name from it's roles. As legal proceedings
continue, the information is removed from the Utah Lighthouse Ministry
website. Watch for more at: http://www.utlm.org/
Friend, you should be allowed to think for yourself!
How can people leave a church using cultic mind-control? Christian
Churches give the steps for leaving their roles right in the constitution.
It is public information. Where there is liberty there is nothing to
hide.
Below is helpful information to escape or to
pass on, an exit letter provided at the "Recovery from Mormonism" website:
http://www.exmormon.org/whylft12.htm
A Good Exit Letter to Have Your Name Removed
from the Mormon Church
President R G. C.
_________ Stake
_________, WA
Dear President ______________,
This letter is being sent to inform you that
we are officially requesting that our names, and the names of our
children, be removed from the records of the Church of Jesus Christ
of Latter Day Saints. This request is being made after many years
of soul-searching, and studying on our part. We did not easily come
to this decision, and in fact have found it to be one of the most
difficult decisions of our lives. We have a deep love and gratitude
for many friends and family that are still members of the church,
and wish to make it very clear that we are not leaving because of
hurt feelings, or being offended by anyone in the church. We have
had to base our decision on our faith in the Lord and Savior Jesus
Christ, and our intellect. This decision is being made freely on
our part, and with a full knowledge of what the LDS church teaches
the consequences of making a decision like this are. We insist that
our records, and the letter notifying us that our names have been
removed from the church records, show that the only reason why our
names have been removed, is that we requested it to be so. We also
insist that the word excommunication not be used in the church records,
or in the letter notifying us of this action. We would not hesitate
to take legal action against the church if anything is done to slander
our good names, or if members of this stake are given the impression
that we left because of immorality.
Please understand that we are taking this
action because it has been proven to us that Mormonism is false,
and does not teach correct doctrine according to the gospel of Jesus
Christ. Some of the doctrinal problems we have investigated are:
- We do not believe that Joseph Smith was
a prophet of God, or that he received direct revelation from God.
We also believe that we will be judged someday according to our
faith in the Savior, not Joseph Smith. We believe that he taught
false doctrine, and that he has led many good people astray, and
away from the true teachings of Jesus Christ that are taught in
the Bible.
- We are convinced that the Book of Mormon
is not of divine origin, except for the verses that are plagarized
from the Bible. We do not believe that Joseph Smith translated
any part of the Book of Mormon, and that it is nothing more than
a contrived document.
- We are convinced that the Pearl of Great
Price (particularly the Book of Abraham) is a pure work of deceit
and fraud. It became apparent to leaders of the church that the
papyrus that Joseph Smith translated into the Book of Abraham,
was nothing more than Egyptian funeral documents, yet they continued
to claim that the book was of divine origin. This fact has been
hidden from members of the church for many years.
- We are certain that the Doctrine and Covenants
is also false, and has been changed and rewritten so many times,
that Saints today have no clue what some of the false doctrines
that Joseph Smith taught really were.
- We are convinced that polygamy is a wicked
principle that is taught by the church, and that it is demeaning
and devastating to women. We are also convinced that it was an
excuse for Joseph Smith to commit adultery, since he practiced
it for at least 10 years prior to the 1843 "revelation"
- We are convinced that, on the whole, the
LDS church has made serious and substantial changes to all of their
scriptures, and most of church history. We believe that this has
been done to satisfy and comfort its members, to hide doctrinal
errors, and to protect some leaders from exposure to their moral
failures.
- We are convinced that men and women are
not treated equally in the LDS < church, that women's issues are
ignored, and that women are truly made to feel like second class
citizens. LDS doctrine is completely offensive to women, and could
not possibly be pleasing in God's eyes. We are also convinced that
depression among women in the LDS church is rampant, and always
ignored by church leaders. The impression is given that any LDS
woman who is depressed, must not be living the gospel.
- We believe that the the often quoted statement, "The
glory of God is intelligence", is completely contradictory
to what the church truly teaches about members increasing their
intellect. Free thought is discouraged, and members are told what
to read, when to pray, how to pray, and what to think.
- We do not believe that God was once a man,
that he lived on a planet similar to Earth, and that through his
righteousness he became a God. Furthermore, we do not believe that
men on this Earth can someday become Gods. According to the bible,
God has always been God, and is "from everlasting to everlasting".
These are just a few of our major issues with
the doctrine of the LDS church. We could write many more pages of
other problems that we have with the doctrine, but I'm sure that
our point has been made very clear. WE DO NOT WISH TO REMAIN MEMBERS
OF A CHURCH THAT IS BASED ON FRAUD AND LIES!
In closing, we wish to tell you our greatest
reason for leaving the LDS church. Our six beautiful children! We
do not want our children to grow up in an oppressive religion that
dictates every aspect of their lives, and teaches them that men are
superior to women. We know that we can raise good, moral children
outside of Mormonism, and teach them integrity and the most important
of Christ's teachings: The love of their fellowman. The LDS church
does not own the patent to teaching these important values. Our greatest
hope in doing this, besides our own happiness, is the goal of having
our children reach their full potential. If our daughters reach their
full potential in this life, and our sons become better men, who
respect and treat women with the dignity that they deserve, then
our goal will be accomplished.
We ask that you please respect our request
to have our names removed immediately, and be aware that we will
not welcome any visits from missionaries, home teachers, visiting
teachers, bishopric or stake presidency members. Our decision is
final in this matter, and any missionary efforts on the part of the
LDS church, will be considered an invasion of our privacy.
With Respect,
____________
____________
CC - Bishop _______
This is a recent exit letter used by a family
in the Pacific Northwest. It is important when writing your letter
that you write to the home addresses of the Bishop and Stake President
and have your minor children also sign the letter. You will get a notice
that you have 30 days to change your mind. That is it. There is no
further correspondence if the Stake president and Bishop do their jobs.
It is all very anti-climatic.
Further guidance at this website includes:
- How to have your name taken off the Mormon
church records A letter to the Mormon President requesting a name
to be removed
- A Potential Convert looks at the Art of Manipulation
- To Those Who Are Investigating Mormonism
Recovery from Mormonism
http://www.exmormon.org/whylft12.htm
RELATED SITES AND INFORMATION
"Why I Left Mormonism"
Personal Story # 8
Trust The Truth Association
Ex-Mormons: Why We Left
Christian Research Institute
http://www.iclnet.org/pub/resources/text/cri/
EXODUS - the process of leaving Egypt
Saints Alive
http://www.Saintsalive.com
Instructions for Resignation Letter
Watchman Fellowship
http://www.watchman.org/lds/index.htm
Out of Mormonism and into Christianity
Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry
http://www.carm.org/
Leaving Mormonism
Mormonism Research Ministry
Mentoring by Former Mormons
Institute for Religious Research
http://www.irr.org/mit/
Are you willing to objectively study Mormon
history? Skeptics investigating the Bible often turn to Christianity,
Mormons digging into the history of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon
often leave Mormonism. Check it out!
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