Why Mormons believe they are above everyone else?

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One thing I noticed when I used to be an active member at the Mormon church is full of narcissistic and controlling people. That included my now ex in laws. We had no say every choice was made by my in laws on how our wedding should be to what house and where and what place we go on family weekend. When I left and ask to removed my record. My ex in-laws kept on sending me the missionaries and other church member were harassing me to the point I had to get the police involved. Thank God if it wasn't for the police they still would have been harassing me. I had enough proof when the bishop sent me non stop harassing messages on FB nonstop when I ask politely to please stop. No the Mormon LDS church isn't like any other normal church the are controlling you can't be your own self. If you go to the temple they make you wear secret under garments you can't drink coffee not wear tattoos you can't drink green tea. The LDS church tells their members to follow the profit blindly. When I was having marriage my ex cheated on me I was looking for advice help nothing.

Aerissa_Jade · Accepted Answer

That has not been my experience, they are very nice to me, polite and respectful. Even when I answer the door with a bottle of alcohol and smoking weed, half undressed.

I will say some members are terrible though but if they are following the actual teachings, which the vast majority don't cause they are all human and are massive sinners themselves.

It sounds like your ex-in laws are just crazy or something though, same as with your cheating ex.

I get invited to events and if I go, they are all nice but I am not very good at any of that stuff, best to just get along friendly and I'm good with that.

All I can say is I don't judge any religion by the actions of its members, cause every religion has bad people and bad members, I will only judge by the actual teachings and what they say they should be doing, even though most don't actually do what they should be doing.

I highly doubt your ex and his family was doing what they should be doing, based on teachings.

I'm glad you divorced his ass though, I hate cheaters.

wingattebaby16 · Accepted Answer

Cult... pretty simple.

Joseph Smith was arrested 19 times for being a conman and charlatan before he created the cult of mormonism.

it is all Men Based. You don't see a woman having multiple husbands.

and most the mormons i know, have NO CLUE about the secrets in the Temple. They do wear the Holy Underwear.

I feel Joseph Smith was a transvestite and liked women's underwear. LOL

and their temples have a spire on top, not a cross. Spire is for Impaling Non-Believers in the old days.. lol

Guy13 · Accepted Answer

Mormons are man (Joseph Smith) doctrine supported entity that is based in works and being one of the Elites to have their own Planet, There is no Grace in that False Paradigm as there is no Grace in Islam with its Muhammad obviously not Holy Quran. One thing abut these guys, including but not limited to Catholicism, Adventists, Gnostic Wicca etc.. is they are all Works based as related to Salvation.

Good look with fallen self-purifying, through sanctification, one justified Holy before a Holy God. How has that worked out historically... Putin and Xi most recently. Man does not improve without Love, Grace, Mercy and Judgment found In and Through Jesus the Christ completion at the Cross..

OlderAndWiser · Accepted Answer

I suspect that all of this has its roots in the beginning of the church, when it developed like a cult and its members were ostracized.

My church is located in a cluster of four churches - Lutheran, Baptist, Episcopal, and Mormon. At times, the three churches get together for joint events but the Mormons NEVER join any of that.

There are some things about Mormons which I greatly respect but there is also a huge amount of weirdness with that church. I have heard rumors that the Mormon church has a "secret" marriage ceremony in which the participants must be nude. Is that true or was it true in the past?

Anonymous · Answer

okay, so you're either straight up lying or don't know what you're talking about when you say that they believe women have no rights. Tells me everything I need to know about you already.

It's also been MY experience that the people who like to attack the "Mormons" about judging, do a fair bit of judging them in the process. Some people might call you out for being a hypocrite in that instance, but I won't. Not me. I'm gonna let it slide.

I've been raised in and around the church my whole life, and can't think of a single member who actually they were better than someone else. My church had several members who were millionaire doctors, lawyers and such, and they were best friends with guys who were on welfare.

I will say, there are "snobs" in and out of every religion. That's a personality trait, not a religious one. And your personal experience sounds like just that. An individual experience with people that have controlling personalities.

But I will fight you any day of the week when you try to blame an entire church for the actions of a couple of members. Do you know what that sounds like? Remember when people were blaming the whole Muslim religion for the actions of a few of them? Remember when people were blaming ALL people of color for the actions of a few of them? I'd bet my left nut that you weren't in support of judging entire groups of THOSE people, so I'm sorry to see you so hellbent on blaming everyone in the church for the actions of a few that you didn't like.

People keep calling the church a "cult", but they are running programs across the globe to help people. Any disaster that takes place, the church is there to help the people get their lives back. They actively teach members to help people whenever you can, to treat others with kindness and respect, and that every life matters. They are doing strong work with communities to help in any way that they can. So, are they some kind of service cult then? That gets joy out of helping their fellow man? Yeah, how terrible to work so hard in making the world a better place for everyone. 🤣

Anyhoo, I am sorry that you had some bad experiences with some people in the church, and even more sorry that you feel it's cool to blame the entire church for individual's actions, even when the actual church teachings directly contradict the actions those individuals took. 🤗😇⛪

BCRanger10 · Answer

I think you're asking two different questions here. The first, as to why Mormoms believe they're above everyone else? Do they? I wouldn't think that they have members that are any worse than any other religious (or non-religious) belief.

And the other seems to be why they're so controlling. As someone who is not now, never has been, and never will be a Mormon, I don't know.

Dargil · Answer

They believe that they have more "keys to the Kingdom". They also believe that they have more scripture, including The Book Of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants and the Pearl of Great Price.

WhiteBoyChill · Answer

They are just batshit insane crazy people. They make a mockery of true devoted Christians

Crafteroon · Answer

Every religion believes they are above everyone else. Out of all the others they are correct in their belief after all. The difference is in how they treat those of a different belief.

ibodi · Answer

They have wives more than muslim

Exterminatore · Answer

I have no idea. It’s a cult.

hostboy__fastestlaps · Answer

look up that man with 80 wives, it will CHANGE your mind on Mormonism

OddBeMe · Answer

Every religion thinks this. Even us atheists.

MrTaboo · Answer

Like Catholics, cults usually do

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