tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post6126449392132006173..comments2024-03-25T14:27:40.121-05:00Comments on Heart, Mind, Soul, and Strength: The Book of Mormon and the Bible: Supplemental literature of the originating cultureWeekend Fisherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-87076171253393151682010-07-02T17:04:45.933-05:002010-07-02T17:04:45.933-05:00I heard someone say that the Mormons would actuall...I heard someone say that the Mormons would actually ask you how much you were making, so they could evaluate if you were giving the right percent. But I don't know if they knew that first-hand so I consider that in the "unverified" category. <br /><br />My son got invited to go to a "church" event with a friend of his, and (didn't know til it was too late) the guy turned out to be Mormon. Sweet kid, don't get me wrong. But yes, while it was a teen party, it was definitely a "recruiting" party. They had Q&A things like "How close are you allowed to stand to someone of the opposite sex" (Answer: stay apart at least the distance of a Book of Mormon.) Stuff like that. <br /><br />On the one hand, I think the strong expectations of good behavior are why they have so much of it. I just wonder sometimes if it crosses the line to being intrusive. <br /><br />Take care & God bless<br />Anne / WFWeekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-76320438753209698002010-07-02T15:26:12.740-05:002010-07-02T15:26:12.740-05:00The young men are "expected" to go into ...The young men are "expected" to go into mission, in a foreign country, usually. The young women, girls really, are taught to expect to marry a man who comes back from the mission, and then they are expected to have babies right away. But he also said that divorce was common.<br /><br />He also told us that there are so many local "wards", about one every two blocks, that are the local division that is in charge of the neighborhood. I'm not sure if the people worship there, but he did mention that the next larger grouping had a building that was where the groups came and went on Sunday morning for the various worship services. He said that there are strong expectations of attendance and giving.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-89259408288729082072010-07-02T12:06:49.317-05:002010-07-02T12:06:49.317-05:00Coerciveness? Like in what way?Coerciveness? Like in what way?Weekend Fisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10425001168670801073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15860677.post-9952832491783680672010-07-02T08:33:18.021-05:002010-07-02T08:33:18.021-05:00I've been reading this with interest since I v...I've been reading this with interest since I visited the Mormon "visitor" center about 20 years ago and because daughter #2 just moved to Utah. Her new friend said he was raised Mormon, but had friends from other groups, so he had always had a different perspective on the group. He talked about the coerciveness of the Mormon culture.LoieJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01977264499770654307noreply@blogger.com