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Date: March 12, 2011 07:37AM
Presbyterian churches have done many good things. I cannot understand why you would leave them.
There is a very important thing you have to realize about the LDS teachings.
Look at the Book of Mormon preface.
"The Book of Mormon ... Written to the Lamanites, who are a remnant of the house of Israel ... to come forth in due time by way of the Gentile ... to show unto the remnant of the House of Israel what great things the Lord hath done for their fathers; and that they may know the covenants of the Lord, that they are not cast off forever ..."
The LDS have taught from the very beginning in 1830 that this means it is for the indigenous people of America. The Book of Mormon is supposed to be a history of America's Indians. It is supposed to be for them so that "they are not cast off forever".
Now take a look at the Presbyterian. They make no claims of having an ancient scripture. They make no claims of the Native Americans being a remnant of the House of Israel. But your church, the Presbyterians do good.
Look at what is on the Pine Ridge in South Dakota:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G5H6IMRPkkgThe Presbyterians do many humanitarian projects to help some of the poorest counties in the United States.
What did the LDS do in the same year that youtube video was posted? The LDS church closed its only meeting house on Pine Ridge, while building a $3 million chapel built in Rapid City. This made it impossible for LDS Lakota women to even attend church.
http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/article_7a4343d3-eca4-5031-bcc9-79579a21aa22.html"They literally locked the door. We have no place to worship,"
"My parents embraced the church and accepted its teachings," she said. Now that she can no longer worship in the chapel where she was baptized, she wonders why Mormon missionaries came to her community at all. "Why did you send the missionaries in the first place? We'd have been better off if you'd left us alone," she said.
Deb 49, the LDS claim that the Book of Mormon is the most important book in their religion. They claim it came from an ancient record written by the ancestors of the Native Americans. It is supposed to help them.
Your church, the Presbyterians care about America's indigenous people. The LDS care about themselves.