Posted by:
carameldreams
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Date: July 13, 2016 10:05PM
Hello everyone! I'm a never-mo in love with a born and raised Mormon man. :-) In short, I went to the ward for a time but cannot convert. I was raised in evangelical Xian. I absolutely cannot align myself with the fraud (IMO) that is the Mormon corporation and the liar and polygamist Joseph Smith.
Because I'm still on the email list for the ward, I learn of ward activities. I've seen a pattern and want to ask, 'is this typical?' Here's two examples:
1.
"FYI- Today and tomorrow (8a-1p) is the annual neighborhood garage sale. We will participate tomorrow only. I listed the houses who have pre-registered to participate below, but others will typically join in last-minute.
We've want any ward members to know that you'll receive items either deeply discounted or free."
2.
"We are moving and can't take our Baldwin piano with us. It is posted on Craigslist for sale but we would be willing to sell it to a church member for $200 off the Craigslist price."
I've also observed special treatment at restaurants when I'm dining with members. We've received all sorts of free menu items simply because the people in charge were in the same ward.
I know my Scriptures pretty well and I feel confident that Jesus was royally pissed off with the special treatment given to 'worthy' people by the Pharisees.
My question remains: Is this typical? How do members justify this? I could be standing at a garage sale, for example, and I have to pay $10 as a non-member and a member standing next to me would get the item 'deeply discounted or free'. How is this fair? How is this helpful toward the Church's goal of coverting investigators?
Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/14/2016 12:23AM by carameldreams.