To get slightly more serious — If you go with Bill Maher's view that "Mormonism is the bullshit of Christianity with more bullshit piled on top," then Mormonism is less likely to be true than Christianity.
olderelder Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > To get slightly more serious — If you go with > Bill Maher's view that "Mormonism is the bullshit > of Christianity with more bullshit piled on top," > then Mormonism is less likely to be true than > Christianity.
Bill Maher has such a way with words, doesn't he? I'm being sarcastic. A more talented man could have phrased it better, without the scatology.
This is the question that people ponder when they think about whether or not the Church is true. Are they honest and transparent?
Well of course I don't spend any time asking questions because I was raised by the Correlation program. Questions can cause Doubts. Thus I have just been raised to be obedient, obedient, and even more obedient :) This beloved program has washed my brain through baptism by immersion. Sprinkling a little water on my brain is insufficient. My brain was be thoroughly washed in order for me to be a good Sunbeam for the rest of my life.
I remember asking myself that question as a TBM. If I had a good feeling it meant the church was true, because the Mormon church taught me that a good feeling equaled truth! I didn't know a good feeling was evidence of truth before joining the Mormon church. Before converting I did not pay attention to my feelings. If something moved me I didn't analyze the feeling for a profound meaning. Converting to the Mormon church changed my way of thinking.
I'm going through the most difficult time of my life right now. Sometimes I'm overcome with happiness despite everything. I sometimes think that the happy feeling is a sign that everything will be okay, or that something is good when it really is not. I have to remind myself that it is just a feeling - a response to something enjoyable and not a predictor of an outcome or a confirmation of truth.
As a Mormon, a good feeling meant truth and love from Heavenly Father. It meant everything would be okay. Now it's just a fleeting feeling with no strings attached.
I hope I didn't hijack your post! It just made me remember all the times I asked myself that question and how I focused of my feelings for a sign of truth.