So, I’m in a FB group for my county, and there’s a post about an upcoming event in town “celebrating the Latino cultures in our community.” It’s going to be held at the stake center and blah blah bring friends for food and fun blah.

Nowhere is it mentioned that it’s a Mormon event.

Plenty of churches and whatever post their events on the page. Meh. Whatever. But this seemed kinda sneaky, plus they’re definitely trying to reach out to recent immigrants from Central and South America. It’s on the post.

So, I asked if it was an LDS event. Then I went to the OP’s profile and saw that they went to Ricks. So, okay. Pretty sure it’s about getting some folks dunked, but it just seemed kinda sneaky, so I wrote, “This is a Mormon church event but not advertised as such. If you’re not a Mormon, be prepared to meet the missionaries.”

Do you think that was okay? So far no one (there were eight likes/loves) has responded.

ETA: There were eight like/loves for the original post I mean.



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Yes I think it's fine. It doesn't come across as confrontational nor is it phrased in an antagonistic way.

Of course, it's in the eye of the beholder.

a lot of thought and effort went into the flyer’s design, but they didn’t mention that it’s a church event?

The contacts are:

“Hno. [Sneaky Pete]” and “Hna. [Righteous Rachel]”

I personally think it's fine. Your tone was neutral. I do that all the time when people advertise their MLMs as being "business opportunities."

Thanks! :D

I believe you did it very tactfully. There is always an ulterior motive when the corporation has an event like this. They should be upfront.

If I was the Stake RS Prez or SP then I would've shouted this message from the rooftops that I was trying to get all of you who come fully assimilated into our wondrous Church.

It's really simple. I got the cheerios in nursery and gained a powerful testimony that they were true. Then the Correlation program worked on me. And finally I got to have my brain wired to think this wondrous way.

So, getting everyone assimilated is the mission on everything. Some may approach this dishonestly. But that's not right because we can't convince people that we're a true Church if we're not honest and truthful. Instead they'll think we're a false Church and they won't even do that Moroni 10:3-5 thing because they'll think there's no need to do so because we're a bunch of dishonest sleazeballs with ulterior motives.

Of course I hope you go Beth for the reasons that the Correlation program wired me to think. How could my brain possibly cause me to think otherwise?

Meet the mormons...successfully sneaking up on folks sine 1830 and especially in 1857 when they invited the Bakers and the Fanchers to set a spell at mountain meadows...17000000 whoppers sold

Conversions aren't an ulterior motive with Mormons, they're the Main Event.

Ugh.

I believe the FB post required a disclaimer, and you were kind enough to provide it.

They do this all the time in my neighborhood. Advertise as a block party or community event, the unsuspecting folks find out it's a church recruiting event.

Very well put, Beth.

In my neighborhood, they have "walk about" and everyone invited. It consists of going on a walk through the neighborhood and stopping to have a treat and chat at various assigned homes.

The assigned homes are always those of active members.

If you can find some, take a couple of six-packs of Deseret IPA; I think this was brewed purposely to go with funeral potatoes.

He thinks Mormons would be great allies for these immigrants. I asked him how many exmormons he knows. He got pedantic about knowing a few and some jackmos and ** EDIT “a dozen or so” ** of practicing Mormons and he studied Mormonism for a couple of years. I replied (this is on my page not the county one):

“Listen more to the exmormons.

“And I would ask them about Bishop worthiness interviews of children, racism, Prop 8, Evergreen, the $100 billion Ensign Peak case, tithing, the last general conference, assigned friends, shunning, pre-1990 temple penalties, blood atonement for miscegenation, the Japanese Mission baseball baptism scandal, Mountain Meadows Massacre, missions in Brazil pre-1978, the Mormon Makeover…it’s a religion thats core beliefs are fundamentally racist. These folks from Latin America are considered descendants of the Lamanites (not a real thing), and their skin is a curse due to their poor behavior in the preexistence.

“The local stake is looking for converts, specifically these “cursed Lamanites,” to baptize, because even if they go inactive, they will stay on the rolls until they are 110 (?) years old. They’ll happily take their money and time as well.

“General Conference was about a week ago. This flyer is a direct result of that.”



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Why would a nevermo take up the cross and carry it on behalf of a religion he studied, and supposedly rejected?

Sounds like his only interactions with Mormons were in Hawaii when he was much younger. I think he’s in his mid to late 60s now.

Not to paint Pacific Islander Mormons with too broad a brush, but before I knew about RfM, in about 2001, I met a Polynesian Jackmo who was a major pothead. He was from Ogden, and his mother was a convert.

He served his mission in Hawaii in the late ‘70s or early ‘80s, and he and his companions chilled on the beach as much as possible and tried to get close to girls. He loved it.

If the nevermo guy, whom I know through another person and have never met myself, met people around the same time, maybe his interactions were more loosey-goosey than they would have been in Utah.

That’s all I got.

If he's in his 60s now, and his contacts with the church are from 40 years ago, he's advocating for an organization that no longer exists.

Good response, Beth.

You done good !

The sun is out. Gonna chill with the ducks for a few.

LOL. Good rundown of dirt on the church. You know more about the mormon church than >99% of mormons.

And I bet that the organizers of the sneaky event are as upset with you using the word "mormon" as you calling them out publicly on FB.

You performed a noble public service.

It is as if god called you to be in the right place at the right time. </s>

As a reward for your valiant efforts, here is a YT kitten and duckling video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4ai8-m9Dp_8

Oh! That video! I love it as well as this comment: “He’s not afraid the duck will leave, he’s tasting it.”

Yeah…lol…could be.

Oh. And my first question was, “Is this an LDS event?” I didn’t straight out Mormon them until I finished checking out OP and thinking a bit, and no one had replied, so I was like, “Imma call y’all Mormons. Twice!”

stating it is a neighborhood party. In Utah, they aren't fooling anyone.

It was the right thing to do to let people know it was a mormon activity.

Oddly enough, the "ex" went to two dinners. One was when our daughter was at one and she was even shocked he was there. You wouldn't catch me at one of their parties.

I think your response was exemplary, Beth.

"...upcoming event in town “celebrating the Latino cultures in our community.” It’s going to be held at the stake center and blah blah bring friends for food and fun blah."

So??? free tacos then? I'm there..

The church is one big used car dealership. If you walk on the lot the salesman will appear.

They've done similar things here too. Except it doesn't always work. People see the address and know what it is. Or if they turn up they see pictures in the foyer of Jesus climbing a pyramid with lots of native Americans around him.

You did the right thing. You did what they should have done: disclosure.