Posted by:
summer
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Date: January 28, 2012 03:48PM
People are going to be disappointed. They'll get over it. That's a promise!
You're right about the ridiculous amount of restrictions in Mormonism. Do you really need that much supervision? Or can you be trusted to select appropriate drinks, clothing and underwear? (BTW the church underwear is worn pretty much 24/7 by members who have gone through the endowment ceremony at the temple.)
Give yourself a full year before you even consider being baptised. There's no rush. The church isn't going anywhere. During that time, read everything you can read about the church. Read this message board and the associated short topics at this website. Read the MormonThink website and the Wives of Joseph Smith website. Read the books "In Sacred Loneliness" and "No Man Knows My History." Educate yourself! (...and since you asked, no the church is not true. There is a lot that the missionaries won't tell you, and there's a lot that even they don't know.)
If you really want to join a church, join one of the nice protestant churches. Those churches will demand far less of you and treat you far better.
By the way, all of the attention that you are getting right now from the missionaries and the other church members will evaporate once you're baptised. You'll be given a church job (a "calling") and be pretty much ignored.
http://mormonthink.com/http://www.wivesofjosephsmith.org/