Posted by:
Joy
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Date: April 07, 2013 07:43PM
From the perspective of selfishness, hey, people like rousing music, they like to be cheered up, they like to be spiritually uplifted, they like comaraderie, a beautiful cathedral--whatever--and they put their voluntary donations in the basket. For me, Mormonism had nothing but a NEGATIVE return. I gave what I was ordered to give, and got nothing in return. Negatively, I got more harassment, asking for me to play the organ in more meetings, play for more performances, play for more wards, play for the stake, teach others to play, have a teaching calling besides, cook dinner for the stake president who sprained his thumb, clean the ward kitchen and bathrooms, etc. And my children got harassed. And we were all lied to. And we were shunned because we were a "broken home." The worst investment we ever made!
When we graciously and silently pulled out, we should have been thanked for my years of devoted service. Instead, the Mormons did whatever they legally could get away with to make our lives miserable. The kids and I are good citizens, but our Mormon neighbors got very nasty. Finally, in the end, we had to tell them "We will not be insulted in our own home. Please leave." and "I want to garden in peace, so stop soliciting, and get off my lawn."
Would people like that ever thank anyone? It seems they hardly thank God anymore. They thank the great and marvelous only true church headed by a living Prophet.
Who's money is it? Who's labor is it?
Wouldn't we all drop dead if God's Only Living Prophet were to tell the Mormons to donate money directly to the needy who have lost their jobs and have been evicted, the hungry, the abused, the abandoned, in these bad economic times?
Nope, donate to the big business.