Adam, Welcome! I have only recently joined this forum too but have been struggling for years trying to understand why my adult daughter has been with this church for so long. It is so difficult when you love someone and you see them needlessly depending and believing a cult like mormonism! I love what 'forestpal' said too, showing our love will always be in the forefront. So glad you "ca
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I sure do try to take advantage of opportune moments and the "earn your way to heaven" really makes me nuts but I always say, when Jesus died he took away ALL your sins!!! All you have to do is ask Him to be in your life! She probably will never leave but I will never believe in that church either so we may just have to "not share that part of our lives"! Thanks again for t
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FreeAtLast, Wow! Thanks for the very good info on the mormons. I have to say that in the early days when my daughter was getting into the church I went through alot of this with her. I rented a video, took her to meet with a pastor who used to live and preach amongst the mormons in Utah, etc. I even, in one of my frustrations, said to her, " do you really believe all that stuff about js a
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Thank you all for your comments and caring. I should clarify that my dh and I do have a good relationship with our daughter. We 'gave up' long ago trying to persuade her to leave the mormon church. Mostly because it became very difficult to have a relationship her. I just feel badly for her because she seems so stressed out alot of the time trying to 'prove' her 'goodness'!! I do try to be suppo
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First of all, thanks so much for all of you on this forum! I have been a 'lurker' for years now as I have a daughter who became a mormon about 17 years ago. She is now 38. She was introduced to 'it' in high school as the guy she was dating ( married him) was mormon and so was his step mom. The step mom actually instructed my daughter and brought bishops to her house years ago, all unbeknown to dh
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I like what 'honestone' said, I was going to say also that just being in a relationship with Jesus and reading only one book, the Bible!!! There are some really good churches out there that don't pressure you to do anything! I am actually searching for a new church as I have moved a fair distance away and I will just be going to many churches but always one that follows the Bible with no weird
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