I Was a Mormon

Hi, My name is Sámi.

I grew up in Mesa As. And I was raised Mormon. As a small child I was taught that I belonged to the only true church on earth, and that Joseph Smith was a true profit of God.

That was my testimony. And through the years I believed that with all my heart. And that was called ( Brain Washing ) I was also taught that you do not associate with non members.

But for some reason I could never get that last lesson through my head. I had lots of friends that were not Mormon. And I would always get into trouble for it. I loved my friends, and I was not going to give them up.

So as my teaching went on, I was in a group called Primary and when I turned 13 in order to graduate, and enter into MIA. ( don't ask me what MIA stands for because I don't remember). I had to memorize the 13 Articles of Faith.

Maybe most of you have read the Articles of Faith. But the 8th article stuck in my mind, and has been with me ever sense, I have forgotten all the rest. Funny how that ended up, because that one is the most important of them all, and it says. ( "We believe the Book of Mormon to be the Word of God. And we also believe the Bible to be the Word of God, as far as it is translated correctly" )...

And in my mind at that time, it stuck out like a sore thumb. But I did not understand why. I felt in my heart that it should be the other way around. Another thing that bothered me was Baptism For The Dead. I was taken into the Temple and I actually was baptized for some dead people. So they could attain membership into the LDS church and be sanctified unto God. I felt like someone was tiring to shove a rather huge pill down my throat, and I was suppose to swallow it.

And then through a friend I got saved. I was 13. And things started to change. When I was 16 or 17 and standing on the Temple grounds one night in Mesa. I found out the reason why it was so important for you to find a nice young LDS man to take me by marriage through the Temple. ( Funny how they hammer that one into your head. ) Anyway, it was so we all could be ensured a place in the Celestial Kingdom. Not that I did not know that before, but the catcher was, so we could become gods and goddesses of another world. I thought- Boy this pill keeps getting bigger.

Then I also found out what happens when you go through a Temple marriage. During the ceremony you are given secret names. The husband gets his, and the wife gets hers. But the wife does not get to know her husband's name, but her husband gets to know his wife's name. And that is for the resurrection. To if the husband feels that his wife has not lived the Mormon doctorine. Then he will not call her out of the grave.

Here is why it is so hard to witness to the Mormons. The ego is a very powerful thing, and not to mention fear. The Mormon doctrine uses ego and fear to keep their members intact. So through a Temple marriage the husband gets to become a god. And through fear of never leaving the grave the wife gets to become a goddess. And on that note, I grabbed that pill and through it as far as I could.

And God started to lead me to the truth. I met a lady that I worked with at a hospital in Mesa, Az. that led me to Bible study. And everything started to come together for me, all the feelings that I had when I was growing up in the LDS church were starting to make sense to me. And God started to revile himself to me. So I rededicated myself to Jesus. and started to read his wonderful Word. So if you are Mormon, and you are reading this, and what I'm saying rings true. Then search your feelings, and if there is anything that feels remotely off to you about the Mormon Doctrine. Then please listen to it!!! Because that is the Holy Spirit, and he wants you to know that your salvation is in danger. Think about the Word of God- The Bible, and how long it has been around. Long before Joseph Smith- One Man. Which by the way, Jesus said never put your faith into man, but in God, for he will never let you down... Think of the power that God has, and compare that to us poor little destructible people. Do you really think that God is going to let man mess with his WORD??????? NOT!!!!!!

May God Bless all who reads this, and may it open the eyes of a Mormon searching for the truth...

Sámi~