Do many Mormons want to leave the church?

Mormonism is a cult. Anyone who claims he is a direct conduit to God and builds a following is a cult leader... Oh, wait, wasn't that Jesus as well?

It's a dangerous thing to assume what people of a certain religion believe- ironic, isn't it? I wouldn't know what a Mormon thought unless we engaged in conversation and I make it a point not to guess about what a person feels in his or her heart. The more important issue is that religious groups can have too much power over their congregations. If a person of one faith feels the need to inquire about other faiths, a "self-confident" religion would welcome that action. It's a shame that religion has become so humanized. All could benefit from knowing about many religious philosophies.

If you don't belong to a particular religion, aspects of that religion seem bizarre... and that goes for ALL religions. I don't know if many Mormons want to leave their church. Aren't they the ones with the magic underwear?

it is sad to see someone make such a naive comment...being a mormon myself its not
all that hard to leave if u want to and the thing is no one judges you if all if a sudden
U dont show up. I grew up in the church and the dont hold us under any sorta strange power how bout we do some research or attend a church service first before we judge....ur comment is a sign of idiocrary and discrimination

Great question! This sounds like it was written by someone who wants to leave the church but is afraid of the turmoil it may cause between you, your family and perhaps some of the good friends you have in the church. Just like many thousands of Mormons, I was a member of the church from childhood and that was all I knew. I was raised to know no other. I served a Mormon mission for 2 years in the mid west, was married in the temple etc etc etc. Not until my mid twenties did I wake up and learn that there are so many other wonderful people out there of other backgrounds and religions. Don’t worry about all that crap. Your real friends in the church will always be your friends, your not going to loose your job and your family will get over it. Believe me, I’ve already been there, and it’s great! Even married an extremely successful catholic girl nine years ago. I didn’t become anti-Mormon, but there were too many things that I couldn’t live with as a Mormon.

They're only a cult leader if they say those things and are lying. Jesus was anything but a cult leader and one day you'll know that doug, I just pray that you don't find out too late.

snowfalcon wrote: "Do many Mormons want to leave the church?"
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If they wanted to leave 'the church' they wouldn't call themselves Mormons, so NO, Mormons don't want to leave their church.



snowfalcon wrote: "many Mormons who were raised in Mormon families would like to leave the church, but are either afraid to do so, or don't know how, for fear of being excommunicated."
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This is a crass statement that bears absolutely no truth to it whatsoever.



snowfalcon wrote: "For those in predominately Mormon areas, some are afraid they will lose their jobs and not be able to find a new one that pays well if they leave."
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This is actually the case for those who hear the message of Restoration and the testimony of Joseph Smith for the first time, read the Book of Mormon and pray about it, and then the Holy Ghost witnesses to them that the book is true, and that the story of Joseph Smith could not be fabricated as the enemies of Christ would have you think. But because of the strong Christian ties they have, they're dilemma becomes to either embrace gospel truth, or be disfellowshipped from their Christian associates that tell them that the Mormons all have horns, and that they'll start growing them too if they join the Mormon Church.

And incredibly it works to some extent. People who want to join the LDS Church simply don't because they are afraid to be ostracized by their Christian associates. They don't see that the power of the fellowship of the Saints, couple with Gospel truth, far outweighs the power of the stagnant waters of Christianity as represented by Gentiles.




snowfalcon wrote: "I believe many Mormons would like to join a mainstream Protestant denomination, and secretly think their own religion and its history are embarrassing and a little bizarre, but won't admit it in public."
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Many of Christ's disciples left him after his bread-of-life sermon, leading him to ask of the Twelve, 'Will ye also go away? It was Peter, as their spokesman, who responded, 'Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.' (see John 6:66-69.)

The Saints feel to respond in the same manner to the many who would torch the kingdom with the fire of their wrath today and would turn us out of the true fold-'To whom shall we go?' What do they [the Christians] offer us in exchange for priesthood, keys, and scaling power, for a God who speaks, prophets who live, and the promise of everlasting life?"

You feeble attempt to suggest that Latter-day Saints see any significant benefit to the salvation of their souls, by desiring to join with a Protestant denomination is one of the stupidest things a Christian can say. When Lucifer approached Moses after the Lord had appeared to him, trying to deceive him into carnal securities, he said to Satan, "Except I was transfigured, I could not even look upon God and live. And you come to me, telling me to worship you afterward. And where is thy glory that I should worship you?"

What glory does any Protestant church possess that would give any Latter-day Saint a desire to forsake the only true source of the glory of God there is?

I was raised Mormon and never wanted to leave the church. While I don't always practice everything the church teaches I am still a member and I never feel as if I'm going to hell because I'm not doing everything right. Many people believe Mormons to be a cult. This is simply not true. As Mormons we believe that everyone has the God given right to free agency. You make your own choices and yes just like anything else in this world there is cause and effect. You make good choices then good things happen and vice versa. Mormons are not brainwashed into believing certain things. Yes we are taught certain beliefs or religious practices but we still always have our own freedom to choose. That said- yes I have heard that in some predominatly Mormon areas there is more pressure for people to stay in the church and that there can be job discrimination as well as other things. That however is people and not the Mormon religion. In no way does the Mormon faith encourage this type of behaviour. So no I've never wanted to leave my faith even when I'm not practicing every principle it teaches. Life here is a learning process we are all here to become more like Christ.