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A. Regarding questions about the LDS church.
Your first question asks, "Why have some said Mormons are not Christian?"
It is a strange thing that such a comment could be made, considering that
the name of our church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The Book of Mormon is precisely what it claims to be on its very title
page: "Another Testament of Jesus Christ". We definitely believe
in Christ, we preach of Christ, we teach our children that he is the very
source to look to for salvation and eternal life. We love him, we
know that he is our Savior, and that because of his atoning sacrifice in
behalf of all of us, we can return to live with him and our Heavenly Father
throughout the eternities, if we will take upon ourselves his name and
keep his commandments.
Your second question was about the Book of
Mormon, and that others have said that it is not of God. When
I hear that, I am confident those "others" have not read the Book of Mormon.
If they had, they would find that this is another testament for Jesus Christ,
and the account of a people who came out of Jerusalem at 600 B.C. and were
guided by the Lord to the America's and given that land as a promised land
on conditions of their faithfulness. Like the Jews of old, which the Bible
tells about, the Lord also sent prophets to those people on the American
continent. Those prophets taught the people not only of the coming of Jesus
Christ but also the mind and will and commandments of the Lord. The
book further tells of Christ's ministering among these people after his
resurrection in Jerusalem. The writings of those prophets over the
thousand year history of these people was compiled by one of the last prophets
whose name was Mormon (hence, the name Book of Mormon).
There is a great promise on P.529 of the book.
Moroni 10:4-5,
4 And when ye shall receive these things,
I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name
of Christ, if these things are not true; and if ye shall ask with a sincere
heart, with real intent, having faith in Christ, he will manifest the truth
of it unto you, by the power of the Holy Ghost.
5 And by the power of the Holy Ghost ye may
know the truth of all things.
If you would like your own copy of the Book of
Mormon by filling out an easy online form. They are available FREE
on this page. You can also obtain a copy by calling toll free
in the USA or Canada: 1-888-537-7111
Your third question asked whether the LDS church
has services on Sunday. The answer is, yes, we do. There
is a formal worship service where the Sacrament (Holy Communion) is passed
to the congregation and followed by a couple of different meetings.
One meeting is for the women of the congregation (Relief
Society), and another for the men (Priesthood), and a third with Sunday
School classes for each individual age group in the congregation.
Additionally, we have a youth group (for ages 12-17) that meets during
the week, with classes and activities for the teenagers in the congregation.
I hope this is helpful and when the time is right
I will be pleased to ask a couple of representatives from the church to contact
you and to explain to you in detail what we believe and why. Please
let me know if I can be of help.
Sincerely,
Donny Osmond
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