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If I were not A Member Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints I would would Worship the Lord and Be Eastern Orthodox or a Weslyan Methodist. Where would you attend ?. As for other posters who are not LDS here if you were not a member of the Faith/Church you attend where would you attend to Worship The Lord ?.

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Anakin7

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bluebell Grand Master

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I would probably try out Catholisicm though i don't know if i would land there permanently. I'm a very sentimental person and because of that i find tradition and ceremony very appealing. I strongly believe in the notion of authority being needed to officiate in God's church (and, no disrespect intended, i think the idea of a 'priesthood of all believers' to be one of the weakest aspects of protestantism) and also strongly believe in the notion of a church that requires something of it's followers. I think protestantism, as a whole, is weak in that area as well.

However, the history of the Catholic church would be a stumbling block for me, as would the doctrine of the Trinity, which i can't imagine ever believing as truth.

I know that i would not end up any kind of protestant. New wine in old bottles does not speak to me in the least, though i know there are many wonderful, spiritual protestants in the world who disagree.

Brenda Enthusiast

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Hmmmmm. Knowing what I know, I couldn't be anything else. Nothing else measures up. I'd have to be church-less I guess. But if I'd never known the gospel ... I have no idea which church I would have gravitated to. Probably something Christian .....

mbh26 Proficient

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No church for sure... That's my biggest difficulty with the LDS Church. I don't understand why organized religion is essential. I would just follow the Holy Ghost for the purpose of achieving as much long term happiness as I could. What more does one really need? What more is of any ultimate value? For me that answer has so far been nothing. Nobody elses opinions, judgments, or help.

LDSToronto Proficient

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I'd follow no religion that required my time or money. Rather, I'd follow a way of being that closely resembled Buddhism, but I'd rarely attend a regular, formal meeting.

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Jeff K. Mentor

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Not sure. But if I believed in another church, the Greek Orth. or Roman Catholic would most closely resemble the truth.

CV75 Grand Master

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If I were not A Member Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints I would would...

most likely not belong to any church. I might go along with whatever church my wife went to, or try some out if some friends invited me, or something came up when the kids were young to see church membership as beneficial, but I doubt I would have any compelling need to belong to a church. At most I might have introduced the kids to different churches by visiting different services when convenient, like the time I brought them to a tent revival meeting to check it out (but it scared them).

bridget_night Apprentice

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If you read my intro http://www.mormonapologetics.org/topic/42040-god-works-in-mysterious-ways/page__p__1208617772__hl__%2Bgod+%2Bworks+%2Bin+%2Bmysterious+%2Bways__fromsearch__1#entry1208617772 Years ago the Lord lead me to a 7th Day Adventist church and I gleamed alot there. Then I came back to the lds church again for 10 years. Now, I am in the Nazerene church and felt led there. So, I go where I am led as that is where I am to learn some things.

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I am not LDS but I believe in the Book of Mormon. But if I was not a believer in the Restoration Movement (Book of Mormon Believing) or one of it's associated churches, I would probably be a Seventh-Day Adventist.

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If you read my intro http://www.mormonapo...entry1208617772 Years ago the Lord lead me to a 7th Day Adventist church and I gleamed alot there. Then I came back to the lds church again for 10 years. Now, I am in the Nazerene church and felt led there. So, I go where I am led as that is where I am to learn some things.

I have a friend who after leaving the LDS Church found Christ through a Seventh-Day Adventist Church. He later was told by the Spirit that the Book of Mormon was true and began the process of returning to the LDS Church. Through another amazing experience with the Spirit he was led away from the LDS Church and eventually found the Church of Christ (Temple Lot)- where he has been for 20+ years.

Heartleap Newbie

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If I were not A Member Of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints I would would Worship the Lord and Be Eastern Orthodox. Where would you attend ?. As for other posters who are not LDS here if you were not a member of the Faith/Church you attend where would you attend to Worship The Lord ?.

In His Debt/Grace

Anakin7

LDS JEDI KNIGHT

I was LDS Thirty Years and left to go to non denominational, not wanting to be attached to any religion that might not be true(20 years ago). God has led me to several church Congregations and I have been happy at them all, but as he grows me up, he leads me to fellowships that have drawn me closer and closer to him. The Fellowship I attend now is exactly where God wants me at this point. I can not imagine going to any other fellowship, as God has done some amazing things in me the last three years. What God has shown me is that his true Church is his body of believers, not a denomination.

Heartleap...

BCSpace Grand Master

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As for other posters who are not LDS here if you were not a member of the Faith/Church you attend where would you attend to Worship The Lord ?.

I wouldn't. To me, the LDS Church is the ultimate in Judeo Christianity. So if it is not true, then there is no God. At least not one that I wouldn't consider to be an alien interloper.

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Are you Roman Catholoc Now ?, If you were not what Faith/Church would you attend ?.

If I weren't Roman Catholic I'd just jump over to one of the other rites of the Eastern Catholics...one in communion with the Church in Rome, such as the Maronites or Oriental Catholic.

TAO Mentor

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I wouldn't. To me, the LDS Church is the ultimate in Judeo Christianity. So if it is not true, then there is no God. At least not one that I wouldn't consider to be an alien interloper.

Same here - I'm not so sure I could be convinced to believe in God without the LDS church... it is unlike any other on this earth.

Heartleap Newbie

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Same here - I'm not so sure I could be convinced to believe in God without the LDS church... it is unlike any other on this earth.

Does this mean you believe more in your Church than God?

n/t (leaving to go worship)

Heartleap...

TAO Mentor

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Does this mean you believe more in your Church than God?

n/t (leaving to go worship)

Heartleap...

No merely that it was the Book of Mormon, as well as experiences in the church that led me to actually succeed in my trial of faith. No LDS church, no Jospeh Smith, no Book of Mormon, nothing to inspire me to actually try to have faith in God. The Bible just doesn't do as great of a job, I hate to say it - my two favorite verses in the scriptures are both from the Book of Mormon; I relate to it much much better than the Bible. Doesn't mean the Bible isn't correct, simply I wouldn't have actually tried to have faith if it hadn't been for the Book of Mormon causing me to put my faith in God. I wouldn't have been inspired to try.

*Trys to explain it better below*

To describe it in retrospect - the Book of Mormon made me challenge the 'dominance of vicious logic' in my mind - it made me think, perhaps faith could work, perhaps it could. Before I read the book, I was persay, very interested in scientific developments and in arguing with other people about logic. But my heart wasn't clear; life's purpose to me was lost. I became rather depressed. Then I read the book, and it gave me questions. Questions I considered. Questions I wanted answered. Questions I knew the world wouldn't give me an answer to.

So I knelt in prayer and asked a simple question...

God, are you there?

I felt the greatest peace that ever fell upon me.

And as to why I am Mormon? Because the Book of Mormon is what led me to ask the question in humility, with full trust I would receive an answer. Without the Book of Mormon, I never would have bothered asking. I never would have truly considered the important questions; never knelt down in prayer; never asked "God, are you there?". Without the Book of Mormon, there would be no answers for me.

Lightbearer Rising Star

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None. I would search for the true Gospel of Jesus Christ... with modern revelation and living apostles and prophets... and if the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints did not exist, I would await a restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.

To me it is the LDS Church or no church... nothing else comes within light-years of it.

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