Letting DD go to a Mormon church.

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DD has asked if she can go to church with her friends family tomorrow. She told me the area the church is in and I know there is ab evangelical church there who do lots of youth clubs and what not so I assumed it was that one.

I just googled it to check and the church she is actually talking about is a Mormon church.

I don't hold any faith, but have no problem with her believing if she wants to but am ai right in thinking Mormons are very serious in their beliefs and quite strict?

Is this something I should be discouraging?

Consider listening to the Mormon stories podcast. It's very informative.

truthandtransparency.org/news/2020/1/30/court-documents-reveal-mormon-bishops-failure-to-report-led-to-continued-abuse-and-an-additional-victim

Herrod told Edwards that he believed the initial confession from Paul occurred in 2011. During this confession, it was disclosed to the bishop that the Adams daughter, who was six years old at the time, was being sexually abused and that the assaults were being video recorded. Herrod said that over the next 2 years, Paul continued to come and see him on a regular basis and often told him that the abuse was ongoing. Leizza was present during many of these confessions and, according to Herrod, would usually have no reaction to the disclosures. In 2012, a new bishop was installed and Herrod was no longer involved in the matter.When asked why he never called the police, Herrod explicitly stated that he had received instructions from the Mormon Church’s legal team in Salt Lake City not to report the abuse, but continue the one-on-one “counseling sessions” instead.

Did your daughter go?

Some of the youth activities are 'wholesome' but it's wrapped up in conditional love and misogyny.

This was also an activity at a Mormon youth group

So they were dressing up in wedding dresses? That's a bit wierd.

Most Mormons in uk believe in Monogomy and completely separate themselves from the American cults associtated with child abuse/marriage.. But AS a practicing Christian I would be uncomfortable.

This was the UK.

They sell temple marriage to the young girls as women need a man to get them into heaven. A young unmarried women must marry to get into heaven. If they do not marry in this life they may marry a man in the next. He may already be married to someone else.

The mainstream Mormon church no longer practice polygamy in this life but the doctrine is so intwined in their theology that they do believe it exists in heaven.

That's fucked up.

Many, many aspects of the Mormon church I disagree with but the misinformation on this thread is quite surprising to me! I was brought up Mormon and am now a complete non-believer. I can assure you they will have zero interest in trying to convert a 12 yr old child!

I had multiple friends come to church with me and I went to lots of different churches with other religious friends. Especially youth groups and activities, it wasn't ever questioned. What a PP said re. this would never happen the other way round is completely untrue for Mormon families I know. It's quite normal for kids to go along to other churches for youth groups or the odd service. The only ones who ever tried to convert me as a teen were actually born-again Christian.

Also, shunning does not happen in the Mormon church. Quite the opposite in that they will make a point of continuing to love and support you. This can be quite annoying as you know the wider community is trying to subtly 'love you back into church'. I've been lucky though in that my close friends and family still in the church don't ever mention it to me, they know I have no interest in coming back and respect my beliefs.

Gliese that article is appalling, those poor children

Wouldn't risk it.

Just tell her if she becomes a mormon there is no christmas

I wouldn’t, not in a million years.