Membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints started for me at birth, and lasted 43 years. What made me leave? Was I spiritually blinded? No I was not conned out of Mormonism by a born again Christian or any other religious group. It just happened. And now I know it was a move of God in my life that did it.
I have always been curious about that makes things tick, and the Bible says seek the truth and the truth will set you free, so I did. It was not a concentrated effort to prove the anything. just little things happening. Comments and observations that quietly rang one of those, this isn’t right alarms that go off in the back of your head.
Some alarms come off so subtle that I just ignored them at the time. (You ever cut yourself and not realize it). As an example: I'm outside the shop on a ten minute break when a young man drives up, gets out of his car walks over to me and starts talking about how he is a returned missionary of the Mormon church and is having a struggle with the doctrine; Or sitting with a new bishop while he asks me what my gross income is (for tithing). Being told I was taking the sacrament using my "unclean hand". I'm left handed. And on and on it went, one little event after another.
Guess when enough little things happen the light will come on and were forced to examine them. Made me wonder, why was all this going on? Shouldn't have asked that one because I then I became convicted about going to a "Christian" church service. I know, Mormons are supposed to attend Mormon services.
Well, forgive me. I heard a real sermon from a real preacher for the first time in my life, and found out something. There is only one mediator between God and man the man Christ Jesus. And we work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. The God of the Mormon church is not the God of the bible. And that Christs blood was shed for All of our sins.
With all that I asked myself; If I have Christ as my mediator why do I need the Mormon church? I don't need my elders quorum president, bishop, stake or church presidency telling me what to do. What I really need is a PERSONAL relationship with God, having Christ as my mediator. I don't need any church's dogma, doctrine, creeds, chants or anything else to obtain that relationship. What I do need is to accept Christ into my life, and surrender myself to Him and Him only then learn the word and live by His commandments.
You know I find it funny. People are talking about the law and arguing over alcohol levels, dwi and three strikes your out and on and on. Well when you live the Christian life you are always working towards never come up to that line drawn in the sand that says, this is the law.
How many times did I, as a Mormon, read the Bible, King James Version? Many. The day after attending that Christian church I read the book of John, King James version, for the first time. Yes, something had happened. Christ gave me a wake up call to who He really is and I like it.
Well, enough about me. What about yourself? Who's drum are you marching to?