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Thanks to all who replied to my question! No :)

Just curious: what do you love most about being a Latter-day Saint?

Heh. :)

Wow. All that because someone suggested a more appropriate forum for your post? A little too much, I think. As my username makes clear, I'm a Catholic, not a Mormon. But I think the request was perfectly reasonable. Their forum, their rules. It has nothing to do with being "open-minded". It's just the purpose of this message board is different. If you don't like it, that's too bad, but that's how it is.

Thanks for the information! I just ordered a subscription to Ensign.

Are there any Mormon magazines out there you would recommend (like a "Mormon Digest" or something)? Thanks

I'm not familiar with that.. Perhaps if you tried the Quotemeister of the American Chesterton Society you could find out. Quotemeister

I'm not exactly sure what you are referring to...

Which book is that?

He was a very influential Christian writer from the early part of the 20th century. Here's a link showing some examples of his influence from both a Christian and secular perspective.

What's that about?

I'll take that as a no.....

LoudmouthMormon and ztodd: Thanks for answering my question. I guess I'm just trying to figure out who would be the first "link" in the chain...But I guess it's like you said: speculation Morningstar: I can certainly sympathize with you there....a lot of people think that's what the Catholic Church teaches as well, though it isn't.

I have another question I wish to ask :-) If LDS believe that God was once a man like us, then who was his God? And did his God have a God, and so forth? In short, how far back does this go? Who was the first "link" in the chain? Thanks.

Thanks. That looks like it would be very helpful.

Just curious: Does anyone here read G.K. Chesterton?

Once again, thanks! That looks very helpful.

Thanks. I've been reading through the Book of Mormon, but it's hard to keep up with everything. I was looking for something that would include stuff like charts and maps and so forth to help me remember what I've read. And I'm certainly plan on reading the other threads on this board :-)

HiJolly: Thanks for answering my questions so thoroughly. Another question i have is this: There are study Bibles out there. Are there any Study "Book of Mormons"? (I guess that's how to phrase it). Thanks.

DrewM: Thanks for answering my questions (though, of course, as a Catholic, I do disagree with those beliefs that I understood correctly.) Shoofly: Thanks for posting those Articles of Faith. I had seen those years before, but it's been a long time.

Well, I don't know much about the Latter-Day Saints, so I can't say that much....(I had Mormon missionaries visit me when I was 15, but that was over a decade ago, and I never really discussed the subject in depth at the time, so I don't remember that much). I've also heard things about Latter-Day Saints from nonmembers, but I don't know if I can trust that they were telling me the truth. But I guess I'll list a few things I have heard. 1. LDS believe that God was once a man as we are, and that we can become gods ourselves 2. LDS believe God the father had sex with the Virgin Mary, resulting in the conception of Jesus 3. LDS believe that Jesus and Satan are brothers. Again, I don't know how accurate those beliefs are, or if they are simply a distortion of what LDS actually teach. (After all, as a Catholic, I know that there are plenty of myths out there about what the Catholic Church teaches. I assume the same is the case with the LDS.) I also wish to emphasize I don't wish to debate anything; I'm just curious if I am correctly informed or not. Thanks

Thanks to everyone for the welcome!

Hi, I asked this on a LiveJournal community, but I figured this would be a good place to ask as well....What do you believe are some of the most common misconceptions about Latter-Day Saints that nonmembers have? I'm trying to understand The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints better and would like to have any misconceptions I have cleared up, so.... Thanks!

Thanks :-)

Hi, My name is Mike. I'm a 26-year old Catholic from Kentucky. I'm just wishing to learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints. I probably will be more of a lurker than a poster, but I did wish to introduce myself.