What should I have done?

[Elgama]

For me I just assert what the prophets do does not matter but I know I am on the path my Heavenly Father wants me to be and he is more important than any human being.

Gives you the opportunity if there is too much to take the attitude who put you above God because I know what he wants for me

Although I would be curious about the battle given the Saints did not leave for Utah until after Joseph Smith was dead..

[nbblood]

But we can follow you over a cliff, right? (despite my joking, that is good advice)

Why, yes. Yes you can. Right this way please.

[spamlds]

Dealing with anti-Mormonism in the workplace is an occasional challenge you'll face in the Church. In most cases, just living your religion and being a "good neighbor" is enough to change opinions and win friends. Here are a few scenarios I've encountered over the years and how I approached them.

1. Sitting in the lunchroom with a group of employees and one of them who didn't know I was LDS began to bash the Church or repeat disinformation she had received. When she finished, I simply said, "You know I'm a Mormon, right?" The astonished look on her face was priceless. The other employees who know me had felt bad about her comments and they were kind of tense as the lady was talking. I politely said, "We don't believe any of those things you just mentioned. That's OK, there are a lot of misunderstandings about us." That cordially defused the situation and a brief, positive conversation about the Church ensued. Situation resolved.

2. When I was in the military, a senior ranking NCO who was from a Pentecostal background decided to come after me. After a few weeks of his badgering, I informed him that I would be contacting the base Social Actions Office if he approached me to attack my beliefs one more time. The behavior ceased, because such intolerance in a professional environment is a career-ender. Every company has an EEO officer. The web site for EEOC is found here: Religious Discrimination if you are interested.

3. A female co-worker in the Air Force became interested in the gospel and she was taught by the missionaries in our home. She befriended my wife and the she was baptized after several weeks. The captain in charge of our office hauled me in when he found out. He chewed me out and threatened me with disciplinary action. I politely and respectfully asked him to show me what regulation I had violated. Of course, I hadn't violated any. He grumbled, postured, and threatened, expressing his displeasure, but he couldn't do anything to me.

4. I've only had two "extreme" instances. Once, right after my mission and another when I was in the Air Force. In those incidents, I had irate anti-Mormon bigots target me at work and verbally abuse me with incredible hostility. In both of those instances, I simply endured the harsh treatment, went home, and prayed for the Lord to help. In the case of the first one, I was a temp employee and the guy who came after me was a "permanent" employee of the company. Two days after the incident, the guy broke his back and his recovery would keep him out of work for months. The company offered me his job.

In the second incident, the abuser had a reckless, out-of-control personality and his anti-Mormonism was just a part of it. This guy actually cocked a loaded pistol and stuck it in my face. I reported the incident to my supervisor, who did nothing about it. A few weeks later, he pulled a similar stunt with another serviceman and he accidentally shot the guy in the face, permanently disfiguring the victim. The anti-Mormon went to jail and the subsequent investigation ruined the careers of several others who had encouraged his behavior. I ended up outranking most of the offenders because they were demoted in rank. Coincidence? Could be, but on the other hand....

God will fight our battles for us when necessary. We don't need to be silent when our faith is attacked. Being new in the Church, all you have to do is reflect upon HOW you know the gospel is true. That Spirit is available to everyone. It doesn't require a doctorate in theology to explain. Just keep the faith, be true, and stand up as a witness when the time is right. God will stand by you.

[Wingnut]

Rotten Tomatoes view of the film: With its jarring editing, dull love story, and silly dialogue, September Dawn turns a horrific historical event into a banal movie.

September Dawn Movie Reviews, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes

Don't get me wrong: I loved Lois and Clark, but this movie was just poorly done.

Funky, I can't believe that you of all people really thought I was serious.

[FunkyTown]

Hahah. I didn't think you were serious. I was worried the OP might.

[Jamie123]

I don't know much about the Masons except the Shriners, who drive around in funny cars with funny hats and donate money to things like children's hospitals and such. I love the Shriners.

As I understand it, Hyrum Smith became a Mason quite early-on, and Joseph and many other Mormon men joined him during the Nauvoo period. Shortly after this, the Masonic authorities expelled all Mormons from the order, thus beginning a long period of antipathy between the two organisations. Nowadays a great many Mormons are also Masons, but that's a long way from saying that Masonry and Mormonism are the same thing.

My family has something of a tradition of Masonry, though I've not yet asked to join myself. I think about it from time to time, but then decide I'd probably be making a rod for my own back. (It's not that I believe all the nonsense about "Masonic conspiricies", but a lot of people - especially some Christians - do.)