The Church of Latter Day Saints and YOU!
Kind of inspired by the Jehovah's Witness thread, I decided to post here.
I was raised Mormon, and for a time was being groomed to spend my life working for the Church.
Please ask any and all questions you might have as there are a lot of misconceptions about the crazier sides of Mormonism.
I no longer consider myself LDS.
You know in all the years I've been here I've never been sigged?
So the Temple garments are a bond between a man and wife and God. It's like a spiritual wedding ring you wear after being "sealed" in the temple.
Being sealed is like getting married, but instead of "until death do us part" it's for eternity.
You know in all the years I've been here I've never been sigged?
What exactly were you training to do for the church? Missionary work?
What do your parents think about you not being a mormon anymore?
Jaz -
I wasn't training per se, I was more following the guidelines needed to dedicate my life to working for the church. Kind of like if you were Catholic and you knew you wanted to enter the Seminary. When I was really young I spoke to my Bishop about what I should do in order to join what they call the Quorum of Twelve, which is similar to the College of Cardinals for the Catholics. I lived like a saint.
Imke-
My family for a while thought I had been taken over by a demon. I flipped the switch from sainthood to wild child pretty fast. My mother's family still has trouble seeing me at non essential gatherings and wont address me.
My dad was a convert, so his parents (who basically raised me after the falling out) are very supportive.
You know in all the years I've been here I've never been sigged?
Sorry to hear that, hmpf. =/
How long ago was that?
Oh it's ok! It's just a part of who I am. I was 14 when I started questioning the church, and 16 when I left. My grandparents taking over was the best thing that ever happened to me.
You know in all the years I've been here I've never been sigged?
Edit: I should have quoted 
That's pretty cool.One of my hidden desires is to be a woman of the cloth or a spiritual leader. I would love to just leave all my worldly possessions behind and lead a spiritual life, reaching out to people in need and giving hope of a better life, as ridiculous as it seems I love the idea,the purity of it. I figure living the life I was given though is a much better spiritual quest, being able to give hope to those around me right now instead of trying to seek a different life.
Religion fascinates me and faith is something I hold dear to my heart.
Being sealed is like getting married, but instead of "until death do us part" it's for eternity.
So only married couples wear the temple garments? Also, I thought the point of the garments was to maintain modesty.
Being sealed is like getting married, but instead of "until death do us part" it's for eternity.
So only married couples wear the temple garments? Also, I thought the point of the garments was to maintain modesty.
Yeah, you only wear the garments after being sealed in the temple. The preserving modesty is more of a by-product of honoring your comitment to God.
You know in all the years I've been here I've never been sigged?
what's with the holy undergarments?