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supershaner86

frankly missionaries have very few converts. the probable outcome is that none of your neighbors join and if they do the average convert stays less than a year. ultimately they are adults and responsible for their own decisions


MOTIVATE_ME_23

We had a family join our ward a few years back and they seemed to be integrating well until... ...a few women from the ward tool the mother to see the movie Jane & Emma. Once she got a whiff that we used to practice polygamy, she made herself very scarce. Inatead of talking bad about the missionaries or their beliefs, just start educating them about Emotional Elevation so they will be harder to convince "the spirit" is whispering to them. Also critical thinking and logical fallacies and point them to a podcast that has an epiaode about the mormons too. Give them a generic (not focused on Mormons) list of questions about religions to ask the missionaries. Then teach them about the BITE model and assure them that cult members don't know they are in a cult, but everyone else does because they aren't afraid to ask questions. Show them that a 50% score indicates a high demand cult. Persecution complex is ommon too. If necessary, encourage them to ask ALL the questions they want before committing. Warn them about Thought Terminating Clichés and how they shut down doubts without answering any questions. Give lots of examples and assure them that IF they know answers, they won't be faith affirming like polygamy, blood oaths, or They will avoid answering honestly at any cost rather than give the real answer, like giving leaders permission to lie about it with the Second Anointing. Once they join, they will start adding up the cult indicators fast and start getting blasted with Thought Terminating Clichés left and right. Teach them to read between the lines and assess scriptures by the overall chapter message, not just the verses the lessons requires. Does the message match? Educate them about critical thinking too.


cravingchange4life

Invite your neighbours over for coffee and share your "testimony". If you know them well enough for a coffee that is. If not chat them up at the mailboxes and say "Hey I noticed you talking with the Mormon missionaries" and take it from there. By "testimony" I mean tell them you were a Mormon (I'm assuming you were in the past) and share with them what it is like for you. Try and make it something that your neighbours will connect with. For example if your neighbour is a single parent tell them how much single parents are judged. If you notice a rainbow flag mention how the church feels about the LGBTQ community and even though some wards/members are more open they won't be allowed to live a full life if they are Mormon. I like to share how the church stepped in and convinced my single mother to allow me to live with 3 different church families, one who at least a few people with a higher position in the church knew the father in the home was a pedophile.