Before the Utah trip came up, I was pretty neutral on the LDS church. I have been in a few settings where the speaker has made fun (basically) of them for not drinking caffeine, saying some do some don't, and other ridiculous things like that, that didn't give me any inkling of what the problem was with their beliefs.
Also, I have an LDS uncle who we only saw on major holidays. He wouldn't eat food that anyone else had brought, leading me to think it was part of his religious beliefs. Only as I was older did I find out he inspected kitchens for a living, then it made more sense.
All that being said, I sat on the couch yesterday and listened with great interest to this conversation. I found out that they don't believe in the trinity, that God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit are three in one. I see where the guy is coming from, because it is confusing, but I believe we all have 3 parts, just like God, but His 3 parts can act independently of each other.
They also believe that baptism is such a command that one cannot enter heaven without it. If one dies without being baptized, someone who is still living can do it for them. My question is... if WE are so commanded, how will someone else doing it make up for our lacking? If someone robs a bank in my name because I need money, will I go to jail? Maybe not the best example, but still... I just found that to be lacking in a lot of areas.
They did seem to agree with us that believing in Jesus is the first step, but then went on to say that without works you will not get to heaven. We believe that your faith alone should produce works, and if there are no works, there probably wasn't the faith to begin with.
So, there are a lot of differences between us. We are thinking of maybe moving to Utah if we don't get another place to go right after graduation. I think it would be interesting to be amongst them and find out more of what they are all about.
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