I’m a very logical person.
I always said “The gospel just makes so much sense” (the gospel, meaning the LDS church).
I can explain why on another day.
But in 2023 church began to feel really empty.
I was feeling alone and invisible, not to mention bored.
I was feeling really empty when I came home from church, and feeling really drained the rest of the day each Sunday.
I was feeling really gross when I learned about Brigham Young, and feeling really overwhelmed when I thought of the research it would take to try to reconstruct anything to believe in.
Then when I started going to The Well, I felt excited. I felt interested I felt alive in Christ.
I read the Bible and I felt relief. I felt joy in the simplicity of the actual truth. I also felt some shock and indignation at the things in the scriptures that clearly contradicted Mormonism.
It meant so much to me! This adventure was a thrill, and it was really eye opening. I felt like I finally knew who Jesus was. I felt like I was worshipping Him for the first time!
It felt wonderful.
But now the Christians say not to trust any of your feelings, and God doesn’t talk to us in feelings. Feelings are insignificant.
Interesting because the Pastor says every week, “if you felt something today and you want to say yes to Jesus, repeat this prayer….”
So salvation is based on feelings.
And of course repentance is based on feelings. I feel guilty of sin, so I repent, and then I feel peace.
But it turns out, feelings are good for Christians, but bad for Mormons.
Things can totally be based on feelings.
As long as it fits the narrative.
But if those same feelings tell you something against the narrative, then those feelings are wrong.
When you pray, peace and love can tell you you’re forgiven. But that same peace and love is deceitful if you happened to be praying about the Book of Mormon.
That’s the litmus test: feelings are good if they support the narrative, and bad if they tell you something else.
…Turns out Christians aren’t all that different from Mormons after all. 😏
Here’s a clip of Tiffany Hudson, singer for Elevation Worship. At the 3-min mark, she describes what it feels like to have God’s presence (or the ‘Holy Ghost’) with you. The question every Christian needs to ask is, why is this feeling acceptable for you but not for Mormons? If I asked God a question and experienced feelings such as this, why would I not think it wise to consider that a “yes” answer?
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