Living in ignorance is one thing that many mormons have in common. They study the teachings of thier church, but they take everything they're taught as fact without questioning. Many of the people I went to also went to the mormon seminary during school, basically a religious class, and would come back the next hour with some new reason as to why their religion was more right than what I beleive. I'd ask them why they believe what they do, and not one of those time did I ever get an answer better than they were told to. That's my biggest problem, how can you believe what you're taught as fact without questioning it? I gave up on that, most of the people I knew were born into mormon families, all their parents had temple rights, sealed marriages, had done babtismal for the dead, confirmed, etc, etc... It's all they know. But what gets me is those who convert into the religion. I talk to mormon missionaries regularly, I can pass as a mormon with my knowledge, and I can't see how what those guys say can get someone to see what their saying is so atttactive as to convert to a relgion that mandates a weekly 10% tithing to remain in good standing with the church. If you've ever been to SLC you'd see where that money goes... Oh well to each his own, I don't go trying to convert people, I just wish I wouldn't have to have them tell me how right they are so much.
'...Smoking's bad, smoking killed my dad. Yeah, he was driving down the highway one day and as he was lighting his cigarette, it blew out the window. So he jumps out the door to save it, and ran himself over. Uh, you mind if I smoke?' -Olie Ollaussen, Ski Bum extraordinaire
