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Mormons have this phrase all over the internet. They don't even believe in the true God, yet they're looking for converts from Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Protestant denominations.
Please don't be deceived. This is what missionaries are told:
"Remember you go into the field to baptize, not just to warn or make friends.Your goal is to bring people to Christ and proclaim the truth. Nothing more, nothing less."
Elaine Cannon & Ed J. Pinegar, Called to Serve Him, Preparing Missionaries to Bring People to Christ, copyright 1997, p. 61
"As you prepare for your mission, consider seriously the importance of baptism. This is really the purpose of missionary work --- to being people to Christ, to show them the way back to Heavenly Father's presence. What Mormons believe about baptism is quite different from what other churches believe.
"We believe it must be done by someone having proper authority and by immersion. Baptize comes from the Greek word baptizo meaning 'immerse.' Sprinkling doesn't do it!
"We believe it is accepting Jesus as the Christ."
Elaine Cannon & Ed J. Pinegar, Called to Serve Him, Preparing Missionaries to Bring People to Christ, copyright 1997, p. 67
I can't begin to tell you how eager those missionaries were to convert me, my mother and two siblings! They came to our door one day and baptized me two weeks later! I knew very little about the Bible and almost zilch about Mormonism prior to their first visit.
Please don't be deceived. This is what missionaries are told:
"Remember you go into the field to baptize, not just to warn or make friends.Your goal is to bring people to Christ and proclaim the truth. Nothing more, nothing less."
Elaine Cannon & Ed J. Pinegar, Called to Serve Him, Preparing Missionaries to Bring People to Christ, copyright 1997, p. 61
"As you prepare for your mission, consider seriously the importance of baptism. This is really the purpose of missionary work --- to being people to Christ, to show them the way back to Heavenly Father's presence. What Mormons believe about baptism is quite different from what other churches believe.
"We believe it must be done by someone having proper authority and by immersion. Baptize comes from the Greek word baptizo meaning 'immerse.' Sprinkling doesn't do it!
"We believe it is accepting Jesus as the Christ."
Elaine Cannon & Ed J. Pinegar, Called to Serve Him, Preparing Missionaries to Bring People to Christ, copyright 1997, p. 67
I can't begin to tell you how eager those missionaries were to convert me, my mother and two siblings! They came to our door one day and baptized me two weeks later! I knew very little about the Bible and almost zilch about Mormonism prior to their first visit.