Mormon Missionaries are Driving Me Nuts

[Hank77]

Why not equip yourself and witness to them. I believe you have the perfect opportunity but you must be prepared to address their talking points.
Blessings

Sorry about that, I accidentally posted when I wasn't finished with my post.
We live where there are quite a few Mormons and about thirty years ago we had two young Mormon missionaries come to our home. Now I wouldn't have attempted to talk with them if I didn't already have some understanding of what they believed and didn't say a quick prayer for the Holy Spirits' guidance and remember that Jesus said that God would give His disciples the words to say when witnessing.
To make a long story short we ended up meeting once or twice a week to study scripture. They ate meals with us and even played board games with us. One of them would even show up alone just to spend time with our family. We invited them to go to church with us, the elders wouldn't let them do that but they were allowed to come to a fellowship potluck dinner afterward.
This went on for almost three-months then one evening they told us that the elders would no longer allow them to come to our home that they had been sharing what we told them with others in their church. There are more details about what happened after this but I'll just say that we knew that the Holy Spirit was working on them and we continued to pray for them for a long time believing that they would be lead to know the Truth. Thirty years ago and never has another Mormon missionary been sent to our home.

 

[Maria Billingsley]

Sorry about that, I accidentally posted when I wasn't finished with my post.
We live where there are quite a few Mormons and about thirty years ago we had two young Mormon missionaries come to our home. Now I wouldn't have attempted to talk with them if I didn't already have some understanding of what they believed and didn't say a quick prayer for the Holy Spirits' guidance and remember that Jesus said that God would give His disciples the words to say when witnessing.
To make a long story short we ended up meeting once or twice a week to study scripture. They ate meals with us and even played board games with us. One of them would even show up alone just to spend time with our family. We invited them to go to church with us, the elders wouldn't let them do that but they were allowed to come to a fellowship potluck dinner afterward.
This went on for almost three-months then one evening they told us that the elders would no longer allow them to come to our home that they had been sharing what we told them with others in their church. There are more details about what happened after this but I'll just say that we knew that the Holy Spirit was working on them and we continued to pray for them for a long time believing that they would be lead to know the Truth. Thirty years ago and never has another Mormon missionary been sent to our home.

This is exactly how a Christian spreads the Gospel.
Blessings!

 

[Lost4words]

You could hire my mate to answer the door for you.

 

[seeking.IAM]

I have always had an intellectual interest in comparative religions. So as a young man while on vacation to the Adirondacks, I dropped by the visitor center in Palmyra, NY, where Joseph Smith said he had his revelation. Being young and still somewhat naive about the ways of the world, I signed the guest register. Mistake.

Six months later I had two Mormon missionaries standing on my porch excited to talk to me because they knew I had stopped by Palmyra. I politely let them know I had my own faith practice which I had no desire to change, and my visit to Palmyra had been intellectual only. I politely refused to talk more with them and sent them on their way. They did not come back or make a nuisance of themselves.

 

[Ignatius the Kiwi]

These guys are very aggressive. It was my fault for letting them in because I felt sorry for them. But I don't believe what they believe. In fact, I think they add to the Bible. Now I can't get rid of them. Help!!!!

Wish I had some Mormons missionaries knocking. I would love to ask them lots of uncomfortable questions about their religion.

"So you believe God was man right? He has a body and all that right?"
"So you believe God was once just a mortal man like us, does that mean he was a sinner like you and I?"
"So you believe God was devoiding the world of the essential sacraments for the most blessed afterlife for at least 1700 years. Why did God do that?"

 

[thecolorsblend]

These guys are very aggressive. It was my fault for letting them in because I felt sorry for them. But I don't believe what they believe. In fact, I think they add to the Bible. Now I can't get rid of them. Help!!!!

"Thanks but no thanks".

You only need to say those four words.

 

[Alistair_Wonderland]

Next time they come over, just dress up in a giant Pikachu costume and say nothing but "Pika, pika!" I guarantee they won't come back. (I know I wouldn't.)

 

[Al Touthentop]

These guys are very aggressive. It was my fault for letting them in because I felt sorry for them. But I don't believe what they believe. In fact, I think they add to the Bible. Now I can't get rid of them. Help!!!!

This is a great opportunity for you to teach the gospel. Look at it as an opportunity to strengthen your own faith.

"which is not even a gospel. Evidently some people are troubling you and trying to distort the gospel of Christ. 8But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a divine curse! 9As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!"

If anyone comes to you and says that an angel (Moroni) came and preached Joseph Smith a different gospel than the one that the apostles delivered, the angel was in error.

 

[Mayflower1]

If it is hard for you, you could write a note and stick it on the door for them and just don't answer. Ask them not to come back.

 

[Isilwen]

Had an issue with a local Baptist church like that. Talked to them once, than they came back. Told them I had a church and it didn't matter. Told I was sinning by not going to theirs and by reading a Bible other than the KJV.

Finally told them if they come back again I was going to call the police for harassment. Never saw them again.

 

[Lost4words]

A mate of mine used to show them a picture of his ex. After seeing that they ran and never came back!

 

[Bob Carabbio]

Thank you very much. I have hard time with this because I don't want to hurt their feelings. But I know that you are right.

IF you hurt their feelings, that may be the very thing that starts DOUBT in their minds about their worthless religious system, and lead to their genuine Born Again experience.

 

[Presbyterian Continuist]

These guys are very aggressive. It was my fault for letting them in because I felt sorry for them. But I don't believe what they believe. In fact, I think they add to the Bible. Now I can't get rid of them. Help!!!!

I heard the story of a South African farmer and his family who were plagued by Mormon missionaries coming to their farm and when they got to the point where they had enough, one day, when they saw the missionaries' car coming down the road, they raised a yellow flag signifying that the farm was quarantined because of yellow fever. They got great pleasure in seeing the car, when it got closer, spin around and take off at high speed in a cloud of dust! They never saw those missionaries again!

We recently had an outbreak of measles in Auckland, and you probably heard of the epidemic in Samoan causing the deaths of over 70 people. You could leave a notice at your gate or front door saying that members of your family have been exposed to measles, and it is extremely infectious, and can be fatal to anyone who has never been exposed to them.

 

[Strong in Him]

These guys are very aggressive. It was my fault for letting them in because I felt sorry for them. But I don't believe what they believe. In fact, I think they add to the Bible. Now I can't get rid of them. Help!!!!

Hi,

I have no experience with Mormons, I'm afraid, but I had the same sort of experience with JWs.
I spent much time arguing with them, because it annoys me that a) someone has mis-taught them the Bible and b) they go around promoting this false version to others. Eventually I worked out that they were only coming back because they believed that my arguments showed that I was interested; maybe struggling with things and on the point of being converted to their religion. When I said, point blank, that I am a Christian, read the Bible, go to church and have no intention of changing; they left me alone.
They did once tell me that they are Christians too, and if I'd been brave enough to say "great, well as we're both Christians, I'll go to my church and you go to yours"; I would have. If they WERE Christians, they would just be glad to have found others who believe in the Lord Jesus and not try to convert them.

As you want to get rid of them, I'd say; be polite but firm, don't let them in and say you are happy with your beliefs. If you wanted to debate with/witness to them you could suggest meeting somewhere public and neutral - like a cafe - where you have the option of walking away if they get too much.
I had a friend who showed an interest in being baptised by Mormons - once they sensed an interest, they wouldn't let go.

 

[Lady Bug]

Tell them that you will choose your own underwear.

 

[Sabertooth]

Tell them that you will choose your own underwear.

...And it may already be "holey...!"

 

[friend of]

Get to the root of your disagreement right away. Jesus and lucifer are not brothers. Period. Whatever linchpin angles they have to their theology, get right to debating those points and defending the Christian position with scripture. Also, be polite and pray for them as well.

 

[Sabertooth]

Get to the root of your disagreement right away. Jesus and lucifer are not brothers. Period. Whatever linchpin angles they have to their theology, get right to debating those points and defending the Christian position with scripture. Also, be polite and pray for them as well.

But if you choose to do so, don't do it in your home.

 

[Sophrosyne]

Last time I had mormons drop by there were 3 teenage boys and they had badges on them that said "Elder" with their name and I asked them where their wives were and they said they didn't have any and I asked why do you reject Paul's writings and they couldn't answer me. I never saw them again.

 

[Rescued One]

IF you hurt their feelings, that may be the very thing that starts DOUBT in their minds about their worthless religious system, and lead to their genuine Born Again experience.

That is not true.