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!!!!
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.
You have to know the Bible and then the fun begins. Show them what Scripture actually says and teaches. Your aim is to plant good seed and for them to need to bring elders into it. I am still waiting for their bringing the elder by, 5+ years now. Some folks just don’t like Bible study I guess. Good luck, God blessThese 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!!!!
You have to know the Bible and then the fun begins. Show them what Scripture actually says and teaches. Your aim is to plant good seed and for them to need to bring elders into it. I am still waiting for their bringing the elder by, 5+ years now. Some folks just don’t like Bible study I guess. Good luck, God bless
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My bad. I definitely don't want to share in their evil deeds. I think I have some repenting to do. Thank you very much.
The question, as I understand it, is how to get rid of them. Not how to convert them.
If it is the latter, then fine--debate and use source material. But if it is to stop them from pestering, this approach is not likely of success.
For one thing, they have been well-instructed in how to reply to almost any point that an orthodox Christian is apt to throw at them. They are not going to say "Hmm. I never knew you folks thought THAT!" In addition, they are not about to admit to losing an argument. If there is an impasse, they will say, "I once was in doubt too, but I took it to the Lord in prayer. If you do that also, He will show you...."
So happy we are journying with the Good Shepherd.The missionaries are elders.
Sometimes the two are linked. I had two JWs come to my house once. It had been a while, since most of them had learned I was a "hopeless" case, but this guy was pretty high up - gave speeches at their conventions, etc, and probably felt confident. I stood in the doorway and prevented them from coming in, but we did get into a discussion about Biblical things. For everything he mentioned, I had answers and returned questions for him. He was losing ground and grew increasingly frustrated. Finally he broke it off, saying that we should do it again some time, but sitting down and consulting the Bible. I said we had consulted the Bible, just not physically - since both of us, but me more than he, had the verses down to memory. He turned and abruptly walked off, barely disguising his frustration and anger. But the guy with him, who was a neophyte just learning the ropes, stepped forward and with a big smile shook my hand. I'm sure it was eye-opening to him that one can be Biblically informed and not agree with JW doctrine. I never saw another JW at that house.
OKElders are young men to old men who hold the Melchizedek Priesthood. The Mission president is a priesthood leadership position in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A mission president presides over a geographic area known as a mission and the missionaries serving in the mission. Depending on the particular mission, a mission president may also be the presiding priesthood leader of some or all Latter-day Saints within the geographic boundaries of the mission. Mission presidents are ordained high priests of the church.
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I don't believe that I called anyone "intrusive." They are nice, but I have found that any willingness on your/my part to engage on whatever they bring up then makes politely cutting off the discussion rather difficult. And that is what our questioner wanted to know--how to end it.They aren't intrusive. All you do is politely say, "I'd rather not have any more visits." Or use the "No Solicitors" sign. They are very nice young men.
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!!!!
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!!!!
Mormons are political liberals? Who'da thunk it?
Unfortunately, I've had the same problem at my house. I wish Phoebe Ann's description had been my experience, but it hasn't.
I didn't even let them in, but a polite "no, thank you" didn't stop them from coming back again and again.
A "no soliciting" sign was ineffective because some of them reason that it doesn't apply to them. They're not selling anything; they're giving it away for free. The worst time was before I improved enough not to have to use a cane anymore. It was difficult to walk, or even get up from a chair. When the doorbell rang, I struggled to get up, walked across the house, tripped over a cat along the way, and it turned out to be Mormons who had ignored my sign. I didn't say a word. Just slammed the door in their faces. I don't like being that way, but obviously politeness wasn't working.
A picture of Oscar the Grouch saying "go away" only frightened off the trick-or-treaters on Halloween. I didn't mean them! Poor kids!
My current sign reads, "If you are LDS or JW, do NOT ring this doorbell! Go away!" (I did have to clarify at one point that "JW" meant "Jehovah's Witnesses," not Jews.)
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