Okay, this isn't for me but I don't know where else to post this and I feel that this needs to be resolved immediately. My apologies.
Here's the story: my friend Mike, who was originally non-denomination (and Filipino by the way), decided to convert to Mormonism (so he claims). A few months ago he met a Mormon girl and he has fallen madly in love with her (he claims this as well). To prove his love, he decided to admit to everyone that he converted to Mormonism; this includes his friends, family, "lover," and his "lover's" family. Now my ex-girlfriend/best friend Sofia, a non-denomination Christian as well, burned him about the wackiness of Mormonism and threw all sorts of facts in his direction; <staff edit> Of course Mike did not do any research and has blindly accepted this "religion" <staff edit> as well as refuses to check this all out. We keep telling him that if you really love someone you wouldn't convert to his/her religion because that's just a sign of lust. But of course he puts this aside and says he's finally getting his first "big break" (he's twenty-three by the way, this is his first girlfriend and had his first kiss a few weeks ago, quite cute and sad).
Now my question is what's in the thread's title: how should my friends and/or I deal with this? I like him, he's a good friend, and I don't want to lose him. I understand that this is the first time he's been "romantically" involved with a girl but at the same time what he's doing is wrong. He claims to have converted but hasn't done any research on this cult. I fear that the more we try to coerce him into getting out the more we'll push him in. Once again, I'm sorry if this is the wrong section, but please help me out!
Short version: My friend blindly converted to Mormonism for some girl he likes, how should I handle this?
Here's the story: my friend Mike, who was originally non-denomination (and Filipino by the way), decided to convert to Mormonism (so he claims). A few months ago he met a Mormon girl and he has fallen madly in love with her (he claims this as well). To prove his love, he decided to admit to everyone that he converted to Mormonism; this includes his friends, family, "lover," and his "lover's" family. Now my ex-girlfriend/best friend Sofia, a non-denomination Christian as well, burned him about the wackiness of Mormonism and threw all sorts of facts in his direction; <staff edit> Of course Mike did not do any research and has blindly accepted this "religion" <staff edit> as well as refuses to check this all out. We keep telling him that if you really love someone you wouldn't convert to his/her religion because that's just a sign of lust. But of course he puts this aside and says he's finally getting his first "big break" (he's twenty-three by the way, this is his first girlfriend and had his first kiss a few weeks ago, quite cute and sad).
Now my question is what's in the thread's title: how should my friends and/or I deal with this? I like him, he's a good friend, and I don't want to lose him. I understand that this is the first time he's been "romantically" involved with a girl but at the same time what he's doing is wrong. He claims to have converted but hasn't done any research on this cult. I fear that the more we try to coerce him into getting out the more we'll push him in. Once again, I'm sorry if this is the wrong section, but please help me out!
Short version: My friend blindly converted to Mormonism for some girl he likes, how should I handle this?
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