I've been noticing LDS and RLDS churches popping up with names like "Community Church" and "Restoration Church", giving the impression of being just another denomination or non-denomination. This bothers me, because - well, I feel like people are being deceived.
Today my husband was contacted by a man who wants to "unite the missions" in Honduras. A few minutes of research later I looked under three or four layers of pseudonyms and found out that he believes in the book of Mormon - he's RLDS. We don't want to align with that, as nice as the guy seems.
I feel it's unethical for the LDS to disguise themselves, and I know that there are many people who get involved not knowing that this is what they're involved with, until there are relationships formed.
My mother-in-law was married a few years ago; at the time she and her new husband had barely begun seeking God, and none of their friends were church-goers. Long story short, they found a pastor to counsel them and marry them, and after the wedding I discovered in a conversation with the man that he was RLDS. Imagine my trying to explain to my mom-in-law that while I was really glad she was seeking God, this was not a good thing.....
How to do that....??
blessings
tal
PS - if this is the wrong forum for this topic, mods, feel free to move, I just didn't know where to bring it up..... ~~t