Reorganized

[Aicd]

My mother is a Reorganized Latter Day Saint and I was raised one as well as baptized in the church. I was walking around town a few days ago when two Mormons walked up to me and started up a conversation with me. After the dust settled, they asked me about my religion. When I told them that I belonged the the RLDS, a very surprised look came about their faces and shortly thereafter they ended the conversation and continued walking past me. I know our churches differ in more ways than one, and I am well educated on the past of our two churches. My question is, are LDS members taught to deny our church or shun it at the least? I know it is CoC now, but I still say RLDS.



Aicd

 

[SoyLeche]

My mother is a Reorganized Latter Day Saint and I was raised one as well as baptized in the church. I was walking around town a few days ago when two Mormons walked up to me and started up a conversation with me. After the dust settled, they asked me about my religion. When I told them that I belonged the the RLDS, a very surprised look came about their faces and shortly thereafter they ended the conversation and continued walking past me. I know our churches differ in more ways than one, and I am well educated on the past of our two churches. My question is, are LDS members taught to deny our church or shun it at the least? I know it is CoC now, but I still say RLDS.



Aicd

Not in the slightest. They were probably just surprised to find someone that was RLDS and didn't know what to say...

 

[KEG83]

We are taught not to shun any other religion. I really don't know much about the RLDS church, so maybe they just weren't sure what to say? Or didn't really know enough about it?

 

[Bishka]

My question is, are LDS members taught to deny our church or shun it at the least? I know it is CoC now, but I still say RLDS.

Not at all. We rarely talk about other Churches, because our focus isn't other Churches/sects/faiths. It's our faith on Jesus Christ -- our Lord and Saviour.

 

[jonny]

From my experience, members of some of the reorganized churches are much more hostile towards LDS than LDS are towards them. I don't know why they acted that way as I wasn't there. They probably just didn't know what to say and didn't think you were interested in what they had to say anyway.

 

[kiwimac]

Most LDS know little about the RLDS / CoC. Certainly most of the elders, sister missionaries I have spoken to over the years know nothing about the RLDS & the one who did had family members in the Temple Lot.

kiwimac

 

[Comprehend]

My mother is a Reorganized Latter Day Saint and I was raised one as well as baptized in the church. I was walking around town a few days ago when two Mormons walked up to me and started up a conversation with me. After the dust settled, they asked me about my religion. When I told them that I belonged the the RLDS, a very surprised look came about their faces and shortly thereafter they ended the conversation and continued walking past me. I know our churches differ in more ways than one, and I am well educated on the past of our two churches. My question is, are LDS members taught to deny our church or shun it at the least? I know it is CoC now, but I still say RLDS.



Aicd

I imagine they realized you were well acquainted with the LDS church and so there was no sense in trying to tell you about it again.

 

[jonny]

Most LDS know little about the RLDS / CoC. Certainly most of the elders, sister missionaries I have spoken to over the years know nothing about the RLDS & the one who did had family members in the Temple Lot.

kiwimac

I agree. The don't know much more other than they exist and were started by Joseph Smith's family. The LDS church really does not spend a lot of time teaching its members about other religions in its church meetings. A member would have to research it on their own if they wanted information.