I felt BAD for Christians | with Steve Morin 

I live in Alberta too! Lol I was not expecting that in the comments

very insightful to hear.

Hey buddy. We miss you here in Gatineau. Thank you for your kindness with the compliment.

Love Quebec City. Ranks up with New Orleans in my mind.

It said.... 'You have not only gained a bag of chocolate chip cookies, but you've gained a testimony of Jesus Christ.' .... So they gave me this box the next visit after i then told them that i was now atheist. It took me a few weeks to finish reading all the additional reading... one week after i had joined the church.

@@niroms8199 thanks, hard to hear after cookies. That was beautiful.

That would be between them and God. LDS Theology is that we do not judge, Christ does. My question is why someone doing all of those things would ask to have their name removed?

God loves all people. This person is trying to find Jesus in anyway she or he knows how. At least I am assuming the intentions are pure. This person will go to Heaven if he or she wants to go to Heaven. He or she will go where he or she feels most comfortable. And this person will continue to learn as much as he or she wants to learn. It really depends on the desires of this persons heart and what it leads this person to do. It is as simple as that.

I do not know. I think it would be between that person and God who would judge the intent and actions of some ones situation. My question would be , why remove your name if you uphold all of the above ?

@@brettmajeske3525 It really has to do with the intent of ones heart? We, as LDS believe most will be saved to Heaven, but what that Heaven looks like is kind of up to where you want to be headed, agreed?

for example, Evangelical christians believe Heaven is a place where they will worship God and be happy and of course they will have that. But they dont believe in eternal families so they are not working towards that. Correct me if you think I am wrong.

Everyone is different i guess. For me it was the perfect thing to say that very first meeting. I am curious... why would you have been offended by that ? I see no reason for the offence.

@@niroms8199 If it was clear they were going for the kill in six weeks, I would have been turned off. It's like a salesperson who says if you don't buy now, the special deal expires in one hour. That's no way to reach out to a person considering a major life decision like conversion. It's been my observation that mission presidents often pressure the missionaries to bag high baptism numbers.

@@democraticpatriot2657 Not at all for me... and having served a mission myself, not my experience with my mission President. I loved the fact that they made it clear they would leave me alone once our time was up. Nothing sales person about them, they may have been bold in one sense yet humble at the same time. They were very patient with me as i say in the video they had a lot of questions to answer and concerns to resolve. The goal for any missionary is to bring souls to Christ. For my personality... it was a perfect fit. The fact was clear... they had a message to share... i was to figure out if it was a true message and an open invitation to join if i find this to be true. It was a great experience to live through. The purpose of the Book of Mormon is to convince both Jew and Gentil that Jesus is the Christ. For me i am positive, nothing else would have done for me. We all have our own paths to take and i hope you are well in yours. God speed.

Good question... maybe you should try to do your own homework on this topic. Read the Book of Mormon, study it, think about it, and pray... not much else to say.

@@niroms8199 I’ve done everything on your list, so my homework is done. Are you wondering how I’d answer my own good question? Because I personally haven’t found these strategies to be useful, so, I would obviously use other strategies. If you have found these strategies useful, how would you answer my question?

@@mikefoxtrot1314 What was your favorite story in the Book of Mormon and why ?

@@niroms8199 I was raised Mormon, so my favorites were Ammon chopping off arms and the stripling warriors, because they had the best living scripture cartoons.

@@mikefoxtrot1314 Well, not sure what to tell you. I guess this will be between you and God one day. Our homework assignments must be different with our life experiences. I hope you find what you are looking for. As for me... i have no apologies for my experiences. I cannot do otherwise. All the best to you.

Well, it has been my experience in meeting with some pastors , that some believe all you need to do to be saved is verbally confess to Jesus... I have asked some when did they come to Jesus and they have all stated the time when they confessed... then i asked them about their baptism.. some have said it is not needed and some said about 3 yrs later.. I then asked what would have happened between the confession and their baptism had they died before baptism ? They stated as evidence the thief on the cross was told by Jesus "Today, thou shall be with me in paradise"... as proof baptism is not required... wow.... they ignore the very words of Jesus Christ himself ! who stated that baptism is required. I remind them, when Mary came to give Jesus a hug the morning of His Resurrection.. He forbade her as he had not yet gone to his Father who is in Heaven. Paradise is not where God lives... it is not Heaven, but a waiting place for souls. The plan of Salvation explains this in more detail. A real church will have the information correct to guide people to Christ and not miss lead them into wrong directions. I believe this church is directed by Jesus Christ himself. This is his church. I always wonder how people are going to answer Jesus after they have passed on why they would put aside the very words of Jesus himself. Jesus Christ himself chose people to lead and direct them in the right way... the need is even more needed in todays time as they have all gone astray from the original directions of the Savior himself. God speed.

@ the 12:08 mark is your answer. Thank you.

What Bible verse exactly are you referring to when you say we must be baptized?

@@erichoss4218 Mark 16:16, Matthew 3, 13-17, Matthew 28 vs 18-20, Mark 1 vs 9, John 2 vs 5, Acts 2 vs 38, , Eph. 4:5, Acts 22:16, Luke 3:21.

@@erichoss4218 Mark 16:16, John 3:5., Acts 2:38, Matt. 28:19, Matthew 3 13-17, just to name a few. But the best answer is found in 2 Nephi 31:5 Book of Mormon 5 And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water!