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Tough Lessons from Mormon Missionary work in Latin America
BYU Professor Dr. Ted Lyon has served as an LDS (Mormon) mission president in Chile. He has also served as the president of the Chile Missionary Training Center. He is currently serving as Temple President in the Santiago Chile LDS Temple. In this interveiw, Dr. Lyon discusses some of the painful lessons learned from LDS missionary work in Latin America in the 20th century. … lds mormon mormons missions missionary work temples baptisms …
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Another class Interview from John Dehlin.Although I’m not a believer in Mormonism , I have great respect for John for addressing the issues.His website ‘Mormonstories’ was instrumental in my learning of accurate mormon history.
Thank you for your honesty and integrity.
I am a Mormon “in transition” as some really bad things happened to myself and my family in the church. I did appreciate the honesty of this man. Honesty is one thing the church often lacks (to say the least). I loved and actually applauded the comment that he does not claim that the Holy Ghost has guided him in all things in his church life or service. So many leaders insist they are inspired when that is clearly not the case. If there were more like him I might not be about to leave.
I appreciate this man’s honesty. Such brutal candor is rare in the Mormon church.
Of course convert retention is a problem – the Mormons are peddling a shoddy, unsatisfactory product to the world.
Hi Guitarman , I’m in the Uk too .I would love to hear about your experience in church.i’ll send you an email.
YES>>> Mormon church has ONLY 4 million active members..read it and ask…why?
I think JOhn Dehlin is a really amazing guy. He does wonderful interviews. He is very respectful of the people he interviews. he has brought some amazing stories to light. Kudos for a job super well done, John!
So then if this mission president knew that missionaries are “making up names” and doing two hour baptisms, why did he NOT make an effort purge these names from the record?
Additionally, when will our leadership stop reporting the number of baptisms as active membership?
Lastly, if President Hinckley knew about these bogus baptisms, why did he stand up and use phrases in general conference that were misleading like: “11 million STRONG”?
As a member, I am sickend by this all.
I’ve seen your comments on so many videos–stop posing as a member.
I am a member.
Born and raised in Bountiful Utah, temple endowed in 1987. Married in the temple.
Held many different positions in the LDS church at ward and stake levels.
I just want the media attention to go away and for President Monson to tidy up our house. Purge the records and lets get back to who we are.
cause its hard
Yes, it hard to say that, but is not weird. Every religion have the same problems to retain it converts. Also, many member of the Catholic and Evangelical Church was baptized in the LDS Church, and reversal. But if you thinkl that the Christ Church should be numerous in PEOPLE, then: how Christ died? Why the Christ followers didn’d anything to save his Master? Because they NEVER WAS THE MAYORITY. The same thing happens in our days.
Saludos desde Chile,
Lucho
The Mission President of a mission have the authority to purge record? NO, he haven’t.
On the point of having “highly intelligent”
men becoming apostles lately as if that were a good thing. We have MANY intelligent people in high places in government. Clearly these governments, in many areas, are NOT “enlightened” or functioning, as a result
of having the guidence of these “intelectuals”. There is no obvious reason for a move to intelectualism.
On the other hand, the church grew fabulously under the direction of Peter, James and John and Paul and other early leaders, FEW of which , if any, had what we would call a “higher education”. This drive toward intelectualism can’t be supported by scriptural cannon. What are the GAs thinking that would cause this?
No, leydemurphy, he doesn’t have the authority to purge the record. But he has enough to bring it up to, and put pressure on those who DO have the authority. They might squawk about it–but who would continue to support the dishonesty? (Okay, Oaks would but no one else–well, maybe Paul Dunn would were he still around.) That’s what the LDS church needs is a vigorous house cleaning TOP TO BOTTOM.
I’m 30 minutes in…I don’t buy it…but thanks
It also seems to me that the more openness we have as a church, the more the church will really thrive. I would like to feel that the Apostles are worthy and faithful people doing their best and truly inspired, but that they are “human.” While I know that they have a very special calling, I wonder if I would feel any closer to the Savior being with them than I would being with my Bishop or Home Teacher or Primary Teacher or anyone else in the ward.
leydemurphy.
It is the MormonChurch that says that before Christ’s 2nd Coming, Christ’s gospel will roll forth and fill the whole earth. LDS make up about .007% of the world’s population. All I can say is, you better get busy.
And, by the way, are you native to Chile?–as in Lamanite? Have you had a DNA test to see if you have any Jewish/Hebrew
blood?