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Missionaries will deliver the Book of Mormon to you. You don't have to see them again if you don't want to. I don't think it will be a situation of "pestering". Or I can send you one and I won't come visit you Posts: 697 | Registered: Nov 2005
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They don't have to deliver it to you. When you fill out the thing, you can say you don't want to be visited. It just takes them 6 weeks or so to send out your free copy of the Book of Mormon. I know this though because this is how I got my copy. No pestering at all.
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On the website, I am given the option of having it delivered by missionaries. It says:
quote:Representatives in your area would like to deliver your free Book of Mormon and explain how our loving God has revealed plain and precious truths of the gospel of Jesus Christ through a living prophet. They will help you to know that you are a child of God and that He has a plan of happiness for you and your family. Their visit will last just less than an hour. May we arrange to have representatives deliver your free Book of Mormon?
And I can select either "yes" or "no." Aside from this, will I recieve a ton of letters in the mail and a ton of e-mails?
Edit: Thank you, pfresh. Did you end up choosing this religion?
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pfresh can probably answer this better since I've never done this, but I don't think you will receive any mail or e-mail.
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I never got any mail or e-mails from them (other than they sent me an e-mail once they sent out my copy saying they had sent it and listing a number I could call if I wanted to have missionaries come visit me at some point). As for did I end up choosing this religion, no, but then I'm still in a sort of religious nexus of indecision.
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Just so people know. You can read the entire Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price online here: http://scriptures.lds.org/Posts: 264 | Registered: Nov 2005
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Yeah, you can also download the Book of Mormon in mp3 format online (somewhere on www.mormon.org). I listened to portions of the Book of Mormon on my iPod while I was on winter break.
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I always have to search through the site until I find it. I'm bookmarking it now (wonder why I didn't do that before).
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I have been talking with missionaries for the last three weeks, and they have always been very polite and willing to go away if I so wished it.
Unfortunately they want me to believe in the divinity of Christ, and that -only- through him can we be forgiven or get into heaven. I am mostly interested in discussing the philosophy of Mormonism, and not the dogma, as I do not truck with organized religion. Hopefully they will be satisfied to discuss the concepts without me having to join the church or believe what they believe.
I think that truth is everywhere and it is silly to not investigate every available avenue. If -nothing- else you discover what you do not believe.
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I've considered reading the Book of Mormon, but I have no intention of joining the church, so I'd feel like I'm wasting a book that someone else might read and actually want to join.
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Lyrhawn, as stated above, there are other ways to access it. And there's no shortage of copies around here, I'm sure everyone would rather you have it than not. If you feel really guilty about it, you can buy it through the online distribution center and help pay for the cost of printing. (Shipping is free. I love that site. Soooo much more convenient!)
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For the sake of curiousity, as I've never been visited by a missionary. How does the speech go? I mean, what do they say to people when they come to their homes?
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When the sisters came to my house, they did what is I suppose the normal, laying out the basics for me. And then we proceeded to have a really nice conversation about religion in general and about Catholicism. It was really quite enjoyable, and I learned something, too!
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Hello. Introduce themselves. You probably should too but it's not requisite. You invite them in to your living room or wherever's most convenient. Further introduction from them. They give you a Book of Mormon. From there you're free to shoo them out.
Or, they read it with you, often asking you to read it. (I was asked to read the last section by in the Book of Moroni, that instructs how to find out if the Book of Mormon is true.) There's a prayer or two. They leave.
Sorry if that seemed a bit disrespectful, but that's the gist of what I remember. My first expierence with LDS missionaries (in which I received a BoM) went roughly like this, but it was over 12 months ago, so I'm not positive.
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If you ask them not to call you or visit you again, they generally won't. They'll give you their number in case you want to call them, and leave.
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The first missionaries weren't around long enough for my liking. When I asked to have them visit one day they were different to the ones I'd been used to. After finding out they're around for such a limited time, I just gave up on missionaries.
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*shrugs* It totally depends. I've seen missionaries stay in one ward for 18 months, or transfer every three. You must have just got hit with a change. Sorry that happened, but it doesn't always. Posts: 21182 | Registered: Sep 2004
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When I was a junior in highschool, Mormon missionaries visited my family home, and I explained to them that I would be interested in hearing what they have to say, but that they would have to be discreet because my parents have a very, very strong anti-LDS bias (the same ignorant bias that generates a metric ton of strife in this regard). They said they would be, and arranged to come back when my parents weren't home.
It went pretty much like cheiros do ender described, except they also wanted to sing, which didn't work out very well because they were both tragically, tragically tone deaf. I kept wanting to correct them, but figured that they probably wouldn't appreciate it. We had a good conversation, and I learned a lot.
Then they made the mistake of ignoring my caveat about discretion and proceded to call me at least once a week for six months, leaving messages on the machine when no one answered. My parents were furious. They yelled at the missionaries, but mostly they yelled at me. I tried telling them nicely that I really appreciated their taking the time to talk to me, but that it just wasn't going to work out for the time being. They sounded understanding - but kept calling anyway. Eventually, my parents had to call the phone company and have their number blocked.
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Wow. I've never heard of any of the LDS missionaries wanting to sing in someone's home. How sad for you.
Also Wow on the disrespect thing. That's... unusual. Or, at least, from what I've heard, it's unusual. They're taught to follow instructions like what you've given and to respect someone's wishes for all of that.
I have to admit that I wish you or your parents would have reported them to your local leaders. Chances are, if they've done it to you, they've done it to others, and they should have been stopped.
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I love it when we sing together! Sister Hoefer taught me the harmony for "How Gentle God's Commands". It's a great way to invite the spirit into a gathering.
I'm sorry you had a bad experience with the missionaries. They're all so sweet and sincere (the ones I've met). Saudade said they remind her of cute puppies, their eyes. And I agree. I'm sorry if some got too enthusiastic and didn't follow your wishes. They really are trained to respect people's requests. They're also trained not to teach people under the age of 18 without their parent's consent.
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I was very sad when the sisters who visited me and accompanied me to a service left very suddenly. The elders who replaced them were very nice but it was also painfully obvious they were younger. It was a bit awkward.
They offered to sing a carol with me, since it was right near Christmas, so my roomie suggested her favourite, O Holy Night. And then she wandered off. However, I know her too well, and I knew she'd start singing it herself. She has a very beautiful soprano voice and so I told them to listen, knowing what would be heard. The poor senior elder tossed his hymn book down and said "I can't follow an act like that!" And ever since then I have been able to tease her about scaring the poor nice Mormon missionaries.
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