Can someone explain Mormon to me?

[ChoicestHops]

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Good grief, there is some horrendous information in this thread.

I'm a Mormon and a returned missionary. While I have NO interest in debating doctrine with anyone (it never does any good in these kinds of forums), I am happy to answer cultural or lifestyle questions. Again, don't bother trying to get me to debate you on historical and doctrinal issues. I don't have the time and I'm never going to intellectually convince you of anything. Stuff is weird in religion, guys -- ask any Catholic, Protestant, Muslim, Jew, etc.. We all have our "reeaaallllyy?" doctrines.

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Im not trying to attack you directly, but since you are the only Mormon that I know of that has responded in this thread.. does it not sound absurd that Joseph Smith translated your scriptures by putting his head in a hat with seer plates in it?

I had a Mormon missionary come up to me once on campus. She was real friendly and told her I wasnt interested, but I really wanted to ask her how she could believe the Missouri deal and all the proven unscientific theories that old doctrine had.