What if anything would bring you back to the church?
curtishartleyThere are many teachings in the Mormon church that demonstrate several methods through which the god of Mormonism could answer all of my questions and resolve all of my concerns. In other words, according to church doctrine, the god of Mormonism has the ability, capacity, and resources available to address my doubt head on, yet willingly withholds information from me that would bring me back into the fold.
One can speculate that the god of Mormonism is testing my faith. Perhaps this is true, but the cards are still stacked against me.
Any god who condemns me for the unfair situation resulting from his confusing arena is not a god worth worshiping.
Some of my questions are:
- Considering all the questions regarding the historicity and anachronisms of the Book of Mormon, why doesn't the Mormon prophet just ask the three Nephites who were promised by Christ that they would remain alive on the earth until his second coming? If the church is losing members due to historical concerns, why isn't God allowing our questions to be answered when we have at least three people who were alive at the time of the Book of Mormon.
- Why did the church need to be restored if it was never truly lost? Why didn't the three Nephites and John the Beloved bring it out of obscurity? What is their purpose for living forever if they aren't furthering "God's Work" besides changing a tire for someone or showing up in a random sacrament meeting where only one person saw them (as many members will often testify)?
- Why can God take time out of his day to bless my greasy pizza or help my neighbor find her car keys, but refuses to take time out of his day to answer questions that keep me from believing? Members are promised further light and knowledge in exchange for increased faith. Was my three decades of complete devotion not enough?
- Why, when I have a question, am I encouraged to just "focus on what I already know?" That doesn't answer my question and encourages me to ignore it.This isn't an exhaustive list of my questions, but answers to these questions would make all the difference for me and people like me. So if Mormonism is the one true path, why won't the god of Mormonism answer them for me?