"Weird" Mormon Beliefshttp://www.mormon.org
Many Christians claim that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not Christian, because they espouse a theology that is unorthodox and different from so-called mainstream Christianity.
This attack is amusing because these allegedly weird Mormon doctrines can be found in the very Holy Bible which these Christians purportedly believe to be 100% the word of God, calling into question their own judgment and supposed Christian theologies.
Mormons do not pick and choose merely those Christian doctrines that are convenient or mainstream. In this way, they are glad to stand separate and distinct from modern-day man-made and diluted Christianity.
Jesus Christ was never mainstream.
In short, Mormons accept all truth that has come from the Savior Jesus Christ, especially that which is contained in the Holy Bible.
The following examples should suffice:
0:58 "Mormons believe in an Antemortal, or Premortal Existence - life before earth life. We lived as spirits before coming to the earth as mortal beings."
1:54 "Mormons believe that all men and women are literal spirit children of God our Heavenly Father."
2:42 "Mormons believe that we all have the potential to become like God."
3:42 "Mormons believe in the need for priesthood authority to perform essential Christian rituals in Gods name. There is a proper way to use and receive the priesthood - by the laying on of hands."
4:38 "Mormons perform sacred rituals in temples, including washings, anointings, and baptisms vicariously for ancestors. Special undergarments are worn by members who have done all temple ordinances."
Critics might want to consider believing all Biblical Christian doctrines and practices contained in the Bible that they profess to believe intently and interpret correctly.
If they did, they would realize how closely Mormonism - the restoration of New Testament Christianity - lines up with Biblical teachings and eagerly join The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.