It's always interesting to see the "true" Christians freak out when someone says they visited LDS Church and had a pleasant experience. He didn't say he was going to join it people, just commenting on his pleasant experience!!!

I also think it's interesting that when Mormon teenagers act like teenagers, according to these "true" Christians, it's a result of religious conditioning. I wonder what the response would be if someone asked a similar question on Y.A. about visiting a born-again-Christian church, and wrote that the teens "were unapproachable and made them slightly uncomfortable". I'm guessing that most people will put it down to being teenagers and the ones who dislike born-again-Christians will give similar responses to those answering your question who dislike Mormons gave to your answer.

Is it really hard for a 16 year-old boy to make friends at the LDS Church? It is if you go only one time or once every few months, otherwise, it would probably depend on your personality type. Shy or quiet types generally take longer to form friendships than outgoing, talkative types. There are too many factors to give an absolute yes, or no.

That's not odd at all. Most of Europe is culturally diverse. What else were you expecting there, as you would find in any church in England? Purple polka-dotted people? Mormons are human, after all. Most churches will do the same with visitors, although Mormons do go the extra mile and fall all over visitors to get them to return. Say one thing they don't like such as you heard that Joseph Smith's veracity is questionable and their friendliness ends--instantly. No more tours, no more nice old people. They all become mormon teens then.

Teen mormons are very edgy when it comes to strangers. They are taught to distrust anyone that isn't mormon, being told wild stories since birth about how they can become instantly corrupted by seeing an exposed shoulder or hearing someone say a curse word or two, maybe even sipping a coke or taking a drag of a cigarette. GASP!! You know how you non-mormons are. Hate your families, run amok through the streets causing untold mayhem, never make anything of yourselves, are always poor. Stuff like that.

They expect it out of you. That was stunned silence when you didn't do any of those things. They aren't taught how to react any other way.

It takes time to meet people and make friends. Don't worry you will get along in time.

The church is made up of a lot of people around the world.

London is like any city. God bless you and keep the faith.

Nice that you enjoyed it. Sorry about the youth being like that. It's a typical teenage thing to do. I grew up in the church and found it very difficult to make friends at that age. I made friends by also participating in activities and letting people get to know me.

There are many fun social activities for young people your same

approximate age. You should look into going to them.

You don't have to be a Mormon to go LDS social activities for young

people your same approximate age.

Since you are 16 then you are at a good age. Because that is the age when

Mormon teenage girls can finally date. So ask some of the teenage young

women that you meet to a date. That would be great.

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God bless.

I very much admire that you have started on a journey to find a good church on your own! May God Bless and Guide you in your search, there are good churches (never perfect!) and very poor churches that have lost the Power of God because they have mixed Biblical truth with other philosophies and so-called revelations.

The fact that you met some very nice friendly people here does not make this organization right. This is a cult because it has included many beliefs that contradict bible teaching. Find a Bible believing/teaching church where there are activities and Bible study meetings for young people. Jesus Christ has a prominent position in the worship and teaching of a true church, it also acknowledges the power and presence of the Holy Spirit. Young people in a Spirit-guided church will be loving and welcoming.

.A lively church has an up-to-date full notice board and there are usually colourful posters advertising special events or Christian courses. Pray sincerely that God will guide you should you try one or two churches.

The essential Gospel message is that Jesus died to take on the sins and punishment of mankind and that when we as an individual, receive him as Saviour and Lord in our heart and life, we are forgiven and transformed into becoming Children of God our Father. Going to church does not save you but should help you to birth and grow faith in Jesus Christ -then you will receive heavenly peace and Joy -whatever your circumstances! but faith has its hard testing times which you must be ready for.

I'm glad you had a good experience. I'm sorry the teens were "unapproachable", but it sounds like predictable teenage behavior to me. Most teens tend to be self-absorbed and when it comes to meeting new people are often stand-offish at first. I think if you continued to attend they would probably become more relaxed and friendly. I wouldn't form an opinion from just one experience anyway.

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Take fireballs advice. Avoid the mormons. They teach racism.

You might find a bishop from a Caribbean background and Africans among the members. Don't be fooled by this because although they might have a non White Bishop and none White members, their believes of people of color remains the same. The mormon priesthood is required for every male. yet they did not allow Blacks into their Priesthood until 1978. And this was because of numerous law suits.

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Mormons think that those Africans that you meet are cursed because they come from the descendants of Cain the first murder. They will tell you that they have a chance to be saved like everybody else but it does not remove the fact that mormons think that they are cursed from birth with dark skin.

They think the same none sense for people of American Indian descend like myself. They believe that people of the Americans where White but were turned dark for disobeying God.

From the book of mormon.

And he had caused the CURSING to come upon them yea, even a sore CURSING because of their iniquity For behold, they had hardened their hearts against him, that they had become like unto a flint: wherefore as they were white, and exceedingly fair and delightsome, that they might not be enticing unto my people the Lord God did cause a SKIN of BLACKNESS to come upon them (2 Nephi 5 :21)

Whenever a social group expands, everyone has to determine their role in the new group. Give it time.

UK?

I'm an American, and I sincerely apologize that dumb faith made it out of Utah all the way to the UK..

Religion is a scourge on humanity.