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Telling My Parents I'm Mormon

Telling My Parents I'm Mormon
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Name: Dart

Comments: I converted abroad while preparing for my masters thesis. I don't how to tell them because my father always insults the Mormon church.

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Often people insult things, just because. Often they don't really hold it in contempt. I'm sure a lot of people have nothing against people with polish ancestry, blondes, and would feel very bad for starving Ethiopians, if they met them. Perhaps you father's feeling fall into that.

I would sit them down and explain that you join a Christian Church and explain what the church believes, adding in that it's the LDS faith when you feel they are reassured we are not going to drag you off to Salt lake and make you marry 6 women. I suggest you pray for inspiration before you start. Good luck.

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I think most parents who don't know much about the Church feel this way. Miriavas suggestion is great, I would just add to try to collect as many pamphlets you have about the Church so your parents can become familiar with what we believe and they can be ensured you will be just fine.

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May I ask if you were Christian and what form of Christianity you were before you converted? Can you also give a bit more about your parents religious backgrounds? Also, do you think your father will insult you for your choice or challenge the church you have chosen or mearly insult it? Will you be told you will end up in Hell for your choice? Before I can actually give you a good suggestion, I would need to know what you think you might be stepping in with your admission.

My mother converted from Catholicism to Mormonism. My father converted from Baptist to Catholicism (before marriage), but decided to wait and see if my mother was going to stick with Mormonism before he converted again. I was raised a craddle Catholic and have remained as such, but have had some great discussions with my mother about religion and have several issues with the Catholic Church. She has since given up trying to convert me.

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Vincenzo, I didn't know your mother was a Mormon.

Dart, it seems to me that you are a big guy/girl so I can think it's a personal decision that only you could make. If your father feels upset about it, maybe helping him understand more about it could help but it doesn't mean he will change his mind. Tough call.