If you are concerned for someone close to you, such as a family member, friend, co-worker, or neighbor who has joined the Mormon Church, or is being wooed by the Mormons, then you may want to consider joining our online support group called CAM-talk (Concerned About Mormonism). Members of CAM-talk share their own experiences, strengths, and hopes with each other. You will meet others who will likely share your feelings and frustrations toward the Mormon Church and hopefully learn how to constructively deal with the concerns you have with Mormonism. Many CAM-talk members have found the forum to be relevant, constructive, and beneficial.
To join CAM-talk, go to the following webpage: http://www.irr.org/mit/cam-talk/default.html and follow the instructions that appear.
Some DOs and DON'Ts
(1) Do be persistent in praying for those who are being
wooed by the Mormons (Luke 18:1-8; Rom. 12:12). Don't just
pray by yourself, find a couple of Christian friends who are
serious about prayer and their relationship to Christ and
ask them to pray with you for your loved one. Jesus said,
“For where two or three are gathered together in my name,
there am I in the midst of them.” (Matt. 18:20).
(2) Do treat people caught in the web of spiritual deception
with respect and compassion. Treat them the way you would
like to be treated. Get to know them on a personal level.
Take the apostle Paul’s counsel to Timothy as a guiding
Scriptural basis for your ministry approach: “24And the
Lord's servant must not quarrel; instead, he must be kind to
everyone, able to teach, not resentful. 25Those who oppose
him he must gently instruct, in the hope that God will grant
them repentance leading them to a knowledge of the truth."
(2 Tim. 2:24-25)
(3) Do make a sincere effort to understand Mormonism. If you
don’t have an accurate understanding of Mormonism, then you
give your Mormon friend(s) a reason to not take your
criticism of Mormonism seriously. We recommend the following
books, DVDs, and online articles:
- Is Mormonism Christian? (online article)
- Contradictions Between the Book of Mormon and the Bible
(online
article)
- New Light on Joseph Smith's First Vision
(online article)
- Occultic and Masonic Influence in Early Mormonism (online
article)
- Translation or Divination?
(online article)
- Did Jesus Establish Baptism for The Dead?
(online article)
- Does the Bible Teach Salvation for the Dead? (online article)
- Lost Books and Latter-Day Revelation: A Response to Mormon Views
of the New Testament Canon (online article)
- The Old Testament Temple and New Testament Faith: Are Mormon
Temples an Extension of the Biblical Temple? (online article)
- The Lost Book of Abraham (DVD)
-
The Bible vs. The Book of Mormon (DVD)
-
DNA vs. The Book of Mormon (DVD)
-
“Speaking the Truth in Love to Mormons”
by Mark J. Cares (book)
- God's Word: Final, Infallible & Forever
(book)
-
“Reasoning from the Scriptures with the Mormons” by Ron Rhodes &
Marian Bodine (book)
- “By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri” by Charles Larson (book)
(5) Do not allow the person to misquote or misinterpret the Bible without calling attention to it. If they quote a Bible verse to support a Mormon teaching, open a Bible and ask them to read the verse and its immediate context aloud and explain to you how it supports their belief. If the passage does not support the Mormon teaching, then ask them to slowly and carefully reread the passage. Hopefully, they will discover for themselves that the passage does not support Mormon teachings.