Category: Mission Field

Missionary Chat: Origins of the Bible 4

Missionary Chat: Origins of the Bible

I’ll admit up front, this chat was basically just an attempt to show that Mormon missionaries are ignorant.  I wanted to know what they knew about the origins of the Bible.  Here we go:...

Missionary Chat: Polygamist God 2

Missionary Chat: Polygamist God

In my ongoing pursuit to learn what “on the ground” Mormons believe, here’s another Missionary Chat.  This one on God the Father and his wife/wives. Ken: Hello. Marcel: welcome back (creepy that they know...

Missionary Chat: Gods & Planets 1

Missionary Chat: Gods & Planets

I’m kind of enjoying chatting with the missionaries online.  Since it’s on my own terms, it’s kind of nice.  Here’s my discussion from this week: Joey: Hello. Sean: Hello! Bob (me): Hi. I have...

big “revelation” after all 29

big “revelation” after all

chanson noted the rumors about a big “revelation” at conference this year. Turns out they weren’t entirely unfounded: Thomas Monson just dropped the age for missionary service for men to 18 from 19, and...

Three and a Half Years 8

Three and a Half Years

That’s all it would take for Mormon missionaries to knock on every door in the US. Don’t ask me why, but the question popped into my head one day: How long would it take...