Hi!! Kinda new here.Have a problem.

[mirandabeth]

Hello everyone. I'm Miranda and I have been reading here at RR for well over a year now. I've just begun posting in elections recently. I really want to turn my life around and become a better person and Christian. Right now,I guess you'd call me a couch potato Christian.I don't want to be one any longer.
I've been married to my husband for 10 years and he is not a Christian.He believes Jesus Christ existed, but is not sure of God.He believes there is a higher power though.I guess when I married him I was hoping to change his mind
Both of his parents are mormons.His mom converted (she was baptist, which is how I was raised.) Here in lies my problem. She keeps pushing her church on us.
Ken(my husband) does not share her beliefs either.
8 1/2 years ago our son got extremely sick. He was hospitalized. Ken's mom wanted to send someone from her church to pray over him. I told her no(Ken told me when he was sick as a child about them putting oil and ash on his head) but somone showed up anyway.
Since then it seems everytime we turn around the mormon church is worse than the government.We are not in the phone book but they keep finding us.
They send letters to my husbands P.O. Box. They send letters to our house. They send missionaries into our neighborhood anyway,but twice in the last 2 months they've came to our house looking for my husband. I know it's not right,but I lie and say he doesn't live here.I have no idea who Ken is.
My mom in law knows how we feel about this. How do we keep this church away from us?
I'm sorry if this is confusing,but I don't know what to do.I know they aren't going to let up until they know they have found Ken.He does not consider himself a member of their church regardless of what they think.

Help me,

Miranda

[Patty T]

Hi Miranda :hug

Have you considered becoming involved in a bible-teaching church? You mentioned you wanted to become a better Christian and person. One of the ways we develop and grow our relationship with God and His Son is through faith - and faith comes by hearing - and hearing by the Word of God.

As your relationship with Him grows, I believe you'll be in a much better position to respond to the unwanted visits from the Mormom folks.

Taking a stand for Jesus is not always easy. I am asking the Lord to guide you and lead you in the way He has planned and purposed for your life. I am also asking Him to draw your husband to the truth of Jesus by the power of His Holy Spirit. When the two of you are "of one accord" you can do much damage to the demonic kingdom and much good for God's kingdom.

[EXO153]

Your relationship sounds like mine and my wifes. When we married she was a Christian, I was not. Matter of fact your husband sounds like we used to think along the same lines to some extent. My wife never pushed her beleifs on me, she always invited me to church with her but never pushed the issue. We were married 11 years before I finally asked the Lord into my heart. I beleive God will find a way to get through to your husband, if he is anything like I was the harder someone pushed their beliefs on me the harder I pushed back. I saw how my wife had a relationship with the Lord and it always intrigued me somewhat, but I always saw Christians as kinda weak and not real people so to speak, I could not relate to most. Then my wife made a new friend and I met her husband and we all became best of friends. Before I knew he was a Christian I saw him as a man I could relate to, he was real and he was strong and as I found out he was a Christian. He too was very tolerant with me. Between he and my wife they planted seeds and God was always there waiting on me. I finally showed up on my friends doorstep one night in an hour of need, needing to talk to God but not knowing how and he helped me open a door and guess who was waiting on the other sifde with open arms, The Lord. Be patient with your husband, it may take time.

As for your morman friends, fight hard. Get into the scriptures and arm yourself. I don't know how much you know about mormanism but they are dangerous. They make everything sound so good for a while but not until they have youdo they reveal their true beleifs. They are a cult and a powerful one at that. It sounds as if our enemy is trying very hard to get to your husband while he is still vulnerable. Pray for him, pray for protection for him.

I have a friend who is an elder in our church, he just loves it when they show up at his house. He meets them in the yard, he said to never let them in, and starts telling them about Jesus and what the bible says. He is very educated in the scriptures and says they always get flustered and want to have an elder stop by whom he quickly puts in their place. He is armed well and I would not recommend taking them on to forcefully untill you are ready. Be wary of them.

I'll say a prayer for you and your husband. God be with you.

[CINDY S.]

I would find a home church and tell them you have chosen your church
and you are not interested in theirs.

[antsinmypants]

I would write them and call them and tell them to take me off of their lists, and if it doesn't stop, i'd start calling different offices to see how it can be stopped legally, because it is HARASSMENT.

Definitely get yourself into a congregation that's actually teaching the Word, the unadulterated Word.

[wigginsmum]

Ditto to what Ants said - make a nuisance of yourself until they leave you alone. They have no right to harass you in your own home. How does Ken feel about what they're doing? So far you've talked about your reactions but not his. It worries me that these people got into the hospital when your boy was sick. If necessary, investigate taking out a restraining order against them - they won't want the publicity.

Jules

[seeker42]

You may want to contact Lighthouse Ministries.

They used to be Mormons but are strong Christians. THey have been dealing with Mormons and the Mormon Church for 25 years. They are very solid and have a great deal of material.

You probably should email them and ask them your question.



http://www.utlm.org/



http://www.utlm.org/navonlineresources.htm



Seeker

[lbevis]

Hello, Miranda :wave

I am sorry we have "met" under such circumstances. I would do just as Patty T suggested ~ Patty, you have a way with words, sister.

Do know, Miranda, that I am praying for you and your every need.

In Christ,
Lynn
:pray

[mirandabeth]

How does Ken feel about what they're doing? So far you've talked about your reactions but not his.

Jules

Ken can't stand it either.They are one of the main reasons we try to stay out of the phone book.

[mirandabeth]

Thank all of you for your warm welcome and thank you for the advice. I'll pray to God for guidance.

Miranda

[Patty T]

Hello, Miranda :wave

I am sorry we have "met" under such circumstances. I would do just as Patty T suggested ~ Patty, you have a way with words, sister.

Do know, Miranda, that I am praying for you and your every need.

In Christ,
Lynn
:pray


Thank you for the kind words sister :hug

[Workfromhomemom]

Hello everyone. I'm Miranda and I have been reading here at RR for well over a year now. I've just begun posting in elections recently. I really want to turn my life around and become a better person and Christian. Right now,I guess you'd call me a couch potato Christian.I don't want to be one any longer.
I've been married to my husband for 10 years and he is not a Christian.He believes Jesus Christ existed, but is not sure of God.He believes there is a higher power though.I guess when I married him I was hoping to change his mind
Both of his parents are mormons.His mom converted (she was baptist, which is how I was raised.) Here in lies my problem. She keeps pushing her church on us.
Ken(my husband) does not share her beliefs either.
8 1/2 years ago our son got extremely sick. He was hospitalized. Ken's mom wanted to send someone from her church to pray over him. I told her no(Ken told me when he was sick as a child about them putting oil and ash on his head) but somone showed up anyway.
Since then it seems everytime we turn around the mormon church is worse than the government.We are not in the phone book but they keep finding us.
They send letters to my husbands P.O. Box. They send letters to our house. They send missionaries into our neighborhood anyway,but twice in the last 2 months they've came to our house looking for my husband. I know it's not right,but I lie and say he doesn't live here.I have no idea who Ken is.
My mom in law knows how we feel about this. How do we keep this church away from us?
I'm sorry if this is confusing,but I don't know what to do.I know they aren't going to let up until they know they have found Ken.He does not consider himself a member of their church regardless of what they think.

Help me,

Miranda

Miranda,
many folks have given good suggestions. Long term you do need to find yourself a good place to worship. PM me if you would like some suggestions. I would suggest a Bible reading program, where you regularly read your Bible. I would suggest getting an "OLD Scofield Study Bible" (make sure that it is the "old" one and not the "new" one). Even though there are notes in the Bible that I do not agree with, there are many good ones which will be helpful.
I am going to suggest that you get Ron Rhodes, Reasoning From the Scriptures with Mormons (http://ronrhodes.org/CDROM.htm) . You want to know how I get ALL of these groups to "mark" my house for avoidance. I welcome their visits and turn it around and witness to THEM. Inevitably one of the visitors is a new convert and will be reachable, whereas I usually write off the leader as being too far gone. With all of these groups you need to understand their tactics and already have the material in your head to refute it with scriptures.
Here is a good link for review of the gospel message...http://www.gracebibleministries.org/GBMstudies/DictGospel/01aGosp.html

Hope that this helps.

WFHM :D:

[Mike W]

Miranda:
A couple of years ago, my 2 sons(14 and 15) were home alone during summer vacation while my wife and I were at work. They told me that 2 men came to the door and asked them if they had ever heard of the LDS. They also gave them a couple of tracts and told them they would be back the next day. Well, Mikie had a fit! So I printed up a little sign and taped it to the screen door. It read: Attention LDS. You are not welcome here! If you do not leave immediately you will be cited for trespassing. PS: Jesus loves You.
Sincerely- the homeowner.
My sons said that the next day they came to the door, saw the sign and turned around and left. :thumb