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What if a BSB went to the temple?

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MaggieW:
I wasn't certain where to begin this topic, so I thought General Discussion fit it.  Being such a hot topic lately since Mitt Romney is running for president, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons, LDS, etc. for those unfamiliar with the correct name of the church) is under observation and discussion.  Our leaders have been putting out books and such to help illuminate understanding of our beliefs and knock out whatever criticisms and whatnot are out there about our church.

So my question is this...

What if someone were to write a story about one of our Boys falling in love with a Latter-day Saint?  It would be an interesting story - though I suppose it could go on forever, eh?  How accepting of our beliefs would they be?  Would any of the other Boys be opposed to the relationship (and perhaps the church itself for whatever reasons are available)?

Is anyone else on this site a Latter-day Saint or happens to know someone who is?

Any thoughts on this idea?

honey:
You're looking at the primary chorister for the Pleasant Hill 2nd ward right here. lol. (and we switch to 8:30 on Sunday. ewe!) I went to Ricks for a while and was married in the Oakland Temple.

I hate to say it, but I'm pretty sure Brian would damn us all to hell if he could. I went to most of high school in Michigan (where they still believe we all have horns and sacrifice animals and such) and the born again christians and the southern baptists like HATE us. I have been treated so unkindly by many people of those religions that I'm basically afraid of them now (sad to say) and I would be terrified to tell Brian that I was LDS.

I've met Howie and Leigh a couple times and they know I'm LDS and my friend is really good friends with them. They respect our beliefs, but it's just not their thing. I think AJ would be curious and ask questions because he's sort of a soul searcher, and I think both Nick and Kevin would just be sort of indifferent as long as you didn't try to preach at them or anything.

I don't know how many people would be interested in a story about that, (besides us Mormons of course) but from an LDS standpoint I know I've thought about that before, I'm sure it would be as big an adjustment for them as anyone who converts to our religion, except they would have a lot more pressure because they're always in the media and the media would have a field day with news like that. Why do people gotta hate on us so much? lol

honey:
ps. my baby brother comes home from his mission in a few months. Yay!!! I'm excited hehe.

Nijntje:
For some reason, I kept on reading LSD instead of LDS..  :-\

Other than that.. I have nothing to say in this thread, because I have no idea (oh well maybe a slight idea) of what LDS stands for..

RokofAges75:
LDS = Latter Day Saint (also known as a Mormon)

I went to school with a guy who is Mormon.  His religious beliefs weren't a big deal at all.  His friends ripped on him for being Mormon in high school, but it was in a good kind of teasing way, not to be mean.  He was pretty popular cause he was really funny.  Like, for the costume contest on Halloween, he showed up to school dressed as a workbench.  He had made a sandwich board type thing out of plywood, and he had actual tools attached to it - hammers and screwdrivers and drills and stuff!  He said it was SO heavy, but he clunked around to every class in it... but then he'd have to take it off so he could sit down LOL.  It was hilarious though.

Anyway... as far as a fic goes, I think it would depend on how the Boys reacted to dating someone with different religious beliefs than them.  Personally, I would have no problem being in a relationship with someone from a different religious background than me, as long as they were a good person.  I mean, there's religious beliefs, and then there's just basic morals.  The morals are more important to me.  Most religions have those in common, even if the spiritual beliefs may differ.  I am pretty open-minded about religion though; I don't necessarily follow even my "own" religion to a T.  Going with the LDS example, I may not agree with everything the Mormons believe, but I like a lot of their values.  But maybe it would matter more to someone like Brian, who is way more hardcore religious than I am.

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