In college, I had a Mormon friend who cleaned the Mormon student center. We would hang out in there, study, shoot pool. The Coke machine had no caffeinated beverages in it. It had Caffeine-free Coke, Sprite, and things like that, but no regular Coke. I knew plenty of Mormons who drank caffeinated drinks, but it seems that the Church takes an organizational stand against it.
i've never had mormons come to my door, but i do get jehovah's witnesses. i've never had a problem with what they do, but when they've (the same group) been told on THREE separate occassions that I'm not interested (literally, i raise my voice so they can hear me through the door) it becomes a bit a nuisance. waking me up on saturday mornings is NOT cool.
i grew up in a town where the majority of the population was mormon (yeah like 1/2 my high school went to BYU..the rebel mormons went to the hawaii campus) they were really nice people and still are i remember going to their houses in high school and all they had were sprite in the fridge along with water. over labor day i went to the wedding reception of one of my mormon friends and i was the only non-white guest there in a gathering of over 200. the sad thing was that one of my friends relatives thought i was the help and asked me to throw something away... I wasnt rude to him because my friend the groom, told him that i was his friend from high school. the only thing i have against mormons is that they like the jazz...other than that they are a-okay in my book
I think if you genuinely worship Satan you're in the clear...well, until the rapture I suppose... If you're doing it just to be sassy, then perhaps.
At the University of Utah maybe. NOT a church owned school. I went to BYU, and they don't have caffeinated drinks on campus at all. In fact, in the basketball arena, on the scoreboard, there is a huge Sprite billboard instead of a Coke billboard. It's the only one I've ever seen, and I lol'ed the first time I saw it. Having said that, caffeinated soda is pretty much a gray area as far as Mormon beliefs are concerned. Alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and black tea are all explicitly part of the LDS Word of Wisdom as a list of things to avoid. (along with fruits and vegetables, grains, etc. being on the things you SHOULD eat - for whatever reason not many people know that there's an "okay to eat" list also) Most people assume that because coffee and black tea are on the list, caffeine is also against the rules because it's a common ingredient between the two. Church leaders neither encourage nor discourage this belief, and people take it for what it is. The fact is you can considered to be a fully practicing Mormon in full standing with the church and still drink caffeinated drinks. The reason for not "spelling it out" is that LDS teachings are principle based. Mormons believe that it's more important to learn and apply the "spirit of the law", and live according to WHY the rule is there in the first place, and not just follow a list of rules. (obviously you can't spell out everything, look at our legal system) Looking at it that way, the LDS Word of Wisdom is obviously a code of healthy living, and as a result the "message" appears to be "eat things that are healthy for you, avoid things that aren't, and particularly, avoid things that lead to addiction". Or something along those lines. As a result, most Mormon people I know (including myself) avoid caffeinated drinks even though it's not spelled out as an official "rule". There you go. Hope that answers some questions.
Don't worry one bit, those Mormons are nuts.... I mean come on...Jesus visited the US.......LOL.... You might as well make up some crazy stuff like he walked on water or something. DD
As far as the original reason for the thread... naw... they're used to it. They probably had a good laugh.
It was a little rude, but you expect it going door to door. I did door-to-door sales when I was in college, and you have to develop a thick skin to last very long. Their problem was their opening line, attitude, etc. They needed to find a more universal approach to 'get their foot in the door' so to speak. I get the feeling that their elders just throw them to the wolves without much training. It may be on purpose to develop character. Side note- I've always meant to actually hear these guys out once, because I respect their motivation, but the last time any came to my door I was leaving. I told them to come back, but they never did.
True on both counts. Missionaries spend 2 1/2 weeks learning everything they need to know and then they go out for 2 years. You are deliberately "thrown out to the wolves" to help you grow up. These are 19 year old boys after all. I actually just made a post recently about Mormon missionaries in the D&D. Here's the link: http://bbs.clutchfans.net/showpost.php?p=3244529&postcount=56
I was involved in a case where there was a company that hired these missionaries to do door-to-door sales right after they were done with their missions. It was brilliant. The kids knew exactly what they were doing and had already been rejected over and over again on issues far more important to them.
Ironically... I worked in retail for the one and only time of my life right after I got home from my mission. I was only working part time for the Christmas season, and I was the #2 salesman in volume. But sales isn't my thing, so I've never gone back.
Wire your welcome mat up to a switched wall socket. Next time they knock on your door, just flip the switch.
Is 2.5 weeks a NEW thing? My best friend was mormon and he was in Provo at the missionary training center for 2 - 4 months before he went on his mission. This would have been 2000/2001. Of course, his destination was Peru so he had to do some language training.
Yeah if you have to learn a language, you stay for about 2 months. Missionaries you run into in the United States are pretty much English speaking, although there are a fair share of Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean, etc. speakers, depending on the area.
