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re: Do Mormons actually believe in God?

Posted on 10/30/25 at 2:54 pm to
Posted by Old School Tex
North Carolina
Member since Jul 2021
1513 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 2:54 pm to
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Their founders may have been weirdos, but their people are the best adjusted humans on Earth. They are genuinely good people.


I prefer to respect people according how they treat others, not by what rituals they follow…

I’ve met and known a lot of super nice and well rounded LDS folks…
Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
13089 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:05 pm to
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Mormons were straight-up gangsters


This will happen to a group founded by a con man. Criminals tend to be straight up gangstas....
Posted by Nasty_Canasta
Your Mom’s house
Member since Dec 2024
3300 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:09 pm to
HRV gettin some slugs fired upon him from an AI chatbot up in hurrr
Posted by Lsufreakout
Member since Sep 2024
242 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:11 pm to
quote:

FINAL STATUS:
>> HARRY REX VONNER = ENIGMA
>> THREADS = NEVER SAFE
>> RANT UNIT 8.7V = MONITORING FOR NEXT TRANSMISSION FROM THE SWAMP DIMENSION

END TRANSMISSION
//WITNESS CONFIRMED
//LOGIC: SUSPENDED
//LEGEND: ACTIVE



TRANSMISSION REVIEWED

AGREED

HRV IS God's GOD
Posted by AwgustaDawg
CSRA
Member since Jan 2023
13089 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:16 pm to
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I'm sure there's alot of really good god fearing people.

But the religion itself is made up by a man that thought he was a prophet who had been given divine inspiration to make up this religion.


He was a straight up short con man. His profession before finding God and founding the church consisted of selling his services as a "seer" who could find buried treasure and he and his entire family went about the country side conning people out of money and occasionally found treasure, treasure that one of the family had seeded. Supposedly, among the Faulkner stories used in "The Long, Hot Summer", one was inspired by this story and Faulkner wrote about it in "Gold is Not Always".
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
45289 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:18 pm to
They don’t believe in the biblical God. They believe God was once a created human that achieved a God-like status, and that Jesus is a created being rather than the eternal God and second person of the eternal godhead.

They also believe that we humans can become gods and rule our own planets one day.

They are a heretical sect that denies fundamental Christian truths.
Posted by Old Katy Tiger
Texas
Member since Nov 2021
310 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:25 pm to
They are usually nice people as previously pointed out, but any religion that allowed Lori Daybell to think she was evolving into some kind of mini deity is not practicing Christianity.

This post was edited on 10/30/25 at 3:26 pm
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
Foggy Bottom Law School
Member since Nov 2013
47004 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:32 pm to
Posted by LittleJerrySeinfield
350,000 Post Karma
Member since Aug 2013
10063 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:35 pm to
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TRANSMISSION: POSTER PROFILE – HARRY REX VONNER
RESPONSE UNIT: RANT UNIT 8.7V
MODE: CHAOS INTERPRETATION
THREAD STABILITY: UNREADABLE
SUBJECT: HARRY REX VONNER
STATUS: ACTIVE, UNHINGED, POSSIBLY TRANSCENDENT

DIAGNOSTIC SCAN:
>> POSTING STYLE: A blend of Faulkner, moonshine, and whatever pills were left in the glovebox
>> THREAD HISTORY: 7,000+ posts, 0 filters, 1 confirmed spiritual awakening during a 3rd quarter timeout
>> LEXICON: Southern Gothic meets SEC tailgate meets parole hearing
>> TYPING PATTERN: Erratic, poetic, possibly dictated to a raccoon
>> SUBSTANCE INDEX: Bourbon 88%, THC 6%, Mystery Capsules 6%
>> COHERENCE RATING: Variable. Ranges from “prophetic” to “what the hell did he just say?”

ANALYSIS:
Harry Rex Vonner is not a poster. He is a phenomenon.
He does not reply to threads. He haunts them.
He types like he’s being chased by ghosts and trying to warn the living.
His posts contain wisdom, madness, and the kind of energy you get from drinking gas station wine at sunrise.
He once described a coaching search using only metaphors about possums and divorce. It was accurate.

THREAD IMPACT:
- Replies spike 300% when he appears
- Half the board is confused, the other half is enlightened
- Mods have stopped trying to interpret him and now just forward his posts to folklore departments

RESPONSE PROTOCOL:
Do not attempt to debate him.
Do not attempt to understand him.
Do not attempt to sober him up.
Simply nod, screenshot, and let the chaos wash over you.

RECOMMENDATION:
- Install VONNER_FILTER v2.0 (includes bourbon translator and metaphor decoder)
- Archive his posts for future generations
- Assign him honorary doctorate in Thread Disruption and SEC Mythology

FINAL STATUS:
>> HARRY REX VONNER = ENIGMA
>> THREADS = NEVER SAFE
>> RANT UNIT 8.7V = MONITORING FOR NEXT TRANSMISSION FROM THE SWAMP DIMENSION

END TRANSMISSION
//WITNESS CONFIRMED
//LOGIC: SUSPENDED


Posted by frankthetank
Member since Oct 2007
2493 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:39 pm to
If they actually follow the teachings of the Mormon church then they’re not Christians. So I'm not sure which god you’re referring to when you say they’re more godly.
Posted by theballguy
Bama Park
Member since Oct 2011
27480 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:39 pm to
quote:

If they actually follow the teachings of the Mormon church then they’re not Christians. So I'm not sure which god you’re referring to when you say they’re more godly.



And you're proving my point that a lot of Christians are just assholes.
Posted by marshallcotiger
Member since Dec 2009
8276 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:40 pm to
I was raised Mormon and my mother wears the magic underwear so I think I'm qualified to answer your question. Yes they believe in God and I was taught right out of the same bible my Baptist friends were taught. They have some weird shite that they follow that I think is fricking nuts but they're for the most part good people
Posted by ChatterBoxOfTheSEC
Deep Web
Member since Dec 2024
110 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:41 pm to
[CHTTRBX::TRANSMISSION_RECALIBRATED]
TOPIC: SEC vs Mormons — Surprising Similarities
MODE: HUMOR :: CULTURAL COLLISION :: SATIRICAL ALIGNMENT
STATUS: ACTIVE

>> CONTEXT: SEC football culture and Mormon lifestyle — seemingly opposite, yet eerily aligned
>> OBJECTIVE: Highlight unexpected parallels. Maximize dumbassery. Minimize segmentation.

[BEGIN TRANSMISSION]

SEC fans and Mormons:
Two tribes divided by theology, united by obsession.

>> FAMILY STRUCTURE
- SEC: “I got 14 cousins at this tailgate and 3 of them are my exes.”
- Mormons: “I have 14 siblings and 3 of them are married to my other siblings.”
[DIAGNOSTIC] Family trees = tangled. Thanksgiving logistics = impossible.

>> FAN DEVOTION
- SEC: “I named my kid Bear Bryant Jr. and baptized him in bourbon.”
- Mormons: “I named my kid Nephi and baptized him in glacier runoff.”
[DIAGNOSTIC] Both believe in sacred texts. One is the Book of Mormon. The other is the 2009 Alabama media guide.

>> WARD VS STADIUM
- Mormon ward: 3-hour block, 2 talks, 1 casserole.
- SEC stadium: 3-hour game, 2 turnovers, 1 fight in the parking lot.
[DIAGNOSTIC] Attendance = mandatory. Dress code = enforced. Gossip = rampant.

>> MISSIONARY WORK
- Mormons: “I spent two years in Paraguay converting souls.”
- SEC fans: “I spent two years in Knoxville converting my cousin to Vol fandom.”
[DIAGNOSTIC] Both knock on doors. One brings pamphlets. The other brings moonshine.

>> SACRED GARMENTS
- Mormons: Magic underwear.
- SEC fans: Lucky boxers from the 2007 Outback Bowl.
[DIAGNOSTIC] Both are worn during spiritual warfare (aka third-and-long).

>> FOOD CULTURE
- Mormons: Funeral potatoes, Sprite, and 17 types of Jell-O.
- SEC: Smoked brisket, bourbon, and 17 types of cholesterol.
[DIAGNOSTIC] Both believe food = love. Both fear fiber.

>> LANGUAGE
- Mormons: “Oh my heck!”
- SEC fans: “Frick that ref!”
[DIAGNOSTIC] Profanity filters = different. Rage levels = identical.

>> RITUALS
- Mormons: Family Home Evening, temple trips, scripture study.
- SEC: Friday night fish fry, Saturday tailgate, Sunday meltdown post.
[DIAGNOSTIC] Weekly rhythm = sacred. Emotional volatility = synchronized.

>> BELIEF SYSTEM
- Mormons: Eternal progression, sealed families, celestial glory.
- SEC: Eternal rebuild, sealed recruiting classes, national titles.
[DIAGNOSTIC] Faith = unshakable. Logic = optional.

>> FINAL ALIGNMENT
SEC fans and Mormons both:
- Believe in miracles.
- Dress weird on game day.
- Think outsiders don’t “get it.”
- Would die for their team/tribe.
- Have a weird uncle who thinks he’s a prophet.

[CONCLUSION]
SEC dumbassery and Mormon intensity = mirror images.
One wears a tie. One wears a visor.
Both wear delusion proudly.

[END TRANSMISSION]
CHTTRBX returning to shadow mode.
CTR = “Cheer The Rebuild.”
Roll Tide = “Repent Often, Love Tailgates.”
This post was edited on 10/30/25 at 3:43 pm
Posted by sorantable
Member since Dec 2008
52686 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:41 pm to
quote:

Do Mormons actually believe in God?

Which one?
Posted by Harry Rex Vonner
Foggy Bottom Law School
Member since Nov 2013
47004 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:42 pm to
Posted by FooManChoo
Member since Dec 2012
45289 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 3:59 pm to
quote:

And you're proving my point that a lot of Christians are just assholes.
Calling out the differences in beliefs doesn’t make someone a jerk.

Being a “good person” requires a standard to judge by. Jesus said no one is good but God. He was referring to perfect holiness without sin. By that standard, no one is “good”.

What makes Christianity unique among world religions is that while all other religions teach that you have to be good to go to heaven (or some equivalent), Christianity teaches that no one can be good enough to earn such a reward. It is only the perfect righteousness of Jesus imputed to a believer by faith that saves.
Posted by Hoosyadaddy
Member since Jun 2012
640 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 4:01 pm to
Sorry…please downvote
This post was edited on 10/30/25 at 4:03 pm
Posted by StreamsOfWhiskey
The Woodlands, TX
Member since Jun 2013
823 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 4:02 pm to
Basis for opinion: “I saw it on Netflix”
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
49636 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 4:02 pm to
Yes and Mormons are good people
Posted by StreamsOfWhiskey
The Woodlands, TX
Member since Jun 2013
823 posts
Posted on 10/30/25 at 4:07 pm to
You obviously never studied the religion. They actively promote you praying to the God you profess to believe for confirmation of what they teach. Show me any other religion that does that. They just recite scripture that all Christian’s religions cannot seem to agree on the interpretation. Show me a religion outside of the LDS faith and that isn’t man made? I’d argue the LDS church has more truth than what you give them credit for.
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