Comments about ‘LDS open houses draw throngs’

I have been to mormon church on invitations from various neighbors. Can't say that religion is for me. However I went through the oquirrh temple and can see the amazing power that your temples have. There was at least 500 people in that temple with me and my wife. Even with crying children and chattering teenagers, the peace and tranquility felt inside that building is indescribable. Truely a wonderful experience.

Thank you for your kind remarks! You would be a welcome member of our church! God bless you and yours!

religion and these temples are...PATHETIC!

To not lds @ 11:54 pm. Thank you so much for your kind words. I too love the peace and tranquility of the Temple. It was that feeling (of peace and tranquility) upon reading and studying that caused me to convert to the church [now] 36 yrs ago. I love the peace the Saviour brings.

Thanks again.

Non-religion is a religion. Antipathy towards religion is a religion. Sorry, Mike, that your god appears to be intolerance and existentialism. Please allow that others are not like you and find strength, and hope in a supreme being that also gives them a cause and reason to live by a code of ethics. My religion makes me a better person because I have an anchor and accountability to my maker for my daily conduct. Temples for LDS people, as for peoples anciently, are an anchor and something to be admired, not put-down.

NOn-religion, your remarks struck a nerve. I wonder about people who need religion to be good people. Is religion a crutch for you? What would you be like without religion. Would you be pillaging and murdering? It is far more admirable to be a good person because that is the right thing to do and you freely want to do it.

i think most most people on this site would agree your comment is pathetic, have some respect for others and what is sacred to them.

To Jeff: Recognizing that faith and religion help us to be better does not mean we would be murdering and pillaging without it. No one is perfect. Good people try to improve themselves and the world around them. If religion helps them it doesn't mean that it's a crutch anymore than reading a good self-help book is a crutch. We look for ways to improve wherever we can find it. You may find inspiration in a good movie or internet site. I find it in my faith. The question is why do you find it necessary to put down anyone's source of strength and inspiration?

NOn-religion did not say that religion made him a good person, he said it made him a BETTER person. I find it interesting that the words used are either misinterpreped or the meaning is misunderstood.

Re: not lds
Thank you! It's so pleasing to hear someone who has an open (and working!) mind describe the peace and tranquility of the temple. Informed opinions are an increasingly rare treasure, it seems. Most people know little about our church, and less about our temples, and they don't allow themselves to see any good in our church, its members, or even its buildings. They think we'll force our beliefs on them and denounce them if they don't leap right into our faith. Not so. Our invitation is the same as Jesus's during his ministry: "Come and see." Thank you for coming and seeing!

I am not a religious person in any sense of the word and I agree fully with Mc, People use many avenues to find the strength and inspiration in their lives. There is nothing to be gained by attacking a person’s religious beliefs. I may disagree with the LDS church and some of its members when it comes to political matters but it serves no purpose to attack people based solely on their religious beliefs when they are not bringing them into the political realm (which this article and thread have not).

I wonder if it is possible to know how many of the total were non-LDS. very important bit of data.

To statistician,

Most of the people who go through the Temple open houses are unendowed members, brought there for a special family home evening by their parents so they can further reaffirm their commitment to strive for a temple marriage.