Hard to believe

I actually do have what is referred to in "mormonspeak" as a testimony...sidetrack. It is funny to me that they refer to a testimony of Jesus Christ as simply a testimony, but if you define testimony - although it is only a belief amd it does not refer to any dogma in particular. And yet, those outside the "Mormon Bubble" do not consider Latter-day saint's to be Christian (when the reason for Sunday meetings at all is to take the name of Christ upon themselves) the main l purpose of everything is love The whole of it is humorous to me.

Anyhow, at times everyone questions what they believe. This is natural and a part of recognizing who we are.

For me, it is strengthened by realizing who I am not. I have been challenged by speakers previously who suggested how rediculous it is to believe that the Book of Mormon was all made up, and I failed at my attempts to consider the entire religion made up, and the best I could ever do was decide that Greek mythology was not true and the Greeks were very wise and founded much of our science. As much as I consider most ideas man made, I could not deny who I call Jesus Christ, or judiasm. The creator of our existence is surely, the God of Israel.

There is a story of how Joseph Smith found and translated some books from a Egpytian mummy. This seems hard to fathom, yet, if you read it in conjuction with the Bible, even considering Joseph a great Scripture Scholar there are incredible ideas generated from reading the same stories from that perspective that opens up mysteries of the pentatuech. And at the end of all my considering and attempts at remaining neutral in accepting the truth as it is, I find it easier to believe Joseph Smith was actually a prophet of God and the Book of Mormon is the words of God as recorded in the American Continent.

Ooooh. Time to go!