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While on a mission i spent a lot of time trying to get inactive members to come to church. They were great people but just didnt feel the need to come every sunday and take on callings.

When i got back to utah and sat on some ward council meetings. I really changed my mind about the constant push to activate members.

Sitting in the meeting i would hear the bishop say we haven't seen brother and sister skips church alot lately. We need to stop by.

I thought a lot about the in actives on my mission. And the reality set in for me.

Is there any commandment anywhere that says, thou shalt attend church every sunday? No there isnt. Does it say in any scripture that attending your church meetings will lead you to salvation. Nope, i havent seen any.

So this attend your meetings on sunday seems like a man made rule to keep you in pray, pay, and do as i say mode.

You inactive members have a good thing going and should stick with it if thats what you want.

Inactives don't pay tithing. That's all that matters.

But for you endowed masonic ritualized members you promised to give everything to building up the kingdom and that means 3 hours of regular boring meetings on Sunday...come on..you promised, and it may not have said specifically meetings but it meant to follow everything church leaders say.

And tithing, they need your money so badly. Haiti, they need a millions dollar temple in the middle of all that poverty, how else could we help people if they don't have a lavish luxurious building with secret rituals to look forward to.

20/20hind wrote: ↑Thu Mar 23, 2017 9:08 pmIs there any commandment anywhere that says, thou shalt attend church every sunday? No there isnt. Does it say in any scripture that attending your church meetings will lead you to salvation. Nope, i havent seen any.

So this attend your meetings on sunday seems like a man made rule to keep you in pray, pay, and do as i say mode.

You inactive members have a good thing going and should stick with it if thats what you want.

Well put!
As I told my previous bishop when questioned, it comes down to I worship God, not the church or its leaders.
And although he argued, it wasn't scripturally sound and that's why he got so pissed and tried to hurt me as much as possible.