The purpose of mormonism is to deny the deity of Christ. Mormon Salvation is by works, not by grace. It is polytheistic whereas christianity is monotheistic. Polygamy is at the core of it's belief system. Man may become a god, and have multiple wives etc.... crazy stuff.. It creates a counterfeit christian. They act christian, look christian, and likely out christian many christians in actions.
I left it 30+ years ago in my mid thirties after researching and trying to defend it against the criticism of people like Walter Martin (Kingdom of the Cults) and Gerald and Sandra Tanner (Mormonism, Shadow or Reality).
With the information available on the internet today, there is little reason to remain faithful to the LDS church other than if one enjoys the culture which can be enticing. If you are raised in the church then perhaps you have more of an excuse of remaining in the church. Brigham Young is 4 greats and a grandfather to me, thru his 17'th wife, Harriet Barney.
For a good read on what it was like for the early mormons as they tracked westward may I suggest The Hoth Diary. I was fortunate, as I was drawn to the Bible as the Word of God and became a believer as I left the mormon church.
http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/hothdiary_main.htm

The purpose of mormonism is to deny the deity of Christ. Salvation is by works, not by grace. It is polytheistic whereas christianity is monotheistic. Polygamy is at the core of it's belief system. Man may become a god, and have multiple wives etc.... crazy stuff.. It creates a counterfeit christian. They act christian, look christian, and likely out christian many christians in actions.
I left it 30+ years ago in my mid thirties after researching and trying to defend it against the criticism of people like Walter Martin (Kingdom of the Cults) and Gerald and Sandra Tanner (Mormonism, Shadow or Reality).
With the information available on the internet today, there is little reason to remain faithful to the LDS church other than if one enjoys the culture which can be enticing. If you are raised in the church then perhaps you have more of an excuse of remaining in the church. Brigham Young is 4 greats and a grandfather to me, thru his 17'th wife, Harriet Barney.
For a good read on what it was like for the early mormons as they tracked westward may I suggest The Hoth Diary. I was fortunate, as I was drawn to the Bible as the Word of God and became a believer as I left the mormon church.
http://www.utlm.org/onlinebooks/hothdiary_main.htm