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CardiacCoug · 07-15-2008, 10:46 PM

One of my friends at work is an Indian-American guy who didn't really know anything about Mormonism until he became a fan of Mitt Romney. For the past year or so, he has been asking me a bunch of questions about my religion. Today, we ran into an LDS urologist and I introduced them and told my friend that we knew each other from church. After the other LDS guy left, my friend asks me, "So is it true that Mormons have secret handshakes?"

What would your response be to that question? Would anybody just say "no" and leave it at that? Not me.

Surfah · 07-15-2008, 10:47 PM

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Originally Posted by CardiacCoug

One of my friends at work is an Indian-American guy who didn't really know anything about Mormonism until he became a fan of Mitt Romney. For the past year or so, he has been asking me a bunch of questions about my religion. Today, we ran into an LDS urologist and I introduced them and told my friend that we knew each other from church. After the other LDS guy left, my friend asks me, "So is it true that Mormons have secret handshakes?"

What would your response be to that question? Would anybody just say "no" and leave it at that? Not me.

Say no. We have sacred tokens. Baseball players have secret handshakes.

T Blue · 07-15-2008, 10:48 PM

Carry on.

il Padrino Ute · 07-15-2008, 10:48 PM

My answer would be:

"Only if we want our leaky pipe fixed."

SeattleUte · 07-15-2008, 11:43 PM

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Originally Posted by CardiacCoug

One of my friends at work is an Indian-American guy who didn't really know anything about Mormonism until he became a fan of Mitt Romney. For the past year or so, he has been asking me a bunch of questions about my religion. Today, we ran into an LDS urologist and I introduced them and told my friend that we knew each other from church. After the other LDS guy left, my friend asks me, "So is it true that Mormons have secret handshakes?"

What would your response be to that question? Would anybody just say "no" and leave it at that? Not me.

I would give a brief lecture on the history of the Masons and the Masons' influence in LDS worship.

Gidget · 07-16-2008, 12:11 AM

So what are you going to say CardiacCoug?

CardiacCoug · 07-16-2008, 12:25 AM

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So what are you going to say CardiacCoug?

I explained the difference between churches and temples and without getting too specific (nothing more detailed than what Boyd K. Packer put in The Holy Temple) gave him a brief explanation of the endowment. Also mentioned that it has some striking similarities to Masonic rituals.

Gidget · 07-16-2008, 12:30 AM

Sound like things went well, so is he planning to get dunked soon?

CardiacCoug · 07-16-2008, 12:44 AM

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Sound like things went well, so is he planning to get dunked soon?

Nope, I'm pretty sure the alcohol and tithing stuff would be deal-breakers. From a political standpoint, though, he's right in-line with the average LDS person.

07-15-2008, 10:46 PM	#1
CardiacCoug Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 471	Secret handshakes? One of my friends at work is an Indian-American guy who didn't really know anything about Mormonism until he became a fan of Mitt Romney. For the past year or so, he has been asking me a bunch of questions about my religion. Today, we ran into an LDS urologist and I introduced them and told my friend that we knew each other from church. After the other LDS guy left, my friend asks me, "So is it true that Mormons have secret handshakes?" What would your response be to that question? Would anybody just say "no" and leave it at that? Not me.

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T Blue Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Down by the River in a Van Posts: 216	This ought to be choice....... Carry on.

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il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	My answer would be: "Only if we want our leaky pipe fixed." __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

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Gidget Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: With Surfah Posts: 329	So what are you going to say CardiacCoug? __________________ I am a philosophical Goldilocks, always looking for something neither too big nor too small, neither too hot nor too cold, something jussssst right. I'll send you a card from purgatory. - PaloAltoCougar

07-16-2008, 12:30 AM	#8
Gidget Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: With Surfah Posts: 329	Sound like things went well, so is he planning to get dunked soon? __________________ I am a philosophical Goldilocks, always looking for something neither too big nor too small, neither too hot nor too cold, something jussssst right. I'll send you a card from purgatory. - PaloAltoCougar