Christian and Non-Christian Friends

As an individual you meet a lot of different types of people. As a Christian it is hard to live your life with your beliefs and still become friends with all types of individuals. In college there are all sorts of beliefs, Christian, Atheist, Buddhist, Mormon, and many more. I am building a life for myself here and meeting new people. These people influence you in ways you sometimes can't control. There is a Christian group of students that are really sweet and awesome, but being around them makes me feel guilty. They are so good and they have found each other. In the near future I would like to become like them. I almost wanna walk up to one of the members and just ask how can I be like you. I am going to my first bible study class today and I am super excited!

My best friend has these moments where she feels the light of God so much that it brings her to tears. She has moments or experiences that I envy. What do I do with these feelings? Why is she so open about her faith? How can I be more open?

Also, recently I have had an interest in the Mormon religion. I don't know where I could get more resources about the practices, but if anybody would message me about this topic I would be thrilled.

Today I pray for a stronger faith and guidance as I seek answers.

-CC

Not sure if you have a copy of the BoM (Book of Mormon), but any Mormon church would be only too happy to provide you with a free copy.

Mormons (as I understand it) are very evangelical (?) - Mormons frequently go door to door. I'm sure any 'elder' would be happy to answer any questions you have.

As a disclaimer, I am not Mormon myself, but I do have colleagues who are - most are happy to explain their beliefs; but as a caveat, said beliefs are quite different from mainstream Christianity.

Mormon is not Christian despite their claims to be so. Many of their beliefs are unbiblical. Or even oppose the bible. The foundations of the religion are based on a man who was known as a lifetime conman and criminal. His accounts on how he obtained stone tablets (that no one other than him saw) from angels all drastically contradict one another.
And why another Christian would happily encourage you towards that cult is beyond me.
You'll find a lot of opposition on this site on that topic.

Please don't go near Mormons, they practice false doctrine and are a "cult" religion, as Ugly says not strictly Christian at all. Their faith was born from a 17 year old's (known to have mental health issues) dream. Their beliefs differ in many ways.

You shouldn't compare your faith with that of others, they may seem more "spiritual" but we each are on our own journey which is led by The Holy Spirit who leads us as He sees fit.

I understand your first paragraph very much, it is very difficult to be a Christian in a secular environment and it is a challenge to me every day, these forums, Church, Bible study etc are a welcome sanctuary from it. It's best to be in Christian company wherever possible because we are not of the world, we have been set apart from it.

That second paragraph it means you haven’t had an encounter with God to meet him personally. You must have an encounter with God in order to be free. *bark *bark, so signup for one at your church, i reccomend, to stay awake.

Mormons are misunderstood. That is because their purpose is to get you to believe that they are the true church. What they hold back from you is that they are in need of followers that will believe like they do. They believe that if you have not the priesthood that you have not been given the authority to preach and teach the gospel. The book itself, I believe that it is real,because it has true knowledge of God, and Jesus. I believe that this book is for from the beginning for the Americas and it's people. Like the Jews that had a hard time believing Jesus,could not tear themselves away from the teachings of Moses, and claiming that Abraham was their Father. America likewise cannot tear themselves away from the ancient teachings in the bible. This book is not of worldly wisdom,because they cannot comprehend such things ,as they do not know God, or his word. Like churches did in the ancient days and even now, have inserted their own doctrine concerning this book. Like Jesus told his disciples, beware of the leaven of the Scribes, and Pharasees, . because they will add their own doctrine to his teaching. As far as the gold tablets are concerned, I ask that question about where they may be now, knowing in those days there were many thieves, and Gold was one of their most prized possesion. Wel I was told that the gold tablets was retrieved back into heaven after Joseph Smith copied them down, and he was under protection of God's angels.

Dear CrystalChristian;
Please take all these forms of "advice" with a grain of salt. Every Christian has come from a different experience with different hang ups and different baggage. Its very normal for you to feel a little out of place among those people. I would assume, your best friend has spend more time with those people than you have, and more time in that environment. No biggie. God primarily wants to bring you closer to Himself. That is the goal in everything that He has you go though for the rest of your life. Allow the process to work., and enjoy the blessings that are in front of you. Don't compare your journey with the rest. Chances are, they are trying harder than you think they are to fit in to that same group and may have compromised their genuine likes, desires, and honest temptations to fit in and not be judged. This is a huge problem with "churchy" small groups. They mistakenly feel unnecessary pressure to become something that God, Himself never pressures them to become. He knows you, and He knows exactly where you are in your discomfort. Just remember not to strive to be like an image of "togetherness" that someone else "seems" to have. We are all broken and all sinners that make mistakes and fall short everyday. They more we treat each other the way that God's treats us who are not perfect, the better we all will be.

Cheers, and don't worry so much. You'll be fine.

AGREE with you

Do you want to become a mormon or just study their religion? If it's the latter I suggest stay clear of it now because you haven't yet fully had your encounter with God and you seem to be learning as you go. Sometimes when a person is naive (not saying you are) they might get confused and may start believing other false doctrine. For now just try to work on your relationship with God. Don't be discouraged if you haven't had an encounter yet. Be patient and it will happen, some of my firends have left because they waited and waited but it never happened to them. I say you have to really want it, be sincere and evenually you can have the experience your friend has. Good luck