I understand what both of your are saying (DbD and BB). But please remember that Mormons DO firmly believe in and LOVE the bible. Here is another great talk given by one of our leaders that talks about the LDS perception of the Bible. www.lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp

The simple fact is we believe that God also taught those on the Ancient American content and that those teachings are contained in the Book of Mormon. The supposed conflicts between the Book of Mormon and the Bible are due to individual, human interpretations of the meanings, not because God didn't explain it well enough.  A lot of scriptures are difficult to understand and can be interpreted different ways (e.g. Isaiah prophecies) and I think God challenges us to really seek him in our study so we can better understand His message.  I admit...I am definitely not a scriptorian or have all the answers...but I read and study every day hoping to better understand God's Will specifically for me.

I know we will probably never agree on these points and that is fine. Just please know that the Bible sits hand-in-hand with my Book of Mormon and I uphold it as scripture just as much. I know you will say that they contradict, but I respectfully disagree. :-)

I'm not sure we need to agree on those points. I don't believe that God cares what you call yourself (Mormon, Catholic, Baptist, etc) because what matters is your relationship with Him. I believe that He will call us to be where He wants us to be.  Hopefully we will be listening!  :-)

I think god does care about what you call yourself.  Choose right and spend eternal bliss at his side or choose wrong and burn for all eternity.

The choice is yours.  FREE WILL!

I believe that.

I don't think it's that far off of the original topic.

Besides, that's what makes online discussion fun!

So what is it that you need to call yourself DaybyDay? You didn't answer my question.  You told me that I was wrong and that it does matter what you call yourself.  I want to know what you think you need to call yourself to get in to heaven.

Baptists consider themselves Christians, Catholics consider themselves Christians, Methodists consider themselves Christians.  Why can't mormons call themselves Christians? 

1. Christianity: 2.1 billion
2. Islam: 1.3 billion
3. Hinduism: 900 million
4. Chinese traditional religion: 394 million
5. Buddhism: 376 million
6. African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million
7. Sikhism: 23 million
8. Juche: 19 million
9. Spiritism: 15 million
10. Judaism: 14 million
11. Baha'i: 7 million
12. Jainism: 4.2 million
13. Shinto: 4 million
14. Cao Dai: 4 million
15. Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million
16. Tenrikyo: 2 million
17. Neo-Paganism: 1 million
18. Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand
19. Rastafarianism: 600 thousand
20. Scientology: 500 thousand

If you believe in God, you have chosen to reject Allah, Vishnu, Budda, Waheguru and all of the thousands of other gods that other people worship today. It is quite likely that you rejected these other gods without ever looking into their religions or reading their books. You simply absorbed the dominant faith in your home or in the society you grew up in.

In the same way, the followers of all these other religions have chosen to reject God. You think their gods are imaginary, and they think your God is imaginary.

In other words, each religious person on earth today arbitrarily rejects thousands of gods as imaginary, many of which he/she has never even heard of, and arbitrarily chooses to "believe" in one of them.

The following quote from Stephen F. Roberts sums up the situation very nicely:

"I contend that we are both atheists. I just believe in one fewer god than you do. When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours."

We do call ourselves Christians, but many others in the Christian community claim that we can not use this title.  That's why I was surprised that you even asked that question.  The name Mormon is not the official name of the Church.  Our Church leaders have done a lot to try to encourage the media to refer to us as members of the Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints.  That flows right along with the term Christian.

I definately consider myself a Christian.  More so than the name Mormon as Mormon was simply a Prophet.  I worship Jesus Christ.

I meant if a non-Mormon prayed to God and asked Him to reveal whether what Mormons had taught him or her was true or not. That would have nothing to do with praying to the "Mormon god," would it? Would God answer such a person — independent of Mormons?

If a Mormon, disturbed by criticisms of his faith, prays to God (and God would be his conception of God, informed of course by his Mormonism) for guidance and answers, will the "God of the Bible" answer him? Are you saying that He would not answer?

While Mormon missionaries teach people about what they believe to be the true nature of God (physical body, separate being from Jesus Christ, etc.) our experience is that people we teach who humble themselves and ask God if our message is true can receive answers, even if their conception of God when praying doesn't yet square with the "Mormon view.

I find the thought that receiving answers from and communicating with God depends entirely on praying to the "right" God to be fascinating. I believe He is more "all-powerful" than that, and that He can communicate with His children who seek Him, even if they do not yet have a full understanding of His nature.