Why do Mormons feel the need to convert people?

[dkrogers22]

Originally Posted by Fighting For Air

The same reason every other religious organization strives to win converts.

Two words: money and power.

I grew up in an LDS church before jumping ship in my mid teens. Winning converts and heavily encouraging their adult members to have a lot of kids ... along with a strong push for a 10% tithe ... ensures financial and human resources to expand the scope of their organization's influence all over the world. It's never been about sharing "the truth". It's always been about increasing "membership" in the church. Other large, worldwide religious organizations are no different. When obtaining members becomes more important than sharing the message of Christ ... there is something very wrong.

Oh my gosh, When did you ever hear anyone in the church talk to there members about expanding the size of there family, winning converts since when was doing what Peter James and John were told to do after Christ hung on the cross for your ungrateful rear end was told to do. its not a contest its a blessing to have the courage to do what you didnt have the corurage to do for ANY church.
Your name should be JADED.

[harvist]

Didn't paul do lots of missionary work in the New Testament. Do You think that he did it so that the church would have money and power or for the sake of bringing souls to Christ? If it was for money and power wouldn't Christ have condemed Paul's missionary labours.