If they had been raised Muslim, they would’ve prayed to Allah and discovered that Islam is true. If they had been raised Jewish, they would’ve prayed to Jehovah and discovered that Judaism is true. If they had been raised Catholic, they would’ve prayed to God and discovered that Catholicism is true. If they had been raised atheist, they would’ve prayed to no one and discovered that atheism is true.

Ask any person of faith what their religion is and what their parents’ religion is, and there’s a super good chance they’re the same.

Certainly, Mormons will say they prayed to know if the church is true and have received a spiritual witness that it is true. However, if you ask them which other churches they prayed about to know if they are true, it’s likely they’ll say none. It’s understandable that if the only church they pray about is the LDS church that the spiritual experience they have confirms what they’ve already been influenced to believe.

Just for arguements sake, let’s pretend for a moment that the church isn’t true. Would you want to know?

“We believe in all truth, no matter to what subject it may refer. No sect or religious denomination in the world possesses a single principle of truth that we do not accept or that we will reject. We are willing to receive all truth, from whatever source it may come; for truth will stand, truth will endure. No man?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s faith, no man?¢‚Ǩ‚Ñ¢s religion, no religious organization in all the world, can ever rise above the truth” (Gospel Doctrine, 5th ed. [1939],1).

Is this true? Do Mormons really accept all truth no matter its source? Even if the source is critical of the Church?