I. Introduction
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, God is “the perfect and all-powerful spirit or being that is worshipped especially by Christians, Jews, and Muslims as the one who created and rules the universe.” “God” is a word, which has dominated cultural development and influenced the social structure of countries for centuries. In the context of the written language, the word “God” has an incredibly powerful connotation and connection to many across the globe. With such a paramount role in the world, God has been interpreted differently in many religions creating fear in the populace as to whether their religion is the true religion. Deciding which religious path to take haunted Joseph Fielding Smith since his birth during the later 1800s in Vermont. Joseph attended church regularly, but found he did not believe in the God many …show more content…
Trudging through the harsh winter between 1838 and 1839, Latter-day Saints suffered great casualties before stumbling onto the marshy banks of Illinois along the Mississippi River. The Mormon’s quickly established a city in Illinois as followers flooded the region following the church’s exodus from Missouri. In the months following the arrival of the first settlers in Illinois, church members, under the direction of Joseph Smith who had recently been released from his Missouri jail cell, reclaimed land, created a university, wrote a city charter, mounted a militia, and constructed a temple for the place Mormon Saints quickly named Nauvoo, the Hebrew word for “city beautiful” (“Nauvoo: City Beautiful,” 1). The city of Nauvoo quickly gained popularity and became the Mormon’s new city of Zion. As church followers reveled in the success of Nauvoo, unrest began to form in outlying communities against the Mormon
According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, God is “the perfect and all-powerful spirit or being that is worshipped especially by Christians, Jews, and Muslims as the one who created and rules the universe.” “God” is a word, which has dominated cultural development and influenced the social structure of countries for centuries. In the context of the written language, the word “God” has an incredibly powerful connotation and connection to many across the globe. With such a paramount role in the world, God has been interpreted differently in many religions creating fear in the populace as to whether their religion is the true religion. Deciding which religious path to take haunted Joseph Fielding Smith since his birth during the later 1800s in Vermont. Joseph attended church regularly, but found he did not believe in the God many …show more content…
Trudging through the harsh winter between 1838 and 1839, Latter-day Saints suffered great casualties before stumbling onto the marshy banks of Illinois along the Mississippi River. The Mormon’s quickly established a city in Illinois as followers flooded the region following the church’s exodus from Missouri. In the months following the arrival of the first settlers in Illinois, church members, under the direction of Joseph Smith who had recently been released from his Missouri jail cell, reclaimed land, created a university, wrote a city charter, mounted a militia, and constructed a temple for the place Mormon Saints quickly named Nauvoo, the Hebrew word for “city beautiful” (“Nauvoo: City Beautiful,” 1). The city of Nauvoo quickly gained popularity and became the Mormon’s new city of Zion. As church followers reveled in the success of Nauvoo, unrest began to form in outlying communities against the Mormon