Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Sister Wives, should polygamy be legalized? Polygamy has been around for many years and with the TV show Sister Wives it can now be viewed in our homes weekly with each new season it brings. The show reminds us of the controversy that surrounds plural marriage. Should plural marriage be legalized? There are many opinions on this touchy topic. Should we, as a society, just leave it be, mind our own business as it were? Should we turn a blind eye to the accusations of abuse and underage…

Derived from Christianity in 1830, the Mormon Church (also known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830. Due to religious persecution, and after the murder of Joseph Smith in 1844, the newly appointed leader, Brigham Young, led the Mormons out west to a religious safe haven in Salt Lake City. In 1823, Joseph Smith claimed he was visited by an angel named “Moroni”, and this angel told him of an ancient record that contained God’s dealings. In 1827…

Chris and Ted Stewart are the authors of bestseller The Miracle of Freedom: Seven Tipping Points That Saved the World. The brothers grew up in Logan, Utah where they attended Utah State University together (Wikipedia). Chris received his degree in Economics and joined the Air Force in 1984. After Ted graduated, he worked in the department of Natural Resources. He served as the executive director there for a while until deciding to become federal judge for the district of Utah in 1999. However,…

experienced “revelations” that led him to polygamy, The Book of Mormons, freemason rituals, and ultimately his demise. On his eighteenth birthday, Joseph Smith claimed that he was visited by an angel in the woods that told him of a book that he would one day write. That book was to become known as The Book of Mormon or “The Golden Bible”. In Beam’s book, Smith was to find the golden plates and translate the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics inscribed on the face of the plates. But, “Joseph Smith…

Formal Wallet Customer And the Salt Lake Tourist Guide For 2016 Journey through time within this universal basket bus as you ride through the old districts of Salt Lake Area. Salt Lake City could be the headquarters for The Chapel of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Chapel) and contains several LDS-associated websites available to guests. A lot are of sites which will explain to you Salt Lake City houses for sale… but let's be many truthful sucks. Temple Square also incorporates the…

it is that they do or believe in that sets them apart from the major religions of the world (A Listing of Cults in America). There are many different types of cults today, some are religious like the Peoples Temple and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, others are based on hatred like The…

It is a little ironic, Jeffs would force these people to figure out a way to survive on their own, while their entire lives has been dictated by Jeffs himself. Although Warren Jeffs is behind bars, he is rumored to still be the leader of the Fundamentalist Mormons group (Biography Editors). As a result of his absence, the FLDS is now teaching the children that Warren Jeffs is the president of the United States (ABC…

Polygamy in the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints (FLDS) allegedly began in 1831 (Bennion 2011:23?). Mormon fundamentalists subscribe to the line of Mormon theology which was founded by Joseph Smith (Bennion 2011:23). It includes traditional gender role beliefs, religious communalism, and polygamy. However, many “mainstream Mormons” aspire to distance themselves from polygamy. In North America alone, polygamy is practiced by between 38,000 and 60,00 persons, despite…

“Escape” is another great book that was hard to put down. Although hard to read, this is a first- person account of life inside the world of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS), the derivative of the Mormon Church. This community is prominent along the Utah - Arizona border. This book gives a thrilling account of one woman’s courageous flight to freedom along with her eight children. It's hard to read because Carolyn Jessop’s story is one of non-stop abuse, from…

Polygamy is one of the most thought about and controversial issues in this day in age. It’s specifically controversial in religions that do not practice polygamy, but still notorious in religious where it once was practiced like in Islam and Mormon societies. These two religious groups are very controversial due to their history and societies acceptance of them. Mormons and Islamic people are subjected to a lot of criticism in today’s society. In order to fully understand their arguments, you…