History of the Latter Day Saint movement

fossil fuels. Utah has massive amounts of coal, oil, and natural gas. see map Climate Utah is the second-driest state. Nevada is the only state that gets less precipitation in a year. Utah has about 300 sunny, hot days a year. Some parts of Utah only get about seven inches of rain annually! Utah is not all dry, though. The northeastern part of Utah gets 50 inches of precipitation on average per year. The record high temperature was 117 degrees fahrenheit at…

punishments for it as well as being informed them on the New Covenant and what was to be fulfilled through that. Christians believe that in Jesus’s mid thirties He was hung on a cross to die for our sins. They also believe that Jesus rose again three days later and ascended into Heaven. The Christian religion claims that because of Christ’s death on the cross for our sins, our debt is now paid. Through Christ’s death and resurrection, we are not bound to a set of laws, but instead have grace.…

The day is August 8, 1844. Six weeks have passed since the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith. The shocked and grieving Quorum of the Twelve with their president, Brigham Young, have recently returned from missions. A large public meeting has been assembled with one main purpose: determine by vote who will be granted the right and responsibility to lead the Church.(source?) The ballot centers between Sidney Rigdon, First Counselor in the FIrst Presidency, and the Quorum of the Twelve with…

There are many ways a person could be driven to undertake a mission. Farah Ahmadi from The Other Side of the Sky was driven to undertake her mission because she wanted her and her mother to make it to Pakistan safely. Annie Johnson was driven to undertake her mission because she wanted to support her kids. Ernesto's from Barrio Boy was driven to undertake his mission because he was moved to America. Farah Ahmadi was driven to undertake her mission because she wanted her and her mother, the…

As I dove into my research about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, I found it extremely difficult to choose a subject and to narrow it down to a few simple facts. Lds.org provides a search feature that allows you to research a multitude of subjects and the beliefs behind them. Here are just a few subjects; repentance, repent from masturbation, pornography, sexual sin, bad thoughts and actions. marriage, evil thoughts, and how to get rid of guilt. I was quite surprised not only to…

wd been working at a service station for one year. When he was turned sixteen and obtained a driver's, license his grandfather decided to buy him a Plymouth 2. This gave him a way to go to his grocery store he worked at. When he was working at his job he was still able to take advanced classes that had overall helped him get into a good university. These classes include many different math courses such as algebra, algebra 2, advanced geometry, as well a physics. One of the biggest things that…

Growing up in a Southern Baptist home I didn’t hear much about plural marriages much until I got older and was able to read about it myself. In the last couple years it has just become an interest and I have always wanted to know more about it, not that I wanted to ever live by it. It just has always been interesting to me. How could one man keep up with so many women? In 1976 a young girl escaped the polygamous cult that was based in Utah. She grew up hiding her identity because polygamist was…

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…

decided to collaborate and write this book in order to promote the importance of history in October of 2009 (Wikipedia). It is evident to me that that point the authors were trying to prove is that God has surely intervened in most of history to save us when America should have failed. This thesis is the foundation of the book. Chris and Ted Stewart dive into explaining seven incidents where God has indeed intervened in history. They provide convincing evidence and conclude that God protected…