Mormon

with a young Mormon girl and devoted his life to her and the Church. His devotion to the church lead him to become a Bishop. Despite the fact that my brother and I are Irish twins and are very close, we rarely discussed the Mormon religion. I have always been curious about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, in this case also known as Mormon or Mormon Church, but hesitated to ask questions. After more than twenty years of marriage, and a relationship with the Mormon Church, my…

modern day cult based loosely on Christianity. While the teachings of Mormonism claim to be Biblical,they are actually quite far from it. They have the same people, but often with a completely different background or role in the story. For example, Mormons believe that Jesus is the “ literal spirit-brother of Lucifer, a creation” . (Slick, “A Comparison…”). Mormonism was founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith Jr., the fourth child of Lucy and Joseph Smith. His mother was a very superstitious woman,…

Why is polygamy considered bad? Is it because people view polygamy as one man having their own personal harem that acts like nothing more than slaves for that man's pleasure? But is that true? To quote Elbert Hubbard “Polygamy: An endeavor to get more out of life than there is in it.” So is polygamy evil as we believe? I believe that though the government has passed many laws that are against polygamy. I believe that it should be legalized. What is polygamy, polygamy is the practice of a man…

Mormons where do they fall on the Church-Sect continuum? I’m going to say and stand with my answer that the Mormon church is nothing but a fancy cult. There are many examples of why they are a cult. One of the very first ones is they have a reward base structure way into getting into heaven. Their structure of leadership is funky yet it works. They have been known for their problems with society. They never seem evolve to the times in all truth honesty unless it’s for the better of the church.…

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…

Mormon historian Todd Compton, who has written a book on Joseph Smith's polygamy, says there's good evidence Smith married at least 33 women by the time he was murdered by a mob in 1844. The church officially discontinued the practice of polygamy in 1890, though another article on the church website acknowledges that it continued as something of an open secret for some time after that. Today, Mormons who affiliate with offshoot groups that still practice…

The Doctrine and Covenants offers insight to some of the universal questions: Where did I come from, where am I going, and why am I here? People have been trying to figure out these questions for centuries. Many vast theories and ideas have been presented whether that be science or religious based. Many people have provided some well thought out ideas, but unfortunately incomplete. Who would know the answers to these questions but the creator of man who played a sole part in where we…

Only about 9.8% of rapes were reported to law enforcement. If you try to research “Mormons and sexual abuse” almost nothing pops up. Why is that? Is it because Mormons would partake in activities such as sexual abuse? Or could it be that its not talked about, kind of like a don’t ask and I won’t tell? Or maybe it could be that cases like these are paid to not be publicly displayed? Joseph L. Bishop is a retired Mormon mission president who admitted that…

I have now learned that the majority of a Mormon service is the Bearing of Testimonies. This is when the service is handed over to the members to give testimonies in front of the entire congregation. Nothing is planned, and member can go in front of the congregation at random. During these testimonies…

Earth, antichrists and other enemies of our Father in Heaven have emerged in an attempt to lead away the saints, and bring their souls unto destruction. The Bible contains many accounts of the efforts these enemies have produced, but the Book of Mormon sheds further light on the subject, and will help the people in these lat- ter days to be prepared to face such opposition. Through studying the accounts of Sherem (Jacob 7:1-23), Nehor (Alma 1:2-16) and Korihor (Alma 30:6-60),…