Mormon

The Book of Mormon testifies of Christ. It testifies of His coming, His ministry, His suffering and death for our sins, and of his resurrection. It is through those last three that mankind is able to become resurrected, immortal beings, and eventually return to Him and Father in Heaven. Two important chapters in the Book of Mormon that give information on the topics of Christ and resurrection are Alma chapters 11 and 40. This analysis of those chapters describes similarities and each’s…

In the Mormon faith to dedicate or give a blessing to someone that individual needs to be a male and also hold a certain level of priesthood authority. Nobody can just dedicate a grave at the cemetery unless they have the correct priesthood authority. People tend to also think that family prayer before the casket is closed also needs to be given by a priesthood holder. That is not the case for a Mormon funeral. Men or women, young or old can give the family prayer when all the family is…

Today we are leaving Fort kearney, Kenneth has the wagon fixed and ready to go, i mailed our letter yesterday afternoon and they should be happy to get it when they do. We are following the South side of the Platte River for 170 miles, then we will be at the California Crossing. From there we need to cross the south Platte river to get to the North platte river to follow it instead. We are almost to the California crossing and we are all doing just fine but Juniper is very tired and wants to…

In the Book of Mormon we read about 2,000 exemplary young men who were exceedingly valiant, courageous, and strong. They were men of truth and soberness, for they had been taught to keep the commandments of God and to walk uprightly before him. These faithful young men had been taught by their mothers that if they would not doubt, God would deliver them. I would suspect that the mothers of Captain Moroni, Mosiah, Mormon, and other great leaders also had mothers who taught them that if they…

fur traders, I experienced a deep religious revival with God. Therefore, I thought this was a sign from God advising me to seek religious inspiration for my novel. Hearing of my dream, Gideon proposed that we travel back east to Illinois where the Mormons lived as a way to fathom how a newly founded Christian deviation has attracted so much gossip among the travelers we met along the western trails. After several months of dangerous snowy storms, we were finally able to set out east towards…

today's society there are hundreds of christian denominations around the world and without Brigham Young the book of mormon would have just been classified as fantasy instead of non-fiction. In the United States alone there are over six million Mormons. Brigham has been called the modern day moses for bringing the teachings of Joseph Smith to the people after Smith's death in 1844. The Mormon church would not be anywhere close to where it is today if it weren't for Young. Not much of Young's…

This article tries to explain the differences in time present in the history of the Book of Mormon. Although time is fairly well recorded, this “time” may or may not have coincided with our current understanding of how time is measured. In fact, from the records of wars, it would make more sense if they recorded each aspect of their lives in a different manner. In fact, this is seemingly supported without a doubt in viewing the patterns in which war is recorded. When a war is recorded, it is…

In a recent article published by The New York Times, it was reported that rape victims at the Mormon-run Brigham Young University claim that the school uses the Honor Code they are forced to sign before beginning school there to punish them for the circumstances surrounding their assaults. The Honor Code “requires modest dress on campus and prohibits drinking, drug use, same-sex intimacy, indecency and sexual misconduct” (Healy). Since many sexual assaults on college campuses very often involve…

the duty of a latter day saint? To do all good he can upon the earth.” Brigham Young did just that. Also known as the “American Moses” he helped save the Mormon religion and restore the gospel. Brigham Young was born from his father, John Young and mother, Abigail Young on June 1, 1801 in Whitingham, Vermont. He was baptised into the Mormon church in the spring of 1832 after a young missionary gave a humble testimony and that’s how it all started. He soon became a part of the Quorum of the…

to practice, any religion they would like. There are also people in America who choose to follow no religion but that doesn’t give them a right to hurt other who believe in a certain religion. In the 2003 episode of South Park, “All about Mormons”, a new Mormon family moves to town. This isn’t the first time the South Park creators made an episode that pokes at religion issues. The episode starts off with a young boy named Gary introduced to the class at the school. The main characters are Stan…