Mormon

For this reason, the Prophet Joseph Smith declared that “…we uphold its truth, along with that of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, etc.” Even though Dallin H. Oaks clarifies that he does not believe all of the Constitution is scriptural he later states that he feels that “the United States Constitution’s closest approach to scriptural stature is in the phrasing of our Bill of…

and the context surrounding it, is one of my favorites for the emotion of its story, and its importance to my understanding of the nature of God. The martyrdom of the righteous ammonites is one of the most horrible events described in the Book of Mormon; I can’t imagine what a test of faith it would have been for Alma and Amulek to not take action to prevent it. The fact that they stayed their hands is one of the strongest testimonies of the perfection of the plan of salvation that I know of,…

Butch Cassidy was born on April 13, 1866, in Beaver, Utah, with the name Robert LeRoy Parker. His parents were Maximillian Parker and Ann Campbell Gillies. Butch Cassidy had 12 siblings and was the oldest out of 13. Cassidy’s family was a poor Mormon family. When Butch was a teenager he left home in hopes for a better, more successful life, than his parents were able to provide. Butch Cassidy worked on many ranches and eventually befriended a rancher named Mike Cassidy. Mike Cassidy…

missionaries I had met recently, knowing that they would help me. Through referencing the LDS gospel, the missionaries taught me how to confront failure. I was not only grateful for their lesson, but also shocked as to how their scripture The Book of Mormon contained the answer I needed. From the missionaries’ lesson, I learned that accepting the possibility of failure is the first, hardest step to succeed. Without accepting failure, we don’t challenge ourselves in any particular field we…

Mormon Stereotypes Mormons, they are not a race, a place, it is a religion and a lot of people are very stereotypical about the way they go about their lives. Mormons aren't supposed to do certain things like date before your sixteen, or drink things with caffeine, but if they do these things they don't have to go to hell, it's just preferred that you don't do them. As a Mormon, I hear so many things about what people "think" I am. It gets obnoxious clearing up misconception after…

The church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believe that their book of Mormons as one of their most valuable possessions. The Book of Mormon is the word of God; teaching parables and the belief in God like the bible does in the Christian faith based religion. Both the Bible and the Book of Mormon contain Gods guidance as revealed to the prophets as well as religious histories of different civilizations. While the Bible is written by the people of the land of Israel and surrounding areas,…

sent to the church leader, Brigham Young, to ask permission to remove the emigrants from the Mormon territory. However, the Mormons did not wait for a reply and began their attack on September 9, 1857. Many Mormons during the time held strong to the fact that the peaceful Indian tribe, the Paiutes, took part in the attack. However, those who survived say otherwise. Their account includes the Mormons dressing up as Indians; this was one way that the blame would not be…

Joe’s speech in the second act, about the struggles of being a Mormon really moved me on a personal level. I grew up as a Mormon and I feel like there was a lot of truth in what Joe said. In my experience, people expect Mormons to be pure and perfectly moral. However, that is not always necessarily the case. From what I have seen, Mormons try to be their absolute best, but that does not necessarily happen. The rules that Mormons are expected to follow are incredibly strict and having to…

Jesus is the Son of God and our redeemer I will be touching on the most important doctrine in the Book of Mormon that Jesus Christ is the Savoir of mankind and is my own personal Savior. The whole goal of the book is bringing all unto Christ. The Book of Mormon is another witness of Jesus Christ and confirms the truths found in the Holy Bible. In its more than 6,000 verses, the Book of Mormon refers to Jesus Christ 4,000 times. It is clearly stated in it that it this was written to teach of and…

theme that protruded out. The fact of the matter is people were easily influenced to join religious groups, especially the ones that had very strict rules to follow and limited a person freedom. Three religious in particularly showcased these traits, Mormons, Jehovah Witnesses, and Puritans. During the nineteen century, the American people witnessed…