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Mormonism, also known as The Church of Jesus-Latter Day Saints, is a fast growing religion in the United States. When Jesus Christ lived on the earth, he organized his church so that all his people could receive his gospel and return to one day live with God. After Jesus Christ died, Mormonism’s believe that Jesus not only was resurrected and ascended to heaven, he left his apostles’ to continue to receive revelation and guidance from Jesus Christ through what is called the Holy Ghost. In this…

Those teens that walk around dressed nicely, usually those are mormons. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly known as the "Mormon" church, is a religion derived from Christianity that traces its origins to Joseph Smith. Who founded it in 1830 C.E. Mormons believe just about the same as others, they believe in God and that he lived perfectly. Mormons believe that they must live as perfect as God did. Finally Mormons believed that life was a test and their goal was to return…

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…

Apologetic Analysis of Mormonism The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly referred to as Mormons, began as a six member church and has grown to over 15 million people and over 29,000 congregations worldwide ("LDS Statistics and Church Facts"). With the past presidential candidacy race, it seemed that Mormonism faced many critiques or questions from Americans as Mitt Romney took the hot seat and answered questions about his religion ("21 Questions Answered About Mormon Faith").…

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…

Mormonism originates from claims of revelation by God to New York farmer Joseph Smith, in the 19th century. According to his account, God and Jesus appeared to him and ordered him not to join any currently organized religion, for they were all imperfect. He was then told to await a visit by an angel for further instruction (Gutjahr 15). On September 21st, the angel Moroni visited Joseph and instructed him to dig up ancient golden plates buried near his home (Gutjahr 15). Joseph obeyed, going…

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…

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is more commonly referred to as the Mormon Church. The basis of the church comes from the original church founded by Jesus Christ, however some adjustments were made by its original members, primarily Joseph Smith, its founder. Joseph Smith claims to have been receiving messages from God, Jesus Christ, and other Christian figures since the age of 14 years old. One markable adjustment from the original Christian faith iis how the church reveres…

It was a typical warm and humid day in central Florida. There was a storm for-cast as usual, there was never a day without one. I sat there in my Mission President’s office waiting for my appointment with him. I had just gotten examined by the mission nurse and things were not looking good for my case of staying on my mission. My diagnosis was a severe case of Psoriasis, the most severe that the Missionary Department in Salt Lake City had ever seen in all the years of operation. Approximately…