No. Mormon Coulee Memorial Park Cemetery actually has almost nothing to do with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church). The cemetery is located in Lacrosse, Wisconsin, which was the home of a small group of Mormons in 1844, who named the area "Mormon Coulee". The Mormons moved on after only about a year, but some things in town, such as Mormon Coulee Road and Mormon Coulee Memorial Park, use the name in honor of the town's heritage.
No, Mormons marry ONLY Mormons
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Most of those who do wear CTR (Choose The Right) rings are Mormon. Although, it is quite possible that non-Mormons wear them as well.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) believe that sex is a sacred act meant to take place only between a married husband and wife. Married Mormons are encouraged to have children. Yes, Mormons have sex, but only when they're married.
Yes! The first missionaries for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) in England arrived in 1837. Within only a week there was a congregation of about 60 baptized Mormons. There have always been Mormons in England since that time, and today there are almost 190,000 Mormons in England.
The majority of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) are found outside of the United States. Only about 40% of the 14 million members of the "Mormon" church live in the U.S. Within the U.S., church membership is mostly concentrated in the west. States with high Mormon populations are Utah, Idaho, Arizona, Nevada, California, and Washington. About 9% of all Mormons live in Utah, the state with the highest concentration of Mormons (about 70% of Utah residents are Mormon).
No, the Mormon Battalion only existed for one year, from July 1846 to July 1847. It was a volunteer unit of the US military during the Mexican-American War, so called because it was made entirely of Mormons. While there are thousands of Mormons in the military today, they are integrated into mixed units rather than separated into their own, so there is no Mormon Battalion. Check out the "Related Link" below to learn more about the Mormon Battalion.
Yes. The Masons have always accepted Mormons as members. However, there have been times when the Mormon church has discouraged or banned it's members from becoming Masons. Currently, the Mormon Church permits its members to become Masons only if it does not affect their activity in and service to the Church.
Of course! The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) allows anyone (member or non-member) to be married in their church, and provides both the building and the bishop to perform the ceremony free of charge, provided that their building use guidelines are followed. While Mormons are encouraged to marry within the religion, it is not a requirement and many choose to marry someone from outside the faith. Mormons are accepting of all races and nationalities, Greeks are welcome to visit Mormon services or be baptized into the church if they wish. Please note that a Mormon church is different than a Mormon temple. While anyone is welcome to enter and use a Mormon church building, Mormon temples are open only to practicing Mormons with special permission from their local leaders.
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) who were persecuted historically were simply following and practicing their religion. People thought they Mormons strange and didn't want Mormon neighbors, so they'd run them out of town. Mormons only brought it on themselves by being unwilling to compromise their beliefs and principles. They weren't willing to change just to satisfy other people.
Usually, nothing. For a brief period before Utah was a state, some saints referred to the settlements of non-Mormons as "Gentile". This practice lasted only a couple decades at most, as non-Mormons quickly began moving into predominantly Mormon settlements and inter-mixing with them.
There is no country in which the Mormonism is the principal religion. The Mormons now a day are basically in every country of the planet, with a few exceptions, but no country has adopted the Mormonism as the principal religion of its land. There was a state though, in the United States, that was founded and originally settled by Mormons only, and until not too long, it was considered to be the Mormon state, this is Utah. Nevertheless, today, less than 50% of Utah's population is Mormon. www.lds.org