YES and NO. Polygamy has been officially denounced by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Nevertheless, members of the LDS church continue to practice polygamy today in the sense that if a man and woman are sealed in the temple, and the woman dies, the man can marry another woman and be sealed to her while he is still sealed to the first. The LDS church teaches that marriage is eternal. Thus, in heaven, the man continues to be married to both women. The LDS church teaches that faithful members will become gods, create worlds, and have spirit children. Therefore, a man sealed to two women on earth will have two wives in heaven. No LDS member or General Authority can deny this fact. Therefore, based on LDS doctrine, polygamy is still practiced in 2008 according to church doctrine. Yes, it is true that radical factions not associated with the LDS church practice polygamy. This is an irrelevant fact related to whether members of the LDS church practices polygamy. Answer: The previous (top) statement is fraught with argumentative speculation… The answer to the question is a resounding NO. LDS (Mormons) do not practice polygamy. The RLDS does. They are a faction that broke away from the church when polygamy was stopped by the LDS (proper). At this time, the church does not recognize polygamous relationships, yet at one time they did. The information provided above is accurate in that Mormons do believe that once sealed in the temple, they are bound to that person in death. (Afterlife) If a widowed Mormon man re-marries and that marriage is sealed in the temple too, then that woman also becomes that man's partner in heave as well. (Hence the idea of polygamous relationship as described by the writer above) The writer above also implies through his writing that there is a heaven and as such, Mormons are going there, because through his/her interpretation, if they are dead and sealed to more than one, then they are continuing their polygamous relationship. (IE; 2008) As of this writing, there are no Mormon polygamists recognized by the authoritarian Mormon Church. (The original Mormon Church)
The Mormons were hoping to find the freedom to practice their religion in peace and without persecution.
The Mormons were searching for a place where they could practice their religion in peace and found that place in Utah.
Wow, what a question. No, of course not. Mormons are very loving people.What an interesting question. Why don't you come over for dinner and we will talk about it.Another AnswerThere is a common mis-conception that Mormons were directly involved with the Donner Party, where they did practice Cannibalism. However, Mormons were not involve in that tragedy. However, Mormons helped out in the rescue and relief efforts.See below links for more information
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The exact time that the practice of polygamy began among the Mormons is disputed. Evidence exists that Joseph Smith knew it was God's will as early as 1831, however the revelation was not recorded until 1843. Before 1844 it was practiced by only a select few members and many members were completely unaware of it. Once the Mormons arrived in Utah in 1847, the practice became much more prevalent.
No. The Church of Latter-Day Saints officially banned polygamy in the 1800's when the concept created much debate among the Mormons (another name for those who are affiliated with the Church of Latter Day Saints). However despite this ban many Mormons practice polygamy still. In Utah, about 60,000 Mormons practice polygamy (5% of the Utah Mormon population).
No. Sin-eating, or the practice of absolving the sins of a deceased person by food and drink, has never been a practice of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church). "Mormons" believe that a person must be responsible for their own sins and that sins can only be forgiven by God, not through food or drink.
Mormons don't practice polygamy, and haven't since the 1800s. You are thinking of the splinter group, the FLDS, not The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which are called the Mormons.
Jehovah's Witnesses do not practice literal circumcision for religious reasons. Hindus, Buddhists, and Jains, are forbidden to circumcise as it violates the body. Mormons, Christian Scientists, and the Amish are also forbidden to circumcise or be circumcised.
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.
Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons have different beliefs and practices. Jehovah's Witnesses focus on door-to-door evangelism, reject the Trinity, and do not celebrate holidays. Mormons believe in the Trinity, practice baptism for the dead, and have additional scriptures like the Book of Mormon.