Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) believe that the Church is lead by Jesus Christ through modern prophets. The first of these prophets was Joseph Smith. After the Church was officially organized in 1830, he was the president of the Church until his murder in 1844. After he was murdered there was some controversy over who should succeed him, until Brigham Young was appointed the president after the Church had arrived in Salt Lake City in 1847. Brigham Young died in 1877, and John Taylor was appointed Church president in 1880. After John Taylor's death in 1887, Wilford Woodruff served until 1898. At Wilford Woodruff's death, Lorenzo Snow became president. He died in 1901.
Church presidents during the 1900's and 2000's are:
Joseph F. Smith (1901-1918)
Heber J. Grant (1918 - 1945)
George Albert Smith (1945 - 1951)
David O. McKay (1951 - 1970)
Joseph Fielding Smith (1970 - 1972)
Harold B. Lee (1972 - 1973)
Spencer W. Kimball (1973 - 1985)
Ezra Taft Benson (1985 - 1994)
Howard W. Hunter (1994 - 1995)
Gordon B. Hinckley (1995-2008)
Thomas S. Monson (2008 to present)
Yes. All members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) believe that the Book of Mormon is the word of God and that it is a volume of scripture to be used as a companion with the Holy Bible. This is a key doctrine of the Church, and belief in the Book of Mormon is a requirement for baptism. Joseph Smith called the Book of Mormon the "Keystone of our religion", meaning that belief in the Book of Mormon is fundamental, and if taken out the entire church would collapse. If you'd like to learn more about the Book of Mormon or what Mormons believe about it, check out the "Related Links" below.
In the Sixties, we did not have pop-top cans. A church key was the slang for a metal bottle and can opener - people carried them around in their pockets along with their pocket knife.
Jews don't have churches, we have synagogues. The two key people are the rabbi and cantor.
They look nice, and remind people of key events in history.
The key doctrines of the Book of Mormon include the belief in Jesus Christ as the Savior, the importance of faith, repentance, and baptism, and the idea of a restoration of Christ's original church. These doctrines differ from other religious texts in their emphasis on the Americas as a sacred land, the concept of additional scripture alongside the Bible, and the belief in modern-day prophets.
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The creation of the printing press in which the fall of the catholic church happened, due to the black death that happened before, it leads to people slowly doubting their belief causing a revolt by the people who gave up hope on religion.
Taxonomy is the key to organization because it is the tool that adds "Order" and "Meaning" to the puzzle of God's creation.
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