Mormonism

LDS slang/vocabulary varies from place to place, and most of it simply involves acronyms. Here are some that I could think of:

Acronyms:

BOM: Book of Mormon

JST: Joseph Smith Translation

D&C: Doctrine and Covenants

RM: Returned missonary

YM/YW: Young men/young women

RS: Relief Society

GC: General Conference

FHE: Family home evening

YSA: young single adults

Common terms:

The Bretheren: The First Presidency and Quorum of Twelve Apostles

whites: Temple clothing

mutual: youth group/young men/young women

primary: children's Sunday school

mo-mo: a very conservative Mormon

molly Mormon: a very conservative Mormon woman

peter priesthood: a very conservative Mormon man

jack-Mormon or 'jack': a very liberal or non-traditional Mormon

inactive: a baptized Mormon who does not attend worship services

Sacrament meeting: the main family worship service

Fireside: a special evening sermon or event, often for youth

Devotional: a short introduction to a class or meeting involving a hymn, prayer, verse of scripture, and a thought or quote.

ward/branch: a congregation

stake/district: a group of congregations in the same locality or region

Under Islamic law you can have up to 4 wives so all the Islamic countries recognize polygamy. These countries include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, yemen, oman, UAE, qatar, Bahrain, Egypt, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran and more

The Mormons have attracted an astounding number of converts from day one, and still strongly emphasize their missionary effort. They ardently champion traditional values, especially when it comes to the family. For instance, many Mormons fought hard for California's Proposition 8 in 2008.

The Mormon church, officially named The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, is also a very strong force for humanitarian service in the world. They provide food, blankets, and service to those in need and are often one of the first to respond to disaster.

Most Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) are relatively normal! Some may regard them as 'weird' because they tend to be very morally conservative and adhere to Biblical values. While this may be uncommon in today's society, it is hardly unusual among religious people. You can get to know real Mormons online at Mormon.org/people.

The question that is being asked is very unclear -- therefore impossible to answer. Please clarify your question, with a bit more detail.

However, the LDS/Mormon Church does teach the principle of repentance and believe that all may be forgiven of sin and restored to a state of cleanliness; as if the sin never happened.

What is often called the "Mormon War" was a dispute between members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Utah, also often called the "Utah War". This occurred between 1857 and 1858 and resulted in President Buchanan sending a force led by Gen. Harney and later Colonel Sydney Johnston to Utah.

Leading up to this many enemies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints were spreading damaging stories about the people in Utah, claiming they were in rebellion againas the United States. Many other salacious rumors were also propigated to show the people of Utah as degenerants and practicing gross sins. Although false these rumors fill the capital and due to distance and slow communications caused great consernation amongst the leaders in Washington DC.

In Utah as word spread of the approaching military force, fears fueled by the not too distant experiences in Nauvoo, IL and Missouri created a difficult situation. Church leaders immediately dispacted representatives to Washington to combat the false rumors and stories and to attempt to work out a solution. Meanwhile Utah leaders organized thier own forces to defend themselves if necessary. A delaying strategy was adopted and a scorched earth practice was used ahead o fthe approaching force. This was very successful and was able to delay the force until a solution was negotiated in Washington.

The force entered the Salt Lake Vally in June of 1858 and moveon to establish Camp Floyd 40 miles Southwes at of Salt Lake City. At the outbreak of the Civil War the Army force in Utah was the single largest US military contingent in the US at that time.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) recommends burial whenever possible, however, the Church understands that in some areas, burial is illegal or extremely expensive. Also, if it was the will of the deceased to be cremated, the Church will not prohibit the family from doing so. In short, the Church highly recommends burial, but will not prohibit cremation.

Answer: GOD and CHRIST. The Latter-Day Saints church has the same principals and standards as the one Jesus Christ started when he was on the Earth. Joseph Smith is the one who brought back the church after the apostasy.

The term "Mormonism" is a misnomer and really should not apply.

Members of the LDS church are properly referred to as "Latter Day Saints" not "Mormons"

Joseph Smith was the first prophet of the present dispensation of the Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, but it is the Same Gospel that was taught by Jesus Christ when he was on the earth and it is the Same Gospel that was taught to Adam and Eve our first parents.

It is the Church of Jesus Christ, established and presided over by Jesus Christ.

Opinion:

Joseph Smith. See Wikipedia for this sort of information.

The first groups of Mormon pioneers arrived in the Great Salt Lake Basin in late July of 1847. Groups continued to come until about 1910, when new converts were encouraged to stay in their hometowns rather than emigrate to the west.

No, Truett Cathy is not a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" Church). He is a member of First Baptist Church in Jonesboro, Georgia and has taught Sunday School there for over 50 years.

Yes indeed. According to the Bible, both Jesus, and the 'spirit being' that later became 'the devil', they were both born from Jehovah God (fathered by God). In the Bible, Jesus is called 'the firstborn of all creation'. So, (very likely for milliniums), they were brothers, as are all the angels.

In fact, everyone here on earth, is part of God's great family. Angels are spirit creatures; humans are physical creatures; but we are all 'brothers', since we are all fathered by God.

This is one view. Perhaps there are also other views.

At one time during the early years of the church there were many widows that needed to be taken care of. For this reason, and a few others, the Lord revealed to Joseph Smith that he and other men in the church should take more then one wife. So yes, Joseph did have more then one wife. We don't know how many because of the reason listed above--since so many of the marriages were political contracts with older widows to allow them to keep their property, to assure that he would pay their mortgages, etc., it is assumed that there were many polygamous relationships that were not only non-sexual, but where the two may have never met one another. The church hasn't practiced polygamy since 1890.

The answer above gives an apologetic view to Mormon Polygamy and in some areas not 100% accurate. There is no historical evidence for the amount of widows compared to men in the Church in the early 19th Century. That argument is not accepted by historians and holds no water. The reason for the revelation calling Joseph Smith to live "the Principle," as it is called among some Fundamentalist groups, or Polygamy is contained in the revelation itself. He received the revelation because he was inquiring of the Lord concerning David, Solomon and Abraham's practice of plural wives. Historian Todd Compton in his book "In Sacred Loneliness" provides ample evidence that Joseph Smith had at least 28 plural wives and possible up to about 32 maximum. So, to answer your question, yes, Joseph Smith did have more than one wife. The argument above that Joseph Smith was married to them only to help them financially also holds no water, he was steeped deeply in debt and could not have rendered much, if any, financial support for those women. Joseph Smith did meet his wives and there are arguments for sexual relations between the two. However, the sexual relations must have been few and rare because in that time period there were no serious contraceptives and if Smith were running around with nearly 30 women on a regular basis there would be nearly dozens of documented and plausible illegitimate children. The thing is there are none. No one has found evidence supporting that any one person was an illegitimate child of Joseph Smith through any of his wives other than Emma Hale Smith. There are possibly 3 cases that could argue to be Smith's illegitimate children however none are accepted by scholars as plausible, let alone true. While many Latter-day Saints would like to think that all polygamy ended in 1890 there were many Members who did not accept the Manifest from President Wilford Woodruff and continued to perform and engage in Polygamous marriages. This is why we see so many fundamentalist Mormon sects today like the one Warren Jeffs once lead.

There are two camps to this question; (1) Brother Joseph was only married to Emma, and (2) Brother Joseph had between 40 to 80 other wives. From my high level of scholarly research, I have found not one single shred of credible historical evidence that Brother Joseph had more than one wife. While it is "cool" to say that he did, a rigorous academic investigation will show that claims that he had more than one wife hold no historical weight.

Members of the Mormon church give 10% of their income to the Church to help build new temples, keep current churches and materials in shape, and attend other necessities.

== == Not only do Mormons pay tithing, but also have the opportunity to contribute to Fast Offering, to help the poor and needy; missionary funds to assist the missionaries; the Book of Mormon fund to help with its publication; Humanitarian Aid to help the needy in other countries; the Temple Construction fund; the Perpetual Education fund to assist youngsters to receive an education, particularly in very disadvantaged areas. The church has it own farms and distribution centers where articles of food, clothing and the like are sent to countries and people in need everywhere. Millions of dollars worth of goods are sent around the world every year. When there is a need to assist, you will find the Mormon church at the forefront. And you will not hear of it, either ... there are no fanfares, just love in action. == == The Mormon church does not distribute a financial statement yearly, even to its own members. See link below for more information.

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly called "Mormons") believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, the Savior and Redeemer of the world and that there is "no other way nor means whereby salvation can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of Christ, the Lord Omnipotent". (Book of Mormon, Mosiah 3:17) Jesus Christ is the central focus of their worship.

There are many great websites that detail more about what members of the Church believe about Jesus Christ. See the "Related Links" below to visit them.

Stars are usually used in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly called "Mormons") to represent the Telestial Kingdom, the lowest of the three degrees of Heaven. In this situation, the sun represents the highest degree, the Celestial Kingdom, and the moon represents the second degree, the Terrestrial Kingdom.

Those who go to the Telestial Kingdom are those "who received not the gospel of Christ, nor the testimony of Jesus" when it was offered to them. It will also be home to "liars, sorcerers, aldulterers, whoremongers, and whosoever loves and makes a lie" after they suffer in hell for their sins for 1000 years. Joseph Smith taught that although the Telestial Kingdom is the lowest degree of heaven, it's glory "surpasses all understanding." (See Doctrine and Covenants section 76)

In the early days of the Church, stars were more popularly used than in modern times. They are especially popular on the Salt Lake and Nauvoo Temples, the pioneer-era Tabernacles, and the Assembly Hall on Temple Square.

The 5 pointed star is actually an ancient Christian symbol that early Mormons used as well. It could represent several things, including the 5 senses, the 5 wounds of Christ, the 5 joys that Mary had of Jesus (the Annunciation, the Nativity, the Resurrection, the Ascension, and the Assumption), and the five virtues (generosity, fellowship, purity, courtesy, and compassion). It also was sometimes used to represent Jesus Christ, who is called the "Morning Star" in Revelation 22:16. The star was almost entirely rejected as a Christian symbol in the late 19th and early 20th century, and lost popularity with the Mormons around that time as well.

The Mormon Pioneer Trail is a 1,300-mile travelled by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1846 to 1868. The Mormon Trail extends from Nauvoo, Illinois on the Mississipi river, passing through Iowa, Nebraska, Wyoming, and Eastern Utah to Salt Lake City, Utah.

The Mormon pioneer movement began in 1846 when, after having been driven once again by mob violence from their settled home, the Saints decided to establish a new home for the church outside the established boundaries of the United States. The trail was used for more than 20 years, until the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad in 1869.

Among the emigrants were the Mormon handcart pioneers of 1856-1860. Two of the handcart companies, led by James G. Willie and Edward Martin, met disaster on the trail when they departed late and were caught by heavy snowstorms in Wyoming.

Once the Mormons arrived in Salt Lake, some were asked by the Prophet Brigham Young to go settle other places such as Genoa, Nevada; St. George, Utah; Cardston, Alberta, Canada and many other settlements in the territory of Deseret.

See Related Links for more information.

No. "Mormon" is a nickname for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church of Christ is a seperate Christian denomination.

The original name of the "Mormon" church was the Church of Christ, however after a very short while the name was changed to the longer "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" in order to avoid confusion with the Church of Christ denomination and several other independent churches with the same name. The name change took place about 175 years ago.

Some Native American tribes got along well with the Mormon pioneers and others did not. For the most part, the Native Americans were willing to help the pioneers because they too had be driven from their homelands. A pretty large Native American population was baptized into the Mormon Church, and today outreach among Native Americans continues.

There are actually several Mormon Tabernacles. Tabernacle was simply a name for a large worship space or meeting house for the Mormon Pioneers. The Tabernacles still standing are generally reserved as historic sites and are used for occassional community events, not weekly worship services.

The most famous tabernacle is located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, adjacent to the Salt Lake Temple. As all addresses in Salt Lake City branch out from this block, it doesn't really have an address... Temple Square is surrounded by North Temple, South Temple, West Temple, and Main Street. It is the home of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. Other tabernacles in the surrounding area include Provo, Ogden, Brigham City, Logan, St. George, and Paris (Idaho).

Most of these Tabernacles are open for public tours during business hours. You can see photos and information about each tabernacle at the Related Links below.

While no official state nickname is the "Mormon State", Utah is sometimes called the Mormon state because Mormons settled it and the majority of residents (60%) are practicing Mormons. While Mormons live in all states and almost all countries, about 10% of the 14.5 million Mormons worldwide live in Utah.

The Mormon trail started at Nauvoo, Illinois and crossed Iowa to Winter Quarters, Nebraska and ended at Salt Lake City, Utah. Therefore the trail passed through only 3 states and that was Iowa, Nebraska & Wyoming.

Mormonism generally means membership in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, sometimes called the Mormon church, or the LDS church. Members are sometimes called Mormons because that is a name of a prophet in the Book of Mormon, which they believe in to be "Another Testament of Jesus Christ." Members of this church prefer to be called Latter-day Saints. Latter-day is a term in the old and new testament in the Bible referring to "last days" and Saints referring to the members. The church's early history began in 1820 when Joseph Smith, then a 14 year old boy, wanted to know which church was true and which church he must join. He stated that in answer to his prayers, he saw God and Jesus Christ, who told him not to join any church because while many drew near to God, His church had been lost when his Apostles died. Instead, Joseph was instructed that he would later restore the true church of God. Through a series of events, Joseph Smith organized the LDS church. The church was officially organized according to the laws of New York in 1830, with the first official meeting and worship service of the Church being held on April 6, 1830. However, no single date can be completely attributed to the organization of the LDS church--members of the LDS church often refer to the several organizing events of their church as "the restoration" which spanned from 1820 through the 1840's. These events included restoring the priesthood, or authority from God to do His work; calling apostles, prophets, bishops, teachers, and other authorities; building of temples as in ancient times; revelation of saving ordinances including baptism; and other events important in the history of the Mormon Church. More information and details can be found on one of the church's several websites, primarily Mormon.org

Although the early membership of the Mormon church briefly practiced polygamy, the Mormon church has not practiced this for well over a 100 years. There are polygamist living in or around the state of Utah, but these are not members of the Mormon church. Any member of the Mormon church who practices polygamy is excommunicated.

Joseph Smith, Jr. founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the "Mormon" church) in April, 1830 and was the leader of the church until he was murdered in Carthage, Illinois in June, 1844.