Mormonism

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)

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) believe that Satan is Lucifer, or the Devil. Prior to the creation of the earth, he was a son of God and dwelled with God. Satan disobeyed God and by so doing became evil. He was cast out of heaven and a third of the hosts of heaven followed him. Satan now tries to lead men away from God. Because Satan has no body, he has no physical power over mankind, but he is cunning and understands how to trick and decieve men into following his will.

At the Second Coming of Jesus Christ, Satan will be bound for the thousand year Millennial Reign. Following the Millennium, Satan will be loosed for a little season before mankind is judged. Those who were evil and rejected God will be sentenced to dwell in "outer darkness" or hell with Satan for eternity.

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Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormons) celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ on Christmas and his Resurrection on Easter. Many members also celebrate "Pioneer Day" on the 24th of July, as that is the day when the first group of Mormon Pioneers arrived at what is now Salt Lake City. Some members observe April 6th as well, which is the day the Church was officially organized. Church members also regard each Sunday as the Sabbath and keep that day holy by spending time with family, worshipping Jesus Christ, studying scripture, and visiting the sick. They do not seek entertainment, go shopping, participate in sporting events, or work on Sunday.

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There are about 14 million baptized members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) worldwide, with about 6 million of those members being in the United States. Most studies show that this makes the "Mormon" Church the third largest religious denomination in the United States, behind the Roman Catholic Church (68 million Americans) and the United Methodist Church (8 million Americans). To help you compare size, there are about as many Mormons as there are Jews in the world.

If a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church) became President of the United States, he/she would probably attend church at the Washington DC 3rd Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints rather than in the Presidential Pew at St. John's Episcopal Church like every other president has (although in keeping with tradition he/she would probably attend at St. John's occasionally). There would probably also be less coffee and alcohol served in the White House.

In the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (the "Mormon" church), "sealing" is a sacred Temple ceremony in which you are 'sealed' or connected to your spouse, parents, or children eternally. To be sealed to someone means that your relationship with them will continue in heaven.

The sealing ceremony is a very simple ceremony that only takes place inside Mormon Temples. Those being sealed will kneel at an altar and a 'sealer' (someone ordained to perform sealings) will bless their relationship to last throughout eternity if they live faithful to God's commandments. A sealing ceremony can also be performed to seal deceased people to their spouse, parents, and children as well.

When a Mormon couple says that they are being married in the Temple, what they are really doing is being 'sealed'. When a couple is sealed, any children born to them afterward will automatically be sealed to them.

You can learn more about "sealing" in Mormonism at the "Related Links" below.

Yes. But then, all churches believe theirs is the true church of God, so my opinion on this question doesn't much matter.

The only way to know for yourself which church God believes is true is to ask Him. If you do so with sincerity and humility you will -- if my own experience is anything to go by -- receive a response. It might take time to hear the answer, but God always responds to the prayers of humble sincere seekers.

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.

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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.