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June 24th, 2011
02:11 PM ET
Explain it to me: MormonismWith two Mormons running for the Republican presidential nomination and a play riffing on the religion tearing up Broadway, the country appears to be having a Mormon moment. Here are 10 facts about Mormonism. What other questions do you have about the faith? 1. The official name of the Mormon church is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 2. Mormons consider themselves Christian but their beliefs and practices differ from traditional Christianity in key ways, including belief in sacred texts outside the Bible and practices like posthumous proxy baptism and wearing special undergarments.
3. There are about 14 million Mormons today, with more than half living outside the United States. 4. The Mormon religion was founded in upstate New York in 1830, when Joseph Smith published a translation of writings he said he found and translated from Egyptian-style hieroglyphics into English. That's the Book of Mormon, which believers say consists of writings produced by ancient American civilizations. 5. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has outlawed polygamy since 1890. 6. Early Mormons faced intense persecution, so church headquarters relocated from New York to Missouri to Illinois in rapid succession. Joseph Smith was killed by a mob in Illinois. His successor, Brigham Young, led early Mormons to the Great Salt Lake in what's now Utah, where church headquarters remains. 7. Mormon men are expected to perform two years of missionary work beginning when they're 19 years old. Women can also do missionary work when they turn 21, but there is less pressure to do so. 8. Famous Mormons include J.W. Marriott, founder of the hotel chain, Glenn Beck and Gladys Knight, a convert. 9. Jon Huntsman and Mitt Romney represent different generations of Mormonism that have related pretty differently to American culture. 10. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is running some major ad campaigns to take advantage of burgeoning interest in the religion. |
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I am a Mormon and I have a blog dedicated to clearing up the misconceptions about the Gospel of Jesus Christ taught in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Please feel free to visit it.
http://www.iamamormon.wordpress.com
If you'd like to know more about the Mormons, you might be interested in the fact that Mormon men can have multiple wives in the afterlife.
Theoretically, but then Mormonism teaches that everyone will be in a familial unit that they choose. No one will be in a position that they are uncomfortable with. God is a just and merciful God.
The Liberal mind is undisciplined and unteachable.
The religious mind is so open that you can crap in it without ever needing to flush.
I second that
Love one another
By this shall men know
You are my disciples
If you have love
One to another
So why are Mormons so opposed to gay relationships?
They don't care about gay relationships one way or another. They just don't want to be forced to have their religious sacrament altered to fit "civil rights" requirements. With New York, the law explicitly states that private groups and particular religions are exempt from civil action. The LDS Church never tried to stop that law. California had no such provision.
If the world hates you, remember it hated me first...
You Johnny? The entire world hated you first? Well, this is the belief blog so I guess I'll just go with it and believe.
Your sarcasm will be your downfall
@Ian, Your lack of punctuation at the the end of your sentences is yours.
Your usage of linking verb was confusing.
I'm sorry Lancelot. Like most believers, you're easily confused.
Johnny,
I wouldn't call it 'hate'. Do you hate someone who thinks that he is Napoleon? Do you hate someone who you see leaping down the street so as not to step on a crack and thereby break his mother's back?
Being a Christian myself, I'm embarrassed to see so many so called "Christians" doing the devils work and peddling hate, fear, ignorance, and pride. You're pathetic and should repent in sackcloth and ashes. Only one is good and he is God, the rest of us ALL are sinners. Stop your childish bantering. Mormon's are as Christian as anybody and deep down inside you know it.
Hal, do you mean to say that no one is good except God?
The anti-mormons are out in number tonight – Spreading hate and lies. CNN seems to have become the congregation hall for the worst humankind has to offer. I'm heading over to FOX news where I'm confident to get a fair and balanced explanation into Mormonism, Hinduism, Buddhism, or any other world religion.
Yeah, head over to Fox for the fair and balanced explanation of Islam . . . HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
Oh don't go to FOX news jorgath, that's hell on earth!
No, having a conversation with you is worse than Hell. Goodnight!
G'night jorgath! Thanks for all the honesty.
G'night Satan
Hello Everyone, it seems that there seems to be alot of Media attention these days regarding Mormonism.But One who is dilgently and sincerely searching for truth must seperate the Facts from Fiction and Mis-conceptions regarding the Mormon Faith.
What is then the Definition of a Christian then??? Someone tell me??? It is those who Believe in Christ.That's it, no two ways about it.Truth in it's simple form and yet there seems to be those that say that Mormons are not Christians which is absurd,Who do we as Mormons worship then, an Ape??? Nope just Jesus Christ the Same one found in The Holy Bible.
Another belief of Mormonism is that We are able to become as God and have our own Planets so on and so forth.For some people out there I can understand that this is a bit out there but I would like you all to think about this for a minute. Paul the Apostle Teaches us that We are the "Children of God" (See Romans 8:16). He then goes on to say in the next verse that "We are joint Heirs of God and Christ" (See Romans 8:17).
That then being the case is that we are all Sons and Daughters of Deity an Almighty King who is God which then makes all of us Heirs.Thats Right and Heirs inherit Power,Kingdoms so on and so Forth.Wouldn't it be then Rightfull and Logical for God who is Our Father and Almighty King to bestow all these things on us His Heirs to His Kingdoms to His Faithfull Children??? Surley he will do so as he Promised through his begotten Son Jesus The Christ when he said of the "Many Manisions" 🙂
We've actually got a Mormon admitting that they get their own planet in the afterlife. FINALLY... The honesty is refreshing. I assume this to also be an indirect admission that the Mormon god has his own planet, perhaps orbiting a star called Kolob?
Now let's talk about polygamy in Mormon heaven. Since you seem to be more honest and direct than most Mormons visiting this site, what is your take on the fact that your church teaches that Mormon men can practice polygamy in the afterlife?
Way to stand up for your beliefs "Mormons-Are Christians". Lance and his minions are a small band of anti-good. They only seek to spread hate, lies,and discord. It's obvious who their master is. Lance an imps don't speak for Christians or Christianity, they only speak for themselves.
Hi Jordan! All personal slander aside, what is your position on the fact that the Mormon church teaches that its men can have multiple wives in heaven? Is it true or am I wrong on this point? What's your take?
Of course not. Lance is arguing the atheist position but is doing so in an effort to demonstrate his perception that the Mormon religion is more ridiculous than he perceives most religions to be.
Frankly, I can't say I disagree with him, except that I'm a deist/pantheist, not an atheist.
That last by me was to Jordan.
Ok Dolores if you say so. I'm not Mormon, my neighbor is so while I know a lot about their region, I don't study it in great detail. I'm not sure how your comment is relevant though. As far as I know this wasn't a discussion of their deep doctrine but a very basic overview of their beliefs. While your comment is um...interesting, it only shows it is different from other Christians which isn't the same as not being christian. I shoot pool next door several times a week and I can say without a doubt they are totally christian inside and out. Far more than almost anyone I have ever seen going so far as to have pictures of Jesus all over their home and blessing every meal in his name. They try to live by his example and love everyone and keep his commandments to the best of their understanding. Honestly people, I find it embarrassing that the only nice and "christlike" people in this forum are the Mormons professing their beliefs and trying to help people understand amid all the ridicule. I gotta say it is weird taking up for them cuz i dont at all believe in their faith but they are damn good people.
opps, this should have been below
If you mean you've noticed how the Mormons posting on the forum downplay, dismiss and avoid criticism of their religion while subtly denigrating those offering that criticism, you're correct!
Thankyou Brother Play for Respecting and understanding Our Beliefs even though You are not of the Mormon Faith.For Once some has Spoken Truth here so Far as I can See 🙂
The Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints is the only true.
With well over 6 billing people in the world and your "only true church" boosting 14 million membership? That's less than 1% of the population. It appears God's true church has failed yet again. Perhaps God will try again for the 3rd time to restore the wonderful, and divinely inspired "law of consecration".
Read Gen. 18:32 that you maybe enlighten that God doesn't need the lion share to save mankind.
We are the chosen few.
I am the chosen one.
Ultimately we are electing a man and not a church. try looking at both men's extensive body of work in public service and make a decision on that. Before anyone says we are electing both try looking at our current president and the idiot pastor he listens too. While i dislike Obama, he obviously does not hate white people like his pastor does....church and state are separate for a reason.
While I agree with you that church and state should be kept separate, one should not trust that individuals will respect that distinction–especially those with political power. Religion and power are a potentially dangerous mix, always. I can't possibly ignore a person's religion when they're running for high political office–nor should I. The idea of separation of church and state is not that voters should ignore a candidate's religious delusions. Remember that the original Mormon prophet, Joseph Smith, ran for President of the United States. Imagine what he had planned for the country. Also, keep in mind that while many believers pay obligatory lip service to the idea of separation, an awful lot of them really think that a theocracy is just what God wants for the United States.
True Lance but both have shown they really believe it in their actions as governors. I don't remember the details and don't really feel like looking it up since we are not solving world peace here but as an example, Huntsman passed some pro-gay legislation in Utah which the church is obviously against because he felt they deserved that particular equality. I feel comfortable knowing either can think for themselves and make good decisions. Besides, we need a president that actually has a resume at running successful business. The current one as a high school pot smokin liberal that never held a real job worth mentioning not to mention even finishing his first term in the Senate and we elected this joker.
I think that with this religion, it would be very difficult for the person in power to separate church from state. That's what scares me. Otherwise, let people practice whatever religion they want.
"I believe"
That's faith. It doesn't matter whether it's Catholic, Protestant, Mormon, or Scientologist. It's all equally baseless and wacky. Faith is really just professing belief in something absurd.
I believe that I have a physical body and that my physical senses provide reasonably accurate data to my mind.
I cannot prove this without resorting to Descartes, who resorts to God.
All I can prove is that I, a thinking thing, exist.
like global warming
No, you don't just believe those things. You have accurate and consistent evidence to support them. If your eyes tell you there's a wall there, try walking through it. Faith is a horse of a completely different color (I believe it in spite of the fact that there's no evidence, or contrary evidence), but you probably already know the distinction.
Hi kevin. I'm sorry, was there a sentence in there somewhere?
As we "thu-mp" along with rational thinking, conclusions and reiteration to counter the millennia of false and flawed religious history and theology!!!–––
They are called the Great Angelic Cons:
Joe Smith had his Moroni.
Jehovah Witnesses have their Jesus /Michael the archangel, the first angelic being created by God;
Mohammed had his Gabriel (this "tin-kerbell" got around).
Jesus and his family had Michael, Gabriel, and Satan, the latter being a modern day dem-on of the de-mented.
The Abraham-Moses myths had their Angel of Death and other "no-namers" to do their dirty work or other assorted duties.
Contemporary biblical and religious scholars have relegated these "pretty wingie thingies" to the myth pile. We should do the same to include deleting all references to them in our religious operating manuals. Doing this will eliminate the prophet/profit/prophecy status of these founders and put them where they belong as simple humans just like the rest of us.
Some added references to "tink-erbells".
"Latter-day Saints also believe that Michael the Archangel was Adam (the first man) when he was mortal, and Gabriel lived on the earth as Noah."
Apparently hallu-cinations did not stop with Joe Smith.
newadvent.org/cathen/07049c.htm
"The belief in guardian angels can be traced throughout all antiquity; pagans, like Menander and Plutarch (cf. Euseb., "Praep. Evang.", xii), and Neo-Platonists, like Plotinus, held it. It was also the belief of the Babylonians and As-syrians, as their monuments testify, for a figure of a guardian angel now in the British Museum once decorated an As-syrian palace, and might well serve for a modern representation; while Nabopolassar, father of Nebuchadnezzar the Great, says: "He (Marduk) sent a tutelary deity (cherub) of grace to go at my side; in everything that I did, he made my work to succeed."
Catholic monks and Dark Age theologians also did their share of hallu-cinating:
"TUBUAS-A member of the group of angels who were removed from the ranks of officially recognized celestial hierarchy in 745 by a council in Rome under Pope Zachary. He was joined by Uriel, Adimus, Sabaoth, Simiel, and Raguel."
And tin-ker- bells go way, way back:
"In Zoroastrianism there are different angel like creatures. For example each person has a guardian angel called Fravashi. They patronize human being and other creatures and also manifest god’s energy. Also, the Amesha Spentas have often been regarded as angels, but they don't convey messages, but are rather emanations of Ahura Mazda ("Wise Lord", God); they appear in an abstract fashion in the religious thought of Zarathustra and then later (during the Achaemenid period of Zoroastrianism) became personalized, associated with an aspect of the divine creation (fire, plants, water...)."
"The beginnings of the biblical belief in angels must be sought in very early folklore. The gods of the Hitti-tes and Canaanites had their supernatural messengers, and parallels to the Old Testament stories of angels are found in Near Eastern literature. "
"The 'Magic Papyri' contain many spells to secure just such help and protection of angels. From magic traditions arose the concept of the guardian angel. "
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The Bible CLEARLY states that there shall be no other books (i.e. The Book of Mormon) added to it. Do the mormons choose to ignore this fact? If so, then what other facts in the Bible are you ignoring?
The New Testament is a loose set of associated, often contradictory stories written well after Jesus and by people who never knew him. Stories were included, others excluded, all multiply revised. The only thing that makes Mormon stories sillier than the older ones is that science and civilization had advanced substantially, and they had opportunity to know better.
Yeah, I'm ignoring the fact that it says it in Deuteronomy (which would make for a pretty thin Bible) and in Reveleation (which certainly wasn't the last book written) and that virtually all of Paul's, Peter's, John's and James's writings were letters, not books. If you're trying to prove Mormonism is flawed, come up with a better argument than this.
Furthermore, not only is rigel right, but you're wrong. The canonization of the current books of the Bible is not actually written in the Bible. Depending on whether you're Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox, the list of books in the Bible is either those that one of the later councils (Chalcedon?) established (Orthodox), those that were translated by St. Jerome into Latin (Catholic), or those that Martin Luther declared to be correct based on his reading of St. Augustine (Protestant).
To clarify further, the references in the Bible to not adding or subtracting from the Word of God does not refer to the Bible as a complete work. It refers, variously, to the PARTICULAR book in the Bible that it is written in, or to the specifics of the message that comprises the Word of God. For instance, if somebody told you, "Yeah, God said there were no gods before Him, but now I think we should also worship Princess Di 'cause she totally died for our sins, too," that would be adding to God's Word in the way that was being spoken of.
The thing I find interesting here is that America elected Obama who worships at that wackjob of a preacher's church who openly spews hate for white people and other groups. Mormon's love everyone as evidence of them trying to get anyone and everyone into their church. They don't care about color or history and so many are worried about Mormons????? I think ya'll all better be looking at the White House with a little more concern.
Really? Then why do those Mormans sects on the farm never have black women running around in 1860s attire?
Somehow I don't think either candidate follow whatever sect you might be referring to since they don't dress in 1860 clothing either. try being relevant instead of being retarded.
and for the record, try reading point 8 in the article with special attention to the last person mentioned.
They do worry about underpants.
LOL! now that I have no idea about
Andrew,
I barely survived Auschwitz, you'r belief gives you the right to baptize all the Jews who perished in the Holocaust due to their religion. Am I correct in my understanding.
If so, could you please ensure that my name and that of all the holocaust victims and the billions of Chinese and Indian and Asians who have lived and died fine with their beliefs in tact from your posthumous proxy baptism.
If I can order a Mormon bible from your website, I am sure this request must be enough to stop Jewish and all non-christian's posthumous proxy baptism .
Thanks,
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@H-S-, the world had not many people until 200 years ago. Those who truly did seek truth found Jesus in every si-tu-ation and era. The Judgment will be per-fect-ly fair. Read Revelation 20.
Holocaust Survivor:
It is a shame that you feel harassed by this notion of theirs. Do not be concerned. Their magic hocus-pocus cannot and will not affect you, anymore than some voodoo incantation or any other superst'itious ritual.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has repeatedly encouraged its members to ONLY do temple work for those to whom they are directly related. Unfortunately, there are still people who think it's "cool" to submit names of famous people or others, and it's impossible to activly patrol those submissions 100%. The leaders of the LDS church have worked extremely hard to keep a good relationship with the Jewish people and with members of all faiths.
http://www.ldschurchnews.com/articles/59808/Church-and-Jewish-leaders-resolve-concerns-over-baptisms.html
Actually, Zelda, it was the Rationalists of the 1800s that found the truth, and it has set (some of) us free!
I totally agree with Survivor – it is a very weird and hurtful practice.
Did you know they baptized Adolf Hitler too? And Heinrich Himmler and Eva Braun. No joke. That's more in line with their racial preferences, so it fits.
@H.S.
I'm very sorry for what you went through. It truly was a tragedy that was conspired by evil men. I don't believe that anyone on this site can guarantee that no other holocaust victim will be baptized in the temple, but it must be a relative that enters their names to do such a thing. If you do not wish to have baptism by proxy preformed in your name after your death. Put it in your will.
@What a Freak Show
I am not racist. My friends are not racist. My family is not racist. One of my very best friends in all the world is a girl that was born in Trinadad, with a Black mother and an Indian father. I have no feelings of hate for other races. We accept all into our churches. We respect all who come to our churches.
There's a saying within our church, "People are not perfect, but God is."
First off, I want to also express my (wholly inadequate) sympathies for your suffering and for the horrible things done by evil men during the holocaust.
But then I must ask, since you're the first person I've actually seen express this wish on his own behalf (as opposed to some sort of self-proclaimed protectionism for others who do not or cannot speak for themselves)...why does the idea that you might have a proxy baptism performed on your behalf after you die offend you?
I ask because, well, if Islam or some other sect performed proxy rites on my behalf, I wouldn't really care so long as they didn't insist that I had personally accepted them. The proxy baptisms we perform in our Temples are not binding because we cannot know what the dead will accept. It's like holding out a key to somebody in case they want to unlock a door and come on in. That person isn't required to accept it; the key is just there, now, waiting for them if they want it.
At worst, we're wrong about how God's plan works, and the gestures of the ordinances for the dead are meaningless. So long as we don't claim that the dead HAVE accepted it, why is this offensive to people? I genuinely do not understand.
"5. The Church of Latter-day Saints has outlawed polygamy since 1890."
Expect it wasn't until 1945 when the LDS Church finally had a prophet that didn't practice polygamy.
Sorry to burst your bubble, but that is simply not true. No Mormon prophet has practiced polygamy since 1890 and that's a fact.
Actually DivideByZero is right. Wilford Woodruff, Lorenzo Snow, Joseph F. Smith and Heber J. Grant all practiced pologamy after the manfesto.
Heber J. Grant – Prophet from November 23, 1918 to May 14, 1945 was married to Lucy Stringham, Hulda Augusta Winters and Emily Harris Wells.
Well it;s a bit misleading. Marriages already intact were not dissolved. But if you want to claim that polygamy ended when the last polygamist died, then so be it, But that doesn't change the fact that no living Latter-day Saint is a polygamist.
Doctrines make up a religion. When major doctrines collide, the two religions are incompatiable. Truth is objective and exclusive. Mormons must read the entire Bible on their own instead of choosing to be indoctrinated by humans. You can't reject the plain, doctrinal statements in the Bible or choose to twist them or mix them with myth in the foundational degrees and still claim to follow God(Jesus). Moral, conscious choice is one's own responsibility.
Actually it's people who make up religion.
Wow Zelda...tell us how you really feel about Mormons. Given how you are casting stones at them, I can only assume you are not Christian as you claim Mormons are not. I guess in your home Satan rules 🙂
@Play: Read the Bible and study religions to say anything that contains least logic.
I have several times. You are full of hate and we all know who is the author of hate...I'll give you a clue...It ain't the big man upstairs
Zelda, the Bible is myth, and has already been twisted.
Zelda, it's quote easy to find areas in the Bible which favor over Mormonism. Research the Biblcal use of the term "saint" and see if it falls in line with Salt Lake or Rome.
Please forgive my typos. It's late.
Using the name of Jesus, Mormons trust in their own works in the core. Same as Muslims and not different from any pagan religions.
Also, and especially, Christianity.
Faith without works are dead. We will stand before the bar of Judgement, and be judged according to our works. Salvation can only come through Christ, but we must show Him through covenant and commitment. He said, if ye love me, keey my commandments. We are commanded to do good works. Do not mistake boastful works for true Christlike behavior.
Mormons differ everything from Christianity. Teachings on who God is, on salvation, church, after-life, Satan, angels. Everything. Using the same words, they don't mean anything Biblical.
I am a Mormon and have read the Bible cover to cover many times. I love reading the Bible just as I love reading the Book of Mormon. Your claim that we Mormons don't read or don't believe in the Bible is simply not true. The Bible strengthens my faith in Christ and increases my understanding of who He is.
I'm a Mormon, a Christian, and love Christ with all my heart. You can call me whatever you want, but the relationship I have with God & His son is something you can never take away from me. The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ. You can receive your own copy by visiting Mormon.org
He had diligently seeketh, shall find.
Your testament to your faith was rendered somewhat useless by that shameless plug you tagged on at the end.
Facts are facts regardless of your wishful dreams. Be diligent enough to read the Bible besides your indoctrinating system with taken-out-of-context verses. Laziness is not honored by anyone for all time. If you loved, you'd at least read the whole text because you could do that at least. There's no reason to believe pseudo-christians who claim to be Christian but refuse to go to church weekly. The same thing.
Zelda did you know all Mormon kids spend 2 years studying the bible in seminary and one year on the Book of Mormon? Yes, one year on the Old Testament and one year on the New Testament. Maybe you should study a little more from sources that actually are relevant to your rant of hate instead of your source who obviously has now clue what Mormons believe of do. Sigh, I've read a lot in this forum and a lot of stupid crap has been said. Andrew's plug for mormon.org i am sure is only an attempt to give people a source of factual information about his faith instead of all the nonsense people like Zelda gives. Get your facts from the source not stupidity. Don't as a Nazi about a Jew. don't ask a grand wizard from the KKK about virtues of black Americans. Don't ask about Mormons from haters and obviously non Christians like Zelda.
Andrew and Play, I have studied Mormonism extensively using information found on the LDS website 8-10 years ago as my primary source for information. Mormons believe that the Son and the Father are two distinctly different gods while mainline Christians believe in ONE triune God. Mormons also believe there are many different gods outside of Christianity and that God the Father originated from the planet Kolob. In addition, Mormons believe that a man can become god of his own planet if he is good enough while on earth. Very different from mainline Christianity.
Ok Dolores if you say so. I'm not Mormon, my neighbor is so while I know a lot about their region, I don't study it in great detail. I'm not sure how your comment is relevant though. As far as I know this wasn't a discussion of their deep doctrine but a very basic overview of their beliefs. While your comment is um...interesting, it only shows it is different from other Christians which isn't the same as not being christian. I shoot pool next door several times a week and I can say without a doubt they are totally christian inside and out. Far more than almost anyone I have ever seen going so far as to have pictures of Jesus all over their home and blessing every meal in his name. They try to live by his example and love everyone and keep his commandments to the best of their understanding. Honestly people, I find it embarrassing that the only nice and "christlike" people in this forum are the Mormons professing their beliefs and trying to help people understand amid all the ridicule. I gotta say it is weird taking up for them cuz i dont at all believe in their faith but they are damn good people.
Heck, Dolores, I'm no Christian, Deist here, but a question: Do you consider Seventh-Day Adventists, Catholics, and Eastern Orthodox to be Christians? Cause they've got some pretty serious doctrinal differences from your version of Christianity.
Actually Dolores, if you had read the scriptures on LDS.org, you would have found verses both in the Book of Mormon and the Doctrine in Covenants which specifically says that the Father, Son and Holy Ghost are ONE GOD. Now, how you define three persons or three beings in ONE GOD is up to you. Mormons do sometimes call each member of the Godhead a God, but the implication is always that God is One.