DEFINITION OF THE MORMONS
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Mormons or The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, is a religious organization having its main
headquarters at Temple Square, Salt Lake City, Utah. It is a worldwide organization having
missionaries and church organizations in every state and many foreign countries. The church has
an organization consisting of a Presidency, Apostles, Prophets, the Seventies, Bishops, Priests,
Elders and Teachers. The church believes in continuing revelation from god through the
Presidency, Apostles and Prophets. The Aaronic Priesthood is claimed to have been conveyed to
Joseph Smith from John the Baptist and the Priesthood of Melchizedek was restored by Peter,
James and John after that. Although the church organization is headquartered in Salt Lake City,
Utah, the church believes that it received the promise, through a revelation, that Jesus Christ
would return to earth one day and set up his kingdom at the original location of the first Mormon
organization in Nauvoo, Illinois.
FOUNDER
Joseph Smith, born December 23, 1805 in Vermont, the first president, prophet, seer and
revelator founded the church April 6, 1830. Joseph Smith was killed by a mob while he was
incarcerated in the Carthage, Illinois jail, June 27, 1844.
FOUNDATIONAL ISSUES
DOCTRINAL ISSUES AND THE BIBLE
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Terminology Differences Between Mormon Definitions
And
Biblical Definitions
(The Terms Are The Same But The Meanings Are Not Even Close To Being The
Same)
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Doctrinal Differences Between Mormon Doctrine And
Biblical
Doctrine
(Mormon Doctrine Compared To The Bible - There Is Virtually No Biblical Doctrine That Has Not
Been
Redefined In Mormon Theology)
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The Book of Mormon,
Doctrine and Covenants and The Pearl of Great Price, Are Superior To The
Bible
(Mormon Teaching)
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The Jesus Christ Of The Bible
Is Not The Same As The Jesus Christ Of The Mormon Church
(Biblical View)
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The Death Of Jesus Christ Is Not Adequate To
Provide For The Forgiveness Of Sin
(Mormon Teaching)
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The God Of The Bible Is Not The Same As
The God Of The Book Of Mormon
(Biblical View)
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God Is Not Infinite, Omniscient, Omnipotent or
Omnipresent
(Mormon Teaching)
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The God Of The Mormons Was Once Just A
Man
(Mormon Teaching)
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Adam Is God And The Father Of Jesus
Christ
(An aberrant teaching from a Mormon prophet)
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The Father Of Jesus Christ
(Current Mormon Teaching)
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Mormons Are Polytheistic, Believing In An Infinite
Number Of Gods
(Mormon Teaching)
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Polygamy Is A Necessary Practice To Obtain
Salvation
(Mormon Teaching)
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Black People Are Under The Curse Of God
(Mormon Teaching)
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Mormons Do Not Believe That The "Original Sin"
Of Adam Applies To All Of Humanity
(Mormon Teaching)
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Adam Was The "Spirit Child" Of His "Heavenly
Father" And Came To Earth From Another Planet With Eve, Who was One Of His Many
Wives
(Mormon Teaching)
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Salvation Is By Works, Not By Grace
(Mormon Teaching)
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Men Can Atone For Their Sins By Committing
Suicide Or By Being Killed By Members Of The Mormon Church
(Mormon Teaching)
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When Exalted, Mormon Men Will Rule Their own
Planets And, With Their Many Wives, Father Spirit Children Forever
(Mormon Teaching)
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The Spirits Of Human Beings Have Existed In The
Spirit World For Thousands Of Years Prior To Their Appearance On This Earth
(Mormon Teaching)
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The Spirits Of Human Beings Are Fathered By The
"Heavenly Father," Born On Another Planet, Grow To Human Size And Are Then Sent To Earth
Where They Are Compressed In Size So They Will Fit Inside The Bodies Of Human
Babies
(Mormon Teaching)
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Human Beings Do Not Remember Their Previous
Spiritual Existence, Because When Their Spiritual Bodies Are Compressed, Their Memory Is
Squeezed Out Of Existence
(Mormon Teaching)
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The Testimonies By The Witnesses To The Book
of Mormon Are Unreliable And Contradictory
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God Subjects People On Earth To Misery And
Temptation So That Joy And Mercy Can Be Learned By Contrast
(Mormon Teaching)
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Nationality, Or The Color Of A Person's Skin,
Indicates The Quality Or Excellence Of The Spirit In The Previous Spiritual Life. Persons Of
Darker Skin Were Less Valiant, Obedient Or Outstanding In The Previous Spiritual
Existence
(Mormon Teaching)
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Black People Are Inferior And Cannot Attain The
Priesthood
(Mormon Teaching - The doctrine has not been repudiated)
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The American Indian Is An Inferior Race
(Mormon Teaching)
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"White And Delightsome" Is The Preferred Skin
Color And Indians Can Become So By Following The Tenets Of The Mormon Church And
Through Inter-marriage With Mormons
(Mormon Teaching)
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Mormons Believe In A Continuous And Infinite
Progression From Humanity To Godhood
(Mormon Teaching)
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Joseph Smith Was More Successful And Of A
Greater And Better Moral Character Than Jesus Christ
(Mormon Teaching)
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Mormon Prophets Have Taught That The Moon And
Sun Are Inhabited
(Mormon Teaching)
ADDITIONAL REFERENCE MATERIAL
CLICK on the LINK to go to that PAGE or WEBSITE
THE CHURCH OF
JESUS CHRIST LATTER-DAY SAINTS - The official church website.
THE UTAH
LIGHTHOUSE MINISTRY - Jerald (1938-2006) and Sandra Tanner. Considered the best
authorities on Mormon beliefs.
MORMONISM WEB MINISTRIES - Large collection of very good information on
Mormon beliefs.
THE WATCHMAN EXPOSITOR - Large collection of very good information on
Mormon beliefs and other religious movements and individuals.
THE STANDARD WORKS - (LDS) Mormon web site containing, Book of
Mormon, Pearl of Great Price (Moses, Abraham, Articles of Faith),
Doctrine and Covenants and the Bible.
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