The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is more commonly referred to as the Mormon Church. The basis of the church comes from the original church founded by Jesus Christ, however some adjustments were made by its original members, primarily Joseph Smith, its founder. Joseph Smith claims to have been receiving messages from God, Jesus Christ, and other Christian figures since the age of 14 years old. One markable adjustment from the original Christian faith iis how the church reveres Mary. While the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not pray to Mary, the mother of God, they do recognize her as Jesus’ mother. She was originally referred to as the “mother of God” in the Book of Mormon’s first edition, but Joseph Smith,…

New York to pray. There, he asked what church he should join. He was met with God and Jesus Christ appearing to him. Smith learned that the original Church organized by Jesus Christ Himself was no longer on the earth and it was his job to restore it. Over the next ten years, he was visited by other heavenly messengers. In March of 1830, he translated the Book of Mormon from golden plates that the angel, Moroni showed him. He received authority from God to organize the Church and the Church of…

One of the fastest growing religions in the world is Mormonism or also known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. It is the fourth largest Christian religion in America. This religion was founded on September 21st, 1823 by Joseph Smith. Smith was said to be visited by the angel “Moroni” meaning son of Mormon. The angel appeared to him three different times and Joseph Smith was chosen to translate the Book of Mormons also known as “golden plates”. On September 22nd, 1827 Smith…

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Mormonism, also known as The Church of Jesus-Latter Day Saints, is a fast growing religion in the United States. When Jesus Christ lived on the earth, he organized his church so that all his people could receive his gospel and return to one day live with God. After Jesus Christ died, Mormonism’s believe that Jesus not only was resurrected and ascended to heaven, he left his apostles’ to continue to receive revelation and guidance from Jesus Christ through what is called the Holy Ghost. In this…

way. Whether that means rejecting the entire idea of religion or following in our family’s religious footsteps, it is a personal choice that we all come to make at some point in our lives. I’ve always been very open to the idea of religion. The air of mystery that surrounded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was the reason I chose it as my listening post. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its followers are almost always painted in a negative light.…

The day is August 8, 1844. Six weeks have passed since the martyrdom of the Prophet Joseph Smith. The shocked and grieving Quorum of the Twelve with their president, Brigham Young, have recently returned from missions. A large public meeting has been assembled with one main purpose: determine by vote who will be granted the right and responsibility to lead the Church.(source?) The ballot centers between Sidney Rigdon, First Counselor in the FIrst Presidency, and the Quorum of the Twelve with…

Analysis of Mormonism The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, commonly referred to as Mormons, began as a six member church and has grown to over 15 million people and over 29,000 congregations worldwide ("LDS Statistics and Church Facts"). With the past presidential candidacy race, it seemed that Mormonism faced many critiques or questions from Americans as Mitt Romney took the hot seat and answered questions about his religion ("21 Questions Answered About Mormon Faith"). Throughout…

1840s. The Second Great Awakening, a religious revival movement during the early 19th century in the United States, also influenced Smith, in turn, compelling him to believe he was needed for significant religious duties. Joseph Smith’s Church of Christ had many beliefs outside the norm and practiced many ideas that were not considered acceptable by conventional society. This is why Mormons were highly disliked by non-Mormons and was the very reason this situation affected the development of the…

Brigham Young was born in Whitingham, Vermont in June 1, 1801. He was an American leader in Latter Day Saint movement and a settler of the Western United States. He was the president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which is also known as LDS Church. He was the leader of the church from 1847 and until he died in 1877. The Utah territory was also first governed by him. In addition, he founded University of Utah and in 1875, he founded Brigham Academy which was known as in the…