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    Introduction How does Mormonism, more formally known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, compare to Biblical Christianity? Is it different? If so, what about it is different? Are Mormons considered Christians? This paper is going to explore these questions about Mormonism. In 2007 there were over 13 million Mormons worldwide, there are approximately 6 million Mormons in the United States. Mormonism is “the fastest and most successful cult in the history of the United States…an average

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    Mormonism Research Paper

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    Mormonism is a form of Christian faith and many of those that practice Mormonism are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the 4th largest Christian church in America ("Mormonism 101: What is Mormonism."). About 1% of those that are Mormon belong to the Community of Christ Church. Mormonism is a worldwide religion and is practiced by approximately 4.5 million people ("Mormonism 101: What is Mormonism."). Mormons have some strong beliefs, sacred rituals and rites that are practiced

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    The reason somebody under takes a mission is because they want to prove them selves or also to let other people know what they did or just to have the satisfaction of knowing they completed it. Like Bilbo Baggins from the hobbit he heard the dwarfs say he couldn't on the mission but he went on it to prove to them he could. Also Walt from the king of Mazy May he went to stop people from stealing his fathers claim. Also like Ernesto from barrio boy he had to learn how to speak another language and

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    Mormonism-Is it really a cult? Many people see The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, also known as LDS or Mormonism, as a cult. But are they really a cult? Again others see them as a valid denomination of Christianity. Which of these is more correct? A great deal of people consider Mormonism to be a cult. They think that they have strange customs, such as not eating fruit. It is true that Mormonism is different in many ways from most Christianity, but does that really make it a cult

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    World Religion: Mormons Essay example

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    Since the mid 1800s, Mormons, or also referred to as the Latter-Day Saints, have been a thriving religion in the United States. Founded by Joseph smith in 1830, it has grown from a small group of outcasts to a significant size of nearly seven million followers. Joseph Smith was the first prophet and president of the Church of the Latter-Day Saints. After the murder of Joseph Smith in 1844, a man named Brigham Young migrated with bulk of the Mormons to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1847, where they made

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    Exploring the Mormons Who were the Mormons? The Mormons were a very different to other people they had a communal life and this means they try to get other people to follow there religion. The man who founded the Mormons was Joseph smith a son of a poor family in Vermont. Joseph smith claimed he saw a vision of an angel in 1823 called Moroni. The vision he had told him to find some secret hidden golden plates in a hillside called Cumorah in Palmyra, in the New

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    Are Mormons Christians? Essay example

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    believe that Mormons are not Christians. However, Mormons are Christian based on their church’s name, scriptures, and teachings. According to Merriam Webster Dictionary, a Christian is somebody who believes in the teachings of Jesus Christ. As spoken of in The Holy Bible, Christ was born 2000 years ago of a virgin mother. In his ministry, he taught that he was the foretold Messiah of the Old Testament. While on the earth, he performed the Atonement, enabling all people to overcome their sins. For his

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    future. Eventually, if we have learned how to live honorable and praiseworthy lives as true Christians we can return to live with our Heavenly Father and his son Jesus Christ. God always wants the best for his children so he has provided many means for us to return to his presence. One of these means is that the gospel of Jesus Christ, which has been taught since the beginning of

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    Religions of the World Since the creation of The Church of Jesus Christ of The Latter-Day Saints, there have been many controversies concerning the similarities and differences between Mormonism and Catholicism, Christianity and Protestantism. Other than the obvious, that Catholicism, Christianity and Protestantism believe that there are no more prophets, and Mormons believe that there are still prophets walking the earth today, differences between the faiths range in

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    The idea of using blood of a living creature, (typically an animal’s) in order to blot out immorality, or better known as sin, can be traced back to the roots of primal civilization. Specifically in Judaism, the ritual started in which an animal was sacrificed in order to cover the sins of a person or multiple people. As we presently observe the traditions of Judaism we do not find any sign of animal sacrifice, with an exception of orthodox Jews. While on the other hand, Fundamentalist Latter Day

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