Mormonism

the West. Farmers, Native Americans, 49ers, cowboys travelled to the wild West in search of land, money, new life, or business opportunities, whereas the purpose for the Mormons moving West was mostly due to religions persecution in the North. Mormonism is a religion created by Joseph Smith on April 6, 1830(The Mormon Trail), its believers are referred to as Mormons and practice the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS Church) (The Mormon Trail). Smith believed himself to be a prophet

Ethical Relativism takes the position that morality is relative to time periods, cultures, subcultures within cultures and time periods (Velasquez, Andre, Shanks & Meyers, 1987). Joseph Smith was the founder of Mormonism also known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometime in 1830 in upstate New York. After God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him Joseph Smith told his mother that he had learned for himself that Presbyterianism was not true (Turner, 2016). The early

The Mormon service I visited, had a few similarities but also a few distinct differences from the Catholic service that I am used to. Before this particular Sunday, I had never attended a Mormon service, nor had I spoken to anyone who believed in Mormonism or the “Latter Day Saints.” With that being said, I was welcomed much more openly than I had originally thought. Before entering, I was approached by two members of the church; two young women (sisters) between the ages of roughly 19 to 22. I arrived

involved in polygamous marriages. Marriage is at the very centre of the most of the communities practicing Mormonism, such as Bountiful located in British Columbia (Campbell, 6). Based on Mormonism, faith helps them to be closer to God and the role of the marriage is essential is achieving this celestial existence after death (Daynes, 5). Usually, polygamy is considered the prerequisite for Mormonism, however, it is important to note that only after the “New and Everlasting Covenant” plural marriages

to lure in new members by projecting an image of complete and wholesome family life within the LDS. The image of a large, happy, Mormon family may bring an interesting idea to mind: polygamy. The former Mormon Prophet, Hinckley, explains that "Mormonism claims to be a restoration of God’s work in all previous dispensations. The Old Testament teaches that the patriarchs . . . had more than one wife under divine sanction. In

Mormons were created by Joseph Smith in 1820, when Smith was 14 and lived in New York. During that time God supposedly came to him and told him not to join any of the churches in his town. Instead God told Smith to start a new religion that was based on “One Lord, One Faith, and One Baptism”. God also said that no other churches were leading and teaching their people the right way, by God’s way. Smith believed that the figure speaking to him was God so he went out and began this new religion he

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

study the Articles of Faith and the doctrines they teach. [He insists that] they are “one of the most important statements of inspiration, history, and doctrine for the Church…Each article is a positive statement [explaining] the differences between Mormonism and the [beliefs of other peoples of the

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

“The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was started by Joseph Smith in 1830 in New York” (Utah Department, 2017). The Mormon culture was then taken to Illinois. Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism was killed for his beliefs. His followers continued on spreading the word and taking their religion and culture elsewhere. Utah is a state that practices the Mormon culture and focuses on their faith. A lot of times people will go on their ‘Mission’