The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Today that mistreatment hasn’t gone away. Although Mormons might not be mistreated in such harsh scenarios, there are most certainly times at which you will be persecuted since others don't understand the fundamental beliefs of the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Due to misrepresentation, members are often subjected to ongoing segregation from society. This can be seen in how the prophet Joseph Smith was harassed, in the events that have taken place in my life, and continued misinformation

These events together resulted in a change in the notion of masculinity in the LDS church. Their thesis was “..during the period from 1890 to 1920, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) perceived a crisis in the lives of their boys. That sense of crisis lay at the surface of an even deeper cultural upheaval taking place within Mormondom....With the transition from polygamy to monogamy, church members had to construct a new model for understanding marriage, family and sexuality

LDS church service reflection Sunday February 7, 2016 Gorge Mason University Religious studies class attended a church meeting at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) or commonly known as the Mormon church. The church meeting was broken up into three hours. The first hour was the sacrament meeting and announcements from the bishop. This hour was unique because it was the first Sunday of the month. Which is fast and testimony Sunday and members of the church fast for 24 hours to get

would be how children of all ages should honor their parents, regardless of whether or not their parents “deserve” honor. We are always told by God, Jesus Christ, and our Prophets to “honor your father and mother.” God even values this quality so much that it has been given to us as one of his commandments. Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the Lord thy God giveth thee. (Ex. 20:12 KJV) As a matter of fact, this single principle is taught a total of thirty-two

The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) or more commonly referred to as the ‘Mormon church’ was one of the later founded religions that continues to be practiced today. Mormons believe that after Jesus was crucified he resurrected in America to speak to the native Indians who they believed descended from the Israelites. This took place during a civil war between the Nephites and the native Indians in upstate new york. Mormon recoded the event on golden plates and gave them to his son

not claim that they were commanded to bear witness as the three witnesses were. Section 17 of the Doctrine and Covenants is a revelation given through Joseph Smith to Oliver Cowdery, David Whitmer and Martin Harris in June 1829. It seems to be Jesus Christ giving this revelation to Joseph Smith: Vs. 1 …”You shall have a view of the plates, and also of the breastplate, the sword of Laban, the Urim and Thummin, which were given to the brother of Jared upon the mount, when he talked with the Lord face

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 members were driven from Ohio, Missouri, and then Illinois

Latter-day Saints believe that the marriage of one man and one woman is the Lord’s standing law of marriage. In biblical times, the Lord commanded some to practice plural marriage—the marriage of one man and more than one woman.1 By revelation, the Lord commanded Joseph Smith to institute the practice of plural marriage among Church members in the early 1840s. For more than half a century, plural marriage was practiced by some Latter-day Saints under the direction of the Church President.2 Latter-day

Orthodox Church, Salt Lake City 1. Briefly summarize the content of the lecture and the highlights of the Q&A session (if any) Fr. Justin Havens gave a lecture about the history, principles and practices of the Orthodox church and emphasized that Christ should be the focus of our education, and our every thought and action. He described how religion is primarily about making ourselves better and orthodox focuses on becoming like the best human, nonetheless divine being in existence, Jesus Christ. His

The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS), a Mormon Church was established in 1890 when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints decided to discontinue the practice of polygamy (CNN). Those that were expelled for continued polygamy practices would relocate and expand eventually becoming FLDS. Today, the Church has been associated with polygamy, sexual assault, and the arrangements of underage marriages. In fact, the current leader of the Church, Warren Jeffs, is