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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: The Mormons - Joseph Smith Jr
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The Mormons - Joseph Smith Jr. Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, the predominant branch of which is Mormonism. At age twenty-four, Smith published the 'Book of Mormon', and in the next fourteen years he attracted thousands of followers, established cities and temples, and created a lasting religious culture. Church members were later called Latter Day Saints, Saints, or Mormons. During the ensuing turmo...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: The Mormons - Doctrine of Exaltation
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The Mormons - Doctrine of Exaltation. THE DOCTRINE OF EXALTATION. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (or Mormons) do not believe in the tradition of apotheosis, but rather in the Christian tradition of divinization or deification (which in Mormonism is usually referred to as 'exaltation', or eternal progression) which to Mormons is the belief that mankind may live with God in families and become "gods". Overview of the Doctrine. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints beli...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: The Mormons - Introduction
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The Mormons - Introduction. Mormonism is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Smith, Jr. This movement was founded by Joseph Smith, Jr., in the 1820s as a form of Christian primitivism. During the 1830s and 1840s, Mormonism gradually distinguished itself from traditional Protestantism. Mormonism today represents the new, non-Protestant faith taught by Smith in the 1840s. The word Mormon is derived from the 'Book of Mormon', one of the faith's religious texts. It al...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: December 2012
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The Mormons - The Plan. According to doctrine of the Latter Day Saint movement, the plan of salvation is a plan that God created to save, redeem, and exalt humankind. The elements of this plan are drawn from various scriptural sources, including The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price and numerous statements made by the leadership of the LDS Church. The concept of pre-mortal existence is an early and fundamental doctrine of Mormonism. Where did it come from? Is it logical ...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: The Mormons - The Plurality of Gods
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The Mormons - The Plurality of Gods. THE PLURALITY OF GODS. In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints "God" means Elohim (the Father), whereas "Godhead" means a council of three distinct gods; Elohim, Jehovah (the Son, or Jesus), and the Holy Spirit. The Father and Son have perfected, material bodies. The Father and Son have perfected, material. Bodies, while the Holy Spirit is a spirit and does not have a body. As such, the term "Godhead" differs from how it is used in traditional Christianity.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: The Mormons - Temple Endowment
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The Mormons - Temple Endowment. In Mormonism 'endowment' is an ordinance (ritual ceremony) designed to prepare participants to become 'Exalted'. Mormon Temple Endowment Room. As part of the ceremony, participants take part in a re-enactment of the Biblical creation and fall of Adam and Eve. They also are taught highly symbolic gestures and passwords, thought to be needed to pass by angels guarding the way to the heavens, and are instructed not to reveal these gestures and passwords. Salt Lake Temple Utah.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: The Mormons - The Plan
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The Mormons - The Plan. According to doctrine of the Latter Day Saint movement, the plan of salvation is a plan that God created to save, redeem, and exalt humankind. The elements of this plan are drawn from various scriptural sources, including The Bible, Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, Pearl of Great Price and numerous statements made by the leadership of the LDS Church. The concept of pre-mortal existence is an early and fundamental doctrine of Mormonism. Where did it come from? Is it logical ...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: The Mormons - Mormon Temples
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The Mormons - Mormon Temples. There are two distinct forms of Mormonism co-existing, and only weakly related. The first form of Mormonism is the form that is generally known to non-Mormons. It is the religion practised in Mormon Chapels, Stake Houses and Tabernacles, and involves prayers meetings, hymn singing and Sacrament Services, and in most ways is indistinguishable from most forms of Adventist Christianity. Salt Lake City Temple. It is an essentially non-Christian, Gnostic Mystery religion. The Chu...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: The Mormons - Cosmology
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The Mormons - Cosmology. According to Mormon cosmology, there was a pre-existence, better described as a pre-mortal life, in which human spirits were literal children of heavenly parents. Though their spirits were created, the essential "intelligence" of these spirits is considered eternal, and without beginning. During this pre-existence, two plans were said to have been presented, one championed by Lucifer (Satan) that would have involved loss of moral agency, and another championed by God the Father.
