http://answers.yahoo.com/my/profile;_ylt=AohhFapTFnn2c3YW8WOXeyYezKIX?show=AA11089245\nI SUGGEST YOU DO YOUR RESEARCH ON MORMONISM lol you clearly do not know it imao. alls  you people really did was yap the ones who call them selfes mormons none of you did what i asked so there fore you clearly failed the question so here is another one.
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It is my understanding that they believe that satan & Jesus are half brothers, or something close.  I too would like to know where they get this idea.\nWhere do they get this idea????
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Isn't it comical seeing people trying to explain spiritual matters when they are not guided in the least by a living prophet or modern scripture.\n\nI have a firm, unshakeable knowledge that the Lord restored His kingdom to the earth in 1830 when the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was organized.  It contains the priesthood of Jesus Christ, restored by John the Baptist in 1829 and Peter, James and John, that same year.  It has modern prophets who can communicate the mind, the will, and the voice of the Lord to this generation.  It has a second witness for Jesus Christ--The Book of Mormon.  While most religions contain some truth and some good things, they lack much of what was lost between the death of Christ and the apostles and the raising up of the Prophet Joseph Smith in the early 19th century.
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PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE..before reading literature and propaganda about my faith....please go to the source....\n\nI don't read 1000 ways to tear down the Catholic church before I go to Catholic Mass...it is very unfortunate when people learn about my faith using the wrong resources..\n\nlook up www.lds.org and look up anything and everything you'd like...if you really want to learn invite the missionaries over and talk with them for a half hour...it will change everything that you read and you will have a complete change of heart as far as our faith is concerned..\n\nwhatever Ellen Hopkins said...it is more than probably taken quite out of context and is her personal beliefs as to how she was offended by the Church in one way or another...please give us the chance we deserve to explain ourselves as it ought to be said...\n\njust to dispell a few common MYTHS...I only have 1 wife and will never have more than 1 at a time.  I only have 1 child and 1 more on the way..My wife and I have been married over 7 years and are in our 30s..Polygamy hasn't been part of the church for over 150 years...\n\nMoroni was not a planet...He was a Prophet who lived in the Americas and was one of the ancestors of the Native Indians who lived in the Americas prior to the Explorers who found the Indians here on this continent..his father was Mormon who collaborated all of the writings of his people and that is we pay hmage to his work..but we DO NOT worship him...\n\nAs far as our clothing (garments) they are symbolic of the fig leaves that Adam and Eve used to cover their nakedness..and  it is weird to ME personally that this is so interesting to people because most men wear an undershirt whether it is a "wife beater" or a tank top or whatever they wear under their dress shirt..but we get a weird rap for wearing garments..even the name garments is better than "wife beaters"..that is just degrading...\n\nif you read my 2nd link..it will talk about the woman's role in the church and how IT DEFINITELY DOES NOT hold women back..\n\nDON'T GO BY HEARSAY...NO JUDGE DOES...WHY PEOPLE INSIST ON IT..I WILL NEVER KNOW...
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A friend of mine got married. She is Mormon. I am not. I could not come to the ceremony. THAT was hard for me to accept...why would a church exclude people from its walls? Exclude people from such an important ceremony. It kinda hurt...and that was like 20 yrs ago too.
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That a girl, keep up the good fight. It's funny to watch people respond. They give you a link to a lying anti-mormon video, and expect that it will change your mind. Ha! People like that don't rely on faith. \n\nSome of those who make it their mission to attack the church believe that they are honest. They take the stand which they believe their conscience requires. There are many more, who feel that the Mormon church deserves their contempt. These people do not feel constrained to stick with the truth. Many misrepresentations and falsehoods are deliberately used if it achieves their objective of further discrediting the LDS church.\n\nMany people do not feel that a just God would allow some of the evils which are so prevalent. Or they may also question why a loving Father doesn't answer our questions in a more straightforward and direct manner. But they overlook the essential ingredient in the Plan of Salvation, that we need to choose for ourselves what is right. And that choice can not be too simple or we haven't actually chosen, we have simply picked the obvious. How we choose will be built upon faith that we are doing the right thing. Hugh B. Brown has said, "Man cannot live without faith, because in life's adventure the central problem is character-building--which is not a product of logic, but of faith in ideals and sacrificial devotion to them."\n\nI believe that the Lord continues to keep the information we have balanced. If the opposition is getting too strong then he will reveal additional knowledge that will build faith. If a testimony can be built only on logic, then he will allow the adversary to add some additional information to encourage study, soul searching and prayer. The type of knowledge we gain may also be geared to our level of understanding. The stronger challenges might come to those who have the stronger testimonies. There are those who have as their goal to present attacks against the church that will be stronger than the testimonies of those to whom they are speaking. It is my goal to provide an answer to those critics. Let us realize that the critics will be there, but we need to be balanced in our understanding. Many criticisms can actually build faith if they are correctly understood. With the information available we can either build faith or create doubt depending on the perspective we use to analyze the data.
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I was married to a mormon once, and her daddy was a bishop.  For her sake I tried to validate mormonism, but Joseph Smith was a lying con artist who victimized the weak and ignorant.  This is based on the mormons version of the mormon history.\n\nBeyond that, their doctrine is a perversion of Biblical truth on almost every point of their doctrine.
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it dont in the bible no where you have a woman who just posted that one of your lds missionaries raped her her user name is josnn_46er . i think you lds or mormons ought to really take this not as lightley rape is very much against the law  and as well makes all lds look very bad as well . as for profets that is in . lds doctorine ?  history of there church that is . ?
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I am a member of The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints. Better known as Mormon. We believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost. They are 3 separate beings. We believe that Jesus was sent to suffer for our sins. We also believe that after he died he came to visit the Americas. That is what the Book Of Mormon is all about is Jesus coming to the American continents after he died.If you want a copy of the Book of Mormon I will send you one free of charge. jgeddes01@yahoo.com (just give me your address)  We believe that God and Jesus both speak to Prophets on earth today. True Mormons are not those people down in Utah Practicing polygamy. They are the ones making us look bad.
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im a mormon, so im just gonna put a basic history of our church and our beleifs. go to www.lds.org if you have any more questions.\n  \n \nIntroduction to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints \n\nWhen Jesus Christ lived on the earth, He organized His Church so that all people could receive His gospel and return one day to live with God, our Heavenly Father. After Jesus Christ ascended to heaven, His Apostles continued to receive revelation from Him on how to direct the work of His Church. However, after they were killed, members changed the teachings of the Church that He had established. While many good people and some truth remained, this Apostasy, or general falling away from the truth, brought about the withdrawal of the Church from the earth. The Apostle Peter prophesied that Jesus would restore His Church before His Second Coming (Acts 3:19–21). \nJesus Christ began to restore His Church in its fulness to the earth through the Prophet Joseph Smith in 1820. It has grown to become a worldwide Church with over 12 million members. It has the same teachings and basic organization as the Church established by Jesus in New Testament times.\n\n \nIn the spring of 1820, a 14-year-old boy named Joseph Smith went into a grove of trees near his home in Palmyra, New York, and prayed to learn which church he should join. In answer to his prayer, God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him, just as heavenly beings had appeared to prophets like Moses and Paul in biblical times. Joseph learned that the Church originally organized by Jesus Christ was no longer on the earth. \nJoseph Smith was chosen by God to restore the Church of Jesus Christ to the earth. During the next 10 years, Joseph was visited by other heavenly messengers, translated the Book of Mormon, and received authority to organize the Church. The Church was organized in Fayette, New York, on 6 April 1830, under the leadership of Joseph Smith. It has grown to an organization with members and congregations throughout the world. \n\nand for one last thing, i give you our beliefs.\n\n1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. \n  2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression. \n  3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel. \n  4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by eimmersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost. \n  5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof. \n  6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth. \n  7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth. \n  8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. \n  9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet breveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God. \n  10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory. \n  11 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may. \n  12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents
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I agree with williamG\n\n\nand to answer a few peoples questions\n\nDo you believe Christ is the son of God? Or just a prophet?  we beileve he was both and more we also beileve he is our savior\n\n\n\n\nDo you believe your going to become a God yourself and create spirit children to inhabit other planets? yes so to speak but not like GOD we will always be under his rule and don't want to take away from his glory but add to it.\n\n\n\n\n\nDo you have secret rituals that your not supposed to share or become excommunicated if you do. It's true we are not \nIn New Testament times, other rituals were initiated. The Lord's supper, baptisms, and symbolic washing of feet are examples of these rituals. \n\nIt is easy for others to label something they do not understand as non-Christian or Satanic. Consider the Muslim tradition of facing Mecca five times a day when one prays: it isn't something Christians do, but it isn't satanic either. \n\nBecause non-LDS Christians don't understand the LDS temple and what goes on there, some have relentlessly dreamed up bizarre stories that mark this sacred worship. Lately, a small group of anti-Mormons, while professing great love of Mormons, claim a worship of the devil occurs in the temple, which just isn't true. \n\nThe rituals we perform in the temple seem different to them, but different doesn't make them evil. Picture a non-Christian hearing Jesus speak these words: "He that eateth my flesh, and drinketh my blood, dwelleth in me, and I in him" (John 6:56). Some of Christ's own disciples were so confused about the introduction of this "ritual" they quit following Jesus (John 6:66). \n\nThe Old Testament, especially Exodus and Numbers, is replete with temple rituals that today seem strange and very different to us. These are God's words to Moses from the Good News Bible, Exodus \n29:4-9: \n\nBring Aaron and his sons to the entrance of the Tent of my presence, and have them take a ritual bath. Then dress Aaron in the priestly garments—the shirt, the ephod, the robe that goes over the ephod, the breastpiece, and the belt. Put the turban on him, and tie on it the sacred sign of dedication engrave, dedicated to the Lord, then take the anointing oil, pour it on his head, and anoint him. Bring his sons and put shirts on them; put sashes around their waists and tie caps on their heads . . . They and their descendants are to serve me as priests forever.\nLater in the same 29th chapter of Exodus, we read: \nTake the other ram—the ram used for dedication—and tell Aaron and his sons to put their hands on its head. Kill it, and take some of its blood and put it on the lobes of the right ears of Aaron and his sons, and on the thumbs of their right hands and on the big toes of their right feet. Throw the rest of the blood against all four sides of the altar (Exodus 29:19-20).\nObviously these rituals are no longer performed. However, those who believe the Bible to be the word of God accept these rituals as being from God and of God, strange as they sound to us today. \nTrue followers of Jesus Christ during the meridian of time would not have tried to get Peter to talk about what transpired on the Mount of Transfiguration after the Lord had told him and two other apostles not to tell anyone else, as long as the Lord was living. Those rituals which are performed in the temples today consist of making sacred covenants with our Father in Heaven. No one in good taste makes fun of things sacred to another, nor tries to bait them into talking publicly about things they have promised not to divulge. \n\n\n\n\nhttp://www.lightplanet.com/response/answers/contents.htm
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Mormon heresy? OK c'mon now trask, y'know you'll full of it! someone, especially Mormon missionaries, listening to you?\nmy advise, avoid the queen of hearts\n(i.e. brainwashing=bad mojo man)
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After reading thru your answers I gather that most anti - Mormons are highly mis-informed! The Book of Mormon tells of the first inhabitants of the America's. All the way from the southern tip of South America on up to the Alaskan territories!  The American Indian and the Native Peoples of Mexico are the decendants of these people.  We believe in the same God, the same Jesus, Trinity (Father, Son & Holy Ghost), We definately believe That Jesus suffered in behalf of the all the sinners of the worild that they might be forgiven of their sins. And died on the cross to seal that offer.  And yes we believe in the Bible as far as it is translated correctly!\nI have a challenge. All Mormon Bashers should prayerfully READ the book of Mormon., before deciding what it says. After you've read it and taken Moroni up on his challenge. Then  - lets talk!!
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Mormons arent just a cult, their a secret society like jehova witnesses. Mormons leader used to take LSD and have "visions" which never came true. the new initiates or converts think it's all holy holy, but further up their "spiritual leaders" coherse with demons and spirits. JW + Mormons are all occultic. They want your money, and keep your soul from the real God(Jesus Christ).
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AAHHHH someone who is using their brain. You are very correct. The Mormons have known this ever since the Gospel was restored in it's fullness. There is a purpose and a reason for why we are here. Some people get that and some don't.\n\nI think that you will find the following article facinating. It is rather long and I do apologize for that. It makes alot of sense, aspecially about why we are really here.\n\nThe Fall of Adam and Eve\nPurpose\n34603, Primary 6, 4: The Fall of Adam and Eve, Purpose, 13\n\nTo help the children understand the fall of Adam and Eve and to have a desire to return to the presence of Heavenly Father.\n\nPreparation\n1.  Prayerfully study:\n\n•     Moses 2:27–28—Adam and Eve are commanded to be fruitful and multiply.\n\n•     Moses 3:8–9, Moses 3:15–17—The tree of knowledge and the tree of life.\n\n•     Moses 4—The fall of Adam and Eve.\n\n•     Moses 5:9–12—Adam and Eve praise God and are glad for the Fall.\n\n•     LDS Bible Dictionary “Fall of Adam” (p. 670).\n\n2.  Additional reading:\n\n•     Gospel Principles, chapter 6, “The Fall of Adam and Eve.”\n\n•     2 Nephi 2:14–27—The importance of opposition.\n\n•     Alma 42:2–9—Spiritual and temporal death.\n\n•     Helaman 14:16–17—Christ redeems us from both deaths.\n\n•     Genesis 3—The fall of Adam and Eve.\n\n3.  Study the lesson and decide how you want to teach the children the scripture account (see “Preparing Your Lessons,” p. vi, and “Teaching from the Scriptures,” p. vii). Select the discussion questions and enrichment activities that will best help the children achieve the purpose of the lesson.\n\n4.  Materials needed:\n\na.  A Bible and a Pearl of Great Price for each child.\n\nb.  A Book of Mormon and a Doctrine and Covenants.\n\nc.  Four small, undesirable items—such as a bottle cap, twig, or wad of tissue—with string tied around each one; one small object to represent something of value (such as a ring to symbolize eternal life) with string tied around it; and a small bag or container (see the attention activity).\n\nd.  Pictures 6-2, The Garden of Eden; 6-3, God the Father and Jesus Christ; and 6-4, Adam and Eve (Gospel Art Picture Kit 101; 62461).\n\nSuggested Lesson Development\nInvite a child to give the opening prayer.\n\nAttention Activity\nPlace the objects you have tied with string into the bag or container so that the objects are hidden but an equal amount of each string hangs over the side of the bag. Ask a child to choose a string and pull an item out of the bag. Then replace the object and string, let another child take a turn, and so on. Show the class all the hidden objects, and explain the value of the desirable one.\n\nExplain that it is difficult to make a correct choice when we don’t know what we are choosing. Heavenly Father wants us to know good from evil so we can choose what is right. Tell the class that this lesson will explain how we were given the knowledge of good and evil and the ability to choose for ourselves.\n\nScripture Account\nTeach the account of the fall of Adam and Eve from the scriptures listed in the “Preparation” section, using the pictures where appropriate. (For suggested ways to teach the scripture account, see “Teaching from the Scriptures,” p. vii.) The following three points are the major ideas to be taught in this lesson:\n\n1.  The fall of Adam and Eve was foreseen by Heavenly Father and “was a necessary step in the plan of life and a great blessing to all of us” (Gospel Principles, p. 33). We accepted this condition in the spirit world when we supported Heavenly Father’s plan.\n\n2.  “Because of the Fall, we are blessed with physical bodies, the right to choose between good and evil, and the opportunity to gain eternal life. None of these privileges would have been ours had Adam and Eve remained in the garden” (Gospel Principles, p. 33).\n\n3.  After Adam and Eve “fell” from the presen
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lol I used to be anti- mormon and trust me this post wont change there ways! lol they have heard rumors and been to sites such as \nCurt van den Heuvel's Page. Deals with the Book of Mormon, history and various other subjects.\n\nTough Questions For Mormons. Questions that Mormons are supposed to be having difficulty with.\n\nExMormons Page. Phenomenal links to the anti-Mormon issues. Quite comprehensive and well done in my opinion. \n\nH. Michael Marquardt's Mormon History Homepage. A well done anti-Mormon page of historical research into Mormon History, the Book of Abraham, etc.\n\nOn the Book of Abraham Papyri. Discusses the classic 1968 anti-Mormon stance against the Joseph Smith Papyri and Book of Abraham.\n\nMore Tough Questions For Mormons. Apparently Mormons are unable to answer these questions.\n\nMark D. Champneys ExMormon Christian Site.\n\nEd Decker, Saints Alive in Jesus.\n\nMormonism Research Minstry\n\nJerald and Sandra Tanners Lighthouse Ministry\n\nWatchman Ministry\n\nUtah Missions\n\nBerean Christian Ministries\n\nChristian Apologetics and Research Ministry\n\nProblems With Mormonism\n\nInstitute For Religious Research\n\nRecovery From Mormonism\n\nHarder Questions that Mormons Can't Answer\n\nRPCMan Anti-Mormon Pages\n\nA Closer Look at Mormonism\n\n \nthey are not interested in sites such as\n\nFAIR (Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research) A site near and dear to my heart. Outstanding articles, and a fabulous Message Boards to learn everything you need to about Mormonism, the history, doctrines and ideas and ideals, hopes, fears, etc.\n\nFARMS Homepage. The clearinghouse of scholarly information on the LDS scriptures and history. Updated news in the LDS scholarly community of events as well.\n\nSHIELDS Scholarly Website. Shields is a scholarly rebuttal of critical views against Anti-Mormonism, with updated news events. A well done site for the LDS community. Outstanding correspondence between FARMS scholars and anti-Mormons, as well as Evangelical Christians.\n\nJeff Lindsay's Book of Abraham Page. Deals with the rolls of Abraham Papyri, the length of the rolls, how much of the papyri that Joseph Smith do we now have today? etc., etc. Very well done. Rather long, because there is a lot of information here. Talks of Facsimile #2, Enoch's Pillar, etc. also. Nice information for those confused by the anti's on this subject. Truly one of the remarkable sites on the Internet!\n\nJeff Lindsay's Book of Mormon Evidences Page. An excellent site for Book of Mormon information. Many nice links also. Very nice!\n\nZions Lighthouse Message Boards - This is THE place to go for discussions of all aspects of Mormonism with Mormons, non-Mormons, Anti-Mormons, and a mix of absolutely everyone else. \n\nRussell Anderson's LDS page Lightplanet (click here) is also a very good site. Loads of great information here.\n\nBarry Bickmore's Early Christianity and Mormonism Page. Simply a must look at for information on early Christianity with many invaluable links! A very well done and scholarly site. One of the most complete sites on early Chrisitianity along with Arden Eby's.\n\nMike Ash's Book of Mormon Evidences. Nice site discussing the flora and fauna of the Book of Mormon, and dealing with various problems the Book of Mormon supposedly has, such as plagiarizing the Bible, cement, horses, etc.\n\nPacumeni's Rebuttal of the Tanner's Page. Pacumeni is not one to take lightly as he demonstrates rather well the weaknesses of the Tanner's research into Mormonism. Well done page.\n\nBrant Gardner's Scholarly Mesoamerican Research. Brant's self-published papers on Mesoamerican archaeology and history. Very nice, and quite scholarly, as Brant is a Mesoamerican scholar.\n\nNick Literski's LDS Temples Page. Nick is having fun with this devotional, yet scholarly and tastefully done page, and I can't blame him. A very nice site, well worth looking into.\n
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I am a christian and i dont belive that Joseph smith is a true prophet of God. Nor do i believe that the lds church is christian. Since they belive in earning them selfes in heaven. Just ask them, this is what they belive. There is no eternal marriage Jesus said there is no reason for it that is why we have a marriage till death do you part. Speaking as a true christian and not as other.
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Yes, Mormons are Christians.\n\nMormons practiced polygamy until 1890.  It was then abolished.  For more information about the abolishment of polygamy, go here: http://scriptures.lds.org/od/1.\n\nAs far as the Bible, we believe the Bible to believe the word of God as far as it is translated correctly.  There are some mistranslations in the Bible, and as far as the translations are true, the Bible is true in our eyes.\n\nWe do not have our "own Bible".  We do however have the Book of Mormon.  It does not replace the Bible.  To best explain it, it is another set of historical and spiritual documents that were translated into English (just like the Bible was).  For more information about exactly what the Book of Mormon is, go here: http://scriptures.lds.org/bm/intrdctn.\n\nLet me know if you have any further questions.\n\n(Modification:  All scriptures that the Mormons, aka LDS, uses can be found in their entirety here: http://scriptures.lds.org/contents.