Catholics talk about the second coming of Jesus to this world and that itll happenn soon but Mormons say it already happenned and that he came to South American and visited the natives there.
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Though Mormons believe that Christ visited the Americas, they don't believe it was his "Second Coming" as is spoken of in the Bible. Rather, it was a visitation to another group of people as he said he was doing in John 10:16 "Other sheep I have, which are not of this fold; them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice; and there shall be one fold, and one Shepherd." \n\nChrist very well could have visited more than just the Americas--but that is the only other place that we have a record of (in the Book of Mormon). \n\nInterestingly enough, John 10:16, the Book of Mormon, and Mormon beliefs are just some of the evidences that Christ visited the Americas. The native Mayan people that inhabited the Americas have many beliefs and traditions handed down to them that tell the story of a man named Quezalcóatl. The name (translated literally) and the story bears striking resemblance to Christ and the story that the Mormons believe. \n\nHere is a list of the similarities as collected by Historian Joseph Allen. He takes the Mormon account of Christ (listed first after each statement) and compares it with the Mayan recorded account (listed second after each statement. \n\n1. Both Christ and Quetzalcoatl were recognized as creator of all things. (Mosiah 4:2; Saenz 1962:19, 40)\n\n2. Both Christ and Quetzalcoatl were born of virgins. (Alma 7: 10; Gamiz 95)\n\n3. Both Christ and Quetzalcoatl are described as being white or as wearing a white robe. (3 Nephi 11:8; Torquemada 47)\n\n4. Both Christ and Quetzalcoatl performed miracles. (3 Nephi 26:15; Sejourne 136‑137)\n\n5. Both Christ and Quetzalcoatl taught the ordinance of baptism. (3 Nephi 11:23; Irwin 1963:170)\n\n6. Both Christ and Quetzalcoatl prophesied of future events. (Ixtlilxochitl: 40)\n\n7. Both Christ and Quetzalcoatl were universal as opposed to just being recognized as local gods. (3 Nephi 16: 1; Sejourne 1962)\n\n8. A great destruction was associated with both Christ and Quetzalcoatl at exactly the same time period in history. (3 Nephi 8:5; Ixtlilxochitl: 40)\n\n9. The cross was a symbol to both Christ and Quetzalcoatl. (3 Nephi 27:14; Irwin 1963:165)\n\n10. Both Christ and Quetzalcoatl sent out disciples to preach their word. (3 Nephi 12:1; Wirth 1978:55)\n\n11. Both Christ and Quetzalcoatl promised they would come a second time. (2 Nephi 6:14; Sahagun 1:40)\n\n12. A new star is associated with both Christ and Quetzalcoatl. (3 Nephi 1:21; Anales de Cuauhtitlan 7)\n\n13. The children of both Christ and Quetzalcoatl will become lords and heirs of the earth. (4 Nephi 1: 17; Ixtlilxochitl: 40)\n\nAll this is more than just coincidence. As mentioned before, the Mormon book, "The Book of Mormon" is a record of the people (Many of which would be the Mayan and Omecs) in the Americas. Interestingly enough, further archeological research is lending greater evidence to the Book of Mormon. Many cities which are mentioned in the Book of Mormon have been found (described by location), further writings that have been found, and there are many more of the Mayan beliefs that correlate to Mormon beliefs and beliefs found in the Book of Mormon.
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Hi Jenn\n\nPeople that were living before Christ came were promised heaven based on their faith, or belief that He would come.  People living after He came are promised heaven based on their faith that He has come.
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Second Coming refers to Jesus' return.\n\nRapture refers to the supposed taking up of the true believers into Heaven.\n\nApocalypse is the Greek word for Revelation, the last book of the Bible.\n\nJudgement Day is when God passes judgement on each soul.
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I've considered it myself.  Some people in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believe in the multiverse concept, believing there could be other universes ruled by other gods and that we too can one day rule as gods in some other far off universe as a reward for obedience to the principles of the Gospel.  An interesting thought.
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WHEN Jesus was on earth, his disciples came to him and asked: "What will be the sign of your presence and of the conclusion of the system of things?" He replied that there would be wars involving many nations, famines, pestilences, earthquakes, an increasing of lawlessness, false religious teachers misleading many, a hatred and persecution of his true followers, and a cooling off of the love of righteousness in many people. When these things would start to happen, it would indicate that Christ was invisibly present and that the heavenly Kingdom was at hand. This would be news—good news! So Jesus added these words as a part of the sign: "This good news of the kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations; and then the end will come."—Matthew 24:3-14.\nIn themselves, recent world happenings are bad, but what they signify is good, namely, Christ's presence. The conditions mentioned above started to be evident in that widely heralded year 1914! It marked the end of the Gentile Times and the beginning of the transition period from human rule to the Thousand Year (Millennial) Reign of Christ.\n "Critical times hard to deal with," \n BUT "then the end will come" \nThat there was to be a transition period is indicated by the 110th Psalm, verses 1 and 2, and Revelation 12:7-12. There it is shown that Christ would sit at God's right hand in heaven until the time for his becoming King. Then war in heaven would result in Satan's being cast to earth, bringing woe to the earth, and Christ would rule in the midst of his enemies. The complete end of wickedness would come by means of a "great tribulation," culminating in the war at Har-Magedon and followed by Christ's Thousand Year Reign of peace.—Matthew 24:21, 33, 34; Revelation 16:14-16.\n"But know this," the Bible says, "that in the last days critical times hard to deal with will be here. For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, self-assuming, haughty, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, disloyal, having no natural affection, not open to any agreement, slanderers, without self-control, fierce, without love of goodness, betrayers, headstrong, puffed up with pride, lovers of pleasures rather than lovers of God, having a form of godly devotion but proving false to its power; and from these turn away."—2 Timothy 3:1-5.\nSome may argue that these things have happened before in human history, but the fact is that they have never occurred to the same extent. As the historians and commentators say, there has never been a time on earth like the one experienced from 1914 onward.  The woes have been far more extensive than ever before. Moreover, as to other features of Christ's sign of the last days, these facts should be considered: The earth-wide proclamation of Christ's presence and Kingdom has been of a magnitude unprecedented in history. Persecution for preaching has never equaled that visited upon Jehovah's Witnesses. Many hundreds of them were executed in Nazi concentration camps. To this day Jehovah's Witnesses are under ban in some places, and in others they are arrested, imprisoned, tortured, and killed. This is all part of the sign Jesus gave.\n\nAs foretold at Revelation 11:18, 'the nations have become wrathful' against Jehovah's faithful Witnesses, and this indicates that Jehovah's "own wrath" will be expressed against those nations. This same scripture says that God will "bring to ruin those ruining the earth." Never before has there been a time in human history when the earth's capacity for sustaining life has been threatened. However, now it is different! Many scientists have warned that if man continues to pollute the earth, it will become uninhabitable. But Jehovah "formed it even to be inhabited," and he will get rid of the polluters before they complete their
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hahahaha. I think people are going to be completely shocked, who they see in heaven  ;)\n\nWooooooo Hooooooooooo.\n\n\n.
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Yes, Mormons do believe that.  But, like someone already stated, they believe that we were all brothers in sisters in the "Spirit World" (where our souls lived before getting a physical body here on earth).\n\nThey believe that there was a council in the Spirit World, where God ("Heavenly Father"), wanted to conceive a plan for humans to be able to return back to Him.\n\nAccording to Mormon belief, Satan's idea was to make everyone faithful to God and to not give free will to humans.\n\nHowever, Jesus' idea was to give humans the ability to choose with their hearts who to follow.  It basically was the concept that being worshiped by choice is much more rewarding than being worshiped by force or not having any other option.\n\nMormons believe there was a "war in heaven" between Jesus and Satan.  God chose Jesus' idea, which made Satan rebel.  While Jesus was made "Savior," Satan was thrown out of heaven.  With him went 1/3 of the spirits - those who chose to rebel, as well.
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Yes, refer to the 12th Arcticle of Fatih of the LDS church, as cited above.  What a ridiculous thing to say, honestly.  \n\nBesides, I thought George W was the one trying to do that?\n\nOr, could it be . . . . SATAN!\n\nAnd there is a war going on, it is a spiritual war, and all those who believe in God the Father and His Son, our Redeemer, will be on the winning side - not just Mormons, despite what South Park may tell you.
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www.lds.org is a good starting place to learn more about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints\nThe name Mormon actually belongs to a prophet named Mormon who lived about 400 years after the time of Christ. He was responsible for compiling a record of the Nephites and Lamanites - people who lived in the Americas anciently and who originally came out from Jerusalem around 600 B.C. just after the era of Isaiah and Jeremiah in the Bible. The Book of Mormon has an interesting mission - it testifies of Jesus Christ AND supports the Bible as well. We believe in a living prophet today - just as in the time of the Bible, and we also have 12 Apostles who have had a special witness of Jesus Christ. I have met a few of them, and when you look into their eyes you know that they know that Jesus Christ is alive and very much involved with the past, present, and future of the children of God. \nBy the way, you may get a few anti-Mormon answers by asking this question. Believe me, I've heard just about everything and I promise you there is an answer for anything brought up. Have a happy day.
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That depends on what the next two years brings.  The story isn't played out yet.\n\nYou know.... Jesus was crucified, dead, and buried.  Everyone thought it was over then...... but..... he rose again!\n\nSue
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yes I agree about some catholics going to Jesus. And they are saved, "whosoever will believe in Him will have everlasting life" John 3:16 that word believe is to have trust in Jesus.
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"Mormon" is a nickname given to the followers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Most prefer to be called "Latter-Day Saints" or "LDS" for short. The nickname "Mormon" derives from one of three holy texts they follow in addition to the Bible, namely "The Book of Mormon," which they believe to be records of the people who lived in the Americas during the same time as Jesus' resurrection.\n\nYou can find out more about them by contacting me through the link in my profile, or by going to one of these sites:\n\nhttp://www.lds.org/ \nhttp://www.religioustolerance.org/lds.htm
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They basically believe the same thing as Christians except that they believe that Jesus came to North America and wrote a second bible, discovered by Joseph Smith.
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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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Jesus warned: “There will be great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning . . . , no, nor will occur again.” (Matthew 24:21) That event will bring an end to the present unrighteous system of things. Its climax will be “the war of the great day of God the Almighty”—Armageddon. That will indeed be a calamity for all those who remain a “part of the world.”\n\nWhat kind of judgment will this be? It will be selective, removing only “those who do not [choose to] know God and those who do not obey the good news about our Lord Jesus.” (2 Thessalonians 1:8-10) But it will not be a disaster to those who listen to God’s warning and instructions, as did Noah and his family. This event will certainly be an act of God, since he will protect his servants. That makes it different from other disasters, which take the lives of good and bad alike.\n\nWHEN Jesus taught his followers to pray for God’s Kingdom, he knew that its coming would bring an end to thousands of years of human rule independent from God. During all that time, God’s will was not being done on earth in general. (Psalm 147:19, 20) But after the establishment of the Kingdom in heaven, God’s will is to be done everywhere. The time for the awe-inspiring transition from human rule to God’s heavenly Kingdom rule is getting very near.\n\n Marking this transition will be the period of time that Jesus called the “great tribulation such as has not occurred since the world’s beginning until now, no, nor will occur again.” (Matthew 24:21) The Bible does not say how long that time period is to be, but the calamities that are to take place during it will be worse than anything the world has ever seen. At the beginning of the great tribulation, something will happen that will be a severe shock to most people on earth: the destruction of all false religion. That will not be a shock to Jehovah’s Witnesses, for they have long anticipated this.  The great tribulation ends at Armageddon when God’s Kingdom crushes the entire Satanic system.—Daniel 2:44;
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I read that this morning. It was very interesting. It made me wonder though if it had been written by some apostate of the period though. \nI am open to new scripture being found. I'm sure that all of Christ's apostles wrote their testimonies. But I want to read it for myself and see what it has to say before I decide if its truth or not.
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they don't want to open their mind to the possibility, that what they believe is not really true. I don't really have a problem with mormons, i just wish they would stop claiming they are r a christian church. They've gone off on a tangent.