Are there any minorities in the Mormon church?
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Trinity3 obviously is an authority on what isn't true.\nThere are more members of the LDS church outside the USA and Canada then there are inside.  There are also more non-English speakers in the church than English speakers in the church with Spaninsh being the largest portion of that group.  I can assure you that there are plenty of minorities in the church.
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The Mormon's (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) believe in God, the Eternal Father, believe in his Only Begotten son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.  They are one in purpose.  And yes, they are seperate beings.  We worship the Eternal Father, in the name of his beloved Son.
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i asked the same question a few weeks ago, and the link below leads the the answer i chose as the best.\n\nif the answer that the guy left is typical mormon doctrine and beleif, then yes, the mormons are members of a very false religion.\n\nanyway, merry christmas, and i hope this helps.  :-)
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Ask the mormons, they have probably baptised them too!
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No, Mormon polygamists are shunned by the mainstream but are very open about their practices.  In all there are about 20,000 practicing polygamists mostly in arizona and texas, although theses numbers are highly contested (opponents to Mormonism tend to overstate these numbers while Mormons tend to understate them.  The actual number is unknown.) There are many problems with child molestation within these groups and authorities especially in Utah have been cracking down on these communities in recent years.  It is important to note, in order to avoid bigotry and disinformation about Mormonism, that these groups split from the larger body of the Mormon church over a hundred years ago.
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Well, in the Mormon faith, it would help tremendously to be male.  Other than that, you have to go through the temple, pay your tithing, keep the Ten Commandments, and believe in the Book of Mormon.  \n\nThe complete answer is much more complicated.  If you're considering becoming a Mormon, please don't do it.  I speak from experience in that being a Mormon causes great psychological damage (because it IS a cult).
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Yeah... I don't believe what they do...but if you want a great neighbor... Mormons are the best!  Mormon families are usually good people to get to know.... they live good lives, and are good citizens (there's always and exception to the rule).... they are peaceful, and very family oriented.
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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.
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Mormons DO BELIEVE IN CHRIST! Their true name is in fact "The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter Day Saints" In fact as you can see from their name he is the center of their religion.  There are a lot of rumors going around like "they have 10 wives" but this is not true.  It is true that back in the 1800s they did practice polygyny (polygamy, with more than one wife), but that was only because at that time the Mormons where being kicked out of every place that they would move to, and the men would be killed by the mobs, women back then did not have the rights they have now, in order for the women to be respected was to be married.  So now that a lot of the men were being killed the only way to let the women be respected is if they have a husband, but what do you do when all of the men are taken?  This is why they started polygyny.  They believe that families can be together forever, even after death.  They believe in one hell, and 3 degrees of heaven.  They believe in the Bible, and in another book called the Book of Mormon.  This is a second testament of Jesus Christ, which teaches about Jesus Christ's coming to the Americas after his Resurrection. I Am Mormon, and I have seen many different religions, and studied many different religions too, but none of them has captured my heart as much as the Church of Jesus Christ of Later Day Saints.  I KNOW their religion to be true! and I have had many experiences to tell me that it is true.  Have faith first and then proof will come.
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Don't think so, but here's a site that lists famous Mormons: http://mormon.org/seenontv/1,19733,6199-1,00.html\n\nFor REAL answers concerning the Mormon Church (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints), please visit the following:\n\nhttp://www.mormon.org\nhttp://www.lds.org\nhttp://www.fairlds.org\nhttp://ldsfaq.byu.edu/\n\nThanks, and have a wonderful day!\n\nP.S. For a free Bible, Book of Mormon, or Finding Faith In Christ DVD, visit this site: http://mormon.org/seenontv/1,19733,6199-1,00.html
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The Mormon Church has the most up to date registry of most of the people in the U.S.. Also, I believe that the Buear \n(s) of Indians might be able to help you. Go to Yahoo Search and see what you can find.\nHave a nice day.
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They don't really baptize the dead, as far as I know.  They do perform baptisms FOR the dead.  This is to give those who have passed away the opportunity to choose the Mormon god during the judgment.  They go through all the genealogies of their members as well as friends, and people are baptized on behalf of those who can't make the choice today or who have not made the choice in their natural lives.  This conflicts with Biblical teaching as the Bible tells us there is no second chance..for it is appointed to man once to die and then comes the judgment.  The Mormon church does however, have the best genealogy records around, so if you want to know your family tree, they can probably give it to you! ;)
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I live in Idaho just north of the Utah border.  There is a town near here called Rexburg that has BYU-Idaho, a mormon college.  There is something about it because most of the guys I know who go there or went there are gay.  Salt Lake City has a pretty healthy gay community also.  They have parades and stuff I've heard.  Just because someone is mormon doesn't mean they can't be gay also!
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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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Maybe what you should ask is "Will a Mormon tell me about Mormons"...sure. Lostinlove's friend's situation was unfortunate.  The church does not teach that you can only have *** when you want a kid, believe me.  But they do teach that *** is only to be had within the bonds of marriage. And also Buckhouse_ryan's point of view is interesting...not really correct though sorry.  We do believe Kolob is where God lives.\nI usually hate it when people cut and paste pages and pages but I want you to see our "Thirteen Articles of Faith", these are our basic beliefs.\nJoseph Smith first wrote them in a letter to John Wentworth, editor of the Chicago Democrat, in answer to his request to know what members of the Church believed. The letter became known as the Wentworth Letter and was first published in the Times and Seasons in March 1842. On 10 October 1880, the Articles of Faith were formally accepted as scripture by the vote of the members of the Church and were included as part of the Pearl of Great Price. \n\n1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.\n\n2 We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.\n\n3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.\n\n4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.\n\n5 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\n6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.\n\n7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.\n\n8 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\n9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.\n\n10 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\n11 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\n12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.\n\n13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.
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First of all, I am Mormon.  I think the top three problems are, in no particular order:\n\n- When members of our church often think they are better then non-members\n- When members of our church think they are better than other members\n- When non-members of the church think they are better than members\n\nI have browsed this great world wide web of ours and in additions to the great experiences one would hope to find from a church organisation, there is also much intolerance on all sides.
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What do I think of Mormons?\n\nThey're people, too.