A Look Into The Mormon Religion
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A Look Into The Mormon Religion
A Look Into The Mormon Religion.
We all have seen the ads on television asking us to purchase a video on family or morality. These videos are published by a church known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But who exactly are the members of this church, where did the church come from. Well I had the pleasure of sitting down and speaking with a member of the church. With respect to the member with whom I conducted the interview, as he has requested, I will keep his name private.
We discussed many different topics. The following are some of the things we talked about during the interview, along with some personal research I conducted.
The Church of Christ (the original name for the Mormon Church) was organized with six founding members in Fayette, New York on April 6, 1830. (The full name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was given by revelation in 1838). It is because of this name that members are referred to as being “LDSâ€. In the LDS view, it was through the Prophet Joseph Smith that the Lord restored the original Church of Christ, including divine priesthood authority, divine called apostles and prophets, and pure covenants and ordinances (baptism by immersion and the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands, for example) that are part of the fullness of the Gospel of Christ. Since the assassination of Joseph Smith by a mob in 1844, the church has continued to be led by divinely called leaders.
“We believe that each of the Presidents of the Church have been called as prophets and apostles of God. They are not perfect, not infallible, but authorized leaders of the Church with the ability to receive revelation for the Church, when the Lord so desires.â€
Now that I had found out where the church came from I was interested to know what they believed and some of the rules they had to follow.
Latter-day Saints believe in Christ as the Savior, the Redeemer, the Son of God, and the only source of salvation. It is...