who are mormons?

Answer 1

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

I am one.

Our Basic Beliefs

We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.

We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

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.

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.

We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.

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.

Answer 2

Mormons are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and Joseph Smith founded this religion in the 1800's, if I remember correctly. I've done some semi-extensive research on different religions and cults, etc. and what I learned about the Mormon religion most Mormons probably don't even know. And to be fair, some have kind of strayed away from some of the early teachings, but Joseph Smith originally taught that God and Mary had actual PHYSICAL sex to beget Jesus, because that's how they justified that men like themselves can become God-like after they die, because Jesus was conceived and born naturally just like they were. They don't believe in the immaculate conception of Jesus, or the Holy Spirit, and only the elders in the Mormon church are told more and more.

Answer 3

Mormons got that title by the book of MORMON, but in reality the church is LDS (Latter Day Saints) I use to be one,but however i go by the bible & what it says about adding on & not accepting another gospel, which the BOM is. If they read Gal 1:8 they'd understand, if they got rid of the book of mormon they'd be better off & just follow the bible.Nice people ,but wrong idea about the BOM.

Answer 4

They come from a Protestant religion. In The late middle ages Luther reformed the church. But he wasn't alone. Calvin and others followed. One of the protestant parties were the anabaptists. They had to flee to the us because of their attempt to seize Münster ( a German city where they wanted to create the Kingdom of Heaven ) Later on Menno Simmens took them on a More pacifist track. And again later on, the Mormones ( approving of polygamy had to leave. They went to Utah ( Salt Lake City the place where the first transcontinental telegraph line of the USA was finally finished )

Answer 5

Its a religion made by Joseph Smith. He took the Bible, and took away some parts and added some parts. Later, people did the same thing, and its been rewritten and reevaluized numerous times. Anyway, they follow the Book of Mormon.

Answer 6

They are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. The religion originated in America through the teachings of Joseph Smith. Much of the Book of Mormon are his writings as conversed to him by God.

Answer 7

Strange people. All I know about mormons, I learned on South Park, so I'm not a reliable source.

Answer 8

For all of you who want to make fun of Mormons for their polygamy, the Church of Latter-Day Saints renounced polygamy (having multiple wives) in 1890. So please, don't say anything if you don't actually know anything about Mormons. (I am not a Mormon, but my favorite author, Orson Scott Card is, which is why I know about them)

Answer 9

"Mormonism" is the unofficial but common term for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the doctrinal, institutional, and cultural elements forming its distinctive world view and independent Christian tradition. "Mormons" is the equivalent term for members of the Church. The term "Mormon" derives from the Book of Mormon, a book accepted as scripture by the Church and subtitled Another Testament of Jesus Christ. Church leaders and members prefer the official name of the Church revealed by the Savior to the Prophet Joseph Smith—The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—in order to emphasize the central role of Jesus Christ in their doctrine and worship. Latter-day Saints see the Church's teachings as true Christianity, restored to the earth in its original purity by Christ himself, and thus they frequently refer to the Church, its doctrines, and its priesthood as "restored." Latter-day Saints view human life as a phase in the eternal progression of intelligent beings who, as God's spirit children, must choose, in thought and deed, whether to accept or reject Christ's gospel, teachings, and covenants. Mormonism is not a political ideology. The Church thrives in a wide variety of political contexts around the world. It supports separation of church and state, respects duly established laws and governments, and calls for members to participate in civic and charitable affairs.

abstracted from "Mormonism, Mormons," in Encyclopedia of Mormonism, ed. Daniel H. Ludlow, 4 vols. (New York: Macmillan, 1992), 2:941-42.

Answer 10

that was a right on answer 'topher'

He listed for you the basic beliefs log on to www.lds.org and you can find out everything you want to know about the LDS church. they will even send you free literature and put you in contact with some missionaries that will give you more info.