What do you think the mormons believe?

Question

I am a mormon so I know what mormons believe I just want to know what everyone else thinks they believe?

Just for the last one entered, women are the most cherished, we have been given the great opportunity to bear and raise children. I am only 19 but can't wait to get married and have kids, Yet I go to school going to get a degree in less then a year and have a great job working full time making plenty a year. Yet I still have the chance to raise my kids in a good place. what more would I want.

Answer 1

Why don't you ask a mormon?

They likely have an official website, which would contain accurate information about what they believe.

Asking what others think they believe will probably result in you getting alot of misleading misinformation.

Answer 2

Do Mormons really know what they believe?

"Isn't it odd that over 40 years after Joseph's alleged "first vision", Church leaders like Brigham Young and John Taylor were still unaware of Joseph Smith's claim of seeing God the Father and Jesus Christ?

That's because Joseph's "first vision" was a consistently changing story that was virtually unknown to early Latter-day Saints. Over the years Joseph's story changed from an event in the year 1823 to 1821 to 1820.

His motive for seeking God in prayer also changed significantly over the years. From no motive (a spirit appears with news of gold plates), to a desire to know if God exists, to a desire for forgiveness of sins, and finally, to a local religious revival.

Most importantly, even the heavenly visitor(s) that he saw were constantly changing. Depending on the account Joseph gave, it was either a spirit, an angel, two angels, many angels, Jesus, and finally, the Father and the Son.

LDS Church President Gordon B. Hinckley stood in General Conference and said "Our whole strength rests on the validity of that vision. It either occurred or it did not occur. If it did not, then this work is a fraud." (Gordon B. Hinckley, “The Marvelous Foundation of Our Faith,” Ensign, Nov. 2002, pg.78) If this "First Vision" of Joseph Smith did occur, it certainly didn't happen the way the Church wants us to believe it did."

Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p. 196 (1855)
Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 335 (1854)
Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 335 (1854)
Journal of Discourses, vol. 12, p. 334 (1863)
Journal of Discourses, vol. 13, p. 78 (1869)
Journal of Discourses, vol. 20, p. 167 (1879)
Journal of Discourses, vol. 24, pg. 135 (1889)
William Smith On Mormonism , By William Smith, Joseph Smith's brother. pg. 5 (1883)
Church Historical Record, Vol. 7, January, 1888
Personal writings of Joseph Smith, pg. 84
Journal of Discourses, Vol. 18, pg. 239

Most Mormons will tell you that the angel that visited Joseph Smith three times on the night of Sept. 21, 1823 was named Moroni. This angel is the one who told Joseph Smith where the gold plates were buried and can be seen on top of most LDS temples. However, a close examination of early church history tells a different story. Early Mormon sources say that the angel's name was actually Nephi

The Times and Seasons Vol. III pp. 749, 753
Millennial Star, vol. 3, p.53, 71

In 1853, Joseph's mother, Lucy Mack Smith, also said the angel's name was Nephi (Biographical Sketches, p. 79).

Pearl of Great Price, 1851 edition, page 41
The original handwritten manuscript of the PofGP dictated by Joseph Smith reveals that the name was originally written as "Nephi," but that someone at a later date has written the word "Moroni" above the line. All evidence indicates that this change was made after Joseph Smiths death.

Why would the church feel the need to change Joseph Smiths story?

Joseph Smith said the angel was named Nephi, NOT Moroni.

Answer 3

Mormons believe in a third testament, the Book of Mormon, supposedly discovered by their prophet, Joseph Smith, as a series of tablets written by ancient Americans. It records, purportedly, the trials and tribulations of a lost tribe of Israel that travelled to America, prospered, predicted the coming of Jesus 600 years in advance, encountered Jesus after his resurrection, and then perished when it broke its covenant with God. It is a somewhat simplified version of Christianity, and largely rejected by most other Christian sects. In the nineteenth century, Mormons were savagely persecuted, largely for their practice of polygamy. Joseph Smith was himself lynched by a mob in Missouri.

Answer 4

I see that williamzo did a great job in showing you what you believe.

I will add one thing to his post.
As a woman, why in the world would you want to be in a religion that only teaches that your only job in life is to bear children, and then if your husband wants to bring you to his new planet with him, and only if he wants to bring you, your job is still to bear new spirit children to populate this planet.

Honestly, look into your choice of worship, read and learn, then read the bible and see the differences and the freedom it brings.

Answer 5

I believe the Mormons believe in a phony religion created by a guy named Joseph Smith to meet women. Tell me what you think you believe and I'll tell you what you don't know you don't know.

Answer 6

I'm not Mormon, but I did read some of their book. They believe that Christ appeared in South America after His ascension.

Answer 7

I wonder about anyone whose religion came from an angel named MORONI! Drop the I and you got moron!

Anyone that would say to me Hi My name is Moron and I got a message for you. I'd say this message will really be stupid. And guess what IT WAS!

Answer 8

They believe everything their cult leaders tell them to, including the necessity to give 10% of their money to the cult.

Answer 9

I am a Latter-Day Saint, so I guess I just wanted the two points.

Answer 10

magic undies polygamy and gold tablets. oh and that they are a sect of christianity. ok if they want to beleive that go ahead. they will be judged as any christian is. very harshly.