Calling all LDS Mormons?

Question

I have some questions about the Mormon faith that I want to ask in a bit more private setting. See me at [e-mail]. Only real Mormons, please.

Answer 1

I'm mormon here is a sight that might answer your questions.

Answer 2

I don't really call them Latter-Day Saints (LDS) because that would mean they are real "saints" or Christians. I call them Mormons.

Mormons diminish the Lord by saying that he is (merely) the son of a greater father. They do this because Joseph Smith (the polygamist false prophet) said so.

Answer 3

If you're thinking about converting, don't. I know many Mormons who have left the faith and they're continuing to do so at a rate that is causing them to step up their "missionary" work. I am not bashing...just would advise you to continue in your spiritual research...check out the uncommon denomination at WWW.UUA.ORG...PEACE!

Answer 4

Yes, LDS are Mormons...

Answer 5

Probably the best source for you to go to (so you don't get wierd imposters because beleive me, they're out there). Try refering to www.lds.org, or going to your local congregation, or chatting with the missionaries.

Best wishes.

Answer 6

i am mormon and i love it. try the websites www.lds.org or www.mormon.org or contact me. can't guarentee i can answer everything, but i will try.

Answer 7

Here Is a part of our website that might help you answer your questions: http://www.mormon.org/question/faq/category/0,8791,798-1,00.html

Answer 8

Joseph Smith taught that Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are all three separate personages, with Heavenly Father and Jesus having physical bodies[18] of "flesh and bone", while the Holy Ghost has only a spiritual body. God is the Heavenly Father of all mankind and that mankind is made in His express image (simply put, that humans look like Heavenly Father).

Smith taught that Jesus, God's only begotten son in the flesh, is our example to follow. God loves us and wants mankind to progress to become like him.

Smith taught that all of mankind lived before they were born, and that men live after their physical bodies die. He taught that the reason that mankind is on earth is to progress, and that this life is but a single step in our eternal progression, and part of the Plan of Salvation.

Smith taught that all mankind, good and bad alike, will be resurrected and become immortal, receiving back their bodies whole. It is a gift from God provided by Jesus' Atonement. He taught that after the resurrection, "all men will come from the grave as they lie down; whether old or young, there will not be added unto their stature one cubit, neither taken from it." [20]

However, those who repent and are worthy will receive greater blessings, the greatest of which is Eternal Life, which is to live with God in the Celestial Kingdom. Those who were not as valiant, or did not receive ordinances necessary for entrance into the Celestial Kingdom, would enter the Terrestrial Kingdom. Those who were basically disobedient and unrepentant would enter the Telestial Kingdom. (See also Degrees of Glory)

Many of those who enter the Celestial Kingdom may be worthy for Deification (Exaltation), where mankind, as children of God, can eventually become co-inheritors with Christ and inherit all that the Father has — in simple terms, to become like God.
There is wide evidence that Smith probably practiced polygamy (referred to by Latter Day Saints as plural marriage), and may have begun to do so as early as 1833.[6] Polygamy (marriage to multiple partners) was illegal in many U.S. States, and was widely perceived as an immoral and misguided practice. The practice of polygamy was denied by the Church of Christ and Joseph Smith.[21] Many of those that practiced polygamy pointed to the patriarchs of the Bible who also had multiple wives, including Abraham and Jacob.

Although it has been alleged that Joseph Smith may have had children by his wives other than Emma, DNA investigations in three cases have established that their biological father is in fact Smith's wives' other husbands. Additionally, the DNA research, so far, has failed to confirm Smith's paternity for any children other than those borne by his first wife, Emma.[22]

Most historians accept "sealing" records (in many cases notarized) as evidence that Joseph Smith taught and practiced a form of polygamy later called "plural marriage." The records are supported by personal journals and diaries maintained by Smith's followers. These sources indicate that, though the doctrine was not widely taught during Smith's life, marriages of this type were performed for select members of the Church in the early 1830s. Joseph was married (sealed) to several dozen women[23], both during his life and by proxy after his death, though the records are incomplete. Evidence suggests that he may have co-habitated only with his first wife, Emma, and she was the only one known with certainty to have borne his children. Historian Todd Compton notes that Smith's practices included elements of both polygyny and polyandry.[24] In time, polygyny came to predominate. However, a small minority of his followers believe the evidence is not legitimate, and that Joseph Smith did not advocate or practice plural marriage.

Despite this evidence to the contrary, Smith is on record as having spoken against polygamy and claiming his innocence of these charges. Smith continued to deny practicing polygamy until his death. [25] Critics cite this as a deliberate deception by Joseph Smith.

Though not widespread, the practice of plural marriage continued in early Mormon communities, primarily in Utah, until the late 1880s. In 1890, plural marriage was officially terminated[26] by the church. Within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints today, those who practice any form of polygamy are excommunicated. There are several small splinter groups who still maintain the practice.

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Great Apostasy
Main article: Great Apostasy#The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Smith taught that after Jesus died, the Apostles were killed, and eventually all authority from God (see Priesthood section above) to perform necessary ordinances, such as baptism, was taken from the Earth.

Further, Smith asserted, much of the pure doctrine of Christianity was lost and the simplicity of the ordinances was lost over the course of several centuries.

Important, plain and precious parts of the Bible were deliberately or unintentionally left out, skewed, changed, or lost in translation, over the centuries, and thus the Bible is not a highly reliable source as it stands.

Smith taught that the Church which he founded, known first as the Church of Christ, and later as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, was the literal restoration of the doctrines and teachings of Jesus Christ as he walked upon the Earth.

Answer 9

all Lsd pople are moreons!