mormons.. please tell me more!!?

Question

i want to know more about mormans.. the religion.. what they can and can't do.. stuff like that!! thanks!

Answer 1

Hello! I am LDS (Mormon). If you want to learn more about our religion, visit lds.org or mormon.org for as much info as you want. I am sure you will recieve plenty of answers from non-lds people with answers that come from ignorant sources. If you want information, get it from the source not the critics. Much like you wouldn't ask a Jew about the Koran. We have thirteen articles of faith that basically summerize what we believe.

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


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


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


4. 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.


5. 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.


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


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


8. 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.


9. 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.


10. 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.


11. 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.


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


13. 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.




We are Christian. We believe that Jesus Christ is our savior and redeemer. Unlike many christian beliefs, we believe that God, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are three seperate beings. We believe that Christ is the Son of God, but not the mortal incarnate of the Father. We also follow the Word of Wisdom, which is basically a health code that was given to us in the 1800's. It calls for the abstaining from alcohol, tobacco, coffee, and tea. It also expresses the use of grain, fruits, and vegatables. It talks about using meat sparingly. Much of this guidance has been proven by science to be healthy in recent years. We believe in being clean morally in all we do.

I hope this has helped you some.

Answer 2

Well as with any religion, there are "rules," do's and don't's.... things you can do with no interference, and things you can do that will cause disciplinary action (like not being allowed to go to the temple or being excommuncated...)

A couple suggestions-

Talk with a member of that church (like me...?)

Talk with the missionaries. Speaking as one who served a mission, be SURE to tell them that you may not be interested in converting- you're just interested in learning about what we teach/believe... curious...

Wikipedia's article (type in "Mormon") is surpisingly accurate!! (so nice to see that once in a while...) If you go down to "Basic Beliefs," there's a copy of the Articles of Faith... There's also a book by the same title (by Gordon B Hinkley... written a while back) that goes into further detail about what these statements mean to us.

Our church's website, lds.org is also a good place to go for accurate info.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

The answer about what women can do is questionable isn't true. We have the same standing as the men do. In fact, we have more pull then some of them. If you really want more info, the best place to go is the site listed below.

Answer 5

Mormonism is a racist religion. A modern mormon will deny it but that is because church teaching has changed. They believe that whites are were on the side of Christ, demons were on the side of Satan and colored people were neutral at the beginning of time.

Answer 6

I was forced into the mormon church as a child...they have their hypicrits too. The "father" in the family I was a foster child in would drink cafinated beverages, even though he told us we wern't allowed to have soda. Worse thing he did though, was sexually abuse another foster child0_0. he wasn't a foster parent after that.

Answer 7

A good source is the official church website: www.lds.org, click on the link that says "basic beliefs" to start with.

Best wishes

Answer 8

Mormons are little different than any other Christian group.

They have rules that people obey or disobey at their pleasure.

Same as any other Christian group.

Answer 9

anything that a man wants to do - acceptable

anything that a woman wants to - questionable

Answer 10

metorido's answer is untrue and ignorant.
wikipedia is also a good source, along with www.lds.org