What are some basic beliefs of Mormonism?

Answer 1

The Truth About Mormonism

Most LDS (This stands for Latter Day Saint, That's what they like to call themselves) won't tell you what the Church believes because it is so bizarre. These strange beliefs are the reason mainline Christians Churches say that Mormonism is a non-christian cult. In the next paragraph I will tell you what they believe and add what the Bible teaches on the subject where appropriate.
Mormons teach that our god is a glorified man. A being of flesh and bone. The Bible makes it very clear that God is spirit. The Mormon god stated out in the great expanse of uncreated space. There in the darkness of a pre-spiritual existence, god the father, Jesus, you, and I will there all equal and co-eternal. Then a god had sexual intercourse with one of his wives and our god was given a spiritual body. He happened to be the first born of this god so he became the savior of this god's world just like Jesus is for our world. He lived, and taught Mormonism to those who would listen to mine. He died just like Jesus did here and if others on that world would repent and be baptized by the Mormon priest there and live to the end of their lives in righteousness they were allow to return to their god. If they didn't measure up they were assigned to other kingdoms that that god has created for them. Kingdoms overseen by their savior (who became our god) and another valiant spirit that was given the office of holy ghost. (What do you think, is this getting complex?) After the end of the world that our god did his mortal ministry on, he was given many worthy females at he could have sex with and thereby create spirit children (us) to send to a world that he created. Oh, by the way these worlds weren't really created they were organized out of the matter available in space (matter is co-eternal with god and can't be created or destroyed). Jesus was the first born of our god and Lucifer the second born (who became the devil). Can you believe this Mormons don't just say that Jesus is our spiritual brother but also he and we are brothers of Satan. Lucifer wanted to force us all to be good and bring us all back to god Jesus wanted to give us freedom to make our own decision. Jesus won this battle and became god the son. Well Mormons believe this process is repeated again and again. It is their goal to live a perfect life through their first principles of their gospel they are:
1. Faith in the Mormon Jesus
2. Baptism by immersion (Done only by their priests)
3. Laying on of hands for the gift of the Mormon Holy Ghost ( Done only by their elders)
4. Repentance ( You have to repent of every sin you commit, You better have a good memory)
5. Enduring to the end of your life in righteousness. Go to step 4 each time to you sin.
Along with this there is marriage in the Mormon temple (You can't become a god without being married). Everyone is also asked to pay a full tithe (Ok they got one thing right) and do volunteer service for the church (They have no paid ministry. That isn't bad either but someone should tell them that pastoring a local christian church is a full time and a half job and it doesn't pay well at all. Men and women that do it are called of God No one would go into that kind of work on their own..


Jim

Answer 2

I was raised in Utah, and I have had a life long expirience with the Mormon religion. It actually goes along with the Christian faith a lot, but once you get into it you can start to see the differences you wouldn't see on the outside. They believe that we were all with God in the begining and chose to come down to earth and so on. A good site that is easy to navigate through is www.mormon.com The faith to me is a spin off of Christianity with a lot added. It isn't as crazy as most people think, just different.

Answer 3

Basically that the Angels brought Joe the Golden Tablets of the Book of Mormon and he copied them, then the angels conveniently took the tablets back to heaven, hmmm?

Answer 4

Godhood for perfect humans who go through mormonism's umpteen million rules and regulations... perfectly.

Multiple wives are for those mormon gods, but only out of sight (in their heavens). Don't want to upset the neighbors, do you?

Eight years old is the age of reason, despite the existence of two year olds who can shout "NO, I don't want to!!" and mean it with every fiber of their little being.

Eight foot tall people live on the moon and dress like Quakers. Sun people live on the sun. (Brigham Young never described their clothing so apparently clothing is optional there. Stands to reason....)

Fossils, aka "stone bones", were deliberately scattered around the planet by Satan to make believers scratch their heads in confusion.

The mormon god lives on a planet/star in the center of our galaxy, despite the vast sucking black hole which pulls in all matter.

Answer 5

1 God is the biological father of Satan.
2 Jesus and Satan are brothers.
3 Good Mormon men become gods.
4 Women can not got to heaven unless their husbands allow it. (This is why mormon women are so loyal to their husbands.)
5 Satan is the head of the temple.
6 Mormon whomen who do go to heaven stay continually pregnant.

There is more, but that should be enough.

Answer 6

I think www.lds.org is a great site. On the left is a part you can click called "basic beliefs." I just want to point out that anyone who preaches and practices polygamy in this day and age is subject to discipline and ex-communication. Thanks.

Answer 7

Well, the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints believes in polygamy, having all their young people grab a tie and some coveralls and walk around ringing doorbells, and that good works can get you to heaven.

Answer 8

i used to think I was in a kooky religion till i read up on the mormons.

Answer 9

The nature of God
Christianity - one God
LDS church - many gods
Christianity - God is Spirit
LDS Church - God has a physical body
Christianity - God is eternal
LDS Church - God was created

The nature of Jesus Christ
Christianity - eternal God
LDS church - first of many sons

The nature of mankind
Christianity - no human preexistence
LDS Church - humans preexisted as spirit beings
Christianity - humans cannot become gods
LDS Church - humans can become gods

The nature of the creation
Christianity - God created from nothing
LDS Church - God organizes existing matter

Answer 10

I belong to the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day saints
We believe in God the eternal father, and in his son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
For more of our basic beliefs see www.mormon.org