What is a Mormons?

Question

I'm just wondering what they believe in?

Answer 1

a "mormon" is a person that is a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. they believe that Jesus Christ is our Savior and Redeemer. they do NOT practice or CONDONE having multiple wives....there was a time, but no longer. they believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God as in a companionship to the Bible.

Answer 2

Latter Day Saints or Mormons believe their leader is in direct communication with God Almighty. Therefore anything the leader of the church says is gospel. They also believe that Jesus was an ordinary man who was very good and then became a god in His own right. They think any man can do this. They believe they will in time have a world of their own to be god over. Incredibly silly huh? I spent a lot of time with Mormons and in Salt Lake City. Many of the newer members of the church are not even aware of this fact. They try and hide this from the general public but because a past leader of the church proclaimed this, it must be true in their eyes. They also used to believe you might have to kill a man in order to save him. If someone left the church, this was thought to be the best way to handle the situation. There was actually a Mormon war in the late 1800's because the Mormons didn't consider themselves a part of the United States and could do as they pleased and pay no taxes. They used to kill people in wagon trains going west through their area for supplies because Brigham Young declared it was alright to kill a gentile or non-believer. They are a cult...

Answer 3

MORMON is a term used to refer to either the adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement (also referred to as Mormonism) or to the church itself. The term is most commonly to the movement's original and largest group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[1][2] According to church history, the term is derived from the Book of Mormon, a religious text that Joseph Smith, Jr. translated from ancient plates containing a history of the early inhabitants of the Americas that was compiled by a prophet called Mormon.[3] Mormons describe themselves as Christians[4][5].

Answer 4

Mormon should be singular in this question not plural


Mormon is a term used to refer to adherents of the Latter Day Saint movement (also referred to as Mormonism), and most commonly to the movement's original and largest group, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. According to church history, the term is derived from the Book of Mormon, a religious text that Joseph Smith, Jr. translated from ancient plates containing a history of the early inhabitants of the Americas that was compiled by a prophet called Mormon.Mormons describe themselves as Christians

Answer 5

They are a religious sect that were founded by a man named Joseph Smith. Although they call themselves Christians, many of there beliefs are radical and controversial, including that Jesus revealed himself to Joseph. As a result of their radical beliefs there are some faiths that consider them a sect an not a true Christian denomination. They advocated polygamy for a long time as a means to increase there numbers, some still practice it today. Blacks and other minorities were not originally welcome, and even after being allowed to be members, until just recently were not permitted to be leaders in the church. Another dark chapter (One they don't want people to remember) was the "Mountain Meadows massacre." Mormon's slaughtered a Wagon train bound for California killing upwards of 140 men, women, and children. This entire incident is shrouded in controversy. Most Mormons would prefer not to discuss it and some may even deny it happened, but it did...

Answer 6

it's a religion started by Joseph Smith that is kinda a spin-off of Christianity. They believe in the book of Mormon.

Answer 7

I was about to join there church then i told them of a life saving miracle that gods spirit had blessed my family with.the two elders got up, called me crazy and said ONLY higher ups in there church .priests and such ,could do miracles.they care only about there book of Mormon .not so much about Christ. & the holy spirit of God, the holy ghost some people call it.
i had gone to the Mormon Church a few times and welcomed them into my home many times.feed them gave them nice gifts even money.and they called me crazy, that hurt me.that they would say such a stupid thing, God can still work miracles and he doesn't need the Mormons to do it

Answer 8

A person who follows the teachings of Joseph Smit.h

they believe the book of mormon to be of greater degree then the bible making them a cult.

Answer 9

Cult. They believe that a guy by the name of Joesph Smith was visited by god and he gave him some golden tablets. So he started a religion. The best way to explain it is watch the episode of South Park which explains Mormonism.

Answer 10

I recommend you review the following sites.

Mormonism Summary:
http://www.carm.org/lds/nutshell.htm

Is Mormonism Christian?: http://www.carm.org/lds/lds_christian.htm

Doctrinal Writings of Mormon Leaders:
http://www.carm.org/lds/lds_doctrines.htm

More details for those wanting to go deeper:
http://www.carm.org/mormon.htm
http://www.lhvm.org/index2.htm
http://www.mormonchallenge.com/ref_compare.htm

There are many members of religious groups that have staked their eternal souls on their beliefs without searching the scriptures, the doctrinal writings of church leaders, studying hermeneutics, philosophy, logic, and theology to satisfy themselves that what they have been told is sufficiently rational and worth believing.