What makes Mormons different?

Question

What do they believe? Give me info on the following:
Hell
Christ
Death
Baptism
Marriage
Heaven
The Trinity
etc, etc...

I know what I believe and can defend it, so I am not asking what other people believe, but what the Mormons believe. Thanks!

Answer 1

You just asked each one of us to write a book.

Every Answer above my post(and I bet many of the ones that will come after mine) are false, blatant attacks.

Go to http://www.Mormon.org or http://www.lds.org Any other sight is not sanctioned by the Mormon Church. So if you go anywhere else you're probably going to get false info.

Hell--Spirit Prison.

Christ--As it says in the Bible. John 3:16-17. His is God's only Begotten Son. He is the God of this earth and He Atoned for the sins of every person. He is the only way for us to be saved.

Death--Birth is entering into mortal life and death is leaving it. It's just a passage not an end.

Baptism--John 3:5. We must be baptized before we can enter the kingdom of God.

Marriage--When married by someone with proper authority marriage is for eternity... not just 'death do you part'

Heaven--As it says in the Bible--1 Cor 15:40-42

Trinity--Is a false doctrine invented by the Catholics to try to explain God. There are Hundreds of Scriptures in the Bible that explain--Jesus Christ is Heavenly Father's(God's) Son. The Holy Ghost(Spirit) is a member of the Godhead. They are 3 seperate being who are one in purpose.

Mormons do not practice polygamy.

Answer 2

Mormons Believe

Pre-existence
We lived with god, we were spirits, we are all his children.
God created a plan for us to grow and become wise (aka just like him) Jesus Christ was chosen to die for our sins. The Earth was created. We come to Earth to gain a physical body and to be tested. We believe that Earth was created by Christ, we all have agency (except children under 8) Because of the fall (aka Adam) we need a Savior.
Then when we die our body goes into the ground, our spirit goes to the spirit world, we live there until we are resurrected.
Those who were faithful will be happy there, those who were not will not be happy. People who never heard the Gospel wll have a chance and because of baptisms through the dead they will be able to be baptized (proxy ordinance) Then we will be resurrected and re-joined with a perfect body (our body perfected) Then we will face the final judgement. We will be rewarded according to our works and desires. Then there are three kingdoms of glory, the Celestial (where God and Jesus live, receive exaltation, families together forever) Terrestial (honorable people and did not receieve the fullness of the gospel) Telestial (Continued in sin and did not repent in this life, pay for own sins) Then there is Outer darkness.

There is A LOT more that we believe! Too much to write.

Answer 3

Hell - there are many levels of afterlife. There is much debate in this area, but there doesn't seem to be a permanent hell in the classical sense, most or all who might land in such a place are destined for the lowest level of heaven -- that being more of an earthly existence.

Christ - he's a child of God, but only in the same way that you, me, and Satan are. It's more of an "offspring" view, with Jesus being our eldest brother who showed us the way.

Death - just one life to live. If you're not a Mormon, there are chances afterword for your fortunes to change if you are proxy baptized by someone still alive (their interest in genealogy is related to this), and if you accept the gospel of Mormonism after death.

Baptism - part of the conversion process. One of many works one must do to be considered a Mormon in good standing.

Marriage - a proper Mormon marriage is supposed to be for eternity (a Celestial Marriage). To reach the highest heavenly level, marriage is pretty much a requirement. Polygamy was rejected by the mainline church in conjunction with political pressure by the government to do so.

Heaven - there are several levels (Celestial, Telestial, Terrestrial), but the highest possible level would allow one to become a god with one's own universe (or maybe just planet) to create and manage. Having your own spiritual offspring is also part of the deal, thus the need to be married. The god of Mormonism was once a man, like us, who earned his own Celestial kingdom.

The Trinity - it's more like a committee than persons within the godhead. They are "one" in agreement, not in essence -- same as you and a spouse might be "one."

The differences with classical Christianity are profound, with the primary similarities being the common use of certain words. Many Mormons would downplay the differences, but Joseph Smith himself made the claim that the whole Christian church had gone to pot and he was restoring the truth. Kind of hints that there are important differences.

Answer 4

Hell: Not a place of fire and brimstone, but of eternal mental agony and anguish in a place cold and forbidding. The hell where the sons of perdition will reside, and those following them, is called Outer Darkness.

Christ: Our Savior, Redeemer, the Creator of this world and the universe around us, Who died for our sins and is the means by which we may return to the Father's presence. The literal Son of God, born into mortality and possessing a body perfected and immortal of flesh and bone.

Death: Mankind may be spared the anguish of the second death through faith in Jesus Christ. Upon mortal death, our spirits go to a spirit world to wait for the resurrection of body and spirit and then comes the final judgment.

Baptism: Total immersion of water performed by authorized priesthood holders bearing the Melchizedik Priesthood which ordinance allows entry into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and subsequently into the Celestial Kingdom of God.

Marriage: Civil marriage until death and Temple marriage for the eternities.

Heaven: Three distinct glories--the Celestial, the Terrestrial, and the Telestial. Within these glories are other levels that will accomodate all mankind for their faith and works on earth.

The Trinity: We call it the Godhead, of God the Father, the Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost, having distinct, separate bodies of flesh and bone except for the Holy Ghost. All three Holy Beings are separate, but act together in common purpose.

There is much more, but cannot be explained here in this response.

Answer 5

What makes Mormons different? The Book of Mormon.

They believe that God the Father, Jesus the Son and the Holy Spirit are three separate Gods, which makes them polytheists.

They believe that good Mormon males grow up to be gods of their own planet.

Marriage is until death. Divorce is not recognized by the church.

They used to practice polygamy however because federal law prohibits it, they don't practice it. There is a sect on the UT/AZ border that still does however, they have broken away from the LDS in SLC.

They are taught that being a good Mormon means following the book of Mormon. They hold it in high esteem.

However, the Holy Bible is clear on the road to salvation and it is by grace that we receive salvation. (That's not in the Book of Mormon.)

Peace be with you.

Answer 6

Hell - doesn't exist
Christ - Son of God - not God
Death - when you die, you get to go to one of three levels of heaven
Baptism - full immersion and baptism for the dead, so if the dead get a testimony for Joseph Smith they can go to a higher heaven
Marraige - two different kinds, marriage for life and eternal marraige. You can only be eternally married in an LDS temple, and can only enter the LDS temple if you fullfill the requirements
Heaven - there are three levels of heaven. One for total unbelievers, one for believers in God, and the not so faithful LDS and one for those who are faithful LDS that have fulfilled the requirements.
The trinity - they call it the God head, three individual beings working together as one.

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Why did I get a thumbs down? These are the facts - you want more indepth answers, you have to ask more indepth questions.

Answer 7

Your questions about any religion can be better answered by reading these two books:
World Religions Made Easy by Barbour Press
Larsens's Book of Cults by B. Larsen
They can be obtained at the library on request or purchase at any book store.

Answer 8

They believe in the same flavor of Christianity as does any other Christian denomination, with the added fillip of believing in a preposterously silly book which puports to support the basic Christian tenets.

Answer 9

15 under age wives

Answer 10

I pity a mormon man, having all of those mothers in law.