I heard that there is some division going on?
2007-12-04 09:57:57 · 20 answers · asked by The Daughter of the King, BaC 6 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Good question! You're probably wondering if Mitt Romney follows Warren Jeffs: Not that I know of or hope of.
When the church was being led by Joseph Smith Jr. we were all one church/people. After Joseph's murder, people began forming their own ideas on how the church should be run. That's why there are divisions.
2007-12-05 09:59:12 · answer #1 · answered by Red 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A couple of different ones claim to be from the original, the division after the death of Joseph Smith who would be the prophet. The Reformed group kept the Smith Family as leaders and broke off while they were still in Illinois or Nebraska, one of the two. But the largest is the one that kept the orginal name the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. There has been some reunification with the orignial two that broke apart, but not the more radical ones that left after arriving in Utah.
So the ones commonly referred to as Mormons are the ones called LDS headquartered in SLC.
2007-12-04 18:03:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
The real Mormons are not polygamist a long time ago a when they out lawed polygamy a group of Mormon's decided they didn't want to stop being polygamists so they started their new sector......the real Mormons are just regular christians, with beliefs and morals, some of them are good, some extreme, but then again all religions have their weird attributes, don't they?
2007-12-04 18:03:13 · answer #3 · answered by Excellante 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
there is such division i dont know much about but they split near the begining of the organization of the church when brigham young became prohpet because they believed that only a direct descendant was supposed to be a prophet
they also believe other things different from the real mormon church but i am not sure what it is... i have heard things like them giving women the priesthood and things but
the real mormon shurch is the church of jesus christ of latter day saints would be the official name.
2007-12-04 18:01:57 · answer #4 · answered by RVCA 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There isn't division going on right now,at least not that I know of. But there was in earlier days of the church.
2007-12-04 18:31:19 · answer #5 · answered by odd duck 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is only one faith (a.k.a. the "Mormons") and it's correct name is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints". There were some factions that didn't want Brigham Young to be the Prophet of the Church, and started their own church, but they were either excommunicated or apostatized from the church. If you want to know more check out the website: www.lds.org.
2007-12-04 18:11:18 · answer #6 · answered by WaveyGravy 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
There is the largest group the LDs which states that their church is the true one
The Fundmentalist CoJCoLDS( the polygmists) state they they are the real mormon Church
The Community of Christ (The reorganized church of jesus christ LDS)or the trinitrian "Mormon Christians" state that they are.
2007-12-04 18:08:36 · answer #7 · answered by James O 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Anakin is correct. There are some that splinter off, but they are not recognized by the official church. They aren't denominations, the are considered by us to be seperate churches.
2007-12-04 18:08:12 · answer #8 · answered by Princess Ninja 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The ones walking around are real . If they're standing on a pedestal , and are hard as a rock , they're fake .
2007-12-04 18:10:51 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Those who believe to the book of mormon which we really don't know if that book is true or not!
2007-12-04 18:04:28 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋