Compared to Mainline Christian Religions

Growing up as the middle child of seven is a difficult task in it?s own. However, growing up in a highly religious Latter Day Saint home proved to be the more enduring task. When I was younger I was often asked if I was a Christian. I was taught by both my parents and my Sunday school teachers that, yes indeed Mormons are Christians.

However, I have found that it has only been in the last 30 years that the members of the Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (also referred to as Mormons due to their belief in the Book Of Mormon) have wanted to be called Christians. Historically speaking, members preferred not to be included with any other Christian denomination. In fact, Joseph Smith, the church?s founder prophesized against all other religions stating "all wrong ... all their creeds were an admonition in his sight, and that those professors (Christians) were all corrupt" (Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith, 2:18)

In the early days of the church, members of the Mormon religion had favored to be referred to as Modern day Saints. However, in the past 15 years the LDS church has spent much time, energy and mon

"I also present you with a new name; it is CAUTION"

The Mormons have an extraordinarily complicated afterlife. It begins once someone passes away their spirit immediately joins the spirit world and will be assigned to either paradise or spirit prison depending on their earthly actions. These earthly actions are based on each spirit?s record of thoughts, words, and actions. The people that lived righteously will live in a state of paradisiacal happiness. People who didn?t believe in Christ and sinners will be placed into a spirit prison and will live in misery. In spite of their sins they are provided the opportunity to repent, accept the gospel, receive ordinances performed for them by the living, and thus be able move to into the lowest level of heaven. At the Final Judgment and Resurrection, most will be assigned to one of three kingdoms of heaven. Here each will continue to grow spirituality until they become equal to God. Only a relatively few, the unpardonable sinners, will suffer eternal torture in the outer darkness. This is because most will come to realize the true gospel and will join the Church of Jesus Christ. One point that I can?t stress enough is that the work for the sinners and nonbelievers must be done on earth in the LDS temples. If is not done down on earth they will not be permitted to enter the kingdoms of Heaven.

The divine role of woman is mother and wife, helper to the husband. The woman?s main purpose on the earth is to replenish it with her righteous young. Men are regarded as the head of the family, provider, leader, and teacher. Women are not permitted to hold any offices within the church and until recently were only able to teach early Sunday school classes. Marriage is regarded as eternal and a sacrament, and divorce is strongly discouraged, but it is permitted if necessary. The marriage seal must be cancelled by the church, not just through civil action.

"...binding myself under no less penalty than to have my left breast torn open and my heart and vitals taken from thence and thrown over my left shoulder."

MORMON OATH (Second Token of the Aaronic Priesthood)

There are several similarities between the LDS temple ceremonies and the Masonic ceremonies. Some of them are as follows:

It is my own personal opinion, the many similarities between the LDS endowment ceremony and the Masonic initiation could NOT have occurred by just by chance. Why would Christ want us to borrow from one religion/cult and call it a work of God?

Pearl of Great Price, Joseph Smith, 2:18

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