LDS Basic Beliefs

Firmly rooted to a Christian background and raised in the Methodist church, I used to ponder the meaning of “being a good Christian.” I would ask myself constantly, “what does being a Christian mean to me? How closely does it tie in to my personal beliefs and ethical morals? Do I apply this religious knowledge on my everyday life, or is it actually another domain in my vast mass of principles altogether?” These were redundant questions I would ask myself everyday - somewhat in the sense that I doubted my faith, as well as to evaluate my true feelings and changing attitude towards Christianity. Then I discovered the Book of Mormon and the teachings of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. So why did religion become important to me? Simply because I believe it to be true. It teaches us something vital about ourselves and serves as the ground for our hope in eternal life. You wouldn’t want to turn to religion merely for comfort, security or peace of mind because if religion isn’t true, then these desires will not be fulfilled anyways. If the religion accepted is not entirely true, then you can expect that the longing for truth will inevitab

After three days, the Savior arose from the tomb, being the first to overcome death. He then ascended back to Heaven, leaving his Apostles to run the true Church. Shortly after he ascended back into Heaven, he appeared to the Nephites in the Americas to establish his Church here. He taught the people and blessed them and left twelve Disciples to reign in his stead there, as he had with the Apostles (3 Nephi 11-28). But, as predicted in the Bible, the true Church of Jesus Christ would fall (2 Thessalonians 2:2-3). The Apostles of the western continent were killed off. The Disciples of the American continent, as with all the other Nephites, were killed off as well (Mormon 6:11-15). Revelation from Heavenly Father had ended and the people of our world entered a period known as the “Dark Ages.” But our Heavenly Father loves us and knew this would happen, so he chose a new line of prophets, the first being Joseph Smith. In 1830, about 1800 years after the death of Christ, the restoration of the true church occurred. The Church became known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Through the power of this newly-restored revelation, the Book of Mormon was translated. The keys of the Priesthood were restored. The one true Church, in its entirety, was restored.

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