... the trinity as three persons in one being. Mormons see the trinity as one in purpose, but separate entities. Also, God the father has flesh and bones (Smith, Joseph 1Ne12:28). I was amazed in these differences because, as I went through high school, I was told the God the Father was the ultimate person ... , which created us and the universe. I was always told God was time and that he created Adam as the first man, and that they were not the same person. Adam, like us, was created in the image and likeness of God, but that we weren't one in the same. ... In fact, the reason why we have o...

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... said to have been about 124,000 and of the apostles, 315. Of the former, 22 are mentioned by name in the Koran "such as Adam, Noah, Abraham, Moses, and Jesus. According to the Sunni, the Prophets and Apostles were sinless and superior to angels, and they had the power of ... and Covenants- which prophesies the future of the Church of Latter Day Saints. "The Pearl of Great Price- is another book they deem sacred written by Joseph Smith. It was supposedly revealed to him in visions from above. There are three parts to this book: "The Book of Abraham-; "The Book of Moses-; ... all his spi...

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... 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 ... grips, oaths, and tokens used in the Mormon temp...

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... was the recipient of dream and manifestations that enlightened him to a book that was inscribed by an American Indian named Moroni. The Messenger gave Smith a revelation of the fullness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. That said that Jesus resurrected to the Nephites, a branch of Israelites that ... Nauvoo the Mormons built well established /-planned cities. Then began work on a temple. All this "Mormonism" in Illinois rubbed the regular townsfolk the wrong way. Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum were thrown into a prison and were held for initiating a riot. But in 1844 a mob stormed the j...

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... to be Christians, but to be the only true Christians. Mormonism began in the early ninetieth century, amidst the religious movement, the Second Great Awakening. Joseph Smith, then a fourteen-year-old boy, had a vision telling him that the true church was not in this world. During the 1820s, while he worked on ... the families" farm, he was greatly inspired by many supernatural encounters. He developed his own religious ideas. In 1830, Smith published the Book of Mormon, which he believed to be a religious record of the ancient inhabitants of North America, and is now believed, used, and...

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... about 4.5 million Jews in Israel and around 7 million residing in North America. Christianity Christianity was "formed" around 15 to 30 BCE. Although some people say that it has existed since Adam and Eve because they were followers of God. Probably the most important figures in the Christian religion are Jesus Christ, the Savior. Most Christians believe in a trinity, the Father, the ... Buddhist religion. They make up 5.6 percent of the world's population. The main concentration of Buddhists is in Southeast Asia. Mormonism Joseph Smith founded The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day S...

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