"Crazy" Mormon Theology

http://mormon.org/articles-of-faith/

The Articles of Faith of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

1) We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.

2) We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam's transgression.

3) We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.

4) We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.

5) We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.

6) We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.

7) We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.

8) We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

9) We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.

10) We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.

11) We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.

12) We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.

13) We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.

Joseph Smith

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[JLexine13]

I'm so sick of people calling mormons ignorant and uneducated. You obviously have a very biased perspective of religion. It's also really upsetting to see the generalization used when referring to those of the lds faith. I am a Mormon, and I am very proud to be so. I do not believe things because I am told to do so, I believe them because I myself choose to just as atheists, Jews, and Muslims do. I am very educated in both scriptural history and scientific knowledge. I am well-read, I speak for

[DefendingMormonism]

@JLexine13 People are often afraid of and hate what they don't understand. They also rarely take the time to try and understand what they don't understand.

[trancedance65]

understand that i am unbiased against momanism. all seem equally improbably and all religions to me are equal in their absurdity. the only difference is when other faiths question mormanism they use the logic that they believe their faith to be exempt from and that is a horrible double standard. p.s. i dont know the proper term for abserving the morman faith. i guessed mormanism

[octocycle]

I determined at least two things, at least, from this discussion and some of your other postings on this matter. Hence, no sole determinant. But thanks for helping out.

[GaryKColeman]

@octocycle

In one posting, you said "that I would not use what you say as the sole determinate of the value of the religion."

Now you are saying "I could only make my conclusions based on your information about the church...."

Either my comments are not the "sole determinate" for your conclusions, or they are the "only" ones you will use. Which is the truth?

[octocycle]

@GaryKColeman

I could only make my conclusions based on your information about the church, and I appreciate that. Thanks for shedding a true light on LDS. I'll be sure to share all that you offered.

[GaryKColeman]

@octocycle

You are certainly free to make any conclusions about the LDS Church that you wish.

[octocycle]

@GaryKColeman

We now agree that blacks were treated differently. The church did not allow them to become priests, and that was the policy of the church until recently. I'm not at all interested in ancient Israel, so your question is irrelevant, but the relevant question: Is being denied access to the priesthood "treated poorly?" I say, "Yes, without question." You say, "I don't think so." That's useful for me to conclude my analysis of what you believe. Thanks for the replies.

[GaryKColeman]

@octocycle

Did the LDS Church "treat blacks differently?" The answer is yes. After 1850, Church policy did not allow blacks to be ordained to the Priesthood. Is that "treating blacks poorly?" I don't think so. In ancient Israel only Levites received the priesthood. All other Israelites were banned from holding the priesthood. Were non-Levites treated poorly?

[octocycle]

@GaryKColeman

Just in case you decide to answer the question still outstanding, please note that I would not use what you say as the sole determinant of the value of the religion. I would certainly include many other sources of information, including BoM. Your responses (unfortunately continuing to avoid the question) just gives some insight into the thinking of those that are members. And that's certainly useful for making a judgement.

[octocycle]

@GaryKColeman

Whether I have read the BoM or not is not the issue. I asked you - you said both that Mormons did not treat blacks differently, and that they did, but only after other religions did. I am interested in what YOU have to say. BoM comes after that. Also, you still didn't answer the question last posted -> Is the different treatment that blacks experienced in the LDS church a function of the directives in your studies, or were the perpetrators "rogues?"