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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (often mistakenly referred to as the “Mormon Church”) places a great deal of importance on members doing their personal genealogy, or family history. This has become a lucrative business worldwide, for companies such as ancestry.com, but the resources The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are vast, free, and available to the public.
Latter-day Saints are encouraged to do their personal family history, tracing their lineage back as far as they possibly can. People not associated with the “Mormon Church” are suddenly also finding a burning desire to know more about their roots. This is an exciting time. Millions of records—birth certificates, death certificates, wedding licenses, census documents, etc.—which the LDS Church has access to are being digitized so they can be made even more widely available. This will enable people in one country to access whatever information the LDS Church has available... Read the rest of this article »
By Amy Choate-Nielsen
Deseret News
Published: Sunday, Jan. 15, 2012 7:00 p.m. MST
David Letterman knows how to get a laugh.Like most comics, he riffs on the day’s news, deadpans the camera and revels in audacity.”Oh, did you hear about this?” the host of CBS’ Late Show with David Letterman asked his audience recently. “A campaign staffer on the Newt Gingrich campaign was fired because he was making negative comments about Mormons. I thought, now, wait a minute — isn’t Newt in favor of multiple wives?”
Laughter rumbled from the audience followed by applause. The polygamy punch line is a familiar one when it comes to poking fun at Mormons — as though Mormons and polygamy are synonymous in mainstream media. Ironically, the practice that’s most linked to Mormons is a practice most Mormons oppose, according to a groundbreaking new study of Mormons in America released Thursday by the Pew Research Center‘s Forum on Religion and... Read the rest of this article »
A recent The Pew Research Center’s Forum on Religion and Public Life conducted an in-depth survey of Mormons in the United States. Mormon is a nickname sometimes used to describe members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The fourth article in a series that appears in Deseret News is evaluating the results of this survey and providing context for the results.
Immigration is a controversial topic in the United States. The survey asked one question on this topic. They were asked which of two statements most closely matched their view, even if they didn’t completely agree. They were asked whether immigrants strengthen or burden the nation. No distinction was made between legal and illegal immigration, leaving those polled to decide for themselves what the question meant.
In the general U.S. population, 45 percent of Americans feel that immigrants strengthen the country, while 44 percent burden it. 12 percent feel that neither or both are true or they have no opinion... Read the rest of this article »
Of all the numbers in the Pew Research Center’s recently released survey of “Mormons in America,” the highest, most overwhelming numbers are these: 98 percent of respondents said they believe in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, and 97 percent say their church is a Christian religion.
This comes on the heels of earlier surveys indicating that 32 percent of non-LDS U.S. adults say the LDS Church is not a Christian religion, and an additional 17 percent are unsure of LDS Christianity. The theological and semantic reasons for this can be complex, but for the 1,019 self-identified Mormons who participated in the Pew survey, their theological position is clear: Mormons believe in Jesus Christ, and they consider themselves to be Christian.
“Certainly in Latter-day Saint theology is this idea that if you understand who you are, you understand that there’s a purpose in life, you understand your connection to God, that certainly has an impact on how you live your life... Read the rest of this article »
by Karla
History is important, and a lot can be learned from the history of an organization. This article gives a brief overview of Mormon History and highlights some important people and events.
The Church of Christ (the original name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, casually called the “Mormon Church”) was organized with six members on April 6, 1830, in Fayette, New York. It only got its complete name as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on 1838, when a revelation was received to change its name. It can be noted that the original members of the Mormon Church were relatives and friends of the prophet Joseph Smith (known as the “prophet of the restoration,” because through him Christ founded the Church, and by him the Book of Mormon was translated). The Church faced a lot of persecution during its early years, so that it was moved from New York to Ohio to Missouri, Illinois, and then on to the other side of the Rocky Mountains. Although the Church... Read the rest of this article »
The family is ordained of God. Marriage between man and woman is essential to His eternal plan. Children are entitled to birth within the bonds of matrimony, and to be reared by a father and a mother who honor marital vows with complete fidelity. Happiness in family life is most likely to be achieved when founded upon the teachings of the Lord Jesus Christ Successful marriages and families are established and maintained on principles of faith, prayer, repentance, forgiveness, respect, love, compassion, work, and wholesome recreational activities. By divine design, fathers are to preside over their families in love and righteousness and are responsible to provide the necessities of life and protection for their families. Mothers are primarily responsible for the nurture of their children. In these sacred responsibilities, fathers and mothers are obligated to help one another as equal partners. Disability, death, or other circumstances may necessitate individual adaptation. Extended families... Read the rest of this article »
by Karla
At some period of time, the true church was lost from the face of the earth. It became non-existent. There was what people may call blindness about the truth. People may recall that when Jesus Christwas on the earth, He established His Church among His followers. After His Crucifixion and the deaths of His Apostles, the fulness of the gospel was taken from the earth because of widespread apostasy. With this happening, a glorious restoration was vital.
Through the Prophet Joseph Smith, our Father in Heaven and His Son Jesus Christrestored the fulness of the gospel. The true Church of Jesus Christ is on the earth again and has been organized as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church). Because of this restoration, the teachings and ordinances necessary for salvation are available to all people. People are blessed today because of this great restoration.
The word “restore” means to “bring back into existence . . . or into... Read the rest of this article »
In 1847, John Wentworth, editor of the Chicago Democrat, wrote Joseph Smith, founder of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church) and asked him what Mormons believed. There was a great deal of prejudice at this time against the Mormons, and Joseph Smith took the opportunity to share with someone willing to ask what the truth was about Mormons, their beliefs, and their practices. What Joseph Smith shared with Wentworth came to be canonized as scripture in the Mormon Church and is known today as the thirteen Articles of Faith. These are listed below as originally written. However, a brief explanation follows to explain where Mormon doctrine differs from other Christian denominations’ doctrine.
1. We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
Unlike the rest of Christendom, Mormons do not subscribe to the Nicene Creed, or any other creed for that matter. The Creed’s definition of the Trinity... Read the rest of this article »
By Richard
The Word of Wisdom
In 1833, Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, received a revelation from God which prescribed certain rules for healthy and righteous living, particularly as regards the use of food and other substances that are not suited to the body. This revelation was officially announced to the Church on 27 February 1833 as the “Word of Wisdom,” which can now be found in the 89th section of the Doctrine and Covenants – one of the standard works of the Mormon Church.
The Word of Wisdom stipulates that Latter-day Saints abstain from eating or taking any substance that is unfit for the body. This includes coffee, tea, alcoholic drinks, cigarettes, harmful drugs, and other substances that are addictive in nature. The Lord does not want His children to use, let alone abuse, these substances because of their harmful effects to the body.
Aside from health-related reasons, Latter-day Saints are required to live the Word of... Read the rest of this article »
Any religion has a set of beliefs which reflect their understanding of God and their relationship to Him. At the root of what Mormons believe is the statement that “we believe in God the Eternal Father, and in His son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.” This is the first of thirteen basic beliefs that Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon Church, once wrote in response to a reporter’s questions. We believe in an all-knowing, all-powerful God who loves us (His children) and wants us to succeed. He created us and He has a plan for us to one day return to live with Him.
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