| Understanding the Mormon church can be quite a | | | | share the same doctrines as theirs and therefore are |
| difficult task because what seems to be on the | | | | entitled to the same salvation. They will often in their |
| surface is really not what it is when one starts to | | | | approach to preaching their beliefs will encourage |
| study it further. Many individuals will say that they are | | | | individuals to embrace the true Church of Jesus |
| not aware of the Mormon church but if you have | | | | Christ. This not necessarily referring to the Church |
| any knowledge of the Church of Jesus Christ of | | | | person with whom they are talking to but to the |
| Latter-Day Saints then yes you do know of the | | | | Latter-day Saints Church because they believe that |
| Mormons. | | | | this is the one that Jesus restored through Joseph |
| This was an organization that was actually formed in | | | | Smith. They firmly believe that this is the concept |
| 1830. The biggest stance of this particular church is | | | | that Jesus taught when he was here on earth and |
| that they believe that they are the only restored | | | | therefore has to be the true church. |
| Church of Christ and this was all to have taken place | | | | It's interesting to note that after the supposed |
| through a revelation of Joseph Smith there past | | | | prophecy of Joseph Smith he wrote 13 articles on |
| leader. What the Mormons believe is that prior to the | | | | faith. What these articles pertain to are now what |
| formation of this church that the entire world was | | | | the basic Mormon beliefs center on. Basically the |
| caught up in massive religious confusion called the | | | | beliefs are broke down into several categories such |
| great apostasy. This was a time where people were | | | | as the Church of Jesus Christ, gospel and principles, |
| living in darkness and it wasn't till the Mormon church | | | | family purpose,and the life and nature of God. The |
| came along where their church put things back on | | | | Mormons believe that after the last apostle died that |
| track again. | | | | there was no authority left to lead the Church and |
| One of the frustrations that the Mormon Church runs | | | | that all of the doctrines that Jesus had taught were |
| into is that they believe that too often there is | | | | changed over the years and eventually this led into |
| misinformation about them and this is leading people | | | | living in darkness. |
| to many misconceptions. This is the reason that most | | | | Naturally everybody is entitled to their own opinions |
| individuals that are not of the Mormon belief don't | | | | and their own beliefs. The same is applicable to the |
| understand what position they take in Christianity or | | | | Mormons. If they so choose to follow the doctrine of |
| their doctrine. In many ways the Mormon church | | | | Joseph Smith then they have that right. Christianity in |
| uses the same vocabulary as what the Christian | | | | its authority takes offense that the Church of |
| church believes as well. The biggest out of many | | | | Latter-Day Saints is standing on the basics of |
| discrepancies according to the Christian belief is that | | | | Christianity and yet have taken all those basics and |
| they believe that Joseph Smith was a God himself. | | | | misconstrued them into what they feel is the true |
| One of the things that the Mormon Church believe or | | | | gospel. |
| promote is that there are many other religions that | | | | |