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Pre-Lesson : What do you know

Church of latter <oCUJ SainLl

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Why Study Mor monism?

-they are our brothers and sisters (200,000 in CND)-be informed-understand why they engage in door to door eva ngelization- famous choir and orchestr a

We will...-what is Mormonism?-a nswer the question a re a ll Mormons Like Sister Wives?-why do they come door to door-who a re fa mous Mormons?

Who is Joseph Smith?· founded Mormonism in 18 30·received a revelation from God (God a ppeared a nd The Golden Book)

-J oseph went out into the country to pray a nd had a vision of God and Jesus

-Christ told Joseph to restore the true Churc h of C hrist

- 3 yrs Later Moroni (a ngel) told him to unearth and tra nslate a holy book written on golden plates whic h contai ned the writings of the prophets of ancient America

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Where are the Golden Plates now?What did they say?

• sacred text of Mormonism aka The Book of Mormon• other sacred books include: The Bible, Doctr ine

and Covenants and the Pearl of a Great Price• the plates after being translated were returned to

the angel Moroni never to be found again• tells the story of God's dealing with the ancient

inhabitants of the American continent• includes a visit by the risen Jesus to the people of the

New World

Who is the Book of Mormon na med f or?

- Is believed to be an ancient Amer ican prophet who compiled history of ancient civilizations from old records-document was inscribed on gold plates which his son Moroni buried for safety-Moroni later a ppeared to Joseph Smith as an angel-believe that the B.O.M. is tra nslated correctly unlike the Bible and is the unadulterated word of God

belief that a human being can become Like gods-they can ta ke on the attributes of God but not be equa lto God

-Godis an exalted, perfected man

Elohim - Creator Jesus in Mormonism

-God has a physical body • Jesus Christ is the first-born spirit child ofGod

-Human beings have a potential to be comeLike God

·God,Elohim,who was once a man Like present day human beings but who Lived on another planet-over time this man made himse f ike perfect and became God with the knowledge ofverything and power to do anything

· created the universe out of mater al that already

existed-Judeo Christian •creation ex nihilo

- God had Jesus do the work

• Jesus Christ has a physical body• He will return to earth and rule for

1000 years• They believe that after the resurrection,

Jesus visited Ame rica,where he taught and performed miracles.

orrnon belief in Go

-God is an exalted, perfected man-God has a physica lbody

-Human beings have a potential to be come Like God

-God,Elohim, who wa s once a ma n Like present day human beings but who Lived on another planet-over time this man made himself Like perfect and became God with the knowledge of verything and power to do anythi ng

Elohim - Creator

- created the universe out of materia lthat already existed

-J udea Christian = creation ex nihilo- God had Jesus do the work

Jesu s in Mor monism

• J esus Christ is the first-born s pirit c hild of God

• J esus Christ has a physica lbody• He willreturn to ea rth and rule for

1000 yea rs• They believe that after the resurrection,

Jesus visited America ,where he taught and performed miracles.

'Name that fcun.ow Mormon....

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LOS checklist to receive salvation:• believe in J.C.• be baptized into the Church of LOS• receive the gift of the Holy Ghost via a

Mormon priest• endure the tests of life on earth• follow the teachings of Christ and the Apostles• Keep God's commandments• Repent• undo wrong doings• adhere to Golden Rule

2 types of salvation: live with God and exaltation

Catholic Checklist:-be open to God's grace !!!-comes through CC

/\ re Morm ons Christian s .

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- Christian: Believe in the tenets of the Nicene Creed

LOS: differ greatly from the Nicene Creedof 325 A.O.

- not used to regular weekly worshi p-reserved for most holy ceremonies-only Mormons can enter-house of the Lord

-purpose: to make covenants with God marriage, endowments, baptism of the dead

Holy Day s

Sunday: rest and worship Monday: Family day2 Religious Festivals: Easter a nd Christmas

Tithing

10% of annua lincome-mainta ining and building temples and chapels-missionary work

Missio nar y Wor k

PolygamyIll

)re4idmt Qordon 'B.'HincklelJ"This Church has nothing whatever to do with those practic ing polyga my.They a re not members of this Church.... If any of our members a re found to be practic ing pluralmarriage, they are excommunicated ,the most serious penalty the Churc h ca n impose. Not only are those so involved in direct violation of the c ivilLaw,they are in violation of the Law of this Churc h."

"The Prophet Joseph Smith and those closest to him, including Br igham Young and Heber C. Kimball,were challenged by this command, but they obeyed it. Church Leaders regulated the practice. The Lord's Law of marriage is monogamy unless he commands otherwise to help establish the House of Israel (see Encyclopedia of Mormonism Vol. 3, pp.1091-1095)."

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Pre-Lesson : What do you know

Church of latter <oCUJ SainLl

'MorrnoMWhy Stud y Mo•mon1Sm?

about ::%::!!'" brofht.rs.n(I l'l'.lilffl<200.00U

lnCNO)

::;=hfheytng;,gt N\ "°°""(O Q)or

\\'V ;icw Choir and Oi'dlemi

·whol is MMN11hml

= ':.".:;' lllt'a>!I Hormons{ilce

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'Who .11e f.lrn;w;Hot :)<IOOr

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'\\lhaf41he CatMtic Owrch'4 taki on tormoniMn ?·'Ill· lakia look al how UX? CalhoticJ cliJaqree u:iUI lht

'A!Wrm"lffes e persons of good conscien ce·called to love them in a brotherly and sisterly manner·Mormon i sm reduces the Father, the Son the Holy Spirit

from: .c

3 Persons of the one,.true, and infinite God three limited finite deities among an uncou nted multitude of deities '-whom merely reshaped sma ll parts of a preex isting cosmos

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<\Nnat' Ute Catholic Owch' take on 'Morrnon.Lml ?-let' take a Look at h.ow we CM Ca.tholiDl dMa.gree with Ute'Mormon idea of Godb f d .

• Mormonstn<ay e persons o goo consc ience• called to Love them in a brotherly and sisterly manner• Mormonism reduces the Father,the Son the Holy

Spirit from:3 Persons of the one, true, a nd infinite God three Limited,finite deities a mong an uncounted multitude of deities-whom merely resha ped small parts of a preexisting cosmos

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under lltanding of how MlM id portrCUJffl in 'MormonlMn

-Mormonism teaches that human beings may,by practic ing the tenets of its faith,become gods and goddesses themselves, with their own planets fullof people worshiping them

Mormonism presents itself as a form of Christianity yet is incompati ble with the historic Christian faith

Conclusion

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'Mormonl4rn? (ternu, belief, etc.)'Whnt dct lJOO admire? 1l00gree?