alright, I've heard of Mormons, but who are they? I think its a religion, but like, is it christinity? what do they believe in? is it still a growing religion?
thank you!
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Miscellaneous category? Maybe give some free advice about: Spirituality? uisforukelele answered Wednesday August 9 2006, 4:48 pm: it is a religion, but different than christianity. it was founded by joseph smith (some believe that this guy was a whack job that just made up a religion for fun, some believe that god spoke to him and that he sort of "reinstated" the religion) a few hundred years ago. i don't know much about it, but i have some friends that are mormon and my ancestors are believed to by mormon (i'm christian). it is a growing religion. if you want a lot of information on it, then i'd suggest reading the book of mormon. i have it on my bookshelf but i've never actually read the whole thing. [ uisforukelele's advice column | Ask uisforukelele A Question ]
Notso answered Wednesday August 9 2006, 2:04 pm: Mormons are members of the Church of Latter Day Saints, which is a variation of Christianity. They differe from other forms of Christianity in that they believe their founder, Joesph Smith was a prophet. Most of Utah is largely Mormon. A common myth is that bigamy is largely practiced by members- HBO's "Big Love" is about a Mormon with several wives.
XXoMo answered Wednesday August 9 2006, 1:49 pm: Well,
Mormons is a religion. If you want to learn about them here is a website you could go to, to see if they are like christanity and other questions you would like to know about them.
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