Mormonism

Question 0

Who is the founder and when was he born?

Answer 0

Joseph Smith Jr. 1805

Question 1

What are the Positives of Mormonism?

Answer 1

Central Leadership, Evangelism, Respectable, Hardline about Giving

Question 2

When did he receive his first vision?

Answer 2

1820

Question 3

When did he receive his second vision?

What was it?

Answer 3

1823 the angel Maroni gave him the Egyptian golden plates, which became the Book of Mormon

Question 4

What is a scripture that directly refutes the origination of Mormonism?

Answer 4

Galatians 1:8

Question 5

When were the plates translated? Who claimed it was?

Answer 5

1830-Marvin Harris

Question 6

When was it made available to purchase?

Answer 6

March 26, 1830

Question 7

When and where was the first Mormon church established?

Answer 7

April 6, 1830 Fayette, New York

Question 8

Where did thy move to?

Answer 8

Kirtland, Ohio

Question 9

After Joseph was arrested, where did he move?

Answer 9

Nauvoo, Illinois

Question 10

What was the name of the paper mill that the Mormons ransacked? And why

Answer 10

Nauvoo Expositor, for publishing anti Mormon material in the paper.

Question 11

When and how was Joseph Smith killed?

Answer 11

1844-a mob shot him to death after shooting a couple of people himself. To this day they consider him a martyr 39yr old

Question 12

What was he motivated by? What was a controversial teaching? What was it called?

Answer 12

By the will of men
Polygamy
Pearl o great price

Question 13

Who Succeeded Joseph? And when?

Answer 13

Brigham Young 1847

Question 14

What did Brigham Young do for the Mormon Church?

Answer 14

Changed the doctrine to be more acceptable and moved them to Salt Lake, Utah in July, 24 1847

Question 15

When did Brigham Young die? How big was the church?

Answer 15

1877, 150,000

Question 16

What is to 2 groups of Mormonism?

Answer 16

Reformists

The Latter Day Saints

Question 17

What is their present geographic expansion?

Answer 17

15.1 million members
29,253 congregations
189 published languages
83,000 missionaries
182 countries receiving humanitarian aid
11,925 welfare services missionaries
4 universities

Question 18

What is their doctrinal authority?

Answer 18

The Book of Mormon
Doctrine and covenants
Pearl of great price
Mowed on day prophets, continued revelation

Question 19

Core beliefs?

Answer 19

1. There are many gods
2. Salvation
3. Celestial Marriage

Question 20

Exolain

1. There are many Gods

Answer 20

There goal is to become gods

Joseph Smith jr. King Folett Discourse
Pg. 8-10

Question 21

2. Salvation

Answer 21

Must have faith in God, Jesus, Joseph, and Brogham

• don’t believe in Hell
• everyone will end up in one of the 3 levels of Heaven

Question 22

3. Celestial Marriage

Answer 22

• own your own planet have wives be your own God

Question 23

Refuting the doctrinal authority

Answer 23

Galatians 1:8-9
- no one has authority to change doctrine

Ephesians 2:18-19
- all teachings must support each other

Question 24

Refuting 1.there are many gods

Answer 24

Ephesians 4:3-6

• only one God
• Jesus is the one true God

Hebrews 1:1-3

• Jesus is the exact representation
• the trinity!

Question 25

Refuting 2.Salvation

Answer 25

There is a hell

- Jesus talks about it 46 different times

Question 26

Refuting 3.Celestial Marriage

Answer 26

Mark 12:24-27

- no marriage in Heaven

Question 27

Is there any archeological evidence to prove Mormonism?

Answer 27

NO!