Mormonism Study Flashcards
What are the positives of Mormonism?
Central Leadership
Evangelism
Hardline about giving
Respectable
Who was the founder of the Mormon Church
Joseph Smith Jr.
When was Joseph Smith born
December 23, 1805
Why was Joseph Smith undecided when his family went to Presbyterian church?
Because of the deadness of Christianity
Joseph had his first vision as he was trying to find out what denomination was correct in what year?
1820
What did Joseph say that God told him about the other denominations?
That none of them are correct
When did Joseph Smith receive his second vision from “The angel Moroni?”
September 23rd, 1823
What did “The angel Moroni” have Joseph Smith do?
Transfer words from a golden plate into a book which became known as The Mormon Book
What can satan masquerade himself as?
An angel of light
Marvin Harris claimed that the writing was reformed Egyptian and that they paid to get it translated in what year?
1830
When was the Church of Christ (Mormon Church) officially established?
April 6th, 1830 in Fayette, New York
How many members were there when the church first got established?
6 members
What year did a mob storm the prison and had Joseph Smith shot?
1844
What do Mormons consider Joseph Smith to be?
A martyr
Why did Joseph Smith write the “Pearl of Great Price?”
To convince his wife that polygamy was of God
Joseph Smith was succeeded by Brigham Young, who got rid of polygamy and some of the more controversial teachings to make it more socially acceptable in what year?
1847
Brigham Young died and by this time they numbered approximately 150,000 in what year?
1877
When did Brigham Young lead the Mormons on a journey to Salt Lake City, Utah?
July 24, 1847
What are the two different Mormon groups today?
Reformers/Fundamentalists
LDS (Latter-day Saints)
What do the Reformers/Fundamentalists believe?
They hold to all of Joseph Smith’s teachings including polygamy but are often in hiding because of illegal behavior
What does the LDS believe?
They hold on to Brigham young’s watered down more palatable version of Joseph Smith’s teachings
How many members of the Mormon church are there worldwide?
16.1 million members
How many congregations are there?
30k congregations
What are the LDS’s core beliefs?
Doctrinal Authority
There are many gods
Salvation
Marriage in Heaven
Why is it hard to convert Mormons?
They don’t really believe the Bible is the infallible word of God
How many levels of Heaven do the Mormons believe there is?
3 levels
What is the goal of Mormonism?
To get up to the third heaven, with YOUR OWN PLANET, being YOUR OWN GOD, with YOUR OWN WIVES starting a celestial life ON YOUR OWN!
What scriptures are used to refute the Mormon doctrine?
Galatians 1:8-9
Ephesians 2:19-21
What scriptures refute the Mormons’ that there are many gods?
Ephesians 4:3-6
Hebrews 1:1-3
What scriptures refute the Mormons’ second core belief on salvation?
We believe what they believe!
But we do not and cannot agree that there is no hell
What scriptures refute the Mormons’ third core belief that there is marriage in heaven?
Mark 12:24-27
Why did Joesph Smith come up with the doctrine of polygamy?
He struggled with lust, so he created a doctrine that would augment his lustful desires
