The following website is from the Christian Apologetics and Research Ministry (CARM for short). CARM presents information about various religions, some cults. Here is the website on Mormonism.
Some things of interest (or strangeness to me)...
- Baptism for the dead, (Doctrine of Salvation, Vol. II, p.141) This is a practice of baptizing each other in place of non-Mormons who are now dead. Their belief is that in the afterlife, the, "newly baptized" person will be able to enter into a higher level of Mormon heaven.
- The book of Mormon is more correct than the Bible, (History of the Church, 4:461.)
- Jesus and Satan are spirit brothers and we were all born as siblings in heaven to them both, (Mornon Doctrine, p. 163.)
- God had sexual relations with Mary to make the body of Jesus, (Brigham Young, Journal of Discources, Vol. 4 p. 218, 1857; vol. 8, p. 115.) - This one is disputed among many Mormons and not always 'officially' taught and believed. Nevertheless, Young, th e2nd prophet of the Mormon church taught it.
- After you become a Mormon, you have the potential of becomeing a god, (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pages 345-347, 354.)
- The true gospel was lost from the earth. Mormonism is its restoration, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 182-185.)
- There are three levels of heaven: telestial, terrestrial, and celestial, Mormon Doctrine, p. 348.
- Jesus' sacrifice was not able to cleanse us from all our sins, (murder and repeated adultery are exceptions), (Journal of Discources, Vol. 3, p. 247, 1856.)
- If it had not been for Joseph Smith and the restoration, there would be no salvation. There is no salvation [context is the full gospel including exaltation to Godhood] outside the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 670.)
- A plan of salvation was needed for the people of earth so Jesus offered a plan to the Father and Satan offered a plan to the father but Jesus' plan was accepted. In effect the Devil wanted to be the Savior of all Mankind and to "deny men their agency and to dethrone god." (Mormon Doctrine, page 193; Journal of Discources, vol. 6, page 8.)
- Good works are necessary for salvation, (Articles of Faith, p. 92.)
- There is no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith as a prophet of God, (Doctrines of Salvation, Vol. 1, p. 188.)
- Note at the end: Some Mormons may disagree with a few of the points listed on this page, but all of what is state here is from Mormon authors in good standing of the Mornon Church.
For all those individuals who disagree with what is being said on this website about the Mormon faith, CARM also has a webpage for them. (A complaint page.)
And here is what said about those born of Color. (I write some of the strangeness below.)
- According to Mormon history and authoritative Mormon teachers, the Negro, as they were referred to, are a cursed race because they were not faithful to God in their first state (the pre-existent life with God). Hence, when they are born they are born in black skinned families.
I'll shut up for now.
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"Under the Banner of Heaven" by Jon Krakauer. Yes, I've read that one. Very interesting (and scary in a certain way).
You may want to try "American Massacre: the tragedy at Mountain Meadows, September 1857" by Sally Denton. It's historic of course, but it's about a group of Mormons killing "... a pioneer party passing through southern Utah, killing all but the youngest children."
On a side note: Sally Denton wrote the book "Bluegrass Conspiracy: an inside story of power, greed, drugs and murder" Featuring none other than the Lexington, Kentucky Police Department. This book will explain why I don't always trust the cops. Some of the places mentioned in the book I actually know. I couldn't put this book down.
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