Mormons

A report on Mormons

There is hardly a household in Canada and the United States that has not had a couple of missionaries (Mormons) dressed in black pants and a white shirt show up at their door. These young men representing the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say all the right things. They give the impression that they are ”Christian” men who have access to a special revelation.

What most people do not understand is that these men are not Christian.

Through careful investigation, the “moral” living Mormons are not only following a false god, they are lost themselves.

In 1805, Joseph Smith Jr. was born in Sharon, Vermont. At the age of 15, Smith received a vision from God the Father and Jesus telling him that all religions were corrupt. This vision started the ball rolling and by 1830 the young treasure seeker had not only received a revelation from the angel Moroni but had also translated the Book of Mormon from a set of old plates.

This book was a new revelation from God that told the story of the God’s inhabitants in North America. The “Church of Christ”, which was later known as the Latter-day saints, was established.

Joseph Smith lived to be only 39 but during his life time he was responsible for establishing a Church that, according to BYU, will have 265 million members by the year 2080. Smith not only translated the Book of Mormon, but he also wrote the Pearl of Great Price and 138 revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants. It is with these writings that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was established.

After Joseph Smith died a “martyrs” death while in a gunfight, the position of prophet was taken over by Brigham Young. Forced to leave Illinois, Young led the Mormons to Salt Lake City, Utah. Today the prophet who leads the Latter-Day Saints is Ezra Taft Benson, the thirteenth head of the LDS Church.

Since Jesus was the brother of Lucifer, his death on the cross is not important in the salvation doctrine.

The Mormon god (Elohim) had a beginning as a man. Through proper conduct this man was able to achieve god hood. As far fetched as this sounds, this is the goal of all good Mormon men.

Letter-Day Saints use many terms which Christians use. In the majority of cases, the definition of their words are very different that the Christian definition. When confronting a Mormon this fact needs to be taken into consideration. The Mormons will use familiar terminology in order to sound like a Christian religion.

One of the first things a Mormon will ask a potential convert is to pray over the Book of Mormon. If you feel a “burning in the bosom” then you will know the Book of Mormon is true.

The Bible makes it clear in I Thessalonians 5:21 that we should “Test all things; hold fast what is good.”

We cannot base our theology on a feeling.

The Mormon may also ask where a Christian gets his authority from? The Mormons believe that they have a living prophet who receives direct revelations from God.

Again we can turn to the Bible and see the answer in John 1:12 . “But as many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God, to those who believe in His name.”

Christians have been given authority when we accept Christ as our Savior.

As Christians we need to have a real love for the members of the LDS. They are a hurting group of people and are facing what is called the “Mormon Dilemma”.

Salvation for the Mormon is based on what they do on the earth. By doing missionary service, receiving temple recommends and much more, the Mormon can only hope to receive salvation in the highest level of heaven. The pressure is great for these lost people. It takes a special love for the LDS to reach out to them but they deserve salvation as much as we do.

We just have to do it.

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