Mormonism

Question 1

Joseph Smith Jr. was born.

Answer 1

December 23,1805

Question 2

Church of Christ (Mormon Church) officially began

Answer 2

April 6th
, 1830

Question 3

“Who knows that even one verse of the Bible has
escaped the pollution so as to convey the same sense now that it did in the original?”

Answer 3

Orson Pratt (Famous Prophet, 1891)

Question 4

Joseph was arrested in Kirtland.He escaped

Answer 4

1940

Question 5

Joseph ordered his members to ransack the newspaper’s headquarters and the burn every anti-mormon newspaper.
This led to his arrest.

Answer 5

1840

Question 6

A mob stormed the prison and shot Joseph Smith Jr.

Answer 6

1844

Question 7

Joseph was arrested in Kirtland.

Answer 7

1940

Question 8

Most likely, Joseph Smith’s Motivation to start Mormonism

Answer 8

was o convince his wife that polygamy
was from God. He introduced polygamy into the church, and the church almost split. Since his teachings were too radical to be widely accepted, the church stayed relatively small.)

Question 9

Joseph Smith Jr. was succeeded by Brigham Young.

Answer 9

1847

Question 10

Leads the Mormon church on a journey to Salt Lake City, Utah

Answer 10

Brigham Young

Question 11

1877

Answer 11

Brigham Young dies.
The Mormon church numbered 150,000.
The Mormon church wouldn
‘t be where it is today without Brigham Young.

Question 12

Two Distinct Groups:

Answer 12

1.FLDS (Fundamentalist Group) – Hold to Joseph Smith’s earlier teachings.
Polygamist groups.Mostly in hiding because of illegal activity. (Including Child Abuse and Molestation.

(2) LDS (Brigham Young) – Hold to the more watered down version.
15.1 million members in 29,253 congregations with 83,000 full-time missionaries.

Question 13

Doctrinal Authority

Answer 13

Don
‘t believe that the Bible is the infallible Word of God.
b) Place faith in their own writings and not the Bible

Question 14

Four Sources of Doctrine

Answer 14

1. The Book of Mormon
2. Doctrine and the Covenants
   a) Record of 138 revelations.
   b) More controversial doctrines –
   “Baptism of the Dead”
   and “Celestial Marriage
   ”
   .
3. The Pearl of Great Price
   a) Book of Moses – Equivalent to the first six chapters of Genesis.
   b) Book of Abraham – A translation of the
   “Egyptian” papyrus. Proved fraudulent.
4. Living Prophets
   C. Revelation 22:18-19 (Bad way to Refute)

Question 15

Galatians 1: 8-9

Answer 15

Galatians 1: 8. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other
than the one we preached to you, let them be under God’s curse! 9. As we have already
said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you
accepted, let them be under God’s cur

Question 16

Deuteronomy 4:2)

Answer 16

“Do not add to what I command you and do not subtract from it, but keep the commands of the Lord your God that I give you.”
‭‭Deuteronomy‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬ ‭NIV‬‬
https://bible.com/bible/111/deu.4.2.NIV

Question 17

There Are Many Gods

Answer 17

A. Claim to believe in the Trinity, but they really don’t.
B. Don
‘t even believe in a single God.
C. Joseph Smith Jr.
–
“Here then, is eternal life – to know the only wise and true God; and you
have got to learn how to be gods yourselves, and to be Kings and Priests to God, the same as all
gods before you.
”

Question 18

Only ONE God! Jesus is God!
2. Even the Pharisees acknowledged Jesus as God –
“Who can forgive sins but God?”

Answer 18

Ephesians 4: 4. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called to one hope
when you were called; 5. one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6. one God and Father of
all, who is over all and through all and in all.

Question 19

The Steps Of Salvation

Answer 19

They have the same steps as we do: Faith, Repentance, Baptism.

Question 20

What is the goal of Mormonism

Answer 20

Goal of a Mormonism is to become a god.

Question 21

What are they being baptized into?

Answer 21

James T almage (Apostle) –
“Jesus is our redeemer through faith in God, Jesus, and Joseph his
prophet, and Brigham his successor, and you will be saved in his Kingdom.
”

Question 22

What are they baptized into?

Answer 22

Acts 2:38,Matthew 28:18-20

Question 24

What are they baptized into?

Answer 24

Acts 2:38,Matthew 28:18-20

Question 25

Don’t believe in Hell – What are you being saved from?

Answer 25

Believe that there are three levels of Heaven, and everyone goes to one of them. At the top level, you get your own planet with your own wives and families, and you get to be your own god.

Question 26

Celestial Marriage

Question 27

Celestial Marriage

Answer 27

D. Believe that you get to keep your marriages and families in Heaven.

Question 28

Also believe a bunch of other “ strange things"

Answer 28

Baptism for the Dead (I Corinthians 15:29) T emple Worship – Weird stuff that' s not talked about. “Magic Underpants

Question 29

C. Facts on Hell

Answer 29

Jesus teaches on hell in 46 verses in the Bible. Uses the word “hell” in 16 of those verses.

Question 30

Celestial Marriage is not in the Bible

Answer 30

Mark 12: 24. Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25. When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. 26. Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush,how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? 27. He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"

Question 31

Why are people so badly mistaken?

Answer 31

1. 2 Peter 1:20-21 2 Peter 1: 20. Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet's own interpretation of things. 21. For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spiri

Question 32

Additional Facts

Answer 32

The cities named only in the book of Mormon have never been discovered. (2) No book of Mormon names have been found in New World Inscriptions. (3) No genuine inscriptions have been found in America of Egyptian – or anything even similar to Egyptian – which could correspond to Joseph Smith' s “Reformed Egyptian” text. (4) No ancient copies of the Book of Mormon scriptures have been found. (5) No mention of the Book of Mormon persons, nations, or places have ever been found. (6) No artifact of any kind that would demonstrate that the Book of Mormon is true has ever been found. (7) Mormons claim that the Book of Mormon is the most accurate book ever written. Yet, it has undergone 3,000 significant changes since it was written in 1830.

Question 33

Celestial Marriage is not in the Bible

Answer 33

Mark 12: 24. Jesus replied, "Are you not in error because you do not know the Scriptures or the power of God? 25. When the dead rise, they will neither marry nor be given in marriage; they will be like the angels in heaven. 26. Now about the dead rising—have you not read in the Book of Moses, in the account of the burning bush,how God said to him, 'I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob'? 27. He is not the God of the dead, but of the living. You are badly mistaken!"

Question 34

Proverbs 30:5-6

Answer 34

Proverbs 30: 5. "Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him. 6. Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.