Mormons, as they are popularly known, They belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This Church is known as a variant of christianity and its members hold the same beliefs and rituals as the original Christians.
However, today I want to show you in this post Mormon Differences, as a variant of Christianity, with respect to Catholicism Let's go there!
Who are the Mormons?
The difference between the Mormons, with the rest of the currents of Christian ideology, is their staging and, above all, how they appeared.
Despite what many believe, that Mormons are contrary to the mythology and mysticism that surround the prophets of the great predominant religions in the world: such as Judaism, Christianity and Islam. The founder of the Mormons is also considered a Prophet.
This Prophet was an ordinary person, who has lived during the Modern Age and is known by the name of Joseph Smith.
As in every new branch of monotheistic religion, Mormons appear and spread throughout our world. Although, from time to time some controversies related to this new branch of Christianity have appeared.
The rise of the Mormons has not ceased to be a great cause of controversy for the Catholic Church, since its emergence is due to a normal and ordinary person.
What is the origin of the Mormon movement?
One of the great curiosities of Mormons is that Its creation has been recent and in a historical setting that everyone can see. After the US Declaration of Independence, the country had to go through several processes where new religions such as the Mormon appeared. In fact, Smith was born and raised on the outskirts of New York, and when the family wanted to move to the big city, the teenager Smith began to have some visions.
According to Joseph himself, he should be in charge of promoting the word of Jesus in the world. Establishing in this way the bases of primitive Christianity that had been forgotten by Catholicism. All this takes place at a time when the United States was building its identity as a country and nationality.
Joseph Smith in 1820 he had his first great vision and soon after he had another appearance of the angel Moroni, that would reveal the name of Mormon, as this religious variant is known today. There are many theologians who have criticized and discussed the controversy over the origin of this variant.
The testimony, left by the Mormon prophet, is that the angel gave him some indications of where he could find the authentic 10 commandments of God. Since, years later, Smith himself would find the tables in the United States.
After several failed attempts by Joseph to search for the true commandments of God, he was impressed by the event he had witnessed in his life. Since in the end he found the famous tablets with the 10 commandments.
The Mormon text
The main controversy about the Mormons and their origin, was the way in which Smith found the commandments of God, no witnesses and no hard evidence that what he was saying was true.
Mormons defend the idea that the plates were there and that according to the angel Moroni, these had been delivered to his Prophet on earth.
That is when suspicions begin to appear that these texts were intelligible to most humans on Earth, since the language was unknown.
But finally it would be Joseph himself who would reveal it later saying that it was a mixture between Greek and Hebrew.
In the year 1830 the first Book of Mormon, also known as The Mormon Bible, was published. However, this Christian variant has not been without credibility and incredulity.
Defenders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints say that the Prophet on Earth has not been able to finish translating the content of the original book, because the angel who had designated him heir of his message had taken all the elements that he ordered to exhume Joseph.
The original Mormon Smith only had time to create a fifteen-volume work with chapters and their pertinent verses, that look like any other religious book of Christianity. Although, the number of volumes is greater compared to any other religious text derived from Christianity.
What is the main difference between Mormons and other branches of Christianity?
Some of the main characteristics, which differentiate Mormons from the rest of the Christians, is what refers to marriage. Mormons allow polygamy, while in Christianity, only monogamy is allowed. It was the Mormon prophet himself, Joseph Smith, who He had a total of forty marriages and had fifty parents.
This was another object of suspicion about the true purposes of the prophet Mormon, whose detractors They accused him of being a trickster and manipulator with women. Since the main purpose of Joseph was to have sexual relations with as many women as possible.
Expansion of the Mormon religion in the world
Mormons have not ceased to be victims of persecution since its foundation began. Smith himself was charged with crimes of public disorder, sectarianism and sedition on multiple occasions in the United States.
For this reason, in 1839, in the State of Illinois, he allowed the Mormons to establish their headquarters there, from where they were later exiled. After endless escapes and accusations Smith was assassinated in the year 1844 by a group of anti-Mormons in the jail where he was confined. He being later declared a martyr within his own Church. Since comparisons were made between the life of Smith and Jesus.
Today, This variant of Christianity continues in full expansion throughout the planet and has about ten million followers.
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