Mormonism

Mormons believe that God the Father is the all powerful and all knowing Supreme Being.

The statement of the fundamentals of Mormon belief.

Mormons do not accept that the life of a human being begins with their earthly birth.

For Mormons the ideal of salvation is to live forever as a family in the highest heaven of the celestial kingdom.

Mormons believe that human beings can become like gods.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints uses four holy books.

Mormons believe in living prophets - human beings who are prophets of God in the same way as Abraham, Moses, Isaiah, and the Apostles.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not have a professional priesthood like the Roman Catholic and other Christian churches.

The teaching of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day saints differs from the creed in so many places that many traditional Christians say that Mormons are not Christians.

Mormons believe that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the church that restores Christianity to the form it had in the time of the Apostles.

• Founded in 1830 in New York, USA
  
• Present in the UK since 1837
  
• Founded by Joseph Smith (1805-44) and developed by Brigham Young (1801-77)
  
• Regards itself as restoring the original Church of Christ as it existed in the time of the Apostles
  
• 11 million members worldwide, 5 million in the USA
  
• The US state of Utah is 75% Mormon
  
• Mormons believe that Christianity lost its way after the time of the Apostles
  
• Mormons believe that Joseph Smith brought a revelation from God to restore the Church of Christ to its true form
  
• Mormons believe that God has a physical body, is married, and can have children
  
• Mormons are strongly focused on traditional family life and values
  
• Mormons believe that marriage and family relationships "sealed" in the Temple can continue through eternity if the individuals concerned are faithful to the teachings of Christ
  
• Mormons believe that humans can become gods in the afterlife
  
• Mormons believe that people can be baptised into the faith after they have died
  
• Mormons tithe a tenth of their income to the church
  
• Mormons oppose abortion, homosexuality, unmarried sexual acts, pornography,gambling, tobacco, consuming alcohol, tea, coffee, and the use of drugs