This is a quiz about Mormon beliefs and other interesting tidbits. This isn't a quiz about why you feel they're all idiots. Keep the comments relevant.
You should accept "deacon" in place of "priesthood". Wikipedia: "The office of Deacon is generally open to all 12- and 13-year-old male members of the church; all are encouraged to become Deacons."
Technically members of the church only ever practiced polygyny, which is not accepted. Polyandry was never condoned, except when Joseph Smith wanted to get it on with someone else's wife.
Original title of the Book of Mormon published in 1830 - "The Book of Mormon: An Account Written by the Hand of Mormon Upon Plates Taken from the Plates of Nephi". I don't remember seeing "Golden" plates used except as a descriptive adjective not the name of the plates, but I could be wrong. What would a recovering Baptist know about these things?
Same here. Got two just from "I Believe"...."I believe that the Garden of Eden was in Jackson County, Missouri" and "I believe that in 1978, God changed his mind about black peeeople (black people!)."
If Jesus is counted as the founder of Christianity (as he is, elsewhere on this site), then the founder of Mormonism should probably be Mormon, not Joseph Smith.
Mormon was a prophet of ancient America who abridged the records of the prophets who came to America from Israel into a single record. The translated record is called the Book of Mormon. He was not the founder of any religion but was considered a prophet in a long line of prophets. Joseph Smith translated the book, and founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1830. They were called Mormons by other people because they believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. They also use the Bible and other books as scripture. Many of the more prominent beliefs of Mormonism are not explicitly mentioned in the Book of Mormon.
I know who Mormon was (according to Mormon tradition, where he is what you said; and according to reality, where he's a myth cooked up by a known conman). Jesus also was an alleged prophet/messiah. He was a Jew. He did not intend to found a religion, even according to Christian tradition. They are the same. The site is inconsistent on this point. John Smith played a role for the LDS church similar to Paul or some other early Christians, for instance the anonymous author of the gospel of Mark.
The Book of Mormon allegedly contain's Smith's translation of words written by Mormon. The New Testament allegedly contains words spoken by Jesus. Latter Day Saints hold that Smith's chief role was that of translator.
You're incorrect, as Mormon didn't establish the religion, Jesus had his own teachings and established his own organization. Also, it's Joseph Smith, not John Smith.
And, no, I'm not wrong. Jesus, even if we take every word of the New Testament as fact, did not set out to start a new religion. He was a Jew who preached that the end times would come within a generation. Why the heck would he be starting a new religion if he believed the world was going to end any day now? That makes no sense at all. The number of followers he had in his lifetime barely broke into double digits. They weren't trying to convert anyone they were just preparing for the end times. The religion of Christianity didn't start until Paul started preaching to and converting the gentiles. It's a perfect analogy.
I'm sorry kalbahamut, but you're definitely wrong. I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, myself, and we agree that Joseph Smith founded our church. I would learn what we learn before you comment something about us.
Can you accept "Mormon Tabernacle" for the question about choir, instead of just "Tabernacle"? I kept typing in "Mormon Tabernacle" and I couldn't believe it wasn't accepted.
In a recent general conference as a part of President Nelson's push to stop calling ourselves Mormons and refer to the church of Jesus Christ by exactly that, Jesus' Church, the name of the 'Mormon Tabernacle Choir' was changed to 'The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square'
I believe that the Coffee question is doubtful seeing that 'Starbucks' are opening up coffee houses in Mormon Temples. I think it is a case of 'show me the money'.
100% and not Mormon. Learning about other people's beliefs doesn't mean you have to endorse them. And not believing them doesn't mean you have to ridicule them. People are so disrespectful.
Is it too close to the quiz's subject to ask for just "Mormon" to be accepted for "Book of Mormon"? I typed just the former and didn't bother trying the whole thing (possibly because I wasn't sure if it was a real thing or just a Stone/Parker musical :-))
The Book of Mormon should be the only accepted answer. Mormon isn’t the same thing. And it is going to be accidentally stumbled upon way too much by people typing random things.
Some guy came up with a wild story about how to live forever and included a user manual. It caught on enough to be passed down through families and communities.
It's a South Park reference. There's an episode concerning the history of mormonism and it includes a song that goes dum dum dum dum dum dum as a musical line (and double meaning with the word dumb).
Also Mormons practiced polygyny.
The Book of Mormon allegedly contain's Smith's translation of words written by Mormon. The New Testament allegedly contains words spoken by Jesus. Latter Day Saints hold that Smith's chief role was that of translator.
And, no, I'm not wrong. Jesus, even if we take every word of the New Testament as fact, did not set out to start a new religion. He was a Jew who preached that the end times would come within a generation. Why the heck would he be starting a new religion if he believed the world was going to end any day now? That makes no sense at all. The number of followers he had in his lifetime barely broke into double digits. They weren't trying to convert anyone they were just preparing for the end times. The religion of Christianity didn't start until Paul started preaching to and converting the gentiles. It's a perfect analogy.