The Mormon Culture

Many people tend to confuse Mormonism and the Amish. Although they’re both Christian Denominations, they have lots of differences. First of all, the Amish is primarily congregational, meaning the church is very independent. Their hierarchy is viewed as being not very important, as well as a central governing authority. On the other hand, Mormonism, is heavily hierarchical. Their church believes in a central authority, the prophet. Secondly, the Amish believe that the Bible is the inspired word of God. Contrarily, Mormons revolve their belief system around four books; the Bible, the Book of the Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. For Mormons, services are held on Sunday in their church building. Under other conditions,

What hardships did the Mormons face during their journey? The Mormons were poorly prepared, in spring 1846. Mobs looted Mormons’ workshops forcing them to leave Nauvoo before they were ready for their long trek to Salt Lake. Mormon leader, Brigham Young sent advanced ‘pioneers’ to plant crops, built houses, and set up staging posts for the

Even though these are accurate representations, does not mean every single person with a bonnet on is from an Amish community. Some Mormon women wear bonnets and modest clothing, but a bystander might assume they are Amish. Isolation is a part of the traditions, but it is mainly to help them be focused in their religion and stay away from negative distractions and influences from the outside world. In some Amish settlements, tourists can go visit to buy homemade food and handmade furniture and accessories. When people visit these sites, it seems like most of them treat the Amish vendors as if they are an exhibit at the zoo. The ignorance of outsiders strays them away from treating the Amish with respect and understanding that they should not take pictures without asking them first. Some settlements allow outsiders to take pictures of their people such as Wayne County, Ohio (Nolt

I am a pioneer! My pioneer story isn’t your average Latter Day Saint pioneer story, as far as historical LDS stories go! I was raised by goodly parents, I was born and raised in Spokane Washington. I am the youngest of three children born to Jim and Shannon Newell. My brother James is the oldest and four years older than myself. My sister Kim is the pickle in the middle and the peacemaker, she is just two years older. Growing up my brother and I had a love-hate relationship, we enjoyed driving each other crazy. As for Kim and I, we have always shared a close relationship. Kim is the sister every sibling should have, she was never mean or hateful, she is the sister that I don’t deserve.

One reason why the Mormons were successful at settling at Salt Lake City was because they had sent a group of pioneers ahead to stablish the city at salt lake before the main settlers arrived. By doing this, they were insuring that they wouldn’t be bothering anyone that could get them into trouble. This meant that when the main settlers had arrived, they already knew what it was like in Salt Lake City.

In “The Impossibility of Religious Freedom," Winifred Sullivan addresses the issue of no definitions of what is religion in the first amendment. The court had to decide "whether the religious practice in question is legally religious," and without definitions and clear lines this task was very difficult and controversial. The Mormon community had similar issues with religion and politics when it came to practicing polygamy. Mormons believe that polygamy allowed believers to "reach the highest levels of salvation," making polygamy part of their religious beliefs. The main issue seen throughout these articles and Bonomi, is the need for the government to have a way of defining religion if they want to make laws and later enforce them. These three

In the United States, Fundamentalist Mormons are the most common groups to practice polygamy. For Mormons, polygamy is the Divine Principle, reflecting God 's wish that his people are "fruitful and multiply." Mainstream Mormons, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, officially stopped practicing the Principle in the late 1800s. Those who continued forming plural marriages were eventually excommunicated and became the Fundamentalist Mormons, which include various sects including the FLDS, the AUB, the Priesthood Work and the Independent Fundamentalists not associated with any particular group.

Mormons believe that we can live a perfect life. Matthew 5:48 states, “Therefore you shall be perfect, just as our Father in heaven is perfect.” Some believe Jesus didn’t really mean perfect, because that would require that we be flawless. Instead, we believe He was telling us to be mature.

The Pioneers persevered even when things were difficult. Perseverance is when someone or something continues doing something difficult. The Mormon pioneers had to travel west because they were persecuted. They had no other choice. The persecutors would hurt and kill people that believed in the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints. The travel West was dangerous. There were many blizzards that could take lives. In the winter animals would hide from the cold. The pioneers would not be able to find the animals. If they were lost with no food they would have to ask strangers to take them where they needed to go.Thousands of pioneers had to move west.

W. Wallace Smith presented Doctrine and Covenants Section 150 in the midst of some unique challenges to the church. Richard Howard reminded us that the 1960s and early 1970s was filled with mistrust of church leadership. W. Wallace Smith provided this revelation in 1972 seeking to address these challenges and boldly reminded the church to “get along.” This revelation touched upon a variety of issues; leadership responsibilities, relationships, stewardship, education and training, monogamy, unity and differences. I think apostle Charles Neff described the attitude that the variety of aspects reminds us of, no matter what boundaries or differences we might face, we must never sense to find ways to teach. We must allow God’s grace to realize

Ceremony and rituals have played a vital and essential role in Native American culture for a long time. Often referred to as “religion,” most Native Americans did not think their spirituality, ceremonies, and rituals as “religion,” the same way that Christians do. Instead, their beliefs and practices form an integral and seamless part of their being. Like other aboriginal people around the world, their beliefs were heavily influenced by their ways of getting food, – from hunting to agriculture. They also did ceremonies and rituals that gave power to conquer the difficulties of life, as wells as events and milestones, such as puberty, marriage, and death. Over the years, practices and ceremonies changed with tribes '

Brigham Young helped 60,000 to 70,000 pioneers to the Salt Lake City Valley, known as Zion. As he made his way west he found himself harassed by hostile state and federal officials seeking his arrest and imprisonment throughout the fall and winter. Brigham was the leader and organizer of this amazing trek for the Mormons they planned to leave in the spring and get there in the winter; but the people of Nauvoo and the government wanted them out now. So when they left they were all disorganized and worried they had to leave many families behind. But the Mormon’s kept pushing forward. As the Mormons kept pushing forward Brigham Young took care of all the business in Nauvoo and all the problems that went wrong. When on this trek the Mormons had very much faith that they would get to where they needed to be many people died along the way but still were holding on strong to get where they needed to be to live in peace away from the angry mobs and the

Annie Clark Tanner was born on September 24, 1864 in Farmington Utah. Annie was born into a polygamist family and grew up her entire life centered around polygamy. She was proud to be born into a family that practiced this type of life style. She was an obedient young child and always look forward to spending time with her parents. Annie cherished education and went to the religious school in Provo Utah. There she met her husband Myron Tanner.

While still in the United States, Native American tribes are considered sovereign countries. Tribes have their own system that tends to the needs on the reservation. This includes their own government structures, passing laws and ensuring they are enforced. When Native Americans were forced onto reservations, agreements were made between tribal leaders and government officials to ensure that Native Americans would be able to govern their own people, enabling each tribe to protect their distinctive cultural practices and identities. Yet with this distinct divide, many Native Americans do not get the same treatments and benefits that many others get in the dominant society. Miscommunication between governments and law enforcement agencies as well as the long-running history of hatred prevents some from the assistance that they would otherwise have access to.

The members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, or “Mormons”, as they are more commonly called, have been around since 1830. The church was founded by a man named Joseph Smith in New York. Shortly thereafter the entire church body moved across the midwest, eventually to Missouri. It was there in Missouri where Governor Lilburn Boggs issued executive order fourty four or, as it is more commonly called, the “Extermination Order”.