Mormon Religion

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Mormon Religion, What it is and why it’s a cult?

Religion has become a point of persecution for many people. To others it is a test of strength and faith. Nevertheless, among this persecution from people with no faith, some religions are persecuted by others in the Christian community. One of the churches most greatly affected by this persecution is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is more commonly known as the Mormon Church, after the Book of Mormon. The Mormon Religion is said to be a Christian religion. However, Mormons not only claim to be Christians, but to be the only true Christians. Mormonism began in the early ninetieth century, amidst the religious movement, the Second Great Awakening. Joseph Smith, then a fourteen-year-old boy, had a vision telling him that the true church was not in this world. During the 1820s, while he worked on the families’ farm, he was greatly inspired by many supernatural encounters. He developed his own religious ideas. In 1830, Smith published the Book of Mormon, which he believed to be a religious record of the ancient inhabitants of North America, and is now believed, used, and sacred piece of literature by the Mormons.
The church has a hierarchical organization. The bottom level, the family level, is composed of a husband, wife and children. The husband is considered the head of the family. The wife is the care-giver and both parents take part in authority over the children. Next in authority are the “Wards” which correspond to the churches in the Roman Catholic Religion, and are headed by a male Bishop, which is the equivalent to a pastor or priest. “Wards” are local congregations of the Mormon Church having auxiliary organizations (as Sunday schools and relief societies) and one or more quorums of each office of the Aaronic priesthood. Following are the “stakes,” (a Mormon territorial jurisdiction compris...