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From: jim@randvax.UUCP (Jim Gillogly)
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Subject: Re: MHCS results (actually LDS (Mormon) Church)
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Date: Mon, 28-Jan-85 11:11:44 EST
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Some minor bugfixes on a recent article about Mormonism:

In article <9900049@uiucdcsb.UUCP> grunwald@uiucdcsb.UUCP writes:
> bizzaro -- All this stuff about the LDS is rather novel to me. ...
> ...            I never came across anything about ascending to 'god' ...

Yes, they do indeed believe that people who go to the highest degree of heaven
(the Celestial Kingdom) have the potential to become gods and goddesses over
their own worlds.

> Couples become 'bonded' (there's another word, which I've forgotten) to...

The word is "sealed", and is supposed to last forever (not until death
us do part).

>	Their religion is essentially an extension of christanity, if I have
>the story correct (christ died & then visted S. America. Later prophet
>Moroni came, hence name mormons. The Book of Mormon were the alleged words of
>Moroni).

The name "Mormons" comes from the Book of Mormon, supposedly written by the
eponymous prophet.  Moroni is the name of the angel who Joseph Smith said gave
him the scoop.

>	There's also the RLDS (reformed LDS). Ask one about the other and
>be prepared for fun.

RLDS is "Reorganized", not "Reformed".  They're based in Missouri, and have
some interesting features, one of which is the "Inspired Version" of the
Bible, which they say Joseph Smith produced.  Weird changes from the King
James, on which it is based.  The Salt Lake City branch doesn't accept it,
presumably because it didn't support polygamy.  (That last is a conjecture,
not to be confused with my impeccable information and scholarship detailed
above :-)).
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	Jim Gillogly
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