Hum/130 Final Project
Mormonism HUM/130 Brett McGlynn
I know that we have all seen Mormons on the side of the road riding bikes in suits and knocking on doors to spread the word of their religion. Have you ever answered the door? I have always avoided the door to door Mormons until now. Somewhere in Kirtland Ohio was the beginning headquarters for Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith was the founder of the Church of Latter Day Saints. This is also known as the Mormon religion. Later there were financial issue which led Joseph Smith to move the headquarters to the Midwest. After looking at many locations he chose Missouri, then he built his second temple in Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was later accused of polygamy and aspiring to create a theocracy. These charges led to his assassination by an angry mob of non- Mormons.
Joseph Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont on December 23, 1805. In the 1820’s he became the leader of a small group of followers who believed that Joseph Smith had been given a book of golden plates containing religious history of ancient Americans. From these plates he is said to have translated the words to the book of Mormon. He said it was the restoration of the early Christian church. He gained many converts and today the Mormon Church is 14million strong. On June 27, 1844 Joseph Smith was killed by an angry mob made up of members of the town militia who were in charge of protecting Joseph Smith. The people of Illinois Thought that joseph Smith was a crook and charged him with treason. The Mormons see him as a martyr who was killed by religious foes. To be able to further my Knowledge on this religion of the Mormons, I did something I never did before. I actually opened the door for a Mormon. His name was actually Joshua Smith, I was very excited because I thought that he may be a direct discendent of John
I know that we have all seen Mormons on the side of the road riding bikes in suits and knocking on doors to spread the word of their religion. Have you ever answered the door? I have always avoided the door to door Mormons until now. Somewhere in Kirtland Ohio was the beginning headquarters for Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith was the founder of the Church of Latter Day Saints. This is also known as the Mormon religion. Later there were financial issue which led Joseph Smith to move the headquarters to the Midwest. After looking at many locations he chose Missouri, then he built his second temple in Nauvoo, Illinois. Joseph Smith was later accused of polygamy and aspiring to create a theocracy. These charges led to his assassination by an angry mob of non- Mormons.
Joseph Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont on December 23, 1805. In the 1820’s he became the leader of a small group of followers who believed that Joseph Smith had been given a book of golden plates containing religious history of ancient Americans. From these plates he is said to have translated the words to the book of Mormon. He said it was the restoration of the early Christian church. He gained many converts and today the Mormon Church is 14million strong. On June 27, 1844 Joseph Smith was killed by an angry mob made up of members of the town militia who were in charge of protecting Joseph Smith. The people of Illinois Thought that joseph Smith was a crook and charged him with treason. The Mormons see him as a martyr who was killed by religious foes. To be able to further my Knowledge on this religion of the Mormons, I did something I never did before. I actually opened the door for a Mormon. His name was actually Joshua Smith, I was very excited because I thought that he may be a direct discendent of John
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