FALSE - Mormonism (Latter Day Saints)

The Mormons, also know as the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, is now the largest U.S. cult that boasts more than 7 million members worldwide, and over 40,000 full-time "missionaries". Mormonism was discovered by a boy name Joseph Smith Jr. in 1820. Supposedly, Joseph saw a vision at Palmyra, New York where God told him not to join any church, he said, because they were all wrong due to the corrupt professors & creeds. (The Pearl of Great Price, 1:18-19) Three years later, he claimed the angel "Moroni" visited him and led him to some golden plates written in Reformed Egyptian Hieroglyphics. After translating these plates through a pair of magical "spectacles", the Book of Mormon was born.

"The Book of Moromon", "Doctrines and Covenants", and "The Pearl of Great Price" are now considered by Mormons as equal authority with the Word of God. It is not the Christian church that is attacking Mormonism, but rather, Mormonism that has attacked the Christian church by believing & stating that "true Christianity" disappeared from the earth for over 1800 years until Joseph Smith enlightened us all. In contrary to biblical teachings they also believe in more than one God, that God is a literal man, that men can become gods, that Jesus was the spirit brother of Lucifer, not to mention salvation by works and not by grace (Isa. 43:10; Mark 12:29; John 4:24; John 1:1-14; Gal. 2:14-16; Eph. 2:8-9).

With this knowledge leads Christians to classify Mormonism as a non-Christian cult and its prophets, of course, are either deceieved or they are deceivers. These beliefs force Christian Students Unite to distance ourselves with the Mormon church. However, we do invite any member of this belief to be a part of our events to hear the TRUTH about Jesus Christ, the Living God, the One and Only.

--Armando
armando@csulb.net