Do Mormons believe in the Trinity?

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ.
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Believe in the Trinity? Like many Christians, we believe in God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Spirit. However, we don't believe in the traditional concept of the Trinity.
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How is Mormonism different from Christianity?

Unlike traditional Christians, modern Mormons generally regard the Son as subordinate to the Father. Mormons since the 1840s have believed that God is changeable. They believe that the Father (like the Son) was twice "born"—once as a spirit, and again as a mortal man.
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What religion does not believe in Trinity?

The largest nontrinitarian Christian denominations are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Oneness Pentecostals, Jehovah's Witnesses, La Luz del Mundo, and the Iglesia ni Cristo.
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What do Latter-day Saints believe about the Trinity?

The Trinity of traditional Christianity is referred to as the Godhead by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Like other Christians, Latter-day Saints believe in the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit (or Holy Ghost).
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Who do Mormons say Jesus is?

The Book of Mormon establishes clearly that “Jesus is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself to all nations” (Book of Mormon title page; 2 Nephi 26:12). At the heart of the doctrine restored through Joseph Smith is the doctrine of the Christ.
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What do Mormons Believe about the Trinity?



Do Mormons believe in heaven?

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that all people dwelt with God before this life and that every individual has the opportunity to dwell with God after this life in a state of eternal joy.
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Who do Mormons worship?

In orthodox Mormonism, the term God generally refers to the biblical God the Father, whom Latter Day Saints refer to as Elohim, and the term Godhead refers to a council of three distinct divine persons consisting of God the Father, Jesus Christ (his firstborn Son, whom Latter Day Saints refer to as Jehovah), and the ...
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Are Mormons considered Christians?

Mormons consider themselves Christians, but many Christians don't recognize Mormonism as an official denomination. Mormons believe in the crucifixion, resurrection and divinity of Jesus Christ.
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What do the Mormons believe?

These key elements of the faith include belief in God the Father, his Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Spirit; belief in modern prophets and continuing revelation; belief that through Christ's atonement all mankind may be saved by obedience to the laws and ordinances of Christ's Gospel; belief in the importance of ...
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What faiths believe in the Trinity?

The doctrine of the Trinity is the Christian belief that: There is One God, who is Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
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Do Lutherans believe the Trinity?

Lutherans believe the Holy Spirit proceeds from both the Father and the Son. In the words of the Athanasian Creed: "We worship one God in Trinity, and Trinity in Unity; Neither confounding the Persons, nor dividing the Substance. For there is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Ghost.
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What religion is closest to Mormon?

Similarities. Mormonism and Islam each believe in a life after death: belief in the Last Judgment and an Afterlife is one of the Six Articles of Belief of Islam; it also forms an essential element of the Mormon belief system.
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What is forbidden in Mormonism?

Alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee and drugs

These are all specifically banned in the Word of Wisdom, except for drugs. The prophets have made it clear that drugs, other than for medical use, are also banned. Mormons are also strongly discouraged from drinking soft drinks containing caffeine.
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Do Mormons believe in the resurrection?

Mormons believe that Jesus Christ has given everyone this gift of resurrection, no matter who they are or how badly they may have behaved. But not everyone gets eternal life with God. That is only given to those who comply with the conditions that are part of the plan of salvation.
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Are Amish and Mormon the same?

A major difference in the two subcultures that seems to have resulted from their distinctive theological doctrines is that the Amish have developed a closed and introverted society, whereas the Mormons have evolved an open and extroverted society in which a real expansion and new members are desired.
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How is Mormonism different from Catholicism?

And while Catholics believe in the infallibility of the Pope, Mormons hold that everyone, even the Prophet, makes mistakes and that only Christ was truly perfect. 6) We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
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Do Mormons believe in Easter?

Latter-day Saints conduct Easter Sunday services but do not follow the religious observances of Ash Wednesday, Lent, or Holy Week. Latter-day Saint Easter services traditionally review New Testament and Book of Mormon accounts of Christ's crucifixion, His Resurrection, and surrounding events.
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Can Mormons have multiple wives?

Existing plural marriages and families were not automatically dissolved, but remained into the 1950s. Today, the practice of polygamy is strictly prohibited in the Church. No one can practice it and remain a member. In 1998, Church President Gordon B.
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Do Mormons read the Bible?

The Book of Mormon is at the centre of Mormon faith and belief. Mormons use the Book of Mormon alongside the Bible in teaching and study.
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Do Mormons believe that Jesus and God are the same person?

Within Mormon fundamentalism, Jehovah and Jesus are considered distinct and separate beings.
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What is the afterlife in Mormonism?

After an individual is resurrected, he or she will be judged by Jesus as part of the Final Judgment. There are three degrees or kingdoms of glory which are the ultimate, eternal dwelling places for nearly all who lived on earth; a degree of glory is assigned to the person at the Final Judgment.
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Do Mormons celebrate Christmas?

There are no midnight services. No liturgical edicts. No prescribed performances. But, yes, Mormons celebrate Christmas.
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Can Mormons use birth control?

In keeping with the Mormon belief that heaven is full of millions of spirits awaiting an earthly body, birth control and abortion are also forbidden. Since the female body is regarded as the tabernacle of the spirit and the residence of God's spirit children, a high priority is given to prenatal care.
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Why can't Mormons drink coffee?

Mormons believe God revealed in 1833 the foods and substances that are good and bad for people to consume. Liquor, tobacco, tea and coffee were prohibited.
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Are Mormon and Jehovah Witness the same?

Both Jehovah's Witnesses and Mormons identify as Christians, although their non-Trinitarian doctrine — both deny that Jesus Christ shares a single fundamental divine essence with God the Father and the Holy Spirit — has often brought them into conflict with mainline Christian tradition.
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