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How do Latter-day Saints believe they should live their lives?

"We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men." Joseph Smith wrote this in 1842 in response to a journalist's inquiry concerning the beliefs of Latter-day Saints. "If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things" (Articles of Faith 1:13). Latter-day Saints do not claim that they are all virtuous, without exception, nor that others do not display great virtue as well. Latter-day Saints do, however, believe that their religious beliefs must be translated into daily living.

The Articles of Faith
"These include fundamental and characteristic doctrines of the gospel as taught by this Church; but they are not to be regarded as a complete exposition of belief ... " Elder James E. Talmage, Articles of Faith

The Purpose of Life
"Latter-day Saint prophets have affirmed the purpose of life within the framework of three questions: (1) Whence did we come? (2) Why are we here? (3) What awaits us hereafter? The scriptural context of these questions is assurance of the eternal character of the soul and of the creation of the earth as a place for the family of God." Encyclopedia of Mormonism

Teachings About Jesus Christ
"Jesus Christ is the central figure in the doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Prophet Joseph Smith explained that "the fundamental principles of our religion are the testimony of the Apostles and Prophets, concerning Jesus Christ, that He died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended into heaven; and all other things which pertain to our religion are only appendages to it" (TPJS, p. 121). Latter-day Saints believe that complete salvation is possible only through the life, death, resurrection, doctrines, and ordinances of Jesus Christ and in no other way." Encyclopedia of Mormonism

Scriptural Writings
In one of its religious senses, the term "canon" refers to the literary works accepted by a religion as Scripture. The word derives from the Hebrew qaneh (reed), which came to mean "measuring rod" and then "rule." It thus indicates the norm or the standard by which all things are measured. Latter-day Saints accept a more extensive and more open canon of scripture than those accepted by other Christians and by Jews. Latter-day Saints accept, in addition to the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. These four scriptural collections are called the Standard Works.

The Gospel of Jesus Christ
"The gospel of Jesus Christ is the plan of salvation. It embraces all of the laws, principles, doctrines, rites, ordinances, acts, powers, authorities, and keys necessary to save and exalt men in the highest heaven hereafter. It is the covenant of salvation which the Lord makes with men on earth." Elder Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine
Teachings About the Family
The Church proclaims that marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to the Creator?s plan for the eternal destiny of His children.

Teachings About Temples
"Holy sanctuaries wherein sacred ordinances, rites, and ceremonies are performed which pertain to salvation and exaltation in the kingdom of God are called temples." Elder Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine

Teachings About the Godhead
"Latter-day Saints believe in God the Father; his Son, Jesus Christ; and the Holy Ghost (A of F 1). These three Gods form the Godhead, which holds the keys of power over the universe. Each member of the Godhead is an independent personage, separate and distinct from the other two, the three being in perfect unity and harmony with each other (AF, chap. 2)." Encyclopedia of Mormonism

Church Organization and Priesthood Authority
"Jesus Christ is the great High Priest of God; Christ is therefore the source of all true priesthood authority and power on this earth (Heb. 5- 10). Man does not take such priesthood power unto himself; it must be conferred by God through his servants (Heb. 5:4; D&C 1:38)." Encyclopedia of Mormonism

Teachings About the Afterlife
"A purpose of the final judgment is to judge every person, to provide a separation of the faithful from the wicked, and to make available the promised blessings of eternal reward to God's faithful children. Jesus Christ is the judge." Encyclopedia of Mormonism

Teachings About Our Premortal Existence
The term "pre-existence," or more accurately, "premortal existence," refers to a period of individual conscious and accountable life before birth into mortality on this earth.

Doctrines of the Gospel
"Doctrines are teachings. They are classified as true or false. True doctrines come from God, the source and fountain of all truth, and are the teachings and concepts found in the gospel. False doctrines are from beneath. Their effect is to pervert, change, and alter revealed truth, so that by obeying false directions men will fall short of salvation in the celestial world." Elder Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine

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Well they believe in things that catholics and christians dont beleive in its like my dad always told me lets take a vote!

WOULD YOU RATHER HAVE ''PEPSI -OR- DR.PEPPER?

WELL I WOULD CHOOSE DR.PEPPER!! :-)


AND MAYBE THE MORMONS WOULD CHOOSE PEPSI !


see we are all apart of our belives we are not the same we are all different!

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Barbobot
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But your little rhetoric demonstrates a contradiction. Saying "the mormons" might choose Pepsi is lumping all mormons together. That is distinctly opposite of everyone being different.