Rise Of Mormonism (day 15)

Burned over district

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* An area where all the revivals and experimentations were held at. The area has been scorches (not literal) with the excitement of the revivals 
* Joseph smith and the Mormons grow here

Joseph Smith

* Grew up in ‘‘Burned-over district’’


* Living in era interested in
* Restorationism
* Revelations
* Experimental, utopian communities
* He was good looking which encouraged people to join the revivals
* Asks god for direction in confusing religious environment 
* Then describes seeing a vision of two angles named Mormon and Moroni
* The angels tells him about golden plates buried in Manchester
* He finds them and transcribes them by using a sears stone
* Using the plates he creates the book of Mormon (1830)
* Carroll: scriptural account of ancient America

Mormon and Moroni

The two angles that Joseph Smith saw and showed him the golden plates buried in Manchester which is used to create the book of Mormon

Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

The Mormon community preferred name

Book of Mormon

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* Scriptural story of early America where Hebrews com to America and are visited by Jesús
* Nephites fight with lamanites (ancestor of indians)
* The Nephites are defeated
* Before the Nephites were destroyed the angles Mormon and Moroni record the events on the stones

Nauvoo

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* Jordan smith systematizes Mormon thoughts
* Ongoing revelation
* Corporeal, of a once human god (Jesús)
* Human could become gods
* Three levels of heaven for Mormons 
* Celestial = highest level of heaven, requires marriage in the Mormon temple, be a member of the Mormon church
* Terrestrial = married in the not fullest moon (covenant / earthly covenant) becomes ministering angels for celestials
* Telesteria = no gospel of x, No testimony, extended out from the rest of heaven
* People who are not married at Mormon temple and not members of Mormon church
* Murder of Smith - 1844
* Was in jail with brother Hiram

Emma Smith

Brigham Smith

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Plural Marriage

* Being married to multiple people
* Rejected by the Mormons
* Utah denied Mormons statehood until it was ended in 1890
* became public in 1852

Three levels of heaven for Mormons

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* Celestial
* Terrestrial
* Telestrial

Celestial

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Highest level of heaven, requires marriage in the Mormon temple, be a member of the Mormon church

Terrestrial

Married in the not fullest moon (covenant / earthly covenant) becomes ministering angels for celestials

Telestrial

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* no gospel of x, No testimony, extended out from the rest of heaven
* People who are not married at Mormon temple and not members of Mormon church