Mormons In Utah Essay -- Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Mormons in Utah     I intend to prove that the Mormon religion, which began to rise in bothreputation and numbers in Utah, is a strange mixer of Christianity, Americanpragmatism, millennialist expectations, economic experimentation, politicalconservation, evangelical fervor and supranational activity, but is still ahighly followed, rapidly growing, and successful religion.     Mormonism is a major modern religion with more than 8 million members,and over 4 million in the United States. Mormonism was founded in 1830 by JosephSmith who was known as the prophet. This is a young age for such a widely practised religion, and its numbers grow daily.     Mormonism is officially the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.Its founding doctrine is based on the assumption that Christianity was toocorrupt and ungodly, and that restoring dead on target Christian values was necessary. Arevelation like this may only come through Go d who needs to put the true, pureforms of Christianity in a divine authority.     The Mormons, who follow four books including The Bible, The Book ofMormon, Doctrine of Covenants, and Pearl of a Great Price do believe that allreligions have some bar of truth to them and do good in one form or another,but it is only their religion that is " the only true and living church upon primer".     In 1820 , Mormonism was f...