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	Restoration (Mormonism): Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com - All about Restoration (Mormonism) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mormons believe total apostasy, a religous perversion, prevailed after the death of the last apostle.
		For Support Mormons cite several passages in the Bible: Galatians 1:6-8 and 2 Thessalonians 2:3 concerning prophesy of total apostasy and Acts 3:20-21 as a promise of the restored church.
		Concerning Acts 3:20-21, the restoration of the Church by Joseph Smith is not appropriate.
	www.encyclopedian.com /re/Restoration-(Mormonism).html (324 words)

	Restoration (Mormonism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In Mormonism, the Restoration was a period in its early history during which a number of events occurred that were understood to be necessary to restore the early Christian church as demonstrated in the New Testament, and to prepare the earth for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
		According to Mormonism, in essence, all the Priesthood "keys" (or authority) necessary to establish Jesus Christ's church with authority to administer the Gospel and its ordinances were given to Joseph Smith who then organized that church to continue in perpetuity.
		Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest Mormon group, believe that their church is the "only true and living church upon the face of the earth".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Restoration_(Mormonism) (972 words)

	Wikipedia:Naming conventions (Mormonism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Prefer general Christianity and Mormonism articles (such as "Priesthood" or "Priesthood (Mormonism)") over more specific unidenominational articles, unless there is a significant amount of unidenominational material.
		When referring to the Latter Day Saint movement as an institution or historical movement, or to all Latter Day Saint churches as a body, but not to their religion, doctrines, belief systems, or cultures, it may be appropriate to use the phrase "Latter Day Saint movement" in the title.
		"Mormonism" and "Mormon theology" are appropriate terms for referring to Latter Day Saint doctrine, practice and culture.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Wikipedia:Naming_conventions_(Mormonism) (816 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mormonism
		It is of importance to bear in mind that the opposition to the Mormons in the localities where they settled is, from the contradictory and divergent statements made by the Latter-Day Saints and the neighbours not of their belief, difficult of explanation.
		The violation by the Mormons of the monogamous law of Christianity and of the United States was brought to the attention of Congress, which prohibited under penalty of fine and imprisonment the perpetuation of the anti-Christian practice, refusing, however, to make the prohibition retroactive.
		If the command to restore polygamy to the modern world was from on High, then, by submitting to the decision of the Supreme Court, the Mormon hierarchy reversed the apostolic proclamation and acknowledged it was better "to obey man than to obey God".
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10570c.htm (3993 words)

	Restoration (Mormonism) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Concerning Acts 3:20-21, the restoration of the Church by Joseph Smith isn't appropriate.
		The context prefers either the restoration of Isreal[?] or restoration with the Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
		It uses material from the wikipedia article Restoration (Mormonism).
	www.eurofreehost.com /re/Restoration_(Mormonism).html (325 words)

	REACTIONS TO CHRISTIANITY
		Mormons teach that during the angelic visits, Moroni told Smith the language on the plates was "Reformed Egyptian." The visitors also told Smith he would find two "peep stones," the Urim and Thummim, to aid in translation.
		Mormon and Moroni were the last two Nephites left from their battles with the Lamanites.
		Mormons, however, believed Indians were descended from Israel's "ten lost tribes." White settlers suspected these strange Mormons of subversive activity, particularly an effort to incite the Indians to attack white settlers.
	www.christianchronicler.com /history1/reactions_to_christianity3.html (2254 words)

	Mormonism Research Ministry - Articles - Patriarchal Blessings - A True Restoration?
		The LDS Church, which claims to be a restored version of the original church as set up by Christ, has also "restored" the practice of giving patriarchal blessings to its members.
		In the Mormon Church, however, all prophetic blessings given are only said to be guaranteed if the recipient remains faithful to the LDS Church.
		In addition to this, and in spite of the LDS leaders' teachings that all Mormons are true descendants of Israel, the fact remains that the vast majorities are not.
	www.mrm.org /multimedia/text/patriarchal-blessings.html (1454 words)

	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		This event is believed to have set in motion the events that led to the restoration/ of the ancient Church of Jesus Christ to the earth with its truths and priesthood authority.
		Mormonism posits most of the same attributes to the members of the Godhead as Christianity posits of the Trinity: omnipotence, omniscience, omnibenevolence, eternal, immutable, immortality, and immanence in the universe but not transcendence of it.
		Currently, one of the most commonly used visual symbols of the Church is the trumpeting angel Moroni, proclaiming the restoration of the true gospel to the Earth (usually identified as the angel mentioned in Revelation 14:6–7); and a statue depicting the angel often tops the tallest spire of LDS temples.
	www.infothis.com /find/Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints (6513 words)

	Restoration (Mormonism) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		In Mormonism the Restoration was a period in its early during which a number of events occurred were necessary to restore the early Christian church as demonstrated in the New Testament and to prepare the earth for Second Coming of Jesus Christ.
		Coinciding with the restoration of the Priesthood believe that Joseph Smith received many revelations and visitations of heavenly messengers to instruct in order to enable him to fulfill responsibilities in propounding doctrine and re-establishing ordinances.
		Mormon apologists respond that this does not promise that the church will without fail and that the rock upon Christ will establish his church is revelation.
	www.freeglossary.com /Restoration_(Mormonism) (729 words)

	Patrick Madrid
		Mormonism's claim to be the "restored" church hangs upon there having been a complete apostasy.
		Such restoration and re-establishment, with the modern bestowal of the holy priesthood, would be unnecessary and indeed impossible had the Church of Christ continued among men with unbroken succession of priesthood and power, since the meridian of time [the time of Christ].
		Mormons might respond that, since Catholics gained the upper hand in the struggle for control of the true Church, they simply expunged any trace of the Mormons—a comforting but inviable argument.
	www.ewtn.com /library/ANSWERS/MORMON2.HTM (2685 words)

	Mormonism - Christian or Cult?
		Mormonism teaches that through the atonement of Christ and by their good deeds and "holy" living, men can one day become gods, and with their multiplicity of "goddess wives," populate their own planets.
		Mormonism teaches that Jesus, Lucifer, and all the demons, as well as all mankind, are actually all spirit brothers and sisters, born in the spirit world as spirit babies to our man-god Heavenly Father and his goddess wives.
		Mormon Apostle McConkie explained, "And Christ was born into the world as a literal Son this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father.
	www.rapidnet.com /~jbeard/bdm/Cults/mormon.htm (5974 words)

	Barry's Early Christianity and Mormonism Page
		The LDS Church claims to be neither Protestant nor Catholic, but a restoration of the early Christian Church, as it existed under the direction of the Apostles.
		We believe this restoration was necessary because the original Church lapsed into apostasy - Christians rebelled against the Apostles and other authorities established by Christ, so God's authority was taken from the earth for a time.
		Mormons might also be interested to know that he believed in the Word as a "second god" and that the Word had a mother.
	www.geocities.com /Athens/Parthenon/2671/EC.html (3680 words)

	Mormonism and restoration: What Joseph Smith failed to restore
		But the work of the Context Group also raises a serious question for Mormons, and for that matter, for any group that does or might presume to possess prophetic authority to say that modern Christianity is out of place.
		If Smith purported to reveal and restore the fullness of the Gospel, then these are elements that are essential for living the Christian life and being an effective disciple.
		It is not a matter of restoring structures or actions (which can be easily imitated by anyone who reads the text) but of restoring ways of thinking that are not outlined in the text and cannot be copied by an uninformed reader.
	www.tektonics.org /gk/jsnorestore.html (2370 words)

	MORMON CENTRAL - JOSEPH SMITH - LDS TEMPLES - BOOK OF MORMON - MORMONISM
		Mormon historian Klaus Hansen observed that "Mormonism appeared on the American religious scene at precisely that moment when external religious authority, both intellectually and institutionally, was in headlong retreat."
		Because the earliest Mormon concept of apostasy held that the ancient church lost God's authority when his spirit withdrew because of unbelief, the earliest Mormons conceived of restoration as a return of God's spirit.
		When Lucy Smith wrote to her brother in 1831, she spoke of the apostasy and restoration of the gospel, but she never legitimized her son's claims by declaring a restoration of priesthood.
	www.xmission.com /~research/central/respri5.htm (10228 words)

	Meridian Magazine :: BYU Studies: A Joseph Smith for the Twenty-First Century
		Mormons have fiddled with answers, but we rarely address the question seriously because it is of little concern to us.
		The Restoration is of such immense importance in world history that it carries its meaning on the surface as far as we are concerned.
		Mormonism revives all the claims to heavenly authority that the Enlightenment was invented to repulse.
	www.meridianmagazine.com /byustudies/050126joseph213.html (3358 words)

	Mormonism (Part 1) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Our Lord in his personal ministry, for instance, restored the original gospel, the same plan of salvation which he had revealed to Adam in the beginning.
		But when men in this day speak of the restoration of the gospel, they mean the final great restoration which has now taken place as part of the restoration of all things.
		This dispensation is the age of restoration to which all the ancient prophets look forward." (Mormon Doctrine, McConkie, 634-635).
	www.bibleanswer.com /ldspart1.htm (1050 words)

	Science Fair Projects - John Whitmer Historical Association
		JWHA was founded on September 18, 1972 by fourteen historians and scholars associated with the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS) now called the Community of Christ.
		To infuse the spirit of renewal in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and in the larger fellowship of Christians, into the work of the historians of Mormonism and the perspective which they carry to their work.
		To enhance and facilitate the marvelous and fruitful association which has developed in the past few years with many friends in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/John_Whitmer_Historical_Association (614 words)

	Links to other Mormonism-related websites
		Text and scans of 19th century documents related to the Smith family and Mormonism.
		Mormonism Examined and Compared with the Bible — The religious experience of Rev. Gregory A. Mahdesian, formerly a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and now an ordained Baptist minister.
		Truth in Love to Mormons — This ministry is dedicated to teaching Christians how to communicate biblical Christianity with respect and love.
	www.irr.org /mit/mit-links.html (302 words)

	FAIR Topical Guide: Restoration (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Kevin L. Barney, "A Tale of Two Restorations," (1999 FAIR Conference presentation.) A comparison of the LDS restoration movement and the Alexander Campbell restoration movement.
		Richard Lloyd Anderson, "The Restoration of the Sacrament (Part 2: A New and Ancient Covenant)," Ensign, February 1992, 10.
		Bruce C. Hafen, "The Restored Doctrine of the Atonement," Ensign, December 1993, 7.
	www.fairlds.org /apol/ai018.html (1294 words)

	Mormon Doctrines, strange. CARM
		Finally, many Mormons respond that most of the the citations below are not from official Mormon writings, as if that disproves the doctrines they teach.
		Nevertheless, Young, the 2nd prophet of the Mormon church taught it.
		Some Mormons may disagree with a few of the points listed on this page, but all of what is stated here is from Mormon authors in good standing of the Mormon church.
	www.carm.org /lds/lds_doctrines.htm (1712 words)

	The Restoration of the Gospel
		"When Latter-day Saints speak of the "restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ" they refer primarily to the restoration that has occurred in the latter days, establishing the dispensation of the fulness of times (Eph.
		"The concept of a restoration of all things is biblical and is frequently spoken of in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
		Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon from a record engraved on thin goldlike sheets.
	www.lightplanet.com /mormons/basic/gospel/restoration (567 words)

	Apostolic Succession (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The remains had probably been brought thither at the beginning of the Valerian persecution in 258, to protect them from the threatened desecration when the Christian burial-places were confiscated.
		They were later restored to their former resting-place, and Constantine the Great had a magnificent basilica erected
		Jerome's chronicle is a translation of Eusebius's, and is our principal means for restoring the lost Greek of the latter; the Armenian version and Coptic epitomes of it are not to be depended on.
	home.comcast.net /~carlos5100/index4.htm (14630 words)

	Comparing Mormonism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mormonism: In 1820 the Lord Chose Joseph Smith as a New Prophet
		Man, as a spirit, was begotten and born of heavenly parents (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 2)
		The teachings of present churches are "an abomination in his sight" (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 17)
	home.comcast.net /~carlos5100/book/toc.htm (2085 words)

	Mormonism Links - JoeyDay.net
		Apology for the Mormons, by James Strang (http://www.vorsoft.com/faith/history/apology.htm)
		Alternative Restoration churches based on Joseph Smith III
		Association for the Unity of Restoration Saints (http://www.hopeofzion.com/unity/)
	www.joeyday.net /index.php/Mormonism_Links (571 words)

	Restoration Mormonism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		studies at Indiana University-Purdue University who has studied Mormonism for 45 years...
		acknowledgement of Joseph Smith as the Prophet of the Restoration at the...
		so here is an open, honest, and refreshing history of the foundational years of the Latter-day Saints restoration movement.
	www.wikiverse.org /restoration-mormonism (937 words)

	Religious Seekers and the Advent of Mormonism
		In this important new contribution to the early history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Dan Vogel introduces readers to groups and individuals who seem to have anticipated the kind of radically different religious and spiritual restoration Mormonism represented during the 1820s and 1830s.
		Indeed, the Mormon gospel attracted various religious Primitivists, especially Seekers, who believed Joseph Smith's Church of Christ fulfilled nearly three hundred years of restorationist expectations.
		Since graduating from California State University at Long Beach, Dan Vogel has authored and edited the critically acclaimed Early Mormon Documents series, Indian Origins and the Book of Mormon, and The Word of God: Essays on Mormon Scripture.
	www.signaturebooks.com /outofprint/religious.htm (146 words)

	Learn more about List of articles about Mormonism in the online encyclopedia. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Similar pages need to be and are planned to be created for other religions.
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	www.onlineencyclopedia.org /l/li/list_of_articles_about_mormonism.html (478 words)

	RISE OF MORMONISM - JOSEPH SMITH REVELATIONS - MORMON HISTORY - RESTORATION HISTORY - RESTORATION SCRIPTURES - JOSEPH ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Here is an open, honest, and refreshing history of the foundational years of the Latter-day Saints restoration movement.
		You may have heard that Joseph Smith was the prophet of Mormonism.
		MICHAEL MARQUARDT is an independent historian and a longtime research consultant of the Latter-day Saints (Mormons).
	www.xmission.com /~research/central/riseofmor.htm (192 words)

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