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	Stake (Mormonism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The name "stake" derives from the phrase "stake in the tent of Zion" and is a reference to the stakes that upheld the Biblical tabernacle housing the Ark of the Covenant.
		The Missouri stake was relocated to Far West, Missouri in 1836 and the Kirtland Stake dissolved in 1838.
		A stake was organized at Adam-ondi-Ahman in 1838 and abandoned later that year due to the events of the Mormon War.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stake_(Mormonism) (1051 words)

	Stake article - Stake ropes tent fertilizer plants folklore mythology Vampire Werewolf - What-Means.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Stakes have many applications, such as demarcating a small plot of land, anchoring ropes for a tent or other portable structure, or slowly releasing fertilizer to aid the growth of plants.
		In Mormonism, a stake is an organizational unit made up of several local congregations, led by a Stake President.
		In Christianity, a stake was a pole to which people accused of witchcraft (usually marginalized women) were tied and "burned at the stake".
	www.what-means.com /encyclopedia/Stake (203 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mormonism
		Mormonism's first foreign mission was opened in the summer of 1837, when Heber C. Kimball and Orson Hyde, two of the "twelve apostles of the Church", were sent with other elders to England for that purpose.
		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.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10570c.htm (3993 words)

	The Watchman Expositor: Jehovah's Witnesses - Enemies of the Cross
		Mormonism rejects the presence of crosses as legitimate religious symbols of the death of Christ.
		Mormon author D. Michael Quinn writes that Joseph Smith had at the time of his death, "...a silver Jupiter medallion constructed according to the instructions for making `Magic Seals, or Talismans,' in Barrett's 1801 The Magus" (Mormonism and the Magic World View, p.66).
		Like Mormonism, the Jehovah's Witnesses also claim that the cross is not a valid Christian symbol claiming that it is a late invention of corrupt Christianity.
	www.watchman.org /jw/newart.htm (1005 words)

	Mormonism Research Ministry - Articles - Testimony - Gail Clark: Challenged by a Christian Colleague
		Mormons spend a fortune on tracing their dead relatives in order to be baptised on their behalf and that they can respond to the message and become a Mormon in the afterlife.
		The stake President is the equivalent of an Anglican bishop and the bishop is the equivalent of the local vicar).
		Mormons are not deceivers they have been deceived themselves, they are decent good kind people and I still love them very much; but Mormonism is a second hand religion; there is no relationship with God.
	www.mrm.org /multimedia/text/g-clark.html (1575 words)

	Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of: Organization and Beliefs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The territorial divisions of the Mormon settlements are wards and stakes.
		Mormons carry out a campaign of vigorous proselytizing which has, in the course of a century and a quarter, raised the church from a handful of followers to its present size.
		Mormons on a mission: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is one of the most powerful forces working to defeat gay equality.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/society/A0859199.html (472 words)

	Stake - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In the LDS church, a stake is an organizational unit made up of several local congregations, led by a Stake President.
		In Christianity, a stake was a pole to which people accused of heresy or witchcraft were tied and "burned at the stake".
		This is a disambiguation page, a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Stake (198 words)

	THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS (MORMONS) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Some Christian Fundamentalist authors, particularly those from the counter-cult movement, feel that differences between Mormonism and traditional Christianity are so great that the LDS church should be considered a non-Christian cult.
		Mormons had traditionally separated themselves from other Christian groups -- particularly since 1846, when Brigham Young led most of the church on a long and difficult 1,300 mile (2100 km) trip to the Great Salt Lake in Utah.
		Next are the "stakes" which correspond to Catholic dioceses, and are each headed by a male president, and consists of several wards.
	www.religioustolerance.org /lds_intr.htm (2460 words)

	Stake Mormonism (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Mormonism, a stake is an organizational unit composed of a number of wards, a ward being a single congregation.
		A stake may encompass from two to about a dozen wards and is led by a Stake Presidency.
		The name "stake" is a reference to the stakes that upheld the tabernacle housing the Ark of the Covenant in Moses' time.
	www.wikiverse.org /stake-mormonism (162 words)

	A Memoir on Homosexuality: Richard B. Teerlink
		My father was a bishop for seven years, a counselor in the stake presidency for seven years, and Stake President for 17 years.
		I had heard he was a stickler for Mormon orthodoxy, and I was a bit nervous.
		Mormonism belongs to the Abrahamic Tradition and it, along with Judaism, Christianity and Islam, all trace their origins back to the same roots.
	www.humanistsofutah.org /2001/teerlinkjuly2001.html (15412 words)

	Why We Left - Personal Accounts of Leaving Mormonism
		Many Mormons are similar to him in that they stay active for the sake of their families.
		A stereotypical Mormon, former missionary and married in the Mormon temple, discovers God to be the equivalent of a Cosmic Terrorist.
		She was in both groups - - This young woman was raised as a JW and converted to Mormonism.
	www.exmormon.org /stories.htm (4190 words)

	Mormonism Research Ministry - Articles - Leaving Mormonism
		While Christians with no background in Mormonism and with no knowledge of the LDS faith may be very sincere, they may have a difficult time helping you break through the language barriers and theological differences.
		Once the local stake presidency has reviewed the form and your request they will have the bishop send you a letter that states your name is in the process of being removed.
		While leaving Mormonism may be one of the hardest decisions a person could ever make, there is nothing better than a biblical relationship with the true Jesus Christ.
	www.mrm.org /multimedia/text/leaving-mormonism.html (1466 words)

	Steve Benson on Mormonism
		His grandfather, 94-year-old Ezra Taft Benson, is the president and prophet of the Mormon Church, a worldwide religious organization based in Salt Lake City, Utah, and officially known as The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
		His father, Mark, is a stake president, and an uncle, Reed, is a professor of ancient scriptures at Brigham Young University, the Mormon-run school in Provo, Utah.
		Benson said Mormons sell their church on the premise that "it is being led today by a modern-day, living prophet.
	www.lds-mormon.com /benson1.shtml (1963 words)

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		Mormonism Under the section "Cross" in his book "Mormon Doctrine", the LDS apostle Bruce R. McConkie stated: "In succeeding centuries, the churches which came into being through an intermingling of pagan concepts with the true apostolic Christianity developed the practice of using symbolic crosses in the architecture of their buildings and as jewelry....
		Jehovah's Witnesses Like Mormonism, the Jehovah's Witnesses also claim that the cross is not a valid Christian symbol claiming that it is a late invention of corrupt Christianity.
		In their May 1984 issue they write: "An imprint in the wall above it, perhaps of a cross, inspires the belief that Christians lived in the house; if true it is one of the oldest evidences of the cross as a symbol of Christianity" (p.
	www.iclnet.org /pub/resources/text/apl/jw/jw-071.txt (990 words)

	Mormonism -- last choice
		Mormonism is a religion with a fuzzy, indistinct course.
		Mormonism also tends to lead one to believe that it is the only religion with such high moral standards.
		Similarly, sex abuse of women and children in Mormonism is the fault of the victim and not the abuser.
	www.geocities.com /wsimister/mormon.htm (6992 words)

	Wooden Vampire Stake (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Wooden Stake FAQ: We have had a lot of questions about what we do, and since they are often pretty similar we have colleted a dozen or so which hopefully cover pretty much everything.
		Stake (Mormonism) Stake (Mormonism) In Mormonism, a stake is an organizational unit composed of a number of wards, a ward being a single congregation.
		A vampire is a mythical or folkloric creature said to subsist on human or animal [blood] often having magical powers and the ability to transform.
	www.bramstokercentre.org /woodenvampirestake.html (304 words)

	Jerry Stokes Glossary of Mormon Terms
		Modern Mormons are using DNA to enhance their research but are saying this same science should not be trusted as it applies to the Book of Mormon.
		Mormonism, Mormons* Unofficial terms for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its members; members prefer to use the official name of the Church and to be referred to as Latter-day Saints.
		Stake presidents, in an orderly fashion, may then determine who among such brethren should be ordained to the office of high priest.
	churches.net /churches/utmiss/Glossary/Glossary.html (12471 words)

	Church Organization and Priesthood Authority
		"Stakes are an intermediate unit of organization between Church headquarters and the local wards.
		A stake ordinarily comprises between five and twelve wards, totaling at least 3,000 members.
		Depending on LDS population density, a stake may cover only a small part of one city or include many towns or cities spread over hundreds of miles.
	www.lightplanet.com /mormons/basic/organization (884 words)

	Mormon News for WE 14May00: New Stake Presidency Leads To News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In the first of the three articles, the newspaper covered the stake's leadership change, announcing that David Powers had been called as stake president.
		The stake covers a 45,000-square-mile area of west Texas, including Snyder, Texas to the east, Lamesa/Seminole to the North, Van Horn to the west, Alpine/Marfa on the south and Big Lake to the southeast.
		The newspaper also notes that the positions in the stake presidency are not paid, and amount to at least 30 hours a week.
	www.mormonstoday.com /000514/D1Odessa01.shtml (606 words)

	Stake - TheBestLinks.com - Christianity, Folklore, Gambling, Mythology, ...
		Stake - TheBestLinks.com - Christianity, Folklore, Gambling, Mythology,...
		Stake, Christianity, Folklore, Gambling, Mythology, Mormonism, Plant, Vampire...
		This is a disambiguation page, i.e., a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title.
	www.thebestlinks.com /Stake.html (231 words)

	Mormon Prophet says, "Wear only one earring in each ear". [Good thing we have a Mormon prophet today saving the world ...
		The Stake President is just one of the many Barney Fifes that exist in the leadership ranks of Mormonism.
		But in the fantasy world of "living prophets" and "priesthood authority" that is perpetuated in Mormonism, he probably thinks that he's some kind of heroic priesthood leader at the front lines in the war against Satan and his evil legions of piercers and tattoo artists.
		Today, some Mormon leaders and scholars deny that Brigham Young ever taught that Adam was God, because they don't want church members to know that Young taught a false doctrine.
	www.exmormon.org /mormon/mormon245.htm (1957 words)

	Chapter 5 - The Proper Name of the Church
		He was president of the Stake at Nauvoo and also of the High Council at the time of Joseph Smith's death.
		We may and should pity those who are honestly deceived by the lying wonder of the Latter Days Mormonism, but there is no excuse for their leaders who promulgate those damnable heresies in secret and deny them when under oath or before the public.
		It is a doctrine of the Utah Mormons.
	www.biblebelievers.net /Cults/Mormonism/FortyYears/kjcfor05.htm (4599 words)

	Mormon News for WE 13Oct00: New York Stake Marches in NYC's Co (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		This year the stake earned the 20th spot and appeared in the television coverage of the parade.
		While the number of participants from the stake (as well as the stake's position in the parade) has increased each year, the marchers still did not carry all the 150 national flags available.
		According to Jamie Fairbairn of the New York New York Stake Public Affairs Committee, the stake plans to march again next year, and hopes to eventually carry all the flags.
	www.mormonstoday.com /001013/D1ColumbusDay01.shtml (319 words)

	John Smith (1781–1854)
		Brother of Joseph Smith Sr., stake high council, stake president, Patriarch to the Church.
		My father had not seen his brother for about eighteen years … As my uncle was in greate haste to see his father, my father took a wagon and carried them to Stockholm, about twelve miles, where my grandfather and uncles resided.
		Mormon signators include Uncle John's counselors, Lyman Wight and Reynolds Cahoon, Joseph Smith, and acting bishop Vinson Knight.
	www.saintswithouthalos.com /b/smith_unclej.phtml (2018 words)

	Feeding the Multitudes: Being Fishers of Men
		I told the stake presidency that I didn't want to do that, that I wanted to have something that was going to be different.
		Find someone in your stake that has the capacity, the ability, the moxie, the chutzpah--whatever you want to call it--to be able to do this kind of thing.
		My stake president had given me the "Okay, we're done; it's gone on for an hour and a half." And so I said, "Well, can we just take that one?" And he said, "Yeah, I'll let that guy have it." And he stood up, and he said this.
	www.fairlds.org /pubs/conf/2001BarR.html (4920 words)

	Polygamy and Truth, Salt Lake City Messenger, January 1988, Reason!, Mormon History, Jerald and Sandra Tanner, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		On July 27, 1842, the Mormon Prophet gave a revelation to Newel K Whitney, that he was to seal his daughter, Sarah Ann, "to Joseph Smith, to be his wife." In his booklet, The Strange Marriages of Sarah Ann Whitney to Joseph Smith the Mormon Prophet, Joseph C. Kingsbury and Heber C. Kimball, Mr.
		However, Ivins refused to perform marriages for the regular population of the Mormon colonies because the men lacked the letters from Salt Lake City which he considered to be his authority for the ceremony.
		Mormon writer John J. Stewart made it very clear that although the church does not allow a man to have more than one living wife at the present time, the doctrine of plural marriage is still an "integral part of LDS scripture":
	www.xmission.com /~country/reason/polyg.htm (12106 words)

	Excommunication (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ("LDS Church"; see also Mormon) practices excommunication, as well as the lesser sanctions of disfellowshipping and probation, as penalties for those who committ serious sin.
		The decision to excommunicate a Melchizedek Priesthood holder is generally the province of the leadership of a Stake (Mormonism)Stake, which consists of several local Ward (Mormonism)wards.
		Those who are excommunicated lose the right to take the Sacrament (Mormonism)Sacrament and membership in the Church, which to be regained must include re-baptism of the individual.
	www.infothis.com /find/Excommunication (1578 words)

	stake - OneLook Dictionary Search
		Stake : Online Plain Text English Dictionary [home, info]
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	www.onelook.com /?w=stake (342 words)

	Patriarch (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		In Mormonism, a Patriarch (Mormonism)patriarch is one who has been ordained to the office of Patriarch in the Melchizedek Priesthood.
		One of the patriarch's primary responsibilities is to give Patriarchal blessings, as Jacob did to his twelve sons in the Old Testament.
		In the main branch of Mormonism, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day SaintsThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Patriarchs are typically assigned in each Stake (Mormonism)stake/ and hold the title for life.
	www.infothis.com /find/Patriarch (592 words)

	MORMON CENTRAL - JOSEPH SMITH - LDS TEMPLES - BOOK OF MORMON - MORMONISM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Those holding one of the above offices can be ordained and set apart to various responsibilities.
		Those holding the office of a high priest can be ordained and set apart to various responsibilities, such as bishoprics, stake presidencies, stake high councils, stake patriarch, mission and temple presidencies.
		For example, a high priest can officiate as a bishop if there is no designated descendant of Aaron available.
	www.xmission.com /~research/central/respri1.htm (275 words)

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