The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints leaders have been more hesitant to formally commit to the identification even though many Mormons regard the Garden Tomb as the correct location of Jesus ' tomb.

For members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( also known as the Mormons or Latter Day Saints ), the Garden of Eden is believed to have been located in present-day Jackson County, Missouri.

The Mormon Corridor region, which has the highest Mormon populations, has been nicknamed the " Jell-O Belt ", referring to the 20th century Mormon cultural stereotype that Mormons have an affinity for Jell-O ( a gelatin-based food ).

Mormons teach that " all who have died without a knowledge of gospel, who would have received it if they had been permitted to tarry, shall be heirs of the celestial kingdom of God.

Mormons have developed a strong sense of communality that stems from their doctrine and history.

Mormons have a health code that eschews alcoholic beverages, tobacco, coffee, tea, and other addictive substances.

Mormons also have a strict law of chastity, requiring abstention from sexual relations outside of marriage and strict fidelity within marriage.

From the start, Mormons have tried to establish what they call Zion, a utopian society of the righteous.

Chile, Uruguay, and several areas in the South Pacific have a higher percentage of Mormons than the United States ( which is at about 2 %).

Mormons have a strong sense of communality that stems from their doctrine and history.

Mormons have a strict law of chastity, requiring abstention from sexual relations outside of marriage and strict fidelity within marriage.

: Members of sects that broke with the LDS Church over the issue of polygamy have become known as Fundamentalist Mormons, and differ from mainstream Mormonism primarily in their belief in and practice of plural marriage.

Mormons however have a fairly open definition of scripture.

" In addition, many Mormons believe that ancient prophets in other regions of the world received revelations that resulted in additional scriptures that have been lost and may, one day, be forthcoming.

Mormons believe that when the dead are baptized through proxy, they have the option of accepting or rejecting the ordinance.

Others have left the LDS Church but consider themselves to be cultural Mormons.

The Mormons also petitioned Congress to have Deseret admitted into the Union as a state.

Some Mormons have speculated about what the terms refer to, including:

Although some Mormons have attempted to decipher the Caractors document, according to Brigham Young University Egyptologist John Gee, " the corpus is not large enough to render decipherment feasible.

The LDS Church has published copies of the Proclamation in many languages, distributing them worldwide, and Mormons have framed the proclamation for display in their church buildings and homes.

With the Missouri extermination order Mormons became the only religious group to have a state of the United States legalize the extermination of their religion.

According to the Book of Mormon, " deseret " meant " honeybee " in the language of the Jaredites, a group believed by Mormons to have been led to the Americas during the time of the construction of the Tower of Babel ( see ).

Needham writes that Mormons have " outgrown the term.

However, in addition to accepting the Biblical account of Moses, Mormons include Selections from the Book of Moses as part of their scriptural canon.

Mormons believe in the Old and New Testaments, and the LDS Church uses the King James Bible as its official scriptural text of the Bible.

Like other Christian denominations that believe in a more literal meaning of deification, Mormons note that there are no limitations on these scriptural declarations ; those who become as God shall inherit all things.

This belief seemed to be confirmed by a scriptural passage in the Book of Abraham which suggested that Cain's bloodline was preserved on the ark through Egyptus, wife of Ham, ( an interpretation now generally rejected by mainstream Mormons ).

Mormons believe in the Bible, as well as other books of scripture, such as the Book of Mormon.

While Mormons believe in the general accuracy of the modern day text of the Bible, they also believe that it is incomplete and contains errors.

In Mormon theology, many of these lost truths are restored in the Book of Mormon, which Mormons hold to be divine scripture and equal in authority to the Bible.

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( or Mormons ) " revere the Bible both Old and New Testaments as the word of God.

He persuades Bambino and Bambino's henchmen to help train the pacifistic Mormons to fight, and in the final battle, the Mormon leader finds in the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Bible that " there is a time for fighting ," and the Mormons are unleashed against Major Harriman's goons, using the dirty fighting tricks they learned.

Mormons maintain that this apostasy was prophesied of within the Bible ( see and Great Apostasy ), which prophecy warned that an apostasy would occur prior to the second coming and was therefore in keeping with God's plan for mankind.

Mormons quickly adopted the book as a work of scripture of similar importance to the Bible.

The content of The Bible Answer Man show includes answering questions about Christian doctrine, biblical interpretation, and denominational particularities, as well as special focuses on particular issues when a notable figure is a guest, such as frequent shows focused on Mormonism when former Mormons appear in studio as guests to speak from their experiences.

* In September 2009 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( Mormons ) published their first official Spanish edition of the Bible based on the 1909 Reina-Valera edition, with " a very conservative update of outdated grammar and vocabulary ".

Humanistic Mormonism is a movement of Free Thinkers, Cultural Mormons, Disfellowshipped or Independents people related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Latter Day Saint groups that emphasize Mormon culture and history, but do not demand belief in a supernatural god, or the historicity of the Bible or the Book of Mormon.

The word " Mormons " most often refers to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints because of their belief in the Book of Mormon, though members often refer to themselves as Latter-day Saints or sometimes just Saints.

Mormons believe the people of the Book of Mormon lived in the western hemisphere, that Christ appeared in the western hemisphere after his death and resurrection, that the true faith was restored in upstate New York by Joseph Smith, that the Garden of Eden was located in North America, and that the New Jerusalem would be built in Missouri.

Robinson also has several popular books, Are Mormons Christians ?, Believing Christ, " Best Book " Award-winner at ILDS Booksellers for 1995, Following Christ, " Best Book " at ILDSB for 1996, and How Wide the Divide?

* Rex E. Lee, What Do Mormons Believe ; Deseret Book ; ISBN 0-87579-639-7 ( Hardcover, November 1992 )

Among the various pseudepigraphic texts called " Book of Jasher " the 16th Century Hebrew Sefer haYashar ( midrash ) (( first edition 1552, later popular among early Mormons ) mentions the magicians.

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Similarly, in the Book of Mormons first detailed discussion concerning the calling and ordination of high priests, the scripture states, " And this is the manner after which they were ordained —... they having chosen good, and exercising exceedingly great faith, are called with a holy calling .... And thus they have been called to this holy calling on account of their faith.

Some contemporary Mormons believed that Cowdery had denied his testimony to the Book of Mormon, but there is no direct evidence of this, and Cowdery may even have repeated his testimony while estranged from the church.

The organization claims not to be a part of the Latter Day Saint movement, although many of its original members were former Mormons, the House of Aaron basic beliefs have never included the Book of Mormon, nor any other LDS scriptures.

Because of the distinct belief in the Book of Mormon among Smith's followers, people outside the church began to refer them as " Mormonites " or " Mormons.

This, Mormons believe, was described in the Book of Daniel 2: 44 – 45 as the stone " cut out of the mountain without hands " that will roll forth to fill the whole earth.

Mormons believe that the Urim and Thummim of Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon were the functional equivalent of the Urim and Thummim mentioned in the Old Testament, but there is no indication that the Old Testament Urim and Thummin were used to translate documents.

Some Mormons believe that there were three different Urim and Thummim: the one of the Old Testament and two mentioned in the Book of Mormon, one used by the Jaredites and the other by King Mosiah.

Mormons have similarly given Book of Mormon names to other towns.

LDS apologist Hugh Nibley states that " we have learned that the papyri are of relatively late date — but the Mormons have always known that — we have seen some of the papyri that were in Smith's possession, but there is no evidence that we have seen them all, and it is apparent that only one small piece among them has any direct bearing on the Book of Abraham – and what connection is remains a complete mystery.

Charles Anthon is famous among members of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( also known as Mormons ) because of his interactions with Martin Harris concerning a fragment of Joseph Smith's translation of the Book of Mormon.

Joseph Sr. was also one of the Eight Witnesses of the Book of Mormon, which Mormons believe was translated by Joseph Jr. from the Golden Plates.