Mormonism is a religion with many unique beliefs and practices, some of which are controversial. It was founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, who published the Book of Mormon. Some key aspects include: - Polygamy was historically practiced by some Mormon sects, such as the FLDS which believes in taking multiple wives. - Certain rituals like baptism for the dead have been controversial when performed for Holocaust victims or Nazis. - Archaeological and DNA evidence do not support some claims in the Book of Mormon, such as the existence of civilizations and languages mentioned. - Some unusual doctrines were taught but later rejected, such as the Adam-God theory and the idea that Mormons

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25. FLDS: The largest Mormon fundamentalist denominations and the
largest practitioner of polygamy.
Some members of the Church have submitted the names of Holocaust victims, and
prominent Nazis , such as Heinrich Himmler, for vicarious baptism
The Mountain Meadows massacre was a mass slaughter of the Fancher-
Baker emigrant wagon train at Mountain Meadows, Utah by a local Mormon militia.
According to Mormon interpretation Kolob is an actual star or planet in this
universe that is, or is near, the physical throne of God.
The Book of Abraham is a purported translation made in 1835 by Joseph Smith, Jr. of
a set of Egyptian papyri purchased from a traveling mummy exhibition.
The Book Of Mormon (BOM) claims that millions of Native Americans were
descended from a lost tribe of Israel that reached the New World more than 2,000
years ago. There is absolutely no scientific DNA evidence of Hebrew origin that
can be linked to even one Native American.
Book Of Mormon Archeology: No person mentioned in the Book of Mormon has
ever been identified in the ancient archeology of the Americas. No place
mentioned in that book has ever been located geographically. The language
referenced in the Book of Mormon is Reformed Egyptian and no evidence for that
language has been found anywhere on the earth. No event mentioned in the
Book of Mormon has been confirmed from any objective source. Many objects
mentioned in the Book of Mormon (e.g. steel, coins, wheels, swords, horses,
Christian or Hebrew artifacts) have not been confirmed with archeology.
Mormonism has many Gods. Just like Heavenly father has planet Earth which he
administers from His Home Planet, so do other as yet undiscovered planets have
their Gods, also. Each planet, populated by sentient beings, is administered by a
worthy Mormon male. Dead Mormons, once resurrected, now administer their very
own planets neighboring those of Extra-Terrestrial Space Aliens. The wives of
resurrected Mormons-gods, act only in a supporting role. They produce young. The
Mormon name for the spouses of Gods, and for their spouses here on earth is
"Precious Vessels". Offspring born to the Gods are immortal. They travel through
outer space to the third planet on our solar system and appear through the birth
canals of women who have had sex
The Adam–God doctrine was a doctrine taught by Brigham Young involving
the status of Adam as a god prior to his appearance in the Garden of Eden.
Mark Hofmann is a counterfeiter and forger who fabricated
Mormon historical documents that church leaders believed to
be authentic. Amongst the manuscripts bought by the LDS
Church was the Salamander letter, which appeared in 1984.
Supposedly written by Martin Harris to William Wines Phelps,
the letter presented a version of the recovery of the gold
plates that contrasted markedly with the church-sanctioned
version of events. Not only did the forgery intimate that Joseph
Smith had been practicing "money digging" through magical
practices, but instead of an angel, "a white salamander" had
appeared to Smith