The 1830 publication of the “Book of Mormon” by Joseph Smith, officially established the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ believe that Smith, under divine guidance, translated a set of golden plates into the Book of Mormon. This was the first of several literary works that were said to contain proper doctrine of the beliefs and views of the Mormon religion. Throughout the development of the Church, several …showed first 75 words of 2933 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2933 total…Mormon Church. Racism is an extremely ugly aspect of life. If a God does exist I strongly hope that he would not curse an entire race to a subordinate role because of an unrighteous ancestor. In the idealist strive towards racial equality I would like to that that it is the manner in which people conduct themselves that defines what kind of person they are, not the circumstances that an individual is dealt at birth.