Mormonism: The Relation of the Church to Christian Sects, Origin and History of Mormonism; Doctrines of the Church; Church Organization; Present Status (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Mormonism: The Relation of the Church to Christian Sects, Origin and History of Mormonism; Doctrines of the Church; Church Organization; Present StatusThis brochure is issued under the authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is, therefore, an authoritative utterance upon the subject of which it treats - The Relation of the Church to the Christian Sects - Its Origin - Its History - Its Doctrine - Its Organization - Its Present Status. It will be seen at a glance that the limitations of this tract permit only the most summary treatment of the subjects named. The story of the origin and progress of Mormonism must be told in headlines; its doctrines and the organization of the Church must be set forth in simple and direct statements. Clearly there is no opportunity for argument to maintain the reasonableness of the Church's position with reference to Christendom; nor the truth of her doctrines. For all that the reader is referred to the more pretentious works of her writers such as Parley P. Pratt's "Voice of Warning" and "Key to Theology;" "Orson Pratt's Works;" "The Articles of Faith," by Dr. James E. Talmage; "The Gospel," and "A New Witness for God," by the writer of this tract. All that is aimed at here is to give the merest outline of the few subjects already enumerated; and yet in some sense make the treatise cover the whole subject about which you are so anxious to obtain information.A word respecting your present understanding of Mormonism, and your prejudices against it. Whence have you derived your present information on the subject? Doubtless from anti-Mormon sources only.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.