The Mormon Way

[Horace]

We went to Mormon services a few times. What a super nice group of people. They get a lot right. Except for everything Joseph Smith said.

[Jolly]

@Horace said in The Mormon Way:

We went to Mormon services a few times. What a super nice group of people. They get a lot right. Except for everything Joseph Smith said.

Yes, there is that.

Trivia...

In Utah, they have what is known as "Mormon Face". Because of the original number of settlers, plus polygamy, it narrowed down the genetic lines just a bit. Hence, after two or three generations some facial features are common in more than one family.

[Mik]

Seems like a sensible approach to me.

[jon-nyc]

I haven’t purchased 60lbs of sugar in my adult life. How is that for one person for one year?

[jon-nyc]

Granted I don’t bake my own bread, which prepping, whether Mormon style or not, would prepare for.

But still.

[jon-nyc]

@Horace said in The Mormon Way:

What a super nice group of people. They get a lot right. Except for everything Joseph Smith said.

100% agreement. I have had more interactions with Mormons that most non-Mormons who don’t live in Utah.

Palmyra NY is a holy site for them ( my words not theirs) which was a few miles from where I went to high school. We had far more Mormons than most if not all areas outside Utah.

[jon-nyc]

ChatGPT:

Palmyra, New York, holds profound significance for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), often called Mormons. It is considered the birthplace of their religion and is central to its foundational events:
1. The First Vision: In 1820, Joseph Smith, the founder of the LDS Church, claimed to have a vision in a grove of trees near Palmyra. Known as the “First Vision,” he reported seeing God the Father and Jesus Christ, who told him not to join any existing churches and that he would help restore the true church.
2. The Book of Mormon: Joseph Smith later reported that, beginning in 1823, an angel named Moroni visited him at his family’s home in Palmyra. Moroni guided Smith to gold plates buried nearby on the Hill Cumorah, which Smith translated into what became the Book of Mormon, a foundational scripture for the faith.
3. Sacred Sites:
• The Sacred Grove: The forested area where Joseph Smith said the First Vision occurred is a pilgrimage site for Mormons.
• Hill Cumorah: The location where Smith said he found the gold plates. It also hosts annual pageants dramatizing events from the Book of Mormon (though these have ceased since 2020).
• Smith Family Farm: The restored home and property of the Smith family in Palmyra, where visitors can learn about Joseph Smith’s early life.
4. Palmyra Temple: The LDS Church dedicated a temple in Palmyra in 2000, near the Sacred Grove, further cementing the area’s spiritual importance.

Palmyra is a central location in Mormon history and remains a site of pilgrimage and reflection for members of the LDS Church.

[taiwan_girl]

There is also a cool place in Illinois where the Mormons first settled. Then Joseph Smith got lynched.

But, from a history standpoint, it is a neat place to visit.

EDIT: the name of the town is Nauvoo

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in The Mormon Way:

EDIT: the name of the town is Nauvoo

<Geek alert>

In the science-fiction show "The Expanse," Mormons had a presence in the first couple of years. They financed the building of an intergenerational ship to take them out of our solar system. The ship was named "The Nauvoo", and had a statue of the angel Moroni at the tip.

Link to video

Go full screen and be amazed at the CGI.

[89th]

@Jolly said in The Mormon Way:

In Utah, they have what is known as "Mormon Face". Because of the original number of settlers, plus polygamy, it narrowed down the genetic lines just a bit. Hence, after two or three generations some facial features are common in more than one family.

I grew up on a street that had a Mormon Church (LDS) at the end of it. It seemed like the whole congregation drove those Ford Escort wagons.