The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

The Church was founded by Joseph Smith Jr on April 6th 1830 in New York. It was created when Joseph was wondering through the woods contemplating his sins when he was praying and the lord approached him telling him that all the other religions are wrong. 2 Years later a angel approached him and told him that there is a book written on gold tablets hidden in a hill. 


Abortion is wrong. Homosexuality is wrong, and homosexual rights vehemently opposed. The divine role of woman is mother and wife, helper to the husband. Men are regarded as the head of the family, provider, leader, and teacher. Satan rules the earth and causes misery to mankind. One's spirit immediately joins the spirit world and will be assigned to either paradise or spirit prison from your life and beliefs on earth.At the Final Judgment and Resurrection, most will be assigned to a one of three kingdoms of heaven where spiritual growth continues. Only a few, the most extreme sinners, will suffer eternal torture in the outer darkness.

The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles are twelve full-time paid officers of the Church. Like the Apostles of Christ's day these men leave their professions to serve Christ full time. Mormons regard this group as another example of the literal restoration of the church established by Jesus Christ. The bible is said to be the most important text of their religion and the next most important book is The book of Mormon. 

I find the different religions that have been formed from the story of Jesus Christ is very interesting and how the stories have changed over time in each religion and the other religions that are created to this day from that one story.

I am an atheist so I do not believe in the historical context to which this religion believes around the creation of the world and life. Also the creation of this religion I don't think is very believable. I think some of the values that this religion holds around values and ethics to live are correct. But some of the others I think hold no value in living life.

The TOK ways of knowing would approach knowledge as untrue. As there is no evidence it is just the word of one man. Also logic could be used form previous knowledge to believe that the religion was untrue as it was unbelievable.