Latter Day Saints Culture, Literature And Mormon Poems
by Irma Farrell
Poems written by members of the LSD Church are generally called Mormon poems that are part of their literature and are usually spiritual in their themes and topics. Since the establishment of the Church during the early 19th century, they have composed poetry and stories. They believe that the Holy Spirit will respond to them through these messages.
An example would be Elders Journal, which was published at Far West in 1838, contained a beautiful poem that was a tribute to John Marsh. Some significant early known poets are Eliza Snow who penned O, My Father and Phelps who wrote The Spirit of God. Some known contemporary authors are John Talbot and Dilworth Young.
Their literature is considered to begin a few years before the publication of The Book of Mormon. Since then, their literature has grown to include more scriptures, as well as history, fiction, biographies, hymns, dramas, poetry, and others. They are a cultural and religious group related to Mormonism, the main branch of the Latter Day Saints movement.
Joseph Smith found Mormonism in the 1820s and through his visions began the church in New York around that time. Although they are the main part of the Latter Day Saints, there are some who chose to be independent and there are others who do not practice the religion anymore. Other than being religious, they also put a high importance to family life and values, like fidelity and chastity.
During the turn of the 19th century, the similarities between Protestant Christianity and Mormonism were readily apparent. Mormons, like Christians, celebrates the Holy Eucharist and practices baptism and other religious practices, but they still have other practices that most Christians do not know. They believe that the aim of their religion is to restore the original Christianity and the original truth that Jesus Christ taught.
During this century, many members practice polygamy and plural marriage, but it was opposed heavily by the United States Congress. In 1980, the practice was formally abolished as instructed in the manifesto of Wilford Woodruff. Although they are part of Christianity, they differ in some of the beliefs.
They also believe in scriptures other than the Holy Bible, particularly The Book of Mormon. This book contains the sacred texts found from 2200 BC until AD 421 compiled from various prophets who lived in America. On March 1830, Joseph Smith published the book for the first time. There are several passages in the book that are not found in the other scriptures like the fall of the first man and woman from the grace of God.
The important event in the book is the appearance of Jesus Christ in the Americas shortly after his resurrection. The book is divided into smaller books, titled after the primary authors and divided into chapters and verses. It is written in English and is very similar to the early King James Version of the Bible and has been translated into 108 languages today.
Their writing is not necessarily about Mormons, but can be just about anything else, to be part of their literature. Today there a lot of Mormon authors who are in the limelight for their writings, like Stephanie Meyer who wrote the Twilight series, Orson Scott Card who wrote Enders Game and Anne Perry who wrote The Face of a Stranger. The stories and <A href="http://www.susannoyesandersonpoems.com">Mormon poems</A> they make is just as brilliant as anything an American has written.
If you are looking for a fine selection of Mormon poems, click the link to <a href="http://www.susannoyesandersonpoems.com">www.susannoyesandersonpoems.com</a>. For more info on the works of Susan Noyes Anderson, come to http://www.susannoyesandersonpoems.com today.
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