INTROD RODUCTION UCTION TO MORMON ONS S CULTUR
TURE,
, FOOD
OOD & N
NUTRITIO
ITION
Salt lt Lake ke Regional
- nal Medical
al Center er - Friday ay, , July 13th
th,
, 2012 Mari rie e Antoniews niewski ki Paul ulina ina Czyz Janet et Jackson kson
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INTROD RODUCTION UCTION TO MORMON ONS S C ULTUR TURE , , F OOD OOD & N N UTRITIO ITION , July 13 th th , Salt lt Lake ke Regional onal Medical al Center er - Friday ay, , 2012 Mari rie e Antoniews niewski ki Paul ulina ina
TURE,
OOD & N
ITION
Salt lt Lake ke Regional
al Center er - Friday ay, , July 13th
th,
, 2012 Mari rie e Antoniews niewski ki Paul ulina ina Czyz Janet et Jackson kson
God Cr Create ted d th the earth th
In 600 A. A.D. an ancient nt pr proph phet et named ed Lehi Lehi wa was s inst struc ucte ted d by God to to le leave e Jerusa usalem lem
Lehi Lehi to took wi with th him th the wr writi tings gs from th the Old Test stamen ament, t, wh which are also so known wn as th s the brass ss pl plate tes
He wa was s commanded anded to to k keep p a record rd of his s pe peopl ple
In 1820 a 1 14 year old boy knelt t in a gr grove e of tr trees s in Pa Palmyra, ra, N. N.Y
He wa was v s visi site ted d by God and Jesu sus s Ch Christ st
He wa was in s inst struc ucte ted d to to not jo t join any church ches es
The boy wa was s late ter visi site ted d by th the An Ange gel Mo Moroni
Ma Many centu turi ries es ago go, An Ange gel Mo Moroni buried ied th the Golden en and Brass ss Pl Plate tes s in th the Hill Cu Cummorah rah locate ted d Pa Palmyr yra, , N. N.Y.
Jose seph ph Smith th tr transl slat ated ed th the Golden en Pl Plate tes
The tr transl slat atio ion n is c s conta tained ined in th the Book of Mo Mormon
Jose seph ph Smith th wa was th s the first st Pr Proph phet et of th the Ch Church h of Jesu sus s Ch Christ st of Latt tter r Day Saints. ts.
Mo Mormons ns believe eve th that th t throug ughout hout hist story th the pr principals pals of th the go gosp spel of th the pr primitive tive church h we were change ged becaus ause e of th the followi wing ng reaso sons ns:
Poor transla nslati tion
Deceitfu itful men
Simpl ple e mist stakes es
Re Reorgan ganizat izatio ion n of many churche ches
God reveal eals s himse self f th thru his ap s apost stles es & pr proph phet ets
13 arti ticles es of faith th
Script ptur ures es
Families ies se sealed ed to toge geth ther r for ete terni nity ty in te templ ple
Orga gani nized zed th throug ugh h biblic lical al lines
Pr Priest sthood hood – deac acons
, te teacher ers, s, pr priest sts, s, elder ers, s, se sevent nties, ies, and high gh pr priest sts
12 apo post stles es (rulin ing g elder ers) s) – chose sen n by Ch Church
Ch Church h pr presi siden dent
Sunda nday y se servic ice
No No pa paid clergy gy
Held d by gr group p of Mo Mormons ns
Ch Church h member bers s gi give se sermon
Mi Miss ssionary ary wo work
Boys s at th t the age ge of 19
Girls s at th t the age ge of 21
Older er coupl ples es
Mo Mormons ns are very y family y oriente ted
They believe eve familie lies s can be to toge geth ther er th throug ughout
terni nity ty
They believe eve in sh sharin ing g th the go gosp spel
They come from many cultu ture res
They follow w th the Word d of Wisd sdom
Emph phasis asis on family y ga gath theri ring ngs
Jesus Christ’s birth & death
East ster
Ch Christ stmas as
Mo Mormon-sp spec ecifi fic c holida days ys
Pi Pioneer er Day
John Smith’s revelation for the Mormon law of the Word of Wisd sdom
Dieta tary ry matt tters
Pr Prohibit bit th the followin wing g su subst stanc ances: es:
→
Tobac acco co
→
Str trong g drink nk (alcoho hol) l)
→
Hot d t drink nk (te tea & coffee ee)
→
No No caffei eine ne
→
Co Consu sume me meat t sp sparing ngly ly
→
Diets ts base sed d on gr grains, s, esp specially ally wh wheat
→
Fast st one day pe per month th
Each member ber is e s encour urage aged to to st store a 2 y year su supp pply of food and wa wate ter
The food sh should ld be rota tate ted d and d use sed d regu gularl arly
Ma Manufa fact ctur ures es and dist stri ribu butes tes food
Food is d s dist stribute buted d locally ly and wo worldwid dwide e at n t no charge ge to to pe peopl ple e in need
Helps ps in ti time of natu tural ral disas saste ters rs
Po Pote tenti tial al Obesit sity y because ause of th the followin wing g facto tors rs:
Av Availabi abilit lity y of pr processed ssed foods ds
Over r consu sumpti ption
sweets ts and baked ed go goods
Decreas eased ed exerc rcise ise in th the adult lt years s
Over r consu sumpti ption
ts
Mormon’s are not Christians
Mormon’s have an unchristian view of god & are polytheistic
Mormon’s worship Joseph Smith
Mormon’s oppress women and practice polygamy
Mormon’s are overtly aggressive with their missionary work
All or most Mormon’s are white and racist
The LDS churc rch h is t s too involved ved in po politi tics
All Mormon’s are Republicans
Mormon’s do strange things in their temples
Mo Mormon n te templ ples es are unnec ecessar essarily ly luxur urious ious
Mormon’s reject biological evolution and technology
Mormon’s reject the bible
THAN ANK K YOU!
Informa
rmation tion and pi pictu ture res s retr trieve eved from
Kitt
ttler r P. P., Sucher er, , K., and Ne Nelms M.
Cu Cultu ture re. . 6th
th ed. Wadswor
sworth th Ce Cenga gage ge Learn rning ng: : Belmont nt, , CA. CA.
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