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ION B AC UND I NFO ACKG KGRO ROUND FORM RMAT ATION 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 

B AC UND OF OF THE HE F IR IRST ACKG KGRO ROUND V IS ION ISIO In 1820 a 1 14 year old boy knelt t in a gr grove e of tr trees s in  Palmyra, Pa 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.

T HE HE BO BOOK OK OF OF MO MORMON RMON 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.

B AC UND I NF TION ACKG KGRO ROUND NFOR ORMA MATION C ONT ONT . . 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 ons  Deceitfu itful men  Simpl ple e mist stakes es  Re Reorgan ganizat izatio ion n of many churche ches 

B ELI FS LIEFS 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 

C US OMS USTOM Orga gani nized zed th throug ugh h biblic lical al lines  Pr Priest sthood hood – deac acons ons, , 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  Church Ch h pr presi siden dent  Sunda nday y se servic ice  No pa No paid clergy gy  Held d by gr group p of Mo Mormons ns  Ch Church h member bers s gi give se sermon on  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 

C UL URE ULTUR 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 out ete 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 

H OL AYS OLID IDAY 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 

F OOD OOD P RA ES RACT CTIC ICES John Smith’s revelation for the Mormon law of the Word of  Wisd sdom om Dieta tary ry matt tters  Prohibit Pr 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 → Consu Co 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 →

F OOD OOD S TOR AGE ORAGE 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 

F OOD OOD A SSISTANT NT PROGR AMS OGRAM 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 

H EAL ALTH C ONCE RNS CERNS 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 on of sw 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 on of Fats ts 

M ORMO MON M ISCONCEPTIO NS CONCEPTIONS 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 

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R EFE CES FERE RENCE  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. M. 2012. Food and Cu Cultu ture re. . 6 th th ed. Wadswor sworth th Ce Cenga gage ge Learn rning ng: : Belmont nt, , CA. CA.  ww www. w.mormo ormons ns.or .org  ww www. w.lds.o ds.org rg  htt ttp: p://www.al www.allabou aboutmo tmorm rmons ons.co .com/EN m/ENG_i G_index.p ndex.php hp