MORMONS:
the name given to members of the CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER DAY SAINTS
which was founded by Joseph SMITH in 1830. Mormons claim to represent true CHRISTIANITY
which was "restored" on earth through the ministry of Smith (who was called a
Prophet) after centuries of APOSTASY. Although increasingly similar to TRADITIONAL
CHRISTIANITY, the Mormons are characterized by their doctrine of continuous REVELATION
which allows them to add The Book of Mormon, The Pearl of Great Price,
and Doctrine and Covenants to the BIBLE as well as the AUTHORITY of
their living Prophet. Among their various doctrines is the BELIEF that GOD has a human
body and the law of ETERNAL PROGRESSION states that believers eventually become GODS.
