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Mormonism is a [[religion]] originating in the early 1800s as a product of the teaching of [[Joseph Smith]] and the Latter Day Saint movement. The term Mormonism is also often used to refer specifically to [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], which is by far the most numerous and well-known sects claiming derivation from Joseph Smith. Mormons believe that the original teaching of [[Jesus Christ]] was lost after his death and that Christ's teaching and church was restored by Joseph Smith and his followers. It has an uneasy relationships with mainstream Christianity.
The religion's birth bore some resemblances to [[Islam]]. Both broke away from Christianity when a single Charismatic leader claimed the [[Teachings of Jesus]] had been corrupted. Christians also generally consider Smith and [[Muhammad]] to have been "morally bankrupt" according to the [[Bible]]'s view of objective morality. Both religions also promote polygamy, of which the Bible condemns.
===[[History of Mormonism]]===
====[[Mormonism: Polygamy|Polygamy]]====
It has been widely known that Mormonism has a history where polygamy has been accepted, although today most mainstream Mormon denominations do not advocate polygamy. Joseph Smith himself had multiple wives, anywhere between 28 and 49 wives: many of whom were concurrently married when Smith married them. Most of his wives were married to him within the last 3 years of Smith's life.
====[[Mormonism: God|God]]====
Mormons generally believe in the existence of multiple gods(some denominations believe in one). This is rooted in the denial that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit share the same being and substance. This stems from the normal Mormon assumption that a person necessarily has his own, unshared being. The baptism of Jesus, for example, is seen as an interaction between three god-beings, not just three persons<ref>Smith, The Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 346-7; Abraham 4:1, Pearl of Great Price; and Gospel Principles, 290</ref>.
===[[Mormonism Today]]===
