Doctrinal Comparisons of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

As a seventeen year old I joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.  I was questioned extensively by friends and family as to my awareness of what I was doing.  I was told many things about the church I had not heard before.  I was taken to meetings where speakers told people what Mormons did and believed.   I recognized that what they were saying was not the truth.  These allegations made me curious and I have studied the actions and allegations of the Church's detractors ever since.  Over the years I have studied the differences in the many theologies that that are taught in the modern Christian world. I also studied the reasons why some thought I was making a mistake by joining the church.  I will explain some of what I have learned as I studied the differences between traditional Christian theology and the teachings and doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints .   The key understa...

When I joined the LDS church I was confronted with various charges that I had left biblical Christianity.  As I studied those statements by well-intentioned friends and family I found them to be quite misinformed about what the LDS really believed and to be very short on knowledge of what they actually believe as far as their own biblical theology.   The discussions revolve around assertions and fallacies that the participants unwittingly use to discredit the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and its doctrines.   It may not make much sense but that is how they would like people to feel when they hear a statement such as "Satan and Jesus are brothers." How did Jesus and Satan come to be?    This seems to be hot topic when Mormons and Christianity are discussed.   The intent of these misinformed statements seems to portray an image of thinking that this relationship is somehow two teenagers of equal capacity fighting over who is...