We are Christian

     The first and most important thing to know about Mormon is to know that we are Christian.  Many people in the world today have false ideas that Mormons are not Christian. The reason behind these ideas, I'm not sure, but I can assure you that we are and I would love to help clear up any concerns about that.   

     One thing that people do not understand is why we do not have a cross on our church.  The cross can be a great reminder of the death of our Savior and it helps many people to pull  their thoughts closer to him when they see it which is what makes it so powerful and important to most Christian faiths. In the Mormon faith we do not feel that it is necessary to worship or to have a cross because we try to focus more on the the life that he lived and the fact that he was resurrected  and is still alive and active in our life today. Yes we are very grateful for the fact that he gave his life for us and we believe strongly that he did and we know that without him we would not be able to return to live with our Heavenly Father.  We just believe that it is not necessary to worship the weapon or tool that was used to kill him. We do not look down upon those who chose to worship the cross in any way we simple choose not to do so, but I assure you that we still very much so worship and follow our Savior, Jesus Christ. 

      Other claims to why we are not Christian is the fact that we have a book called the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon, as it states, is another testament of Jesus Christ and it is further understanding that our Heavenly Father has given us. It is very similar to the Bible and we use it hand in hand with the King James version of the Bible to help us to become closer to our Savior and to learn more of him.  So the Book of Mormon is not to replace the Bible in any way but to help us become closer to Christ.

     There are many ideas out there similar to these that try to convince you that Mormons are not Christian and try to take away what we hold dear to our hearts and that is our believe in Christ. I know that Christ is my Savior and it is through him that I can return to live with God.  I'm so thankful for all that he has done for me and I love Him dearly for it.