Humanism teaches that man can be a God or be like God. Mormonism is nothing more than Humanism cloaked with Christian sounding words!
The Mormon religion (Mormonism), whose followers are known as Mormons and Latter Day Saints (LDS), was founded less than two hundred years ago by a man named Joseph Smith. He claimed to have received a personal visit from God the Father and Jesus Christ who told him that all churches and their creeds were an abomination. Joseph Smith then set out to begin a brand-new religion that claims to be the “only true church on earth.” The problem with Mormonism is that it contradicts,modifies, and expands on the Bible. Christians have no reason to believe that the Bible is not true and adequate. To truly believe in and trust God means to believe in His Word, and all Scripture is inspired by God, which means it comes from Him (2 Timothy 3:16).
Mormons believe that there are in fact four sources of divinely inspired words, not just one: 1) The Bible “as far as it is translated correctly.” Which verses are considered incorrectly translated is not always made clear. 2) The Book of Mormon, which was “translated” by Smith and published in 1830. Smith claimed it is the “most correct book” on earth and that a person can get closer to God by following its precepts “than by any other book.” 3) The Doctrine and Covenants, containing a collection of modern revelations regarding the “Church of Jesus Christ as it has been restored.” 4) The Pearl of the Great Price, which is considered by Mormons to “clarify” doctrines and teachings that were lost from the Bible and adds its own information about the earth’s creation.
Mormons believe the following about God: He has not always been the Supreme Being of the universe, but attained that status through righteous living and persistent effort. They believe God the Father has a “body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s.” Though abandoned by modern Mormon leaders, Brigham Young taught that Adam actually was God and the father of Jesus Christ. In contrast, Christians know this about God: there is only one true God (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10; 44:6-8), He always has existed and always will exist (Deuteronomy 33:27; Psalm 90:2; 1 Timothy 1:17), and He was not created but is the Creator (Genesis 1; Psalm 24:1; Isaiah 37:16). He is perfect, and no one else is equal to Him (Psalm 86:8; Isaiah 40:25). God the Father is not a man, nor was He ever (Numbers 23:19; 1 Samuel 15:29; Hosea 11:9). He is Spirit (John 4:24), and Spirit is not made of flesh and bone (Luke 24:39).
Mormons believe that there are different levels or kingdoms in the afterlife: the celestial kingdom, the terrestrial kingdom, the telestial kingdom, and outer darkness. Where mankind will end up depends on what they believe and do in this life. In contrast, the Bible tells us that after death, we go to heaven or hell based on whether or not we had faith in Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior. To be absent from our bodies means, as believers, we are with the Lord (2 Corinthians 5:6-8). Unbelievers are sent to hell or the place of the dead (Luke 16:22-23). When Jesus comes the second time, we will receive new bodies (1 Corinthians 15:50-54). There will be a new heaven and new earth for believers (Revelation 21:1), and unbelievers will be thrown into an everlasting lake of fire (Revelation 20:11-15). There is no second chance for redemption after death (Hebrews 9:27).
Mormon leaders have taught that Jesus’ incarnation was the result of a physical relationship between God the Father and Mary. Mormons believe Jesus is a god, but that any human can also become a god. Mormonism teaches that salvation can be earned by a combination of faith and good works. Contrary to this, Christians historically have taught that no one can achieve the status of God—only He is holy (1 Samuel 2:2). We can only be made holy in God’s sight through faith in Him (1 Corinthians 1:2). Jesus is the only begotten Son of God (John 3:16), is the only one ever to have lived a sinless, blameless life, and now has the highest place of honor in heaven (Hebrews 7:26). Jesus and God are one in essence, Jesus being the only One existing before physical birth (John 1:1-8; 8:56). Jesus gave Himself to us as a sacrifice, God raised Him from the dead, and one day everyone will confess that Jesus Christ is Lord (Philippians 2:6-11). Jesus tells us it is impossible to get to heaven by our own works and that only by faith in Him is it possible (Matthew 19:26). We all deserve eternal punishment for our sins, but God’s infinite love and grace have allowed us a way out. “For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Romans 6:23).
Clearly, there is only one way to receive salvation and that is to know God and His Son, Jesus (John 17:3). It is not done by works, but by faith (Romans 1:17; 3:28). We can receive this gift no matter who we are or what we have done (Romans 3:22). “Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved” (Acts 4:12).
Although Mormons are usually friendly, loving, and kind people, they are deceived by a false religion that distorts the nature of God, the Person of Jesus Christ, and the means of salvation.
True Discernment 
The Lord knew 2000 years ago that it would all come down to this and he gave us the answer clearly in the Bible when Apostle Paul wrote the Church in Galatia, speaking forward to us,( New American Standard Bible (©1995)
“But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed.” Mormanism is contray to what Paul preached and was supposedly deliverd to Joseph Smith who supposedly received it from an angel. God knew That Satan would try to convince massess of people that the largest christian cult in the world would be
^^ I love that chapter from Galatians as well, Karen. It helped when my wife first left the LDS church and was baptized as an adult in our little Lutheran church. But try explaining to a jack-Mormon what Gospel really means, or Law or love, or heaven, or God. All of these were foreign words to a 20 year old woman.
I think whereas Galatians points towards the Mormon traditions, so also do the words of Christ when he talks about those who cause these little ones that love me to sin. I firmly believe that the church has taken all that is wrong with American Civil Religion and institutionalized it, preserving and promoting a narcissism for the men and belittling the women.
Ever met a young LDS kid that’s just received the priesthood of Melchizadek? He knows he’s going to have his own planet, and all the women he is sealed to in this life or after he’s passed on. There is a devious hubris hiding under their quiet demeanor and Family Home Evenings; the undercurrent that, even when visiting with family members, they are chosen and better and closer to God for having heard this anti-Gospel and preached it to their children. And sealed their long-dead non-believing relatives, baptizing and declaring the faith of a rotten corpse.
My father-in-law never set foot in a Mormon church unless they were feeding him. He died quickly of cancer, and in his last days he sought the counsel of a priest to quieten his heart. He was buried with a Mormon ceremony, and she has now done the temple work to be sealed to him. There are heel-marks tracing those steps to the entrance to the celestial kingdom, and damn this heresy for stealing my children’s deserved chance to say good-bye to their grandpa. Damn it for stealing my wife’s childhood from her. And damn it for the mistruths it continues to propogate regarding my Lord and Savior. There will be some saved from every flock, I can only hope.
But where lies are preached, souls will be lost. God help them.