Mormons consider themselves Christians. Unlike Muslims, they do believe in the divinity of Christ (In Islam, Jesus is one of a long line of prophets such as Moses, Noah, Abraham & Mohammed. In LDS beliefs it is the revealed word of Christ in the New World that they follow along with the Old & New Testaments. The LDS story goes that after his death and ressurection and on his way to Heaven Jesus stopped in America - principly central and southern Mexico and brought his teaching to the Indians (presumably the predecessors of the Maya). It didn't seem to take as obviously the Indians certainly didn't exhibit and Christian tendencies when met by the Spanish some 500 years later. (I jokingly say that, unlike Bugs Bunny, Jesus DID take a left turn in Albequerque.)

The teachings of Jesus were enscribed on gold and brass. They were found in New York state by Joseph Smith, who is considered a prophet, not unlike Moses and Mohammed.

Other Christian sects generally have mixed feelings about the LDS. There are radical differences in LDS and mainstream Christianity, but they are Christian.

Please feel to correct any of my info - this is off the top of my head, but I've been doing studies of the LDS for many years.

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