1. Church of Latter Day Saints(Mormonism) By Taylor Hart, Sophie Di Re, Kennie Beighle

2. Origin-When, Who, Where? ●Founded: 1830 ●Founder: Joseph Smith ●Location: New York, where Joseph Smith lived ●First Church President: Brigham Young Joseph Smith Brigham Young

3. Beliefs ●Father, Son, Holy Spirit are 3 separate entities o not grouped as one ●Respect for authority and order o rule followers, respect elders ●Traditional family life o family functions, values, discourages divorce ●Strong work ethics o grades, employment, community service ●Strong dietary restrictions o tobacco, alcohol, coffee, tea

4. Universal or Ethnic? ●Universal religion ●Attempts to appeal to all people ●Missionaries/mission trips

5. Hierarchical or Autonomous Structure? First President Quorum of 12 Apostles General Officers Quorum of the 70 Presiding Bishopric Stake Presidency Ward Bishopric Individual Members Hierarchical Structure of Mormon Church

6. Diffusion of Mormonism ●Expansion Diffusion o now ●Relocation Diffusion o originally

7. Diffusion of Mormonism

11. Distribution Today

14. Sacred Spaces & Places ●Utah-Head of the Mormon Church ●Mormon temples ●The Sacred Grove-New York ●The Hill Cumoran ●The Susquehanna River ●Mormon College Universities o BYU (Brigham Young University) Mormon church in Salt Lake City, Utah.

15. Geographical Impact ●Funeral Traditions-prefer burial and embalming instead of cremation ●Church initiation = burial in traditional temple clothing ●Building of often large temples and/or churches ●Burial= preferred way of disposing of the dead

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