Abrahim... Wow, that's quite the list of questions... I'll answer what I can from memory, others I'll see if I can get to tomorrow.
To your list of churches:
We believe that all churches, with the possible exception of satanistic churches, have truth in them. We believe that we are the only church out there that has
all the truth that is here on the earth, however. Any church that teaches it's parishoners to be good people and ends up being a force for improving it's members is a good thing.
Creationism: There is no specific doctrine to my knowledge dealing with evolution. I'm personally a theocratic evolution guy. I think God caused stuff to evolve in other words.
God is an exalted man. He has a perfect body, and is perfect. He is omnipotent and all-knowing. He is our father in heaven.
God operates by sending the Holy Spirit to teach those who pray for his guidance. He also gives the faithful and worthy the power to act in his name to bless and heal others. These days at least...
Where is God? I really don't know. I'd expect in heaven or something to that effect.
The book of mormon was written by prophets in the americas between 500ish BC and 300ish AD. I can't remember the exact numbers. When the faithful here were wiped out, The BOM was hidden in new york to await Joseph Smith, who translated it into English by the power of God.
The proof of the Book of Mormon comes from the spirit of God. Each member of the church has at one point prayed to God to know if the BOM was true, and each has found that it is. Besides, I find it unlikely that such powerful words could come from the mouth of a 14 year old 3rd grade educated boy. Especially as it was written in less than a year and was never revised.
Joseph Smith founded the church in the 1800s. When he was a boy, he went into a grove of trees to pray to decide which church he should join. God the father and Jesus christ appeared to him and told him to join none and to start his own. After that he married his wife Emma. A couple years after that Joseph Smith translated the book of mormon. The church grew from there, and Joseph Smith was repeatedly persecuted. He was tarred and feathered, beaten, etc. Finally, a warrant was issued for his arrest, and he turned himself into the authorities at Carthage jail, knowing full well that he would not return alive. A mob broke into the jail and shot and killed both Joseph Smith and his brother hyrum.
As a church we have three goals:
<UL TYPE=SQUARE><LI>To proclaim the Gospel (to spread ore religion as much as possible)<LI>To perfect the saints (to make mormons better people)<LI>To redeem the dead (We believe that if someone does not accept Jesus Christ on the earth, they have the chance to do so after their death, but they must still be baptised here. We baptise them in our temples.)
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When we die, we live in the spirit world, in either prison or paradise (heaven or hell) to await the resurrection. After this, we will be judged and will either be with God in the celestial kingdom, or be sent to the lower kingdoms, the terrestrial kingdom, or the lowest, the telestial kingdom. (based on a verse in corinthians)
Mormons are discouraged from drinking alcohol, coffee or tea, having sex outside marriage, being dishonest, and taking illicit drugs, among other things.
Mormons are encouraged to attend church, read scripture, pray, pay tithing, attend the temple, and be basically good people.
More questions will be answered in part 2...
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