This is a reply I gave someone today, Sunday, March 6th, 2016, when they asked about the LDS church:
Mormons are Christians too, except we have two books: the Bible and The Book of Mormon.
The Bible is a record of the people in and around Jerusalem over 2000 years ago, while the Book of Mormon is a record of the people in the Americas around 2000 years ago.
In the year 1820, a 14-year-old boy named Joseph Smith lived in the State of New York. At this time the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints(Or Mormon) church had not been established. Joseph was very confused because everyone kept exclaiming that THEIR church was the real and true church.
One night, Joseph just couldn't decide which church was the right one, so he pulled out the bible and read James 1:5 "If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him." Joseph decided to take this scripture to thought and pray.
Joseph went into the forest so he could be alone. He found a clearing and knelt down and started to pray. As he did, a powerful darkness surrounded him, trying to get him to stop. That darkness was Satan.Joseph tried hard to get the choking, pressuring feeling, out of his head as he asked God which church was true. Once he asked that, the choking feeling escaped his presence. What happened next was miraculous and astonishing...
In his own words he said:
"I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me. It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other--This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!"
-Joseph SmithThe two people standing above Joseph were our Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.
Jesus told Joseph that none of the churches were the truest and that it was almost time for Joseph to restore the true church: the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS)
Four years later, Joseph was given the record of the Book of Mormon, etched onto Golden plates, and was given the power to translate them into the Book of Mormon that we have today. Joseph continued to develop the LDS church, and became the first prophet of God of the Latter Days.
I know that all of this is true, with all my heart! These truths were lost for 1400 years, and Joseph Smith and Christ brought them back to the earth!
Part of those truths is that families can be together forever, even after death. After death, life doesn't end, and can be with your family forever. If a loved one you care for dies or has died, you will be able to see them again in heaven! :)
I know that my Father, even YOUR Father, Our Heavenly Father Lives. I Know that Jesus Christ lives too, and that he is our brother. Heavenly Father and Jesus want us to come home to him someday.
You can learn more about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints at
LDS.Org
Or
Mormon.OrgI hope that you have enjoyed this, and that you will check out these websites! :)