Mormonism seemed to offer "high hopes for a new tomorrow, the chance of putting down stakes in Zion, working out ones salvation, and an imminent coming of Christ"(Arrington and Bitton 43). According to Arrington and Bitton, the Mormon Religion offered people a way in which to fulfill their deep spiritual need. The Mormon religion began in America, during a time of religious chaos in which most people were extremely confused. On the other hand, Smith gathered a following of believers who "viewed Mormonism as the 'Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ,' and accepted Smith as God's prophet"(Arrington and Bitton 2).Īrrington and Bitton then examine why people decided to convert to Mormonism. The Latter-day Saint has faith that the Mormon religion began on Septemin New York, when Joseph Smith had an encounter with God, in which an angel granted him with the "Book of Mormon." Many felt that Joseph Smith was a fraud and that it was impossible to have such an encounter with God. The first section of the book begins by examining the origins of the religion. This paper will summarize the three sections of the book and then analyze them in their entirety. The authors, Arrington and Bitton, divide the story up into three sections that make up the book. The book explains the rise of the Mormon religion up into the twentieth century. The Book, The Mormon Experience, examines the entire history of the Latter-day Saints, beginning with the founder Joseph Smith. Arrington & Davis Bitton, The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-day Saints
Book Review-Arrington & Bitton-The Mormon Experience: A History of the Latter-Day Saints
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