s, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things. The Mormon Church also has many distinct beliefs that most people know about. Probably the most commonly known fact about Mormonism is their tremendous missionary work. Most Christian missionaries believe in ministering to the non-Christians. The Mormons on the other hand believe their work is to be done among all people, both Christian and non-Christian who are not Mormon. They believe that most Christians are misled. "They believe they have the complete Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ, which is so different form any Christian or non-Christian church that missionary work, or the sharing of this complete Gospel of Christ with all peoples, is their accepted obligation and goal."(Howells p.116) All eligible and worthy adult members of the Mormon Church are possible candidates for missionary work, this may be full or part-time service. A member doing missionary work supports himself or herself completely through saving enough money beforehand. A missionary's term averages 2-2.5 years. Their work is organized and supervised. When their mission is completed, the member returns to his or her normal life or if they choose they can continue their work. There are from five to ten thousand full-time missionaries, each self-supporting, who are in the "field" most of the time. There are also close to five thousand part-time missionaries. Mormons are also very concerned with their own health. Their moral code can be summarized as their body is seen as a tabernacle, and a spiritual child of God. To defile this tabernacle is to hamper the free operation of man's own personal eternal spirit. They severely believe in marriage. Adultery, by either spouse, is ground for being disfellowshipped from the church. It seems kind of odd to me that they used to practice polygamy. This practice was discontinued after it was made illegal and the law "freed" them from practicing polygamy. Thei...
