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Mormonism?

Hearing the words Mormonism, Alex's attention sharpened. [; first release]

He couldn't help but think to himself: "Could it be that...Hughes wants to recruit me into a religion?"

This idea was not unfounded. In recent years, he had heard that there were Mormons around Hughes and that they had close ties with the Mormons. There are already rumors that Hughes joined the Mormon church and became a very important member of the church.

Mormonism is no different from a cult in the eyes of many people. After all, its rules such as "polygamy" and "isolation from the world" are very eye-catching. In fact, these are all hearsay, and none of them are objective evaluations made after a comprehensive and in-depth understanding.

Mormonism was founded in the 1830s, originally by a man named Joseph Smith near New York. Later, the church went through several twists and turns, and finally took root in Salt Lake City, Utah. Salt Lake City is now the headquarters and stronghold of the Mormon Church. 60% of the people are Mormons. Mormonism attaches great importance to education and publicity, and spares no effort to cultivate believers into social elites.

"Mormonism" is not actually the official name of the church. The official name is "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." The concept of "late term" in the mid-term refers to the fact that we are in the "countdown" stage until Jesus Christ is about to return to earth again.

Mormons also believe in God, Jesus, and the Bible, which is no different from ordinary Christians. However, they also regard another book as a classic, and that is the Book of Mormon. "Mormon" is actually just the name of an ancient prophet who recorded and compiled some ancient stories about Jesus Christ in the American continent, and bound them into a book called the Book of Mormon.

When Alex learned that Hughes might be a Mormon, he looked for some information to understand it. But it is really impossible for him to join this church. He thought for a while and said to Hughes: "How many wives can Mormons have now? I know you only have one wife. Do you want to have more wives?"

Hughes laughed at Alex's question and almost choked on his coffee: "You, you have been asked this question by too many people. In fact, things are not what you think. "

So Hughes explained to him in detail some things about Mormonism, especially the issue of polygamy. He explained the ins and outs very clearly.

As early as 1890, because Utah was fighting for state status in the United States, the Mormons officially announced their abandonment of polygamy. Polygamy has always been the biggest obstacle to other civilized worlds opposing them.

The leaders of the church at that time were very vague in their declaration. They did not think that polygamy was wrong, but they just emphasized that any polygamous marriage would no longer be recognized. To this day, many people believe that this kind of family can last forever because of what the Mormon Bible teaches. Although polygamy is no longer allowed, many Mormons still pursue the eternal bond created through marriage.

Since then, there have been a handful of hardcore Mormons who have ignored the orders of their leader. Still insisting on this so-called concept of obtaining eternity through polygamy. They broke into pieces. Even to this day. There are also people who insist on polygamy despite the orders of the state and the leader of the church. They think that the leader of the church who compromised with the federal government at that time made a big mistake. This Mormon tradition should be adhered to. They even claimed that the current Mormon Church has gone astray under the pretense of the will of the previous leader, John Taylor.

Because they promote ideas that are close to the original teachings, although they are small in number, they are still very influential to some ignorant and ignorant believers. Therefore, the Mormon Church officials had to issue a unified order to strictly investigate those who advocate such ideas. , as soon as they are discovered, they will be excommunicated immediately.

"Okay, I'm a fool. So when you mentioned Mormonism to me, did you really want to recruit me into the religion?" After listening to Hughes' explanation, Alex quickly asked the other party's intention.

"How about it? Have you ever thought about joining a church? If you have, I suggest you join the Mormon Church. I think this church is quite suitable for you, really!"

Hughes went on to explain. Mormons account for less than 2% of the total population of the United States, but most of them are elites, with a high proportion of successful people in politics and business. Hughes urged: "When you join this church, you will understand what it means to be as close as a big family."

Alex shrugged his shoulders and shook his head in refusal: "That's fine, I'm not interested in this. Besides, if you join the Mormon Church, doesn't it mean you have to donate one-tenth of your income to the church? That’s a lot of money, and it makes me sad just thinking about it.”

"Haha, you are really a little money addict. It's only one tenth. The money we earn is given by God. If we only give 10%, we can still keep 90%."

Hughes shook his head. They were talking about the Mormon law of "tithing," which means believers must pay one-tenth of their income to the church. As a result, the Mormon Church is very wealthy and has a great influence on society.

"No matter what you say, I will never join the Mormon Church!" Alex once again clearly rejected Hughes. He really had no interest in joining such a religious organization.

Unexpectedly, Hughes did not continue to persuade, but nodded, indicating that he understood Alex's choice. He put away his smile, looked seriously into Alex's eyes and said, "You don't have to join the Mormon Church. After all, it's just to cover up others' eyes. Do you have any knowledge of some mysterious organizations in this world?"

"Mysterious organization? Which organizations are you referring to?"

"For example, organizations such as the Freemasons, the Skeleton Gang, the Illuminati, and the Black Nobles. You must know that these organizations are composed of elites who control the world. Now you should also have a vague feeling. If no one takes you If you join these organizations, I'm afraid you will encounter an invisible ceiling and you will not be able to climb up. This is the case for some people. They always stay in their original position and cannot develop no matter how hard they work."

"Because the places up there are limited, it's impossible for so many people to go up, right?" Alex understood what Hughes meant. The other party really wanted to recruit him to join an organization. Maybe this organization was not the Mormon Church, but The so-called mysterious organization.

"Yes, after all, the resources in this world are limited. The hierarchical relationship between people is like a pyramid. The higher the number, the smaller the number. When the number reaches a certain level, they will naturally form gangs and attack those below. People form an absolute barrier, so that the middle and lower layers are fixed in their original positions and unable to turn over..."

"Wait!" Alex suddenly interrupted Hughes. He took a piece of paper and drew an eye-shaped pattern on it with a pen. "Do you recognize these eyes?"

Hughes was stunned. He looked at the eye pattern and said, "This is a sign only for senior members of the Illuminati. How did you encounter it?" Before Alex could answer, he immediately guessed: " It turns out they have already been in contact with you! I’m afraid they saw it during the kidnapping case, right?"

Alex then told the story of his encounter in detail, and of course concealed some secrets, such as the information that he used his ability to copy to Crazy Old Eight, etc. However, he has explained the whole incident very clearly. This is the first time he has told people about the mysterious man and the eye-like pattern.

"Well, I think that mysterious person should be a member of the Illuminati. The Illuminati often does this kind of thing. When they see a suitable candidate, they will try their best to brainwash them and then absorb them into the organization. You were recruited by the Illuminati I took a fancy to them, otherwise I wouldn’t have met their people.”

"Illuminati? What do they do?"

Alex vaguely heard some things about this mysterious organization in later generations, but after all, that was information found on the Internet. It is estimated that most of it was spread by rumors and was not very accurate. Now that I meet someone like Hughes who really understands it, of course I want to find out the inside story of this organization.

Several times he wanted to reach out and touch Hughes, but the other person kept avoiding him intentionally or unintentionally, as if his intentions were seen through. After trying several times, Alex no longer dared to act rashly, for fear that Hughes would actually know his biggest secret.

Hughes did not answer Alex's question, but fell into deep thought. After a while, he said: "That's it. How could Rockefeller be so kind to help? At that time, I really thought Alex What is your connection with Rockefeller? They came out to warn the Kowloon Society to suppress the development of the Illuminati."

"How is Rockefeller related to the Illuminati?" Alex became more and more confused as he listened, but he felt that he was coming into contact with unknown secrets.

Hughes also took a pen and wrote a word on the paper: ""!

This word represents "Illuminati", and Hughes quickly drew an upright square pattern under the word. This pattern was composed of the letters of that word, and it looked very regular and orderly.

"This is the logo of the Illuminati. People think it was only established in 1776. In fact, this is not correct. Because this organization actually existed long ago, and it once had a very close relationship with Freemasonry. In fact, the Illuminati and Freemasonry was once an organization, UU read www.uukanshu.net, but later it split into two organizations due to different ideas."

"Freemasonry?" Alex felt his head was getting bigger, and it seemed quite complicated. Both organizations had a long history, and there were countless capable people in the association. If he gets into trouble with these two organizations, even Hughes will probably have a headache.

"Don't worry, they won't dare to provoke disputes easily, as long as you join my organization."

After looking at Hughes's expression, it seemed that he was not lying. Maybe there really is any organization in this world that can compete with the Freemasons and the Illuminati. But Alex has some resistance. He is very disgusted with things like political parties and organizations. In his opinion, once you join these so-called mysterious organizations, you may be controlled by others for the rest of your life.

ps:

Yesterday it rained heavily and there were explosions and power outages. It scared the house cat to death! It seemed that a large area was hit by heavy rain. The rain came and went in a hurry, the weather was excellent in the morning, it poured heavily at noon, flooding the streets of the park, and it was sunny in the afternoon. It was like three changes in one day.

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