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The Mormons or Latter Day Saints, have had as much effect as any young religion has. However, they have sparked a little more controversy due to their new doctrine; The Book of Mormon, The Doctrine & Covenants and The Pearl of Great Price. Many confuse The Book of Mormon as the only Mormon scripture, however it is used in addition to the bible. Now, how they have affected American culture.
- The Book of Mormon added 26 words to the English language.
- They are the fastest growing religion and the second richest behind Catholicism.
- They are the largest financial supporter of The Boy Scouts of America.
- They are the largest financial supporter of Genealogical Research.
- The Mormon religion was the first to suggest that Tobacco was harmful.
Mormon inventors and engineers:
- John Moses Browning: 128 firearm patents including the invention of the semi-automatic rifle.
- William Clayton: Invented the odometer.
- Philo T. Farnsworth: Invented the Television.
- Robert B. Ingebretsen: Invented technology that converted analog sound to digital soung, making the compact disc possible.
-James LeVoy Sorenson: 68th richest man in America and co-inventor of the heart monitor.
- Lester Wire: Invented the traffic light.
- Nathaniel Baldwin: Invented headphones.
- Harvey Fletcher: inented the hearing aid.
- Marvin Harris: invented the transistor radio
- Alvino Ray: invented the Electric Guitar.
- Brigham Young: Invented the department store.
Whether or not one agrees with the religion, the contributions made by the church to the development of American culture, particularly in the settling of the West, cannot be understated.
The church was a lightning rod for religious persecution by mobs throughout its earliest years, and subsequently moved from state to state seeking an opportunity only to worship freely as guaranteed by the Constitution of the United States. After the assassination of Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum, Brigham Young led the church across plains and the Rocky Mountains to settle in the Salt Lake basin.
President Young recognized the opportunities that existed for further developing the area by organizing colonization efforts throughout Utah, Idaho, Wyoming, and the southwest. The Saints helped farmers throughout this dry region learn the same irrigation techniques they had picked up in their own travels, which helped to sustain many of these colonies as they grew into long-standing towns and cities of today.
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