Religion plays a very important role in a man’s everyday activities. It acts as your moral guide and fills you with a sense of purpose. The movement of the Latter Day Saint which is also known as Mormon is a very famous religion nowadays and it also belongs to Christianity.

However, the Mormon Church’s genealogy is not very popular among the common people. Mormon is also considered to be adherents to the Latter Day Saints’ Church of Jesus Christ. Referring to history, the word “Mormon” has been taken from the Book of Mormon. This religious book has been translated by a person called Joseph Smith, Jr. Information on the early American inhabitants’ history has been compiled and written by a prophet named Mormon in this book.

Mormons are not members of the said religious sect, nor are they Protestants. They also do not take themselves to belong to the larger part of Christianity. At the same time, they also do not believe in Jesus Christ and what he represents.

The history of the Mormons is not very pleasant. They have undergone struggles and faced a lot of prosecution by various religions and sects of Christianity. The Mormon Book says that Prophet Mormon who dwelled in America in the fourth century heard God’s call to compile information on his people and that too in the form of a single book

Right after Mormon died, his son who was called Moroni witnessed complete destruction and the persecution of his kind. It was him who hid the original version of the Mormon Book in upstate New York which was then a hill named Comorah.

It is said that Moroni had been a messenger whom God had sent to a person called Joseph Smith, Jr. Moroni then sent Smith to retrieve the book and translate it to the English language. Even though Smith did not know how to read or write the script of the book, he accurately and completely translated the Mormon Book. It was these miracles that have made Smith a prophet sent by God.

Yet, this was not the end of the struggles of the people of Mormons. In 1844, Smith was killed in a mob inside a Carthage at Illinois jail. Soon after that miserable year, many followers of the Saints of Latter-day started to follow Brigham Young who was chosen as the president in his denomination. After which he proceeded to Utah where he gave an Exodus to the Salt Lake City. This place now has the largest Mormon population in the world.

Till date, Mormon is a term which is used to refer to the group of people under Brigham Young in the Salt Lake City. However, other groups which are small have adopted the saints of Latter Day and are trying to reject using “Mormon” for describing their group. It was their claim that it did not make any reference to the central figure of their Church, that is the Mormon Church and the Church of the Saints of Latter Day.

The Mormons are completely different when it comes to theology, culture and practice among religious sects like Mennonites, Jehovah’s witnesses, Amish and Society of Religious Friends.

This is the Church of Mormon’s genealogy. As is evident, Mormons are pretty different when compared to the other types of sects and Christian religion.

With it’s population, highlights, economy and urbanization, Toronto can be safely considered being one of those cities in the world which one has to visit. To find out more how things got there, read the rest of this article and learn about the history of this magnificent metropolitan area.

Ancient times

In case of Toronto, it’s a lot harder to characterize an ancient culture that lived in this area. From what we know, permanent settlements didn’t exist, various tribes including the Mohawks have had different uses for this territory and often set up summer camps. Toronto as a name most likely comes from a Mohawk word tkaronto, which would mean “a place where trees stand in water”.

Settlement

A French explorer, Etienne Brule, is the first European person credited to stand on the shores of Lake Ontario. Soon enough, the Toronto passage has become a vital junction for fur trading. Later, this fact has led to a major fight between Britain and France as they tried to gain control.

John Graves Simcoe

This person is known as the godfather of Toronto, named York at first. In his view, the settlement served more as a guarding post at the American border. Soon, it has became the capital of Upper Canada and the need for routes intended mainly for fast military communication has led to the building of three major roads – Yonge Street, Kingston Road and Dundas. Yonge Street is still the longest street in the world, running 1896 kilometres to the Rainy River.

American raids on York

York has been attacked twice during the War of 1812. It has been partially burned in 1813, when Pike Zebulon attacked it with his troops. British soldiers were outnumbered by many and decided to retreat, yet still stop the attack by setting fire to all magazines in the fort and making it explode. This happened just as the Americans entered the building, killing Zebulon and many of his man in action. After the American armed forces left, it was rebuilt much stronger and the attackers didn’t even had the chance to reach the shore the next time they tried.

The Great Irish Famine

The mid 1800’s saw a large number of Irish immigrants, both Catholic and Protestant. The latter group was more successful and soon started playing a major role by occupying major positions in politics, education and business.

The first trains and transportation

1853 was the year when the first trains pulled out of Toronto on a long track that ran north to Barrie on Lake Simcoe. In the end, Toronto became the main railway hub for Western Canada, further enhancing the importance of the city. By this time, Toronto had already distinct neighbourhoods, a drain system, piped water, gas lightning on the streets and a rapidly expanding economy.

Industrialization

British industrial advances and a reciprocal free trade agreement with the United States has led to major developments in Canada, including Toronto. Coal-fired steam power was used to produce an extensive range of products, which were shipped by train and on water, the latter changing the city’s harbor into a grimy and sedulous industrial zone.