Leaders and Followers

This is probably a natural division of mankind in general, but is especially true of religion, where supreme leaders are common.

This morning I want to discuss how this applies to Mormonism, the religion of my family. This has gone thru a great deal of change over the years, especially the last 50 years, or so. 

In America, great change was caused by the Second Great Awakening, that made Americans religious people. And caused Mormonism. 

How Mormonism gut started, how Joseph Smith became a Prophet, Is not clear, but it did happen. And this was important to its many followers, who needed a leader to follow. 

The Catholic church had its Pope, who was very unpopular with the Protestants, which led to the worst wars of all time.  

At the present time, Evangelicalism is important in North, Central, and South America.