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Table of Contents:

Chapter 1 Prophets of God
Chapter 2 One God
Chapter 3 Jesus Christ
Chapter 4 The Holy Spirit
Chapter 5 The Holy Trinity
Chapter 6 The Creation
Chapter 7 Man
Chapter 8 The Image of God
Chapter 9 The Fall of Adam
Chapter 10 Original Sin
Chapter 11 Faith and Grace
Chapter 12 Apostolic Authority
Chapter 13 The Restoration
Chapter 14 Tradition and Scripture
Chapter 15 Catholic Teachings
Chapter 16 The Church
Chapter 17 The Office of Apostle
Chapter 18 The Priesthood
Chapter 19 Baptism
Chapter 20 Confirmation
Chapter 21 Marriage
Chapter 22 Purgatory
Chapter 23 Heaven and Hell
Chapter 24 Eternal Life

Chapter 1 Prophets of God
Mormonism: In 1820 the Lord Chose Joseph Smith as a New Prophet (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 17)
- No New Public Revelation Before the Second Coming (CCC66)
- The Faith Which Was Once For All Delivered To The Saints (CCC171)
- The Living Magisterium Authentically Interprets The Word of God (CCC889)
- The Dogma Of The Trinity, Truth Contained In Divine Revelation (CCC88)
- Divine Revelation Clarifies The Reality Of Sin (CCC387)
- The Holy People Of God Share In Christ's Prophetic Office (CCC873)
- The Holy Spirit Leads Believers To The Full Truth (CCC79)

Chapter 2 One God
Mormonism: God was once a man like us (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 47)
- God is Neither Man Nor Woman (CCC370)
- We Do Not Confess Three Gods, But One God in Three Persons (CCC253)
- God Is One But Not Solitary. The Father Is The Source Of The Divinity. (CCC254)
- God is Unique; There Are No Other Gods Besides Him (CCC212)
- God Transcends All Creatures, Angels Are Creatures (CCC42)
- Our God Spoke To Moses, God's Name Is YHWH. (CCC206)
- Jesus Christ is Himself God, The Word made Flesh (CCC151)
- God Was In Christ Reconciling The World To Himself (CCC433)
- Jesus Is "I Am", The Son Of God And God Himself (CCC653)

Chapter 3 Jesus Christ
Mormonism: Jesus was the first spirit born to heavenly parents (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 2)
- Son of God Is A Title, He Is God Himself (CCC254)
- Christ Is The Father's One Perfect And Unsurpassable Word (CCC65)
- Angels Were Created Through The Word (CCC291)
- Jesus Fulfils Isaiah's Prophecy Of The Suffering Servant, The Lamb Of God (CCC601)
- Jesus Affirms That God Is The One Lord. Jesus Has The Divine Title Lord (CCC202)
- Jesus is The Savior God Himself, The Eternal Son Of God Made Man (CCC594)
- Jesus Is The Mediator Between God and Men, He Is True God and True Man (CCC480)
- Jesus Prays That The Father's Will Be Done (CCC2824)
- Christ's Humanity Entered Into The Glory of God (CCC656)
- Christ Ushered In The Kingdom Of Heaven On Earth (CCC763)

Chapter 4 The Holy Spirit
Mormonism: The Holy Ghost is a spirit in the form of a man (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 21)
- The Holy Spirit Proceeds From The Father and The Son (CCC245)
- The Holy Spirit is Inseparable With The Father And The Son (CCC689)
- The Holy Spirit Is The Last of The Persons To Be Revealed (CCC684)
- The Holy Spirit Is Present Everywhere (CCC2671)

Chapter 5 The Holy Trinity
Mormonism: The Godhead are unified in purpose (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 7)
- The Dogma Of The Trinity, Truth Contained In Divine Revelation (CCC88)
- Not Three Gods, But One God In Three Persons (CCC253)
- The Son Is "One In Being" With The Father, Light From Light (CCC242)
- The Godhead Is One, Their Glory Equal (CCC266)
- The Divine Persons Are Distinct And Relative To One Another (CCC254)
- The Three Persons Act Together As One (CCC648)
- Jesus' Prayer of Unity - John 17 (CCC2749)
- The Church Clarified Her Trinitarian Faith (CCC250)
- A Creed Is A Summary Of The Faith (CCC187)

Chapter 6 The Creation
Mormonism: We can become a creator like our Heavenly Father (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 47)
- God Alone Created The Universe (CCC317)
- God Created Everything By His Eternal Word, His Beloved Son (CCC691)
- God Created Out of Nothing (CCC338)
- God Created The World to Show Forth His Glory (CCC293)
- God Created Man To Make Him Share In His Own Blessed Life (CCC1)
- No Creature Has The Infinite Power Necessary To Create (CCC318)

Chapter 7 Man
Mormonism: Man, as a spirit, was begotten and born of heavenly parents (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 2)
- Every Spiritual Soul is Created Immediately by God (CCC366)
- The First Adam Was Made By The Last Adam (CCC359)
- Men Are Not Brethren by Nature (CCC654)
- God's Eternal Plan Of Predestination (CCC600)

Chapter 8 The Image of God
Mormonism: God has a tangible body of flesh and bones (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 1)
- In No Way Is God In Man's Image. God Is Pure Spirit. (CCC370)
- Man is Created In the Image of God But God Is Not In The Image of Man (CCC357)
- Man Is In The Image Of The Son. Man Is Body And Spirit. (CCC705)
- God's Word Allowed Himself To Be Seen And Heard In Theophanies (CCC707)
- In The Body of Jesus We See Our Invisible God Made Visible (CCC1159)

Chapter 9 The Fall of Adam
Mormonism: Adam's fall was a necessary step in the plan of life (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 6)
- Adam Did Not Have to Suffer or Die (CCC1730)
- Man was Created in a State of Holiness (CCC398)
- Adam and Eve Were Created To Transmit Human Life (CCC372)
- If You Love God, Keep His Commandments, Then You Shall Live And Multiply (CCC2057)
- It Is A Revolt Against Through The Will To Become "Like Gods" (CCC1850)
- Conscience Enables One To Assume Responsibility For The Acts Performed (CCC11781)
- Adam Disobeyed and Christ Obeyed (CCC411)
- Christ Gave Us Greater Blessings (CCC420)
- Christ Restores Fallen Man to His Original Vocation (CCC518)

Chapter 10 Original Sin
Mormonism: Great Blessings Resulted from the Transgression (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 6)
- Divine Revelation Clarifies The Reality Of Sin (CCC387)
- Adam's Sin Brought Death and Suffering (CCC1018)
- The Universes was Created In A State of Journeying Toward Perfection (CCC302)
- Freedom Is A Force for Growth and Maturity (CCC1731)
- Sin Is An Abuse Of The Freedom That God Gives (CCC387)
- Original Sin is Transmitted with Human Nature (CCC419)
- All Men Are Implicated in Adam's Sin (CCC402)
- Justification Merited For Us By Christ, It is Granted Through Baptism (CCC2020)

Chapter 11 Faith and Grace
Mormonism: It is up to each of us to do our part and become worthy of exaltation. (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 3)
- No One Can Merit the Initial Grace of Forgiveness and Justification (CCC2010)
- Man's Merit is Due to God’s Grace and Secondly to Man's Collaboration (CCC2025)
- Grace is the Free and Underserved Help That God Gives Us (CCC1996)
- Faith Consists Of Disposing The Heart To Do The Will Of The Father (CCC2611)
- Faith Seeks Understanding, Truth Can Never Contradict Truth (CCC158)
- The Holy Spirit Gives Us Spiritual Understanding (CCC1101)
- The Way of Perfection Passes By Way of the Cross (CCC2015)
- Persevere in the Faith Until the End (CCC162)
- Mortal Sin Destroys Charity In The Heart of Man (CCC1855)

Chapter 12 Apostolic Authority
Mormonism: After the Apostles died there was no true authority (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 16)
- The Apostles Took Care to Appoint Successors To Pass On Authority (CCC860)
- The Unbroken Succession Transmits the Apostolic Authority (CCC1555)
- Christ Built His Church On The Rock of Peter's Faith (CCC424)
- The People of God Receive the Faith Which Was Once For All Delivered (CCC93)
- From the Churches Very Beginnings There Arose Certain Rifts (CCC817)
- Christ's Kingdom On Earth is an Everlasting Dominion (CCC664)
- Christ has Joined Himself to the Church In An Everlasting Covenant (CCC796)

Chapter 13 The Restoration
Mormonism: The Savior promised to restore his Church in the latter days (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 16)
- The Promised Restoration Begins With John the Baptist (CCC720)
- On The Day Of Pentecost The World Enters Into The Last Days (CCC715)
- The Destruction Of The Temple Is A Sign Of The Last Days (CCC585)
- The Renewal of All Things Comes After Final Judgment (CCC674)

Chapter 14 Tradition and Scripture
Mormonism: It is a mockery before God to baptize little children (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 20)
- Infant Baptism is an Immemorial Tradition (CCC1252)
- Tradition and Scripture Make Up a Single Deposit of the Word of God (CCC97)
- The New Testament Demonstrates the Process of Living Tradition (CCC83)
- The Task of Interpreting Scripture is Entrusted to the Living Magisterium (CCC100)

Chapter 15 Catholic Teachings
Mormonism: The teachings of present churches are "an abomination in his sight" (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 17)
- Jesus Said Who Eats My Flesh and Drinks My Blood (CCC1406)
- The Eucharist Re-Presents The Once And For All Sacrifice (CCC1366)
- The Bread Becomes the Body of Christ (CCC1375)
- Communion With the Lord's Body and Blood (CCC1396)
- Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary Is Intrinsic To Christian Worship (CCC971)
- Mary is truly Mother of God (CCC495)
- Mary is the Church's Model of Faith and Charity (CCC967)

Chapter 16 The Church
Mormonism: The LDS Church is the only true and living church (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 17)
- The Church Was Made Manifest On the Day of Pentecost (CCC1076)
- The Church Is a Hierarchical Society and the Mystical Body of Christ (CCC779)
- Christ Entrusted The Fullness of Grace And Truth To The Catholic Church (CCC819)
- Unity Subsists In The Catholic Church (CCC820)

Chapter 17 The Office of Apostle
Mormonism: Mormons sustain Twelve Apostles (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 9)
- The Office of Apostle, Chosen Witnesses That Ate With the Risen Christ (CCC995)
- The Twelve Apostles Are The Lasting Foundation (CCC857)
- Jesus Is The Father's Apostle, He Appointed Twelve To Be Sent Out (CCC858)
- The Bishop of Rome is Peter's Successor (CCC936)
- The College of Bishops Are United With Peter's Successor (CCC880)
- Bishops are Successors of the Apostles, They Are Pastors (CCC861)
- Bishops Have Pastoral Care Of A Particular Church (CCC1560)

Chapter 18 The Priesthood
Mormonism: The priesthood is divided into two parts (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 14)
- The Old Testament Priesthood Prefigured the One Priesthood of Christ (CCC1541)
- The Whole Church Is A Priestly People (CCC1546)
- Holy Orders Is The Sacrament Of The Apostolic Ministry (CCC1576)
- The Ecclesiastical Ministry Is Exercised In Different Degrees (CCC1554)
- The Priest Of The New Law Act In The Person of Christ (CCC1548)
- The Ordained Priesthood Has the Power To Forgive All Sins (CCC1461)

Chapter 19 Baptism
Mormonism: Immersion is necessary (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 20)
- Immersion and Pouring Are Both Modes of Baptism (CCC1278)
- In Case Of Necessity, Any Person Can Baptize With the Required Intention (CCC1256)
- The Ordained Priesthood Guarantees Christ Acts In The Sacraments (CCC1120)
- Baptism is Necessary For Those Whom The Gospel Has Been Proclaimed (CCC1257)
- Infant Baptism Requires Post-Baptism Instruction (CCC1231)
- Faith Must Grow After Baptism (CCC1254)
- God's Free Initiative Demands Man's Free Response (CCC2002)

Chapter 20 Confirmation
Mormonism: The laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 21)
- Confirmation Brings An Increase And Deepening of Baptismal Grace (CCC1303)
- The Faithful are Born by Baptism And Strengthened By Confirmation (CCC1212)
- Baptism And The Laying On Of Hands (CCC1288)
- Baptism For the Gift of the Holy Spirit (CCC1226)
- Through The Power of the Holy Spirit We Are Born To New Life (CCC1988)
- After Jesus Glorification The Person Of The Spirit Is Sent (CCC243)
- We Can Invoke The Holy Spirit As Our Interior Teacher (CCC2671)

Chapter 21 Marriage
Mormonism: Our exaltation depends on marriage (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 38)
- Marriage and Being Single Come From the Lord (CCC1620)
- Marriage Is A Reality of this Present Age (CCC1619)
- The Marriage Union Is Indissoluble, God Has Joined Together (CCC1614)
- The Marriage Covenant Establishes A Partnership Of The Whole Of Life (CCC1601)
- The Everlasting Covenant Between Spouses Is Sealed By God Himself (CCC1639)
- Polygamy In The Old Testament, Unity Developed Under The Old Law (CCC1610)
- Polygamy Is A Grave Offence Against The Dignity Of Marriage (CCC2400)

Chapter 22 Purgatory
Mormonism: Baptism in behalf of the dead (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 16)
- At Death, We Enter Damnation, Purification, Or Glory (CCC1022)
- At Death Each Man Receives His Eternal Recompense (CCC1051)
- Purgatory is the Final Purification of the Elect (CCC1031)
- God Is Not Bound By The Sacrament Of Baptism (CCC1257)
- We Can Help the Dead Through Prayer and Indulgences (CCC958)
- Jesus Proclaimed the Good News to the Spirits Imprisoned (CCC632)

Chapter 23 Heaven and Hell
Mormonism: At the Final Judgment we will be sent to one of four places (Mormon teaching manual Chapter 46)
- At Death, Blessedness of Heaven or Immediate Damnation (CCC1022)
- Hell Is Eternal Separation From God (CCC1035)
- A Willful Turning Away From God Is Necessary To Go To Hell (CCC1037)
- Heaven Is The Blessed Community Of All In Christ (CCC1026)
- At The Resurrection, All The Dead Will Rise To Judgment or To Life (CCC998)
- At Final Judgment, Either Eternal Punishment or Eternal Life (CCC1038)
- God Will Dwell Among Men In The New Heaven (CCC1044)
- Christ Kingdom Began At His Ascension (CCC664)
- Christ Presents An Eternal Kingdom To His Father At The End Of Time (CCC2816)

Chapter 24 Eternal Life
Mormonism: After Final Judgment their are three kingdoms of glory and outer darkness (Mormon manual Chapter 46)
- Jesus Said, He Who Eats My Flesh And Drinks My Blood Has Eternal Life (CCC1406)
- Whoever Believes In The Son Shall Have Eternal Life (CCC458)
- This Is Eternal Life To Know God (CCC314)
- In God's Plan Man Has The Vocation Of Subduing The Earth (CCC373)
- He Who Humbles Himself Will Be Exalted (CCC2559)
- Man Can Partake Of The Divine Nature To Become A Son of God (CCC460)
- The Beatitudes Proclaim The Blessings And Rewards (CCC1717)
- The Pure in Heart Will See God Face To Face And Be Like Him (CCC2519)
- All The Righteous Go Into Eternal Life, The Just Will Reign (CCC1038)
- All The Just, Having The Glory Of God, Will Be In The Father's Presence (CCC769)
- The Righteous Shall Reign For Ever With Christ (CCC1042)

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