LDS Preparedness Manual - Not a Bad Resource
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From a mainline Christian perspective? Absolutely heretical-- and basically a cult for Christ. Their counterpoint would be that all other sects are in apostacy because the mainline churches have long been subverted, formalizing their own heresies as doctrine, with the most important elements of Jesus' teachings being lost...
Such a perspective earned the early Mormons no friends. Their experience was getting their prophet murdered and then getting run out of Missouri-- and not stopping until they got to Utah. Their sect has a real history of surviving persecution-- and unlike other Christians, it hasn't passed out of living memory. Thus, the LDS can offer valuable insights, like the manual mentioned in the OP.
You don't have to like, or even accept, their church to realize their experience is transferable to any group facing persecution-- which right now includes mainline Christians.
A cult for the modern Mohammad, Joseph Smith.
First time hearing that comparison.
I don't think it fits so well, why do you think so?
Both men made up a religion to get their dick wet. When following the already-established rules of the religion would cause their dick to dry up a bit, they had sudden revelations with new rules most conducive to getting the founder back in his favorite hole.
They're both sex cults that have long since outlived their founder and purpose.