The Continuity of Religious Belief
This chapter discusses how strong religious belief is among Mormon millennials and what factors may help to sustain that faith, including education, geography, and relationships. Mormon doctrine may seem to be a static thing, but its emphases have shifted measurably even since World War II. Certain themes became less emphasized while others gained ascendancy, especially the nuclear family as the unit of exaltation and Jesus Christ as the Savior of the world. Indeed, today's Mormons grew up in a church that was more overtly Christ-centered than at previous times in the history of the Latter-day Saints; it also had grown comfortable using the traditional nuclear family as its calling card to the world. The chapter then considers what Mormons think about God, Jesus Christ, the resurrection, and other topics by looking at various doctrines and beliefs.