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| a distinctive religious group thtat is distinguished by its plain dress, horse and buggy mode of transportation, and separation from modern society |
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| a testament of Jesus Christ purporting to be revealed scripture to ancient inhabitants of the Americas |
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| leader of the Mormons after the death of Joseph Smith; he led the Mormon people to Utah |
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| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints |
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| the largest branch of Mormonism; it is head quartered in Utah |
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| book written by L. Ron Hubbard that forms the basis of the Church of Scientology |
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| Doctrine and the Covenant |
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| book that contains revelations received by Joseph Smith and other early Mormons and addresses Mormons about administrative matters, rules and regulations |
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| the last guru who declared the succession of Gurus complete when he suplemented the Adi Granth with the Sikh Holy Scriptures |
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| the Sikh Holy Scriptures that supplement the Adi Granth |
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| Sikhism teacher who preached pacifism and that there is only one God call Sat Nam |
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| founder of the Amish Mennonites when he decided to break away from the Swill Mennonites in an attempt to reform the church along more bible principles |
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| founder of the Mormon religion who purportedly received visitations and messages from God the Father and Jesus Christ about the second coming of Christ |
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| organization of Sikhs formed by Gobind Singh to combat the harsh persecution of the Muslims |
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| a science fiction writer who founded the Church of Scientology |
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| Anabaptist who tried to consolidate and organize the movement ater the death of Thomas Muentzer; his followers were called Mennonites |
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| the process of clearing the mind of negative experiences from the past |
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| matter, energy, space , and time that Thetans fell into during creation |
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| Amish who takes a less harsh stance toward shunning, adopt a more modern lifestyle , and do not submit themselves strictly to the Ordnung |
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| conservative Amish who adhere more strictly to shunning |
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| writings of the Mormon faith that contain rules and regulations about church polity, church order, and ritual |
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| time in Amish adolescents' lives when they are allowed run afoul of Amish principles and experiment with non-Amish styles of life |
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| the one god of Sikhism who is greater than the universe and is both immanent and transcendent |
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| a sort of Buddhist psychological therapy created by L. Ron Hubbard |
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| a practice of avoiding contact with a wayward member that is meant to return a straying member by excluding, punishing, or shaming him or her |
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| a religion that to a large extent is a syncretism of Islam and Hinduism but who followers consider a new religion |
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| consciousness or soul that are trapped in MEST and have forgotten their true nature |
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