Smith was killed by an angry mob in Carthage, Ill., in 1844. Most Mormons followed his successor, Brigham Young, to Utah, which Mormons consider to be Zion, the promised land. Believe humans are literally created in God's image. God has a physical body, is married and begets children. Stress the family.
Family relationships continue in the afterlife.
The dead can be baptized by proxy, meaning that living Mormons can through self-immersion baptize their dead ancestors. Then, those deceased ancestors can choose whether to accept Christ. Demand heavy commitment. Mormons are expected to abstain from alcohol, tobacco, caffeine, gambling and premarital sex. Tithe, or give 10 percent of their gross annual income, to the church.