# Under the Banner of Heaven

## Metadata
- Author: [[Jon Krakauer]]
- Full Title: Under the Banner of Heaven
- Category: #books
## Highlights
- Mormonism is considered in some sober academic circles to be well on its way to becoming a major world religion—the first such faith to emerge since Islam. ([Location 277](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B000FC1R2S&location=277))
- Having jettisoned polygamy, Mormons gradually ceased to be regarded as a crackpot sect. The LDS Church acquired the trappings of a conventional faith so successfully that it is now widely considered to be the quintessential American religion. ([Location 329](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B000FC1R2S&location=329))
- Mormon Fundamentalists probably cite Section 132 of The Doctrine and Covenants more than any other piece of LDS scripture. Their second-most-popular citation is likely Section 85, in which it was revealed to Joseph that “I, the Lord God, will send one mighty and strong . . . to set in order the house of God.” Many ([Location 337](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B000FC1R2S&location=337))