Introduction : what sets Mormons apart? -- Revelation : how Joseph Smith's revelations set the pattern for every Mormon to seek inspiration -- Zion : how the organization of the City of Zion constituted Mormons as a people as well as a church -- Priesthood : how the Mormon priesthood is both hierarchical and democratic -- Cosmology : how Mormons understand the meaning of life -- Nineteenth-century Utah : how old ideals and new struggles formed Mormon identity -- The Mormon world : how Mormons left their homeland and fought to retain their distinctiveness .