You’re making a huge mistake if you believe they are Christians.....they are using Christian terminolgy in which to bait and switch the unsuspecting....because this is what works for most cults and false religions or they wouldn’t be doing so.
Their teachings directly oppose the teachings of Christ...as do their various rituals and indoctrinations. Which is why the whole Christain commuity has determined they are not Christian. They worship an imposter Christ and follow the counterfeit teachings of their dead leader...Joseph Smith...who modeled the Mormon beliefs with many cult practices and himself practiced these.
>>...they are using Christian terminolgy in which to bait and switch the unsuspecting...<<
I think you are correct, but I’ll take it a step further: I think many mormons ARE Christians - at first. As they accept more and more of what the church teaches they are led farther and farther astray.
All that said, I will not be dogmatic about it. I don’t know which “Christians” are or are not saved, and the same goes for mormons. Only God knows what is in each person’s heart. But Mormonism is a belief system and one can study it all they want. It is clearly not Christian.