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Very informative link. I never really studied much of the Book of Mormon outside of what was read to us by missionaries. In my experience the strangest of those doctrines are not discussed or even widely known of. I'll tell you a little about what Mormon church services and life were like for me.

Mormon church services were held Sundays and done in 2-3 parts. First is the actual service which consists of singing of hymns, partaking of the sacrament, discussion of contemporary moral issues, and testimonials where people from the congregation could get up and express what circumstances led to them realizing that the Mormon way was the right way or some other spiritual movement they had felt. After the main service the congregation splits by gender and age.

I only have experience with the young men's group so I cannot speculate on what goes on in the other groups. The young men's groups were broken down with people 11-14 in one group and 14-18 in another. Groups were led by Elders or missionaries from the congregations. Typically we discussed issues of morals, the different levels of the Celestial Kingdom and what the requirements for each are, and did Q&A about church policy, church doctrine, or scripture.

Mormon communities are very close knit. The missionaries, both male and female, try to visit each member once a week or so. Missionaries are typically accompanied on visits by some of the more active men and women in the community. Any time someone in the community needs something, the rest of the congregation knows about it and takes care of the need to the best of their ability.

Monday nights are family home evenings. The church encourages families to get together on Monday nights and read scripture, play games, or just talk together. Many times families will host large gatherings where there are lots of games played, scripture read, and varying levels of discussion.

I quit the church because I couldn't reconcile the historical inaccuracies with the very literal interpretation that the church takes of the Book of Mormon. Later I would begin to doubt all religion as they were corrupt constructs of man and considered myself more a spiritual person than a religious person. Today I consider myself to be agnostic.