Mongomapper 0.12.0 doesn't work with activesupport 4.0.0
You can check it on the file mongo_mapper.gemspec:
s.add_dependency 'activemodel', '~> 3.0'
But you can use version 0.13.0.beta2, if you check the file mongo_mapper.gemspec for it:
s.add_dependency 'activesupport', '>= 3.0'
So all you have to do in your Gemfile
gem 'mongo_mapper', '>= 0.13.0.beta2'