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Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) have participated in wars throughout the twentieth century, including World Wars I and II. LDS members are encouraged to be active participants in their community, [1] [2] and the church has supported its members serving in the armed forces, both in the United States and in other countries around the world.
This is a list of well-known Mormon dissidents or other members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) who have either been excommunicated or have resigned from the church – as well as of individuals no longer self-identifying as LDS and those inactive individuals who are on record as not believing and/or not participating in the church.
For those excommunicated between 1830 and 1844 under the leadership of Joseph Smith, see Category:People excommunicated by the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints). Since 2020, the LDS Church has used the term "withdrawal of membership" in place of "excommunication".
Joseph F. Smith was sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. (He was previously ordained an apostle.) 22 June 1868 Heber C. Kimball dies. 7 October 1868 George A. Smith set apart First Counselor to President Brigham Young. 9 October 1868 Brigham Young, Jr. sustained as a member of the Quorum of the Twelve. (He was previously ordained ...
The records of the LDS Church show membership growth every decade since its beginning in the 1830s, although that has slowed significantly.Following initial growth rates that averaged 10% to 25% per year in the 1830s through 1850s, it grew at about 4% per year through the last four decades of the 19th century.
This is a list of people who identify, (or have identified if dead), as Latter Day Saints, and who have attained levels of notability. This list includes adherents of all Latter Day Saint movement denominations, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Community of Christ, and others. LDS Church members are ...
1. Emeritus general authorities are individuals who have been released from active duties as general authorities. However, they remain general authorities of the church until their death. Except for the three former members of the Presiding Bishopric noted, all living emeritus general authorities are former members of the First or Second Quorums of the Seventy. 2. These former members of the ...
This is a list of Mormons, or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), who are serving, or have served, in the [[United States Congress}}. Since Utah 's admittance to the Union in 1896, many members of the LDS Church have been elected to the United States Congress.