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The largest denomination within the contemporary movement is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with over 17 million members. [7] It is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah . The second-largest denomination is the Community of Christ (it was first named the "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints", which lasted ...
The call to dedicate the Independence Temple to the "pursuit of peace" is widely regarded as both symbolic and practical evidence of the differences between the two denominations. While the LDS Church has a set of highly standardized temple rituals and regards temples as sacred space for the creation of covenants, Community of Christ ...
Mormons see Jesus Christ as the premier figure of their religion.. The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) [1] is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s.
Christianity portal; Latter Day Saints portal; This category contains independent denominations that are part of the historic Latter Day Saint movement.Each of these denominations follow at least some of the Teachings of Joseph Smith, publisher of the Book of Mormon, and claim some relationship to the Church of Christ that Smith founded in 1830.
An 1842 portrait of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement. The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and a topical guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church or, informally, the Mormon Church ) is a Christian restorationist church that is considered by its followers to be the restoration of the original church founded ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is the largest Latter Day Saint denomination. Founded during the Second Great Awakening , the church is headquartered in Salt Lake City , Utah, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide.
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