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Mormon wrote the history of his people on the Golden plates before he died during a battle on the Hill Cumorah. His son, Moroni, added his own words and the Book of Ether to the record. Moroni hid and protected the Golden plates at the Hill Cumorah. For a possible map look at Image:Book of Mormon Lands and Sites2.jpg.
The history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has three main periods, described generally as: [1] [2] [3] the early history during the lifetime of Joseph Smith, which is in common with most Latter Day Saint movement churches; the "pioneer era" under the leadership of Brigham Young and his 19th-century successors;
This article lists the presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The included persons have served as President of the Church and prophet, seer, and revelator of the LDS Church.
William Smith and Orson Hyde removed from Quorum by a vote of the Church 25 May 1839 – 27 June 1839 Brigham Young (de facto) Brigham Young, Heber C. Kimball, Parley P. Pratt, William Smith, Orson Pratt, John E. Page, John Taylor, Wilford Woodruff, George A. Smith: Joseph Smith, Orson Hyde: William Smith readmitted to Quorum by a vote of the ...
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 chronology outlines the major events in the history of the Book of Mormon, according to the text.Dates given correspond to dates in the footnotes of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) edition of the Book of Mormon and to a Jaredite timeline proposed by Latter-Day Saint scholar John L. Sorenson.
In 1976, Johnson went to find "The Mormons" (i.e., the LDS Church) and found the RLDS Church instead. However, no further contact was established with the RLDS Church. Upon the announcement of the 1978 Revelation on Priesthood, allowing those of black African descent into the priesthood, Johnson and most of his group were baptized into the LDS ...
Comparatively little of Mormon doctrinal teaching involves "what traditional Christian catechism would call 'pure theology.'" [13] Mormon "history evolves as part of the church's canon," and an LDS Correlation Committee attempts to ensure that "all church publications, from periodicals to curriculum materials, follow official policy and express ...