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The name of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is derived from an 1838 revelation church founder Joseph Smith said he received. Church leaders have long emphasized the church's full name (though more especially since 2018), [1] [2] and have resisted the application of informal or shortened names, especially those which omit "Jesus Christ".
Followers of James J. Strang use the spelling of the public domain name, "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints", as the name of their church. [41] The name "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" was also used by members who recognized Smith's son, Joseph Smith III, as his father's successor. The younger Smith became prophet ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 30 January 2025. Largest Mormon church "Mormon Church" redirects here. For the overarching religious tradition, see Mormonism. "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" redirects here. For the original church founded by Joseph Smith, see Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints). The Church of Jesus ...
Latter-day Saint fathers who hold the priesthood typically name and bless their children shortly after birth to formally give the child a name. Mormon parents hope and pray that their children will gain testimonies of the "gospel" [vague] so they can grow up and marry in temples. [119]
According to Riess and Tickle, early Mormons rarely quoted from the Book of Mormon in their speeches and writings. It was not until the 1980s that it was cited regularly in speeches given by LDS Church leaders at the biannual general conferences. In 1982, the LDS Church subtitled the Book of Mormon "Another Testament of Jesus Christ."
The Book of Mormon was much more ambitious than being just a purported history of Native Americans. Mormons quickly adopted the book as a work of scripture of similar importance to the Bible. The book's title page described it as an attempt to show Native Americans "what great things the Lord has done for their fathers", and to convince "Jew ...
The working mom is an emblem of the 21st century. Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris didn’t change her last name after marrying her husband Douglas Emhoff, and it's kind of a big deal.
Mormon 1:5 states, "And I, Mormon, being a descendant of Nephi, (and my father’s name was Mormon)...", whereas 3 Nephi 5:12 states, "And behold, I am called Mormon, being called after the land of Mormon, the land in which Alma did establish the church among the people yea, the first church which was established among them after their ...