Mormon History

Mormon History

Overview The Church of Christ (the original name for the Mormon Church) was organized with six founding members in Fayette, New York on April 6, 1830. (The full name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was given by revelation in 1838. It is because of...
The Church In The World

The Church In The World

Mormons are counseled by the General Authorities of the Church to be “in the world, but not of the world.”  Mormonism teaches that we need to live according to the commandments of God in every era and place.  God never changes, and His commandments are...
Church of Jesus Christ: Worldwide “Mormon Church”

Church of Jesus Christ: Worldwide “Mormon Church”

“And it shall come to pass in that day, that the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath,...

The Church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is often referred to as the LDS Church or Mormon Church. Casual names for the Church and its members mostly originate outside the Church, and they tend to perpetuate misunderstandings about what Latter-day Saints...

Quick Facts

Membership data December 31, 2005: Worldwide: 12,560,869 U.S. (approximate): 5,690,672 Non-U.S. (approximate): 6,870,197 Female 53 percent Male 47 percent Number of Church units worldwide (congregations): 27,084 Languages in which the basic Church curriculum text is...

Mormon Missionaries

About Mormon Missionaries The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormon Church as it is sometimes called, has always been a proselyting church. Since the beginning, Mormon missionaries have followed what they believe is God’s will and desire – to spread...
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