
Also known as “The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints”
- Founder:
- Joseph Smith, Jr.
- Born 1805 in Sharon, VT
- Founded:
- April 6, 1830
- Founding Occasion:
- A visitation by God and Jesus in which he was chosen to restore lost Christianity
- Headquarters:
- Salt Lake City, UT
- Membership:
- Approximately 11,000,000
- Current Leadership:
- President Gordon B. Hinckley
- Parent Religion:
- Christianity
- Sacred Texts:
- The Bible (The King James Version is officially preferred)
- The Book of Mormon
- The Pearl of Great Price
- Doctrine and Covenants
- Foundational Principle:
- As man is, God once was. As God is, man may someday become.
- Official Website:
- www.lds.org
- www.mormon.org
- farms.byu.edu
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