Outline of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Overview of and topical guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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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 (often called Mormons) to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations (called wards or branches) and built temples worldwide. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival in the United States known as the Second Great Awakening.
Nature of the church
The LDS Church can be described as all of the following:
Beliefs
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- Restoration
- Priesthood
- Standard Works
- God
- Cosmology
- King Follett discourse
- Plan of salvation
- Revelation
- Ordinance
- Covenant
- Temple
- Exaltation
- Evolution
- Baptism for the dead
- Suicide
- Criticism of LDS Church
Social principles
Gender
Sexuality
LGBTQ people
Race
- Black people and Mormonism
- Slavery
- Native Americans
- Interracial marriage
- Pacific Islanders
- House of Joseph
Laws related to Race
Events related to Race
Duties
Ordinances
History
Early history
New York
Ohio
Missouri
Illinois
Pioneer Era
Utah
Modern times
By century
Culture
Education
Family history
Music
Cinema
Mormon studies
- Association for Mormon Letters
- Church Historian and Recorder
- FairMormon
- John Whitmer Historical Association
- Mormon Historic Sites Foundation
- Mormon History Association
- Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
- Sunstone
- Journals and Literature
- History of the Church
- The Joseph Smith Papers
- Journal of Discourses
- Encyclopedia of Mormonism
- Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia
- BYU Studies Quarterly
- Dialogue (journal)
- James McLachlan (scholar)
- Woman's Exponent
- International Journal of Mormon Studies
- Interpreter (journal)
- Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
- Mormon Studies Review
- Utah State Historical Society
Polygamy
Background
Current state
Related laws
Related case laws
Related articles
In media
Lists
Schools
Brigham Young University
Colleges
- David O. McKay School of Education
- Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
- BYU College of Family, Home and Social Sciences
- BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications
- BYU College of Humanities
- J. Reuben Clark Law School
- BYU College of Life Sciences
- Marriott School of Management
- BYU College of Nursing
- BYU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
- BYU Religious Education
Academics
Museums
Student life
Media
Lists
Other schools
Temples
Institutions of the LDS Church
Priesthood
Melchizedek
Aaronic
Quorums
Positions
- President
- President of the 12 Apostles
- Prophet, seer, and revelator
- General authority
- Temple president
- Mission president
- Stake
- Church Historian and Recorder
- Branch president
Defunct Positions
Headquarters
Interior of the Conference Center where the church holds its general conferences twice a year
Historic sites
Hierarchy of leadership
| Jesus Christ | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Authorities | |||||||
| The First Presidency: President of the Church, 1st Counselor and 2nd Counselor | |||||||
| The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and eleven other Apostles | |||||||
| Quorums of the Seventy The Seven Presidents of the Seventy and several dozen Seventies
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| Area Presidencies: Presidents and 1st and 2nd Counselors are filled by Seventies | |||||||
| Local Authorities | |||||||
| Third through Twelfth Quorum of the Seventy (Area Seventies) | Temple Presidencies | ||||||
| Stake Presidencies and High Councils | Mission Presidencies | ||||||
| Ward Bishoprics or Branch Presidencies | Elders Quorums | ||||||
| Deacons Quorums | Teachers Quorums | Priests Quorums | |||||
Organization
Geographical divisions
Countries and territories with at least one LDS temple
Countries and territories with no LDS temple, but with organized congregations and/or missionaries
Countries and territories with no official LDS presence
By country
In the USA
Texts and scriptures
Bible
Book of Mormon
- Criticism
- Small Plates of Nephi
- Mormon's abridgment of
the Large Plates of Nephi
Doctrine and Covenants
Pearl of Great Price
Other texts
Important figures
LDS Church Presidents
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- President of the Church (LDS Church)
- Prophet, seer, and revelator
- President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
- Teachings of Presidents of the Church
- Salt Lake Temple
- Holy of Holies (LDS Church)
Chronological List
- Joseph Smith
- Brigham Young
- John Taylor (Mormon)
- Wilford Woodruff
- Lorenzo Snow
- Joseph F. Smith
- Heber J. Grant
- George Albert Smith
- David O. McKay
- Joseph Fielding Smith
- Harold B. Lee
- Spencer W. Kimball
- Ezra Taft Benson
- Howard W. Hunter
- Gordon B. Hinckley
- Thomas S. Monson
- Russell M. Nelson
- Dallin H. Oaks
Central figures
LDS Church apostles
Other influential figures
Groups
Template of the LDS Church
Position of the LDS Church within the Mormon movement
Comparison with the Community of Christ
See also
References
External links
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints at Wikipedia's sister projects
Definitions from Wiktionary
Media from Commons
Quotations from Wikiquote
Texts from Wikisource
Textbooks from Wikibooks
Resources from Wikiversity
