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The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded in the United States by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s.

Collectively, these churches have nearly 18 million nominal members. The vast majority, more than 17 million, belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). About 250,000 belong to the Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The remainder belong to other denominations with memberships generally ranging in the thousands. The predominant theology of the churches in the movement is Mormonism, which sees itself as restoring again on Earth the early Christian church; their members are most commonly known as Mormons. An additional doctrine of the church allows for prophets to receive and publish modern-day revelations.

A minority of Latter Day Saint adherents, such as members of Community of Christ, have been influenced by Protestant theologies while maintaining certain distinctive beliefs and practices including continuing revelation, an open canon of scripture and building temples. Other groups include the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which supports lineal succession of leadership from Smith's descendants, and the more controversial Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which defends the practice of polygamy. One source has estimated that over 400 denominations have sprung from founder Joseph Smith's original movement. (Full article...)

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Image 1Mormons believe that the U.S. Constitution is the result of divine inspiration. Fundamentalists believe in the related White Horse Prophecy. (from Mormonism)
Image 2Depiction of God the Father and Jesus Christ as two distinct beings appearing to Joseph Smith, Jr. during his "First Vision", reflecting Mormonism's non-trinitarian theology. (from Mormonism and Nicene Christianity)
Image 3Smith inspecting the Nauvoo Legion (from History of the Latter Day Saint movement)
Image 4The 360-member Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square (from Mormons)
Image 5The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ (from Mormonism)
Image 6A statue commemorating the Mormon handcart pioneers (from Mormons)
Image 7The Salt Lake Temple, a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah (from Mormonism)
Image 8Mormons believe that the U.S. Constitution is the result of divine inspiration. Fundamentalists believe in the related White Horse Prophecy. (from Mormonism)
Image 9The Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ (from Mormonism)
Image 10Global distribution of LDS Church members in 2009 (from Mormons)
Image 11Mormons see Jesus Christ as the premier figure of their religion. (from Mormons)
Image 12A Latter Day Saint confirmation c. 1852 (from Mormons)
Image 13Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon movement. (from Mormonism)
Image 14Mormons see Jesus Christ as the premier figure of their religion. (from Mormonism)
Image 15Mormon pioneers crossing the Mississippi on the ice (from Mormons)
Image 16The Salt Lake Temple, a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City, Utah (from Mormonism)
Image 17Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon movement. (from Mormonism)
Image 18Mormons see Jesus Christ as the premier figure of their religion. (from Mormonism)
Image 19Joseph Smith receiving the golden plates (from History of the Latter Day Saint movement)
Image 20Map of the eastern United States, showing locations important to the Latter Day Saint movement from 1830 to 1839 (from History of the Latter Day Saint movement)
Image 21A Mormon meetinghouse used for Sunday worship services in Brazil (from Mormons)
Image 22A depiction of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery receiving priesthood authority from John the Baptist (from Mormonism)
Image 23A stained glass window of Joseph Smith's 1820 First Vision (from Mormons)
Image 24A depiction of Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery receiving priesthood authority from John the Baptist (from Mormonism)

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Brigham Young University (BYU) is a private research university in Provo, Utah, United States. It was founded in 1875 by religious leader Brigham Young and is the flagship university of the Church Educational System (CES) of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

BYU offers a variety of academic programs including those in the liberal arts, engineering, agriculture, management, physical and mathematical sciences, nursing, music, and law. Its undergraduate and graduate programs are organized into 11 colleges and schools at its main Provo campus, with some colleges and divisions defining their own admission standards. The university also administers four satellite campuses in Jerusalem, Salt Lake City, Washington, D.C., and London, while its parent organization, CES, sponsors sister schools in Hawaii and Idaho. The university is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities and is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research spending and doctorate production". (Full article...)

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Map of Wisconsin highlighting Walworth County where the unincorporated community of Voree is located

Voree (/vɔːriː/) is an unincorporated community in the Town of Spring Prairie in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is best known as the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement. According to James Strang, founder of the Strangite church and of the town, the name means "Garden of Peace". The community is situated along former Wisconsin Highway 11, just west of the Racine County line. (Full article...)

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The Pure Church of Christ was the first known schismatic organization to emerge within the Latter Day Saint movement (LDS).

The Pure Church of Christ was organized in 1831 in Kirtland, Ohio by Wycam Clark, Northrop Sweet, and four others who claimed that LDS founder Joseph Smith was a false prophet. They had a few meetings and soon disbanded. According to speeches made by George A. Smith that were recorded in the LDS Journal of Discourses, this church never had more than six members. (Full article...)

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John Wickersham Woolley (December 30, 1831 – December 13, 1928) was an American Latter Day Saint and one of the founders of the Mormon fundamentalism movement. Most Mormon fundamentalist groups trace their origin directly or indirectly to Woolley. (Full article...)

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The "Letter of appointment" is a controversial three-page document used by James J. Strang and his adherents in their efforts to prove that he was the designated successor to Joseph Smith as the prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Sent from Nauvoo, Illinois, on June 19, 1844, to Strang in Burlington, Wisconsin, this letter served as the cornerstone of Strang's claims, which were ultimately rejected by the majority of Latter Day Saints.

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30 October 1838: The Haun's Mill massacre occurred.
9 October 1848: The Nauvoo Temple was destroyed by fire (pictured); only the four exterior walls remained standing.
6 October 1890: Wilford Woodruff issues the "1890 Manifesto" halting polygamy.
2 October 1976: "To Young Men Only" was delivered by Mormon apostle Boyd K. Packer.
10 October 2014: The LDS Church film Meet the Mormons was released in the cinemas of the United States.

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He saw the light gradually approaching him until it rested upon the tops of the trees. He beheld that the leaves of the trees were not consumed by it, although its brightness, apparently, was sufficient, as he at first thought, to consume everything before it. But the trees were not consumed by it, and it continued to descend until it rested upon him and enveloped him in its glorious rays. When he was thus encircled about with this pillar of fire his mind was caught away from every object that surrounded him, and he was filled with the visions of the Almighty, and he saw, in the midst of this glorious pillar of fire, two glorious personages, whose countenances shone with an exceeding great lustre. One of them spoke to him, saying, while pointing in the other, "This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased, hear ye him."

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— Orson Pratt was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and spoke about the First Vision.

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