Mormonism
Latter-day Saints' religion
Mormonism is the religious tradition founded by Joseph Smith in 1830, centered on the Book of Mormon as scripture alongside the Bible.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest Mormon denomination.
Mormonism emphasizes family, missionary work, and continuing revelation through prophets.
The faith originated in New York and established its center in Utah after westward migration.
She was raised in Mormonism but left the church as an adult.
LDS church originator
- Brigham YoungEarly Latter-day Saints president
- restorationReturning something to condition
- PalmyraSyrian desert oasis city
Religious tenth contribution
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- covenantsBinding formal agreements
- templesHoly places or head sides
sealing · agency · apostasy · restoration · Melchizedek · garments · endowment
Utah's capital metropolis
- ProvoUtah County's seat
- BYULDS-affiliated Utah university
- PioneerAudio-visual equipment manufacturer
- Great Salt LakeUtah's terminal saline body
handcart · Ogden · St. George · tabernacle
Protected person; division
- stakeSharpened post or share
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- general conferenceUnspecified gathering for discussion
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
fasting · blessing · calling · sustaining · mutual · seminary · institute
Senior figure of authority
- proselytizeAdvocate one's beliefs
- companionshipState of having company
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
- baptismRitual water purification ceremony
tract · door-to-door · name tag · zone · transfer · white shirt · discussions
Divine nature itself
- Heavenly FatherChristian deity, divine parent
- deificationElevation to divine status
- exaltationIntense joyful elevation
- spirit worldRealm of the dead
outer darkness · war in heaven · veil · resurrection · final judgment
Joseph Smith
LDS church originator
- Brigham YoungEarly Latter-day Saints president
- restorationReturning something to condition
- PalmyraSyrian desert oasis city
tithing
Religious tenth contribution
- priesthoodOrdained religious office
- ordinancesLocal government rules
- covenantsBinding formal agreements
temples · sealing · agency · apostasy · restoration · Melchizedek · garments · endowment
Salt Lake City
Utah's capital metropolis
Great Salt Lake · handcart · Ogden · St. George · tabernacle
ward
Protected person; division
- stakeSharpened post or share
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- general conferenceUnspecified gathering for discussion
testimony · fasting · blessing · calling · sustaining · mutual · seminary · institute
elder
Senior figure of authority
- proselytizeAdvocate one's beliefs
- companionshipState of having company
- investigatorOne who examines evidence
baptism · tract · door-to-door · name tag · zone · transfer · white shirt · discussions
Godhead
Divine nature itself
- Heavenly FatherChristian deity, divine parent
- deificationElevation to divine status
- exaltationIntense joyful elevation
spirit world · outer darkness · war in heaven · veil · resurrection · final judgment
- Victorian FaithsAdventism, Christian Science, Theosophy, Salvation Army, Shakers
- FaithsChristians, Catholics, Buddhists, Hindus, Jews
- religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- world religionsChristianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, Buddhism
- beliefsbelief, beliefs, creed, creeds, faith
- American ChristianityBaptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, Lutherans, Episcopalians
Mormonismatheism
Rejection of deities
secular humanism · irreligion · antitheism · Roman Catholicism · Eastern Orthodoxy
Mormonismatheism
Rejection of deities
agnosticism · secular humanism · materialism · irreligion · naturalism
MormonismSouthern Baptist Convention
American evangelical Protestant denomination