Outline of 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 (the LDS Church or, informally, the Mormon Church) is a Christian restorationist church that is considered by its followers 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 known as the Second Great Awakening.

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Nature of the LDS Church

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints can be described as all of the following:

• Belief system -
  • Religion -
    • Abrahamic religion -
      • Christianity -
        • Restorationism -
          • Latter Day Saint movement -
            • List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement -

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Beliefs of the LDS Church

• Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Restoration (Latter Day Saints)
  • Priesthood (LDS Church)
    • Aaronic priesthood (Latter Day Saints)
    • Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)
  • Standard Works
  • God in Mormonism
  • Mormon cosmology
  • King Follett discourse
  • Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints)
  • Revelation (Latter Day Saints)
  • Ordinance (Latter Day Saints)
  • Covenant (Latter Day Saints)
  • Temple (LDS Church)
  • Exaltation (Mormonism)
  • Baptism for the dead

Social principles of the LDS Church

Gender

• Celestial marriage
  • Mormonism and women
• Sexuality and Mormonism
  • Law of chastity
• Homosexuality and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Duties

• Mormonism and authority
  • Strengthening Church Members Committee
• Law of consecration
  • Tithing (Latter Day Saints)
  • Endowment (Mormonism)
  • Temple garment
  • Calling (LDS Church)
  • Family Home Evening
  • Word of Wisdom
  • Missionary (LDS Church)

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History of the LDS Church

Early History

• History of the Latter Day Saint movement

New York

• Second Great Awakening
• Burned-over district
• First Vision
• Golden plates
• Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)

Ohio

• Kirtland, Ohio
• Kirtland Temple
• Sidney Rigdon
• High council (Latter Day Saints)
• School of the Prophets
• Joseph Smith Papyri
• Fanny Alger
• Kirtland Safety Society

Missouri

• Jackson County, Missouri
• Zion (Latter Day Saints)
• Far West, Missouri
• 1838 Mormon War
• Thomas B. Marsh
• Liberty Jail

Illinois

• History of Nauvoo, Illinois
• Nauvoo Temple
• University of Nauvoo
• Nauvoo Legion
• Second anointing
• Anointed Quorum
• William Law (Latter Day Saints)
• Nauvoo Expositor
• Death of Joseph Smith
• Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints)

Pioneer Era

• History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Utah

• Mormon pioneers
• Mormon Trail
• History of Utah
• Salt Lake City
• Council of Fifty
• Theodemocracy
• State of Deseret
• Utah Territory
• Mormon Reformation
• Jedediah M. Grant
• Heber C. Kimball
• Blood atonement
• Utah War
• Mountain Meadows massacre
• Alfred Cumming
• James Buchanan
• United Order
• Mormonism and polygamy

Modern Times

• Wilford Woodruff
• 1890 Manifesto
• Joseph F. Smith
• Second Manifesto
• Spencer W. Kimball
• 1978 Revelation on Priesthood
• Good Neighbor policy (LDS Church)

By century

• Mormonism in the 19th century
• Mormonism in the 20th century
• Mormonism in the 21st century

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Culture of the LDS Church

• Culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Education

• Church Educational System
  • Brigham Young University
  • Jerusalem Center
  • BYU-Idaho
  • BYU-Hawaii
  • LDS Business College
  • Sunday School
  • Institute of Religion
  • Perpetual Education Fund

Genealogy

• Genealogical Society of Utah
  • Sealing
  • Family History Centers
  • FamilySearch
  • Granite Mountain

Music

• Mormon music
  • Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  • Orchestra at Temple Square
  • Bells on Temple Square
  • Temple Square Chorale
    • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymns

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Institutions of the LDS Church

Hierarchy of leadership

Auxiliary organization

• Auxiliary organization (LDS Church)
  • Primary (LDS Church)
  • Relief Society
  • Sunday School (LDS Church)
  • Young Men (organization)
  • Young Women (organization)

Geographical divisions

• Area
  • Stake (List of)
    • Mission (List of)
      • District
        • Ward
          • Branch

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Texts and scriptures of the LDS Church

• Standard works

Key scripture

• Bible: King James Version, Joseph Smith Translation
• Book of Mormon
  • Small Plates of Nephi
    • First Book of Nephi
    • Second Book of Nephi
    • Book of Jacob
    • Book of Enos
    • Book of Jarom
    • Book of Omni
    • Words of Mormon
      • Mormon's abridgment of
        the Large Plates of Nephi
        • Book of Mosiah
        • Book of Alma
        • Book of Helaman
        • Third Nephi
        • Fourth Nephi
        • Book of Mormon
        • Book of Ether
        • Book of Moroni
• Doctrine and Covenants
• Pearl of Great Price
  • Book of Moses
  • Book of Abraham
  • Joseph Smith-Matthew
  • Joseph Smith-History
  • Articles of Faith

Other Texts

• History of the Church
• Journal of Discourses

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Important figures of the LDS Church

Central figures

• Joseph Smith
  • Teachings of Joseph Smith
    • Brigham Young
      • List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
        • Teachings of Presidents of the Church

Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

• Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
  • Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
    • List of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)

Other influential figures

• Book of Mormon witnesses
  • Three Witnesses
  • Eight Witnesses
  • Mary Whitmer

Groups

• Mormons
• Cultural Mormon
• Molly Mormon and Peter Priesthood
• Less-active Mormon
• Jack Mormon
• Ex-Mormon
• Anti-Mormon

Notable individuals

• List of Latter Day Saints

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See also

• Index of articles related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Outline of the Book of Mormon
• Outline of Joseph Smith

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References

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External links

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