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~~{{summary | text~~=Mormonism is a [[religion]] and subculture originating in the early 1800s as a product of the teaching of [[Joseph Smith]] and the Latter Day Saint movement. The term Mormonism is also often used to refer specifically to [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], which is by far the most numerous and well-known sects claiming derivation from Joseph Smith. Mormons believe that the original teaching of [[Jesus Christ]] was lost after his death and that Christ's teaching and church was restored by Joseph Smith and his followers. It has an uneasy relationships with mainstream Christianity.}}=Synopsis==

[[Image:Salt_lake_temple.jpeg|thumb|The temple at [[Salt Lake City]].]]

~~{{overview~~Mormonism is a [[religion]] and subculture originating in the early 1800s as a product of the teaching of [[Joseph Smith]] and the Latter Day Saint movement. The term Mormonism is also often used to refer specifically to [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], which is by far the most numerous and well-known sects claiming derivation from Joseph Smith. Mormons believe that the original teaching of [[Jesus Christ]] was lost after his death and that Christ's teaching and church was restored by Joseph Smith and his followers. It has an uneasy relationships with mainstream Christianity.}} ==Contents==

~~{{links}}~~===Main article=== [[Image:Salt_lake_temple.jpeg|thumb|The temple at [[Salt Lake City]].]] Mormonism is a [[religion]] and subculture originating in the early 1800s as a product of the teaching of [[Joseph Smith]] and the Latter Day Saint movement. The term Mormonism is also often used to refer specifically to [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], which is by far the most numerous and well-known sects claiming derivation from Joseph Smith. Mormons believe that the original teaching of [[Jesus Christ]] was lost after his death and that Christ's teaching and church was restored by Joseph Smith and his followers. It has an uneasy relationship with mainstream Christianity. ===[[History of Mormonism]]=== [[Image:joseph_smith_picture.jpg|thumb|right|Joseph Smith, founder of Mormonism]] The '''Mormonism''' movement began in 1820 near Palmyra, New York. [[Joseph Smith]], the founder of Mormonism, claimed to have received a series of visions in which he was told by God that all the churches were "wrong", their "creeds were an abomination in his sight", and all their "professors were corrupt". He was told that God would restore the true New Testament church using him as a mouthpiece. Consequently, Mormons consider Joseph Smith the first prophet of a new dispensation. Despite Smith's clear affirmations, Mormons generally minimize statements about other churches being false. They prefer to say that all churches contain some truth, but that all truth may be found only within Mormonism. In the course of his visions, an angel named Moroni is said to have visited Smith to disclose the location of a book "written upon gold plates, giving an account of the former inhabitants of this [American] continent, and the source from whence they sprang". Moroni also said that "the fulness of the everlasting Gospel was contained in it, as delivered by the Savior to the ancient inhabitants". Joseph Smith was instructed to retrieve the plates and translate them with God's assistance. The result, called the ''Book of Mormon'', was first published on March 26, 1830. Smith referred to the ''Book of Mormon'' as "the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion". Following these first visions came a series of additional revelations that were later published in two books, the ''Doctrine and Covenants'' and the ''Pearl of Great Price''. Today there are many churches that claim to be the true successor of the church Joseph Smith founded. The largest of these is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah. ===[[Divisions of Mormonism]]=== ====[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]==== ====[[Community of Christ]]==== ====[[Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)|Bickertonite]]==== ====[[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)|Strangite]]==== ====[[Church of Christ (Temple Lot)|Temple Lot]]==== ====[[Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]]==== ====[[Church of Christ with the Elijah Message|Elijah Message]]==== ===[[Mormon Beliefs]]=== ====[[Mormonism: Polygamy|Polygamy]]==== ====[[Mormonism: God|God]]==== ===[[Mormonism Today]]=== ==Links==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint_movement Wikipedia - Latter Day Saint movement]

* [http://www.lds.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]

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