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Latter-day Saint

A Latter-day Saint is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), and should not to be confused with the different, though similar term "Latter Day Saint." The term "Latter-day Saint", as spelled with a hyphen and a lower-case "d," has a different meaning than the older and more general term "Latter Day Saint," which applies to all sects that derive their religious heritage from Joseph Smith, Jr. The British spelling "Latter-day Saint" originated in 1852 when the LDS Church was incorporated in Salt Lake City, Utah.

Latter-day Saints are by far the largest group of Latter Day Saints. They prefer the term Latter-day Saints, but are commonly known as Mormons, although numerous other Latter Day Saint groups also refer to themselves as Mormons, a term that began as a nickname in reference to the "Book of Mormon." There are over 12 million Latter-day Saints in the world today, just under 46% of which reside in the United States.

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Official Church Websites

  • Basic Beliefs http://www.mormon.org/
  • BeSmart (Church Education) http://www.besmart.com/
  • Church History http://lds.org/churchhistory/0,15478,4154-1,00.html
  • Church Music http://lds.org/churchmusic/
  • FamilySearch http://www.familysearch.org/
  • Global Internet Site (LDS.org) http://www.lds.org/
  • Home and Family http://lds.org/hf/welcome/0,16744,5-1,00.html
  • LDS Catalog (Order Church Materials) http://www.ldscatalog.com/
  • LDS Foundation http://lds.org/ldsfoundation/welcome/0,6892,407-1,00.html
  • News Room http://lds.org/newsroom/0,15239,181-1,00.html
  • Provident Living http://www.providentliving.org/
  • Scriptures http://www.scriptures.lds.org/
  • Serving in the Church http://lds.org/pa/welcome/0,17827,5235-1,00.html
  • Stake and Ward Websites http://lds.org/units/find/0,12831,2311-1,00.html

Official Country Sites

Argentina http://www.lds.org.ar/ Australia http://www.lds.org.au/ Austria http://www.hlt.at/ Belgium http://www.kerkvanjezuschristus.nl/
Brazil http://www.mormon.org.br/ Chile http://www.iglesiadejesucristosud.cl/ Columbia http://www.iglesiadejesucristo.org.co/ Denmark http://www.mormon.dk/
Ecuador http://www.iglesiadejesucristo.org.co/ England http://www.lds.org.uk/ Finland http://www.mormonit.fi/ Germany http://www.kirche-jesu-christi.org/
Hong Kong http://www.lds.org.hk/ Iceland http://www.kirkjajesukrists.is/ Japan http://www.ldschurch.jp/ Netherlands http://www.kerkvanjezuschristus.nl/
New Zealand http://www.kerkvanjezuschristus.nl/ Northern Ireland http://www.lds.org.uk/ Norway http://www.jesu-kristi-kirke.no/ Republic of Ireland http://www.lds.org.uk/
Romania http://www.mormonii.ro/ Russia http://www.latter-daysaints.ru/ Scotland http://lds.org.uk/ South Africa http://lds.org.uk/
South Korea http://www.lds.or.kr/ Sweden http://www.jesukristikyrka.se/ Venezuela http://www.iglesiadejesucristo.org.co/ Wales http://lds.org.uk/


Unofficial Church Sites

  • FARMS - Foundation for Ancient Religion and Mormon Studies http://farms.byu.edu
  • FAIR - Foundation for Apologetic Information and Research http://fair-lds.org/
  • LDS Living http://www.ldsliving.com
  • LDS Resources http://www.ldsresources.net/
  • LDS Weddings http://www.ldsweddings.com/
  • Mormon Answers: LDSFAQ http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ/

Further Reading

  • Articles of Faith, by James E. Talmage, Signature Books 2003, ISBN 1560851678
  • Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints 1981, ISBN 0967686563
  • Book of Mormon: Another Testament of Jesus Christ, Doubleday 2004, ISBN 038551316X
  • Jesus the Christ: A Study of the Messiah and His Mission, by James E. Talmage, Deseret Book Co. 1982, ISBN 0877479038
  • Marvelous Work and a Wonder, by Le Grand Richards, Deseret Book Co. 1984, ISBN 0877471614


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