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