The denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement are sometimes collectively referred to as ''
Mormonism
Mormonism is the religious tradition and theology of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity started by Joseph Smith in Western New York in the 1820s and 1830s. As a label, Mormonism has been applied to various aspects of ...
''. Although some denominations oppose the use of this term because they consider it derogatory, it is especially used when referring to the largest Latter Day Saint group,
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...
(LDS Church), and offshoots of it. Denominations opposed to the use of the term consider it to be connected to the
polygamy
Crimes
Polygamy (from Late Greek (') "state of marriage to many spouses") is the practice of marriage, marrying multiple spouses. When a man is married to more than one wife at the same time, sociologists call this polygyny. When a woman is ...
once practiced by the Utah church or to pejoratives used against early adherents of the movement.
The Latter Day Saint movement includes:
* The original church within this movement, founded in April 1830 in New York by
Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, ...
, was the
Church of Christ. It was later named the "Church of the Latter Day Saints". It was renamed the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" in 1838 (stylized as the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" in the United Kingdom), which remained its official name until Smith's death in 1844. This organization subsequently splintered into several different denominations, each of which claims to be the legitimate continuation of this original church. Most of these dispute the right of other denominations within the movement to claim this distinction.
* The largest denomination within the contemporary movement is the LDS Church, with approximately 16 million members.
["2016 Statistical Report for 2017 April Conference"](_blank)
''Mormon Newsroom'', April 1, 2017. It is headquartered in
Salt Lake City, Utah, and uses the term ''Latter-day Saints'' to describe itself and its members (note the hyphenation and variation in capitalization usage).
* The second-largest denomination is the
Community of Christ (it was first named the "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints", which lasted from 1872 to 2001). This is a Missouri-based, 250,000-member denomination. Although members of this church have traditionally been called Latter Day Saints (without the hyphen), the Community of Christ has more recently stated that it rejects the use of the term ''Saints'' as a designation for its members in any official reference or publication.
Herald House Style Guide
an official publication of the Community of Christ. See under entry "Saints".
* Other denominations within the movement either formed around various would-be successors to Smith, or else broke from denominations that did. These, together with the two denominations listed above, are detailed in the table of denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement, below.
Although a few small factions broke with Smith's organization during his lifetime, he retained the allegiance of the vast majority of Latter Day Saints until his death in June 1844. Following Smith's death, the movement underwent a leadership crisis which led to a schism within the church. The largest group followed Brigham Young and settled in what became the Utah Territory
The Territory of Utah was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from September 9, 1850, until January 4, 1896, when the final extent of the territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Utah, the 45th state ...
and is now the Utah-based LDS Church. The second-largest faction, Community of Christ, coalesced around Joseph Smith III
Joseph Smith III (November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith (founder of the Latter Day Saint movement) and Emma Hale Smith. Joseph Smith III was the Prophet-President of what became the Reorganized Chu ...
, eldest son of Joseph Smith. Other would-be leaders included the senior surviving member of the First Presidency
Among many churches in the Latter Day Saint movement, the First Presidency (also known as the Quorum of the Presidency of the Church) is the highest presiding or governing body. Present-day denominations of the movement led by a First Presidency ...
, Sidney Rigdon; the newly baptized James Strang
James Jesse Strang (March 21, 1813 – July 9, 1856) was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch. In 1844 he claimed to have been appointed to be the successor of Joseph Smith as leader of the Church of Jesus Christ o ...
from Wisconsin; and Alpheus Cutler, one of the Council of Fifty. Each of these men still retains a following as of 2014—however tiny it may be in some cases—and all of their organizations have undergone further schisms. Other claimants, such as Granville Hedrick, William Bickerton
William Bickerton (January 15, 1815 – February 17, 1905) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement after the 1844 succession crisis. In 1862, Bickerton became the founding president of the church now known as The Church of Jesus Christ ...
and Charles B. Thompson, later emerged to start still other factions, some of which have further subdivided.
Categorizing the churches
Given the large number of Latter Day Saint churches and their differing backgrounds, categorizing them can be difficult. A common approach in some histories and studies is to use ''Rocky Mountain Saints'' for those denominations headquartered in the American West and ''Prairie Saints'' for those denominations that formed in and around Nauvoo, Illinois; Voree, Wisconsin
Voree (/vɔːriː/) is an unincorporated community in the Town of Spring Prairie in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is best known as the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), a denomination ...
; Independence, Missouri; and other locations in the Midwest and East. These terms do not necessarily relate the current geographical locations of all denominations within those two groupings, but rather the original location of their respective parent organizations, which may be seen in the table below.
Another method uses provenance: for instance, all denominations that ultimately trace their history back to the LDS Church based in Utah, are organized as one factional group. ''Divergent Paths of the Restoration''—a reference work on this subject—follows this approach.
In such studies, and in general Latter Day Saint parlance, the '' -ite''-suffixed terms ''Josephite'' and ''Brighamite'' have been used for the Missouri-based Community of Christ and the Utah-based LDS Church respectively; these terms have sometimes been used to distinguish groups of denominations as well. Those denominations within each group share a common ancestry and basic beliefs that are different from groups sharing other provenances. The present article, in a similar fashion, distinguishes among groups of denominations by use of commonly understood names such as ''Mormon fundamentalist
Mormon fundamentalism (also called fundamentalist Mormonism) is a belief in the validity of selected fundamental aspects of Mormonism as taught and practiced in the nineteenth century, particularly during the administrations of Joseph Smith, ...
'' or else by short descriptions that often reference a founder of the first church within a factional group–for example, ''Joseph Smith III'' in reference to Community of Christ as well as various churches and factions that trace their origin to it.
List of Latter Day Saint movement churches
Era of Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith's original church, and those bodies which broke with him during his lifetime.
Original church within movement
The original organization, founded by Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, ...
in 1830, later called the ''Church of the Latter-Day Saints'' and then ''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints''.[''Manuscript History of the Church'', LDS Church Archives, book A-1, p. 37; reproduced in Dean C. Jessee (comp.) (1989). ''The Papers of Joseph Smith: Autobiographical and Historical Writings'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Deseret Book) 1:302–303.][ H. Michael Marquardt and Wesley P. Walters (1994). ''Inventing Mormonism: Tradition and the Historical Record'' (Salt Lake City, Utah: Signature Books) p. 160.]
Churches that separated from Smith's organization prior to 1844
Other small churches formed on the basis of disagreements with Smith prior to his murder in 1844 (including church established by William Law within 1844), all of which are now defunct.
Lineage of Brigham Young
Sometimes called "Rocky Mountain Saints," "Brighamites," or "Mormons", tracing their leadership or influence through Brigham Young.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
By far the largest and best known Latter Day Saint church, which is colloquially, but imprecisely, referred to as the "Mormon Church". Some members consider this as derogatory to the organization and prefer to be called by their full title, or, "The Church of Jesus Christ".
Churches upholding polygamy after the Manifesto of 1890
Churches that believe they are strictly following the revelations and teachings of Joseph Smith and Brigham Young, including the practice of plural marriage, which was discontinued by the LDS Church in the late-19th century after the Manifesto.
Left-of-center LDS-derived churches
The defunct Godbeites
The Godbeites were members of the ''Godbeite Church'', officially called the ''Church of Zion'', organized in 1870 by William S. Godbe. This dissident offshoot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was aimed toward embracing all be ...
and a few other small churches that broke with the LDS Church to pursue a more liberal, inclusive, or rationalist theology.
Additional churches claiming lineage through Brigham Young and/or founded in the U.S. Intermountain West
Several small churches rooted in Mormonism; formed under the belief that their leader was inspired to restore a new religious tradition in the mold of Joseph Smith
Other lineages
Those churches rejecting Brigham Young's leadership, in favor of some other claimant. These adherents are occasionally referred to, collectively, as "Prairie Saints."
Reorganized Church and other followers of Joseph Smith III ("Josephites")
The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and related churches tracing their leadership through Joseph Smith III
Joseph Smith III (November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith (founder of the Latter Day Saint movement) and Emma Hale Smith. Joseph Smith III was the Prophet-President of what became the Reorganized Chu ...
.
Followers of Granville Hedrick ("Hedrickites")
The Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
The Church of Christ, informally called Hedrickites and the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri, on what is known as the Temple Lot. The nickname for members of ...
and related churches tracing their leadership through Granville Hedrick.
Followers of Sidney Rigdon or William Bickerton ("Bickertonites")
Churches tracing their leadership through Sidney Rigdon or William Bickerton
William Bickerton (January 15, 1815 – February 17, 1905) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement after the 1844 succession crisis. In 1862, Bickerton became the founding president of the church now known as The Church of Jesus Christ ...
.
Followers of Alpheus Cutler ("Cutlerites")
The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri, United States. The church derives its epithet from its founder, Alpheus Cutler, a member of the Nauvoo High Coun ...
and related churches tracing their leadership through Alpheus Cutler.
Followers of James J. Strang ("Strangites")
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite) and related churches tracing their leadership through James Strang
James Jesse Strang (March 21, 1813 – July 9, 1856) was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch. In 1844 he claimed to have been appointed to be the successor of Joseph Smith as leader of the Church of Jesus Christ o ...
.
Additional Latter Day Saint churches (usually headquartered in U.S. east of the Rocky Mountains)
Other "Prairie Saint" branches of the movement, such as the Church of Christ (Whitmerite), none of which is known to be extant.
Spontaneous or unknown lineage
Those denominations which originated independent from other organizations and do not trace their doctrinal or priesthood lineage to any 19th-century Latter Day Saint factions, but still hold Latter Day Saint beliefs.
Table of provenances
Gallery
File:Joseph Smith, Jr. (1843 photograph).jpg, alt=Alleged daguerreotype of Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, ...
, Alleged daguerreotype of Joseph Smith
Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, Smith published the Book of Mormon. By the time of his death, 14 years later, ...
, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement
The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded by J ...
File:George J Adams.jpg, alt=Portrait of George J. Adams, George J. Adams, founder of the Church of the Messiah (George J. Adams)
File:James Brighouse (Latter Day Saint).jpg, alt=Photo of James Brighouse, James Brighouse, founder of the Order of Enoch
File:Alpheus Cutler.jpg, alt=Photo of Alpheus Cutler, Alpheus Cutler, founder and first president of the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri, United States. The church derives its epithet from its founder, Alpheus Cutler, a member of the Nauvoo High Coun ...
File:William W. Davies.jpg, alt=Photo of William W. Davies, William W. Davies, founder of the Kingdom of Heaven
File:Richard Charles Evans.JPG, alt=Portrait of R. C. Evans, R. C. Evans, founder of the Church of the Christian Brotherhood
File:PastorOttoFetting1916 cropped.jpg, alt=Photo of Otto Fetting, Photo of Otto Fetting, founder of the Church of Christ (Fettingite)
File:Walter_M._Gibson.jpg, alt=Portrait of Walter M. Gibson, Portrait of Walter M. Gibson, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Gibsonite)
File:Maurice L. Glendenning.jpg, alt=Photo of Maurice L. Glendenning, Maurice L. Glendenning, founder of the House of Aaron
File:WilliamGodbe.jpg, alt=Portrait of William S. Godbe, William S. Godbe, founder of The Church of Zion, also called Godbeites
The Godbeites were members of the ''Godbeite Church'', officially called the ''Church of Zion'', organized in 1870 by William S. Godbe. This dissident offshoot of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was aimed toward embracing all be ...
File:Leroy S. Johnson2.jpg, alt=Photo of Leroy S. Johnson, Photo of Leroy S. Johnson, organizer of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
File:William Law (mormon).jpg, alt=Portrait of William Law, William Law, founder of the True Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
File:Williamemlellin.gif, alt=Portrait of William E. M'Lellin, William E. M'Lellin, co-founder of the Church of Christ (Whitmerite)
File:Joseph Morris (Latter Day Saints).jpg, alt=Portrait of Joseph Morris (Latter Day Saints), Joseph Morris (Latter Day Saints), founder of the Church of the Firstborn (Morrisite)
File:Rigdon.gif, alt=Portrait of Sidney Rigdon, Sidney Rigdon, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of the Children of Zion
File:Isaac Russell.jpg, alt=Portrait of Isaac Russell, Isaac Russell, founder of the Alston Church
File:JosephSmith3.jpg, alt=Portrait of Joseph Smith III
Joseph Smith III (November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith (founder of the Latter Day Saint movement) and Emma Hale Smith. Joseph Smith III was the Prophet-President of what became the Reorganized Chu ...
, Joseph Smith III
Joseph Smith III (November 6, 1832 – December 10, 1914) was the eldest surviving son of Joseph Smith (founder of the Latter Day Saint movement) and Emma Hale Smith. Joseph Smith III was the Prophet-President of what became the Reorganized Chu ...
, prophet of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (now the Community of Christ)
File:James Strang daguerreotype (1856).jpg, alt=Portrait of James Strang
James Jesse Strang (March 21, 1813 – July 9, 1856) was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch. In 1844 he claimed to have been appointed to be the successor of Joseph Smith as leader of the Church of Jesus Christ o ...
, James Strang
James Jesse Strang (March 21, 1813 – July 9, 1856) was an American religious leader, politician and self-proclaimed monarch. In 1844 he claimed to have been appointed to be the successor of Joseph Smith as leader of the Church of Jesus Christ o ...
, founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
File:Charles B Thompson.jpg, alt=Portrait of Charles B. Thompson, Charles B. Thompson, founder of the Congregation of Jehovah's Presbytery of Zion
File:David Witmer.JPG, alt=Portrait of David Whitmer, David Whitmer, one of the Three Witnesses
The Three Witnesses is the collective name for three men connected with the early Latter Day Saint movement who stated that an angel had shown them the golden plates from which Joseph Smith translated the Book of Mormon; they also stated tha ...
and co-founder of the Church of Christ (Whitmerite)
File:Lymanwight8.gif, alt=Photo of Lyman Wight
Lyman Wight (May 9, 1796 – March 31, 1858) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the leader of the Latter Day Saints in Daviess County, Missouri, in 1838. In 1841, he was ordained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apo ...
, Photo of Lyman Wight
Lyman Wight (May 9, 1796 – March 31, 1858) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. He was the leader of the Latter Day Saints in Daviess County, Missouri, in 1838. In 1841, he was ordained a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apo ...
, founder of the Church of Christ (Wightite)
File:Lorin C. Woolley2.jpg, alt=Photo of Lorin C. Woolley, Photo of Lorin C. Woolley
Lorin Calvin Woolley (October 23, 1856 – September 19, 1934) was an American proponent of plural marriage and one of the founders of the Mormon fundamentalist movement. As a young man in Utah Territory, Woolley served as a courier and bodyguard ...
, known as the father of Mormon fundamentalism amongst most fundamentalist denominations
File:BrighamYoung1.jpg, alt=Portrait of Brigham Young, Brigham Young, prophet of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The ch ...
File:KirtlandTemple Ohio USA.jpg, alt=The Kirtland Temple, Kirtland Temple
The Kirtland Temple is a National Historic Landmark in Kirtland, Ohio, United States, on the eastern edge of the Cleveland metropolitan area. Owned and operated by the Community of Christ, formerly the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of La ...
Built by Joseph Smith's Church of Christ; passed through hands of several factions after Smith's death; today owned by the Community of Christ
File:Salt Lake Temple, Utah - Sept 2004-2.jpg, alt=The Salt Lake Temple, Salt Lake Temple
The Salt Lake Temple is a temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. At , it is the largest Latter-day Saint temple by floor area. Dedicated in 1893, it is the sixth templ ...
of the LDS Church
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The c ...
, in Salt Lake City, Utah
File:Independence - RLDS Temple 02.jpg, alt=The Independence Temple, Independence Temple
The Temple in Independence, Missouri, is a house of worship and education "dedicated to the pursuit of peace". It dominates the skyline of Independence and has become the focal point of the headquarters of the Community of Christ (formerly the Re ...
of the Community of Christ, in Independence, MO
File:Temple-lot2.jpg, alt=Temple Lot, Independence, Missouri, Panorama of the Temple Lot in Independence
Independence is a condition of a person, nation, country, or state in which residents and population, or some portion thereof, exercise self-government, and usually sovereignty, over its territory. The opposite of independence is the statu ...
, with (L to R) the Stone Church, the Temple Lot Church, the Independence Temple
The Temple in Independence, Missouri, is a house of worship and education "dedicated to the pursuit of peace". It dominates the skyline of Independence and has become the focal point of the headquarters of the Community of Christ (formerly the Re ...
, and the Auditorium
An auditorium is a room built to enable an audience to hear and watch performances. For movie theatres, the number of auditoria (or auditoriums) is expressed as the number of screens. Auditoria can be found in entertainment venues, community ...
File:Independence - Church of Christ Temple Lot 02.jpg, alt=Church of Christ (Temple Lot), World Headquarters and Independence Branch of the Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
The Church of Christ, informally called Hedrickites and the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri, on what is known as the Temple Lot. The nickname for members of ...
, located in Independence, Missouri
File:Independence - Restoration Branch 02.jpg, alt=Outreach Restoration Branch, Current location of the Outreach Restoration Branch, in Independence, Missouri. Previously the location of the now-defunct Church of Christ (Hancock)
The Church of Christ, informally referred to as the Church of Christ (Hancock), the Basement Church, the Church of Christ (Lukeite) and the Church of Christ (Bible and Book of Mormon Teaching), was a sect of the Latter Day Saint movement founded ...
.
File:VoreeChurch.jpg, alt=Meetinghouse of Strangite Branch, Meetinghouse of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), in Voree, Wisconsin
Voree (/vɔːriː/) is an unincorporated community in the Town of Spring Prairie in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is best known as the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), a denomination ...
File:Church of Christ with the Elijah Message.jpg, alt=Headquarters of the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message, Headquarters and Independence Branch of the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message, in Independence, Missouri
File:Independence - Fettingite Bronsonite 02.jpg, alt=Church of Christ (Fettingite), Meetinghouse of the Church of Christ (Fettingite), in Independence, Missouri
File:Independence - Zion's Branch 02.jpg, alt=Church of Jesus Christ (Zion's Branch), Meetinghouse of the Church of Jesus Christ (Zion's Branch)
The Church of Jesus Christ (Zion's Branch) is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri. It was formed on April 6, 1985Zion's Branch Charitable Trust Declaration of Trust by individuals who had separa ...
, in Independence, Missouri
File:BickertoniteChurch.jpg, alt=Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite), Meetinghouse of the in Monongahela, PA
File:Independence - Cutlerite Church 01.jpg, alt=Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite), Headquarters and sole branch of the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement headquartered in Independence, Missouri, United States. The church derives its epithet from its founder, Alpheus Cutler, a member of the Nauvoo High Coun ...
in Independence, Missouri
File:Independence - Elijah Message Church B.jpg, alt=Church of Christ (Assured Way), Headquarters of the Church of Christ with the Elijah Message (Assured Way of the Lord), Inc. in Independence, Missouri
File:FLDS Eldorado hi.jpg, alt=FLDS Temple, Temple of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Eldorado, Texas
Eldorado ( , -) is a city in and the county seat of Schleicher County, Texas, United States. The population was 1,951 at the 2010 census. Eldorado is located on U.S. Highway 277 some north of Sonora and south of San Angelo, Texas.
Geograph ...
File:Independence - Remnant LDS 02.jpg, alt=Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Meetinghouse and Conference Center of the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, usually referred to as the Remnant Church, is a denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement. The prophet / president of the church is Terry W. Patience.
History
In the 1970s and 1980s, ...
, in Independence, Missouri
File:TLC redbrickstore.jpg, alt=TLC "Red Brick Store", "Red Brick Store" of the in Manti, Utah
Manti ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Sanpete County, Utah, United States. The population was 3,276 at the 2010 United States Census.
Description
Manti was the first community in Utah to be settled outside the Wasatch Front and served as ...
File:Independence - Fettingite DeWolf 02.jpg, alt=Church of Christ (Restored), Meetinghouse of the Church of Christ (Restored)
The Church of Christ (Restored) is a denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement that split from the Church of Christ (Fettingite) in the late 1930s under the leadership of Elder A. C. DeWolf. This schism was provoked by a difference in ...
, in Independence, Missouri
File:Independence - Restoration LDS 02.jpg, alt=Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Meetinghouse of the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, in Independence, Missouri
File:Colorado City schoolhouse.jpg, alt=Schoolhouse of the Short Creek Community, Schoolhouse of the Short Creek Community
The Short Creek Community (now Colorado City, Arizona, and Hildale, Utah), founded in 1913, began as a small ranching town in the Arizona Strip. In the 1930s it was settled by Mormon fundamentalists.
History
In May 1935, members of the Council of ...
in Colorado City, Arizona
Colorado City is a town in Mohave County, Arizona, United States, and is located in a region known as the Arizona Strip. As of the 2020 census, the population of the town was 2,478, down from 4,821 in 2010. At least three Mormon fundamentali ...
(site of the 1953 Short Creek raid).
File:Race Track Church.jpg, alt=Church of the Firstborn (Morrisite), Abandoned meetinghouse of the Church of the Firstborn (Morrisite), in Powell County, Montana
Powell County is a county in the U.S. state of Montana. As of the 2020 census, the population was 6,946. Its county seat is Deer Lodge.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is ...
File:Righteous Branch Temple.jpg, alt=Pyramid shaped temple of the Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Pyramid-shaped temple and headquarters of the Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, located near Modena, Utah
See also
* Mormonism
Mormonism is the religious tradition and theology of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity started by Joseph Smith in Western New York in the 1820s and 1830s. As a label, Mormonism has been applied to various aspects of ...
* Mormons: Groups within Mormonism
* Restoration (Latter Day Saints): Significance and impact
* Restorationism
* Saints in LDS movement
References
Further reading
*Launius, Roger D.; Thatcher, Linda, eds. (April 1998)
Differing Visions: Dissenters in Mormon History
Champaign, IL: University of Illinois Press, , retrieved June 29, 2010
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External links
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Sect
A sect is a subgroup of a religious, political, or philosophical belief system, usually an offshoot of a larger group. Although the term was originally a classification for religious separated groups, it can now refer to any organization that ...