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This is a list of people who identify, (or have identified if dead), as Latter Day Saints, and who have attained levels of notability.This list includes adherents of all Latter Day Saint movement denominations, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Community of Christ, and others.
Paiute Native American auxiliaries; Motive: War hysteria about a possible invasion; Mormon teachings against outsiders during the Mormon Reformation period; Possible instigation from Brigham Young and other senior Mormon leadership; Convicted: John D. Lee, leader in the local Mormon community and of the local militia
A Times and Seasons author wrote in 1844 that "the highest point in the faith of the Latter Day Saints is that they know where they are going after death, and what they will do … and when a faithful saint dies … all Israel whispers … 'let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his.'" [20] Like other 19th-century ...
Netflix's new historical fiction series "American Primeval" is coming under fire for its depiction of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and leader Brigham Young.The Mormon church ...
The news came during the church's general conference. SALT LAKE CITY, UT - The historic Mormon Temple grounds of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints on April 4, 2020 in Salt Lake City ...
The Book of Mormon is a foundational sacred book for the church; the terms "Mormon" and "Mormonism" come from the book itself. The LDS Church teaches that the Angel Moroni told Smith about golden plates containing the record, guided him to find them buried in the Hill Cumorah , and provided him the means of translating them from Reformed Egyptian .
The year before his son Gregoire W Eugene-Louis had been the first person to receive his endowment in the Detroit Michigan Temple before he went on his mission to the California Arcadia Mission (1999–2001). The Detroit Michigan Temple was dedicated in 2000 by Gordon B. Hinckley. Hinckley's son, Clark Hinckley, had lived for several years in ...
Following Smith's death, non-Mormon newspapers were nearly unanimous in portraying Smith as a religious fanatic. [7] Conversely, within the Latter Day Saint community, Smith was viewed as a prophet, martyred to seal the testimony of his faith. [8] Five men were tried for Smith's murder, but all were acquitted. [9]