Latter-day Saint
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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 but misleadingly 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.
The 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 nearly 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
- 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