Mormons: members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, who accept a doctrine of truth and code of ethics based upon the teachings of the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the writings and teachings of the church's founders.
members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, founded in New York in 1830
church founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 with headquarters in Salt Lake City, Utah
A name used for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
another name for Latter-day Saints, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).
Unofficial term for members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; members prefer to be referred to as Latter-day Saints.
The Mormons were the most important of the religious communes founded in the early nineteenth century. Joseph Smith founded the religion in western New York in the 1820s based on the revelations in a sacred book he called the Book of Mormons. Mormons were resented because of their unorthodox religious views and exclusivism. They finally located near Great Salt Lake (Utah) in the 1840s where they have flourished ever since.
