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Revelation (Latter Day Saints)

Index Revelation (Latter Day Saints)

Latter Day Saints teach that the Latter Day Saint movement began with a revelation from God. [1]

129 relations: Adam-ondi-Ahman, Adamic language, Almon W. Babbitt, Apostle (Latter Day Saints), Baptism for the dead, Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Biblical inerrancy, Book of Mormon, Brigham Young, Christian views on Hell, Church Historian and Recorder, Church of Christ (Brewsterite), Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints), Church of Christ at Halley's Bluff, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), Church of Jesus Christ Restored 1830, Clergy, Common Council of the Church, Community of Christ, Confirmation (Latter Day Saints), Council of the Church, Criticism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Current state of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement, D. Michael Quinn, Dallin H. Oaks, Daniel S. Miles, David W. Patten, Dispensation of the fulness of times, Doctrine and Covenants, E. B. Grandin, Elbert A. Smith, Emma Smith, Emma Smith Kennedy, Ezra Booth, First Nephi, First Presidency, Freeman Nickerson, General conference (Latter Day Saints), Genesis Group, Genetics and the Book of Mormon, Gladden Bishop, Granville Hedrick, History of religion in the United States, Holy Church of Jesus Christ, Isaac Russell, James C. Brewster, Jared Carter (Latter Day Saints), John Johnson (Latter Day Saints), John Johnson Farm, John Taylor (Mormon), ..., John W. Bryant, Joseph F. Smith, Joseph Freeman (Mormon), Joseph Smith, Joseph Smith Mansion House, Julian Whiting, Latter Day Church of Christ, Latter Day Saint movement, Latter Day Saint polygamy in the late-19th century, Law of consecration, List of Joseph Smith's wives, List of Latter Day Saint movement topics, Lost 116 pages, Lyman R. Sherman, Lyman Wight, Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Melvin J. Ballard, Mormon cosmology, Mormon fundamentalism, Mormons, Name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Nauvoo Expositor, Nauvoo House, Oliver Granger, One Mighty and Strong, Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy, Origin of the Book of Mormon, Outline of Joseph Smith, Outline of the Book of Mormon, Outline of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Patriarchal blessing, Patriarchal priesthood, Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints), Polytheism, Prayer circle (Mormonism), President of the Church, President of the Church (LDS Church), Presiding high council, Priesthood (Latter Day Saints), Primacy of Peter, Private revelation, Problem of evil, Prophet, seer, and revelator, Restoration Church of Jesus Christ, Restorationism, Revelation (disambiguation), Robert D. Foster, Sacrament (LDS Church), Salt Lake Temple, Second Coming (LDS Church), Seer stone (Latter Day Saints), Selected Manifestations, Shaking the dust from the feet, Sola scriptura, Solemn assembly, Spirit of Prophecy, Standard works, Teachings of Joseph Smith, Temple architecture (LDS Church), Temple Lot, Temple robes, The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Thomas B. Marsh, Thomas Grover, Tithing (Latter Day Saints), Under the Banner of Heaven, Urim and Thummim, Urim and Thummim (Latter Day Saints), Vinson Knight, Warren Jeffs, William E. McLellin, William W. Davies, Word of Wisdom, Ziba Peterson, Zion (Latter Day Saints), 1886 Revelation, 1890 Manifesto, 1978 Revelation on Priesthood. Expand index (79 more) »

Adam-ondi-Ahman

Adam-ondi-Ahman (sometimes clipped to Diahman) is a historic site in Daviess County, Missouri, about five miles south of Jameson.

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Adamic language

The Adamic language is, according to Jewish tradition (as recorded in the midrashim) and some Christians, the language spoken by Adam (and possibly Eve) in the Garden of Eden.

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Almon W. Babbitt

Almon Whiting Babbitt (9 October 1812 – c. 7 September 1856) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, a Mormon pioneer, and the first secretary and treasurer of the Territory of Utah.

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Apostle (Latter Day Saints)

In the Latter Day Saint movement, an apostle is a "special witness of the name of Jesus Christ who is sent to teach the principles of salvation to others." In many Latter Day Saint churches, an apostle is a priesthood office of high authority within the church hierarchy.

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Baptism for the dead

Baptism for the dead, vicarious baptism or proxy baptism today commonly refers to the religious practice of baptizing a person on behalf of one who is dead—a living person receiving the rite on behalf of a deceased person.

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Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) focuses its doctrine and teaching on Jesus Christ; that he was the Son of God, born of Mary, lived a perfect life, performed miracles, bled from every pore in the Garden of Gethsemane, died on the cross, rose on the third day, appeared again to his disciples, and now resides, authoritatively, on the right hand side of God.

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Biblical inerrancy

Biblical inerrancy, as formulated in the "Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy", is the doctrine that the Protestant Bible "is without error or fault in all its teaching"; or, at least, that "Scripture in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact".

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Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is a sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421.

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Brigham Young

Brigham Young (June 1, 1801August 29, 1877) was an American religious leader, politician, and settler.

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Christian views on Hell

In Christian theology, Hell is the place or state into which by God's definitive judgment unrepentant sinners pass either immediately after death (particular judgment) or in the general judgment.

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Church Historian and Recorder

Church Historian and Recorder (usually shortened to Church Historian) is a priesthood calling in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Church of Christ (Brewsterite)

The Church of Christ was a schismatic sect of the Latter Day Saint movement that was founded in 1848 by James C. Brewster and Hazen Aldrich.

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Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)

The Church of Christ was the original name of the Latter Day Saint church founded by Joseph Smith.

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Church of Christ at Halley's Bluff

Church of Christ at Halley's Bluff (formerly known as the Church of Christ at Zion's Retreat) is a small denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints—usually distinguished with a parenthetical (Strangite)—is a schism of the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Church of Jesus Christ Restored 1830

The Church of Jesus Christ Restored 1830 is a small sect in the Latter Day Saint movement that is headquartered in Buckner, Missouri.

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Clergy

Clergy are some of the main and important formal leaders within certain religions.

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Common Council of the Church

In the Latter Day Saint movement, the Common Council of the Church is a body of the church that has the power to discipline or remove the President of the Church or one of his counselors in the First Presidency due to misbehavior.

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Community of Christ

Community of Christ, known from 1872 to 2001 as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS), is an American-based international church with roots in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Confirmation (Latter Day Saints)

In the Latter Day Saint movement, Confirmation (also known as the Gift of the Holy Ghost or the Baptism of Fire and of the Holy Ghost), is an ordinance essential for salvation.

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Council of the Church

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the Council of the Church may be the chief governing body of the church which holds the power to make the final decision on any spiritual matter that will affect any member of the church.

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Criticism of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) has been the subject of criticism since it was founded by American religious leader Joseph Smith in 1830.

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Current state of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement

Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, privately taught and practiced polygamy.

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D. Michael Quinn

Dennis Michael Quinn (born March 26, 1944) is an American historian who has focused on the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

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Dallin H. Oaks

Dallin Harris Oaks (born August 12, 1932) is an American jurist, educator, and religious leader who serves as the First Counselor in the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

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Daniel S. Miles

Daniel Sanborn Miles (July 23, 1772 – October 12, 1845) was an early Mormon leader and member of the Presidency of the Seventy of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

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David W. Patten

David Wyman Patten (November 14, 1799 – October 25, 1838) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

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Dispensation of the fulness of times

In Christianity, the dispensation (or administration) of the fulness of times is thought to be a world order or administration in which the heavens and the earth are under the political and/or spiritual government of Jesus.

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Doctrine and Covenants

The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C or D. and C.) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement.

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E. B. Grandin

Egbert Bratt Grandin (March 30, 1806 – April 16, 1845) was a printer in Palmyra, New York, best known for publishing the first edition of the Book of Mormon, a sacred text of the churches of the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Elbert A. Smith

Elbert Aoriul Smith (8 March 1871 – 15 May 1959) was an American leader in the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church).

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Emma Smith

Emma Hale Smith Bidamon (July 10, 1804 – April 30, 1879) was the first wife of Joseph Smith and a leader in the early days of the Latter Day Saint movement, both during Joseph's lifetime and afterward as a member of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church).

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Emma Smith Kennedy

Emma Belle Smith Kennedy or "Emma Kennedy" (17 March 1869 – 3 May 1960) was a granddaughter of Joseph Smith, Jr., and daughter of his third surviving son, Alexander Hale Smith.

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Ezra Booth

Ezra Booth (February 14, 1792 – January 1873) was an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement who became an outspoken critic of Joseph Smith and the church Smith founded.

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First Nephi

The First Book of Nephi: His Reign and Ministry, usually referred to as First Nephi or 1 Nephi, is the first book of the Book of Mormon and one of four books with the name Nephi.

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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.

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Freeman Nickerson

Freeman Nickerson (February 5, 1779 – January 12/22, 1847) was an early missionary in Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and a member of Zion's Camp.

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General conference (Latter Day Saints)

In the Latter Day Saint movement, a general conference is a meeting for all members of the church for conducting general church business and instruction.

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Genesis Group

The Genesis Group is an auxiliary organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS church) for African-American members and their families.

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Genetics and the Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon, the founding document of the Latter Day Saint movement and one of the four books of scripture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), is an account of three groups of people.

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Gladden Bishop

Francis Gladden Bishop (January 19, 1809 – November 30, 1864) was a minor leader in the Latter Day Saint movement after the 1844 succession crisis.

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Granville Hedrick

Granville Hedrick (September 2, 1814 – August 22, 1881) was a leader in the Latter Day Saint movement after the 1844 succession crisis.

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History of religion in the United States

The religious history of the United States began with European settlers.

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Holy Church of Jesus Christ

Holy Church of Jesus Christ was a schismatic sect in the Latter Day Saint movement that formed under the leadership of Alexandre Caffiaux, a French member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite Church).

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Isaac Russell

Isaac Russell (April 13, 1807 – September 25, 1844) was a leader in the early Latter Day Saint movement.

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James C. Brewster

James Colin Brewster (October 26, 1826 – January 8, 1909) was the co-founder of the Church of Christ (Brewsterite), a schismatic sect in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Jared Carter (Latter Day Saints)

Jared Carter (June 14, 1801 – July 6, 1849) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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John Johnson (Latter Day Saints)

John Johnson, Sr. (April 11, 1778 – July 30, 1843) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement in Ohio.

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John Johnson Farm

The John Johnson farm is a historic home and listing on the National Register of Historic Places in Hiram Township, just west of the village of Hiram, Ohio, United States.

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John Taylor (Mormon)

John Taylor (November 1, 1808 – July 25, 1887) was an English religious leader who served as the third president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1880 to 1887.

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John W. Bryant

John W. Bryant (born 1946) was the founder and first leader of a Mormon fundamentalist sect that is today known as the Church of the New Covenant in Christ and is headquartered near Salem, Oregon.

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Joseph F. Smith

Joseph Fielding Smith Sr. (November 13, 1838 – November 19, 1918) was an American religious leader who served as the sixth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

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Joseph Freeman (Mormon)

Joseph Freeman, Jr. (born July 24, 1952) was the first man of black African descent to receive the Melchizedek priesthood and be ordained an elder in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) after the announcement of the 1978 Revelation on Priesthood, which allowed "all worthy male members of the Church" to "be ordained to the priesthood without regard for race or color.".

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Joseph Smith

Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Joseph Smith Mansion House

The Joseph Smith Mansion House in Nauvoo, Illinois is a building constructed by Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Julian Whiting

Julian Everson Whiting (7 September 1912 - 3 October 2004) was a Latter Day Saint leader who served as the seventh president of The Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite) from 1974 to 1997.

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Latter Day Church of Christ

The Latter Day Church of Christ is a Mormon fundamentalist denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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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 primitivist movement founded by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s.

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Latter Day Saint polygamy in the late-19th century

Possibly as early as the 1830s, followers of the Latter Day Saint movement (also known as Mormonism), were practicing the doctrine of polygamy or "plural marriage".

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Law of consecration

The law of consecration is a commandment in the Latter Day Saint movement in which adherents promise to dedicate their lives and material substance to the church.

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List of Joseph Smith's wives

Joseph Smith (1805–1844), the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, secretly taught and practiced polygamy during his ministry, and married multiple women during his lifetime.

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List of Latter Day Saint movement topics

In an effort to bring together pages on various religions, below is a list of articles that are about or reference Latter Day Saint movement topics.

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Lost 116 pages

The "lost 116 pages" were the original manuscript pages of what Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, said was the translation of the Book of Lehi, the first portion of the golden plates revealed to him by an angel in 1827.

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Lyman R. Sherman

Lyman Royal Sherman (22 May 1804 – January or February 1839) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, an inaugural member of the Seven Presidents of the Seventy, and was called to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles but died before being informed and ordained.

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Lyman Wight

Lyman Wight (May 9, 1796 – March 31, 1858) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, marriage between a man and a woman is considered to be "ordained of God".

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Melvin J. Ballard

Melvin Joseph Ballard (February 9, 1873 – July 30, 1939) was a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

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Mormon cosmology

Mormon cosmology is the description of the history, evolution, and destiny of the physical and metaphysical universe according to Mormonism, which includes the doctrines taught by leaders and theologians of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Mormon fundamentalism, the Restoration Church of Jesus Christ, and other Brighamite denominations within the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Mormon fundamentalism

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 and Brigham Young, the first two presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

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Mormons

Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity, initiated by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s.

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Name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The name of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is derived from an 1838 revelation received by church founder Joseph Smith.

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Nauvoo Expositor

The Nauvoo Expositor was a newspaper in Nauvoo, Illinois, that published only one issue, on June 7, 1844.

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Nauvoo House

The Nauvoo House in Nauvoo, Illinois, is a boarding house that Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, began constructing in the 1840s.

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Oliver Granger

Oliver Granger (February 7, 1794 – August 27, 1841) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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One Mighty and Strong

The One Mighty and Strong is an unknown person who was the subject of an 1832 prophecy by Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy

Polygamy, or plural marriage, in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints probably originated with the founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith, who taught that polygamy was a divine commandment.

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Origin of the Book of Mormon

There are several theories as to the origin of the Book of Mormon.

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Outline of Joseph Smith

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the life and influence of Joseph Smith: Joseph Smith – central figure of Mormonism, whom the teachings of most List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement hold to be the founding Prophet.

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Outline of the Book of Mormon

The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Book of Mormon: Book of Mormon – sacred text of the Latter Day Saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the American continent from approximately 2200 BC to AD 421.

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Outline of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The following outline is provided as an overview of and a topical guide to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Patriarchal blessing

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), a patriarchal blessing (also called an evangelist's blessing) is a blessing or ordinance given by a patriarch (evangelist) to a church member.

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Patriarchal priesthood

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the patriarchal priesthood (or Abrahamic priesthood) is sometimes understood as one of types or "orders" of priesthood.

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Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints)

According to doctrine of the Latter Day Saint movement, the plan of salvation (also known as the plan of happiness) is a plan that God created to save, redeem, and exalt humankind, through the atonement of Jesus Christ.

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Polytheism

Polytheism (from Greek πολυθεϊσμός, polytheismos) is the worship of or belief in multiple deities, which are usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religions and rituals.

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Prayer circle (Mormonism)

In the Mormon religion, a prayer circle, also known as the True Order of Prayer, is a ritual established by Joseph Smith that some Mormons believe is a more potent method of prayer that can lead to receiving greater blessings and revelation from God.

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President of the Church

In the Latter Day Saint movement, the President of the Church is generally considered to be the highest office of the church.

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President of the Church (LDS Church)

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the President of the Church is the highest office of the church.

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Presiding high council

In the Latter Day Saint movement, there are two presiding high councils, one said to be "standing," and the other "traveling." The traveling high council is generally known as the Quorum of Twelve Apostles.

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Priesthood (Latter Day Saints)

In the Latter Day Saint movement, priesthood is the power and authority of God given to man, including the authority to perform ordinances and to act as a leader in the church.

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Primacy of Peter

The primacy of Peter, also known as Petrine primacy (from Latin: Petrus, "Peter"), is the position of preeminence that is attributed to Saint Peter among the Twelve Apostles.

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Private revelation

Private revelation is, in Christian theology, a message from God which can come in a variety of types.

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Problem of evil

The problem of evil refers to the question of how to reconcile the existence of evil with an omnibenevolent, omniscient, and omnipotent God (see theism).

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Prophet, seer, and revelator

Prophet, seer, and revelator is an ecclesiastical title used in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Restoration Church of Jesus Christ

The Restoration Church of Jesus Christ (RCJC), based in Salt Lake City, Utah, was a church in the Latter Day Saint movement that catered primarily to the spiritual needs of LGBT Latter Day Saints.

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Restorationism

Restorationism, also described as Christian Primitivism, is the belief that Christianity has been or should be restored along the lines of what is known about the apostolic early church, which restorationists see as the search for a more pure and more ancient form of the religion.

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Revelation (disambiguation)

Revelation, in religion and theology, is the act of revealing through communication with supernatural entities.

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Robert D. Foster

Robert D. Foster (14 March 1811 – 1 February 1878) was a 19th-century physician and an early member of the Latter Day Saint movement, being baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints sometime before October 1839.

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Sacrament (LDS Church)

In The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the Holy Sacrament of the Lord's Supper, most often simply referred to as the sacrament, is the ordinance in which participants eat bread and drink water in remembrance of the body and blood of Jesus Christ.

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Salt Lake Temple

The Salt Lake Temple is a temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) located on Temple Square in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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Second Coming (LDS Church)

Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe that there will be a Second Coming of Jesus Christ to the earth sometime in the future.

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Seer stone (Latter Day Saints)

According to Latter Day Saint theology, seer stones were stones that were sacred gifts from God.

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Selected Manifestations

Selected Manifestations: Being an Unofficial Collection of Temple Dedicatory Prayers, Revelations, Visions, Dreams, Doctrinal Expositions, & Other Inspired Declarations Not Presently Included in the Official Canon of Scriptures Known as the Four Standard Works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a 413-page book self-published in 1985 by David M. and Vonda S. Reay.

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Shaking the dust from the feet

Shaking the dust from the feet was a practice of pious Jews during New Testament times.

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Sola scriptura

Sola Scriptura (Latin: by scripture alone) is a theological doctrine held by some Christian denominations that the Christian scriptures are the sole infallible rule of faith and practice.

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Solemn assembly

A solemn assembly is a formal and sacred procedure in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) conducted to give added emphasis to the purpose of the occasion.

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Spirit of Prophecy

Spirit of Prophecy may refer to.

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Standard works

The standard works of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) are the four books that currently constitute its open scriptural canon.

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Teachings of Joseph Smith

The teachings of Joseph Smith include a broad spectrum of religious doctrines as well as political and scientific ideas and theories, many of which he said were revealed to him by God.

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Temple architecture (LDS Church)

On December 27, 1832—two years after the organization of the Latter Day Saint church—the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, reported receiving a revelation that called upon church members to restore the practice of temple worship.

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Temple Lot

The Temple Lot, located in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri, is the first site to be dedicated for the construction of a temple in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Temple robes

Temple robes describe the ceremonial clothing worn in the performance of ordinances and ceremonies in a temple.

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The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)

The Church of Jesus Christ is a Christian religious denomination headquartered in Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States.

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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), often informally known as the Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian, Christian restorationist church that is considered by its members to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ.

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Thomas B. Marsh

Thomas Baldwin Marsh (November 1, 1800 – January 1866) was an early leader in the Latter-day Saint movement and an original member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.

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Thomas Grover

Thomas Grover (July 22, 1807 – February 20, 1886) was an early leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Tithing (Latter Day Saints)

Tithing is a commandment accepted by various churches in the Latter Day Saint movement in which adherents make willing tithe donations, usually ten percent of their income, to their church.

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Under the Banner of Heaven

Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith is a nonfiction book by best-selling author Jon Krakauer, first published in July 2003.

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Urim and Thummim

In the Hebrew Bible, the Urim and the Thummim (הָאוּרִים וְהַתֻּמִּים, Standard ha-Urim veha-Tummim Tiberian hāʾÛrîm wəhatTummîm; meaning uncertain, possibly "Lights and Perfections") are elements of the hoshen, the breastplate worn by the High Priest attached to the ephod.

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Urim and Thummim (Latter Day Saints)

In the Latter Day Saint movement, the Urim and Thummim (also called Interpreters) usually refers to a set of seer stones bound by silver bows into a set of spectacles, that movement founder Joseph Smith said he found buried in the hill Cumorah with the golden plates.

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Vinson Knight

Vinson Knight (March 14, 1804 – July 31, 1842) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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Warren Jeffs

Warren Steed Jeffs (born December 3, 1955) is a convicted felon/child molester and the President of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (FLDS Church) who is currently serving a sentence of life plus 20 years.

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William E. McLellin

William Earl McLellin (January 18, 1806 – April 24, 1883) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement.

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William W. Davies

William W. Davies (August 9, 1833 – November 25, 1906) was the leader of a Latter Day Saint schismatic group called the Kingdom of Heaven, which was located near Walla Walla, Washington, from 1867 to 1881.

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Word of Wisdom

The "Word of Wisdom" is the common name of a section of the Doctrine and Covenants, a book considered by many churches within the Latter Day Saint movement to consist of revelations from God.

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Ziba Peterson

Ziba Peterson (died 1849) was an early American Latter Day Saint best known as one of the four initial missionaries sent by Joseph Smith in 1830 to preach to Native Americans in Indian Territory.

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Zion (Latter Day Saints)

Within the Latter Day Saint movement, Zion is often used to connote a utopian association of the righteous.

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1886 Revelation

In the Mormon fundamentalist movement, the 1886 Revelation is the text of a revelation said to have been received by John Taylor, third President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), that is claimed to restate the permanence of the principle of plural marriage.

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1890 Manifesto

The "1890 Manifesto" (also known as the "Woodruff Manifesto" or the "Anti-polygamy Manifesto") is a statement which officially advised against any future plural marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church).

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1978 Revelation on Priesthood

The 1978 Revelation on Priesthood was a revelation announced by leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) that reversed a long-standing policy excluding men of black African descent from the priesthood.

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Redirects here:

Spirit of Prophecy (Latter Day Saints), Spirit of Prophecy (Mormon), Spirit of prophecy (Latter Day Saints).

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revelation_(Latter_Day_Saints)

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