Just before the death of Joseph Smith, he passed on the authority to become the prophet of the church to a man called Brigham Young. Joseph Smith and his brother Hyrum (One of the 8 witnesses) were murdered by a mob whilst they were held in jail at Carthage, near Nauvoo, on June 27, 1844. There are however a handful of splinter groups that still believe in, and practice it. The LDS church was founded on April 6, 1830, by Joseph Smith, who after praying to God to see which was the correct church to join, was told none were, and that he was to start his own church, and become a prophet of God.Īfter numerous visits from an angel called Moroni, Joseph Smith started translating the Book of Mormon from ancient golden plates, which were revealed to him to be hidden on the top of Hill Cumorah.ĭespite what many people believe, Mormons do not practice polygamy. There are a number of splinter groups of the LDS church, such as the Community of Christ, and the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints which are often mistakenly called Mormons too. With the news of Mitt Romney in the Presidential elections, many people have started to ask questions about Mitt’s religion, and about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, or Mormonism as it is commonly known.Ĭontinue reading to find out a number of interesting facts about what this religion teaches.Ī “Mormon” is the name given to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Often just abbreviated to just the LDS Church).
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