LDS

History  Joseph Smith  From New Hampshire  Visited by Heavenly Father and his son JC at age 14  Couple years later was led to golden plates by the angel Moroni  For years translated the plates to English with the help of  Book of Mormon published March 1830

 Pioneer track  1846 Mormons left Nauvoo, Illinois  July 24, Pioneers arrived in Utah

  Marriage of one man and two or more women  Joseph Smith received revelation  To increase the number of children born in the gospel covenant in order to raise up seed unto the lord.  president Wilford Woodfuff’s manifesto declared his intention to abide by U.S. law forbidding plural marriage Plural Marrige

  First two decades of the Church’s existence, a few black men were ordained to the priesthood  In 1852, President Brigham Young publicly announced that men of black African descent could not be ordained to the priesthood  Blacks were allowed to be baptized  1978, after “spending many hours in the Upper Room of the Salt Lake Temple supplicating the Lord for divine guidance,” Church President Spencer W. Kimball reversed the restriction Racial Issues

  Holy Bible- Old and New Testament  Book of Mormon  Doctrine and Covenants  Pearl of Great Price Scriptures “We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.” Article of Faith no.8

  Believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.  Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.  Being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law. LDS Beliefs

  Pre- existence  Mortal life  Death  Immortality a)Celestial b)Terrestrial c)Telestial d)Outer Darkness Plan of Salvation

 Religious Practices  Baby blessing  Baptism  Sacrament  Temple work  Family home evenings  Semi annual general conferences

  15,082,028 Members  29,253 Churches  83,035 Missionaries  405 Missions  15 Missionary training centers  182 countries  11,925 Welfare services  143 Temples  4 Universities and colleges  4,789 Family history centers  133 countries with family history centers Statistics

  First presidency of the church of jesus christ of ladder day saints. "Facts and statistics." Newsroom  First presidency of the LDS church. The church of Jesus Christ of Ladder day saints  Smith, Joseph. Book Of Mormon. Salt lake city : Church of Jesus christ of ladder day saints, Book. Citations