Keywords

Christianity, cults, Evangelicals, Sunday School

Abstract

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) was formally organized on April 6, 1830, in Palmyra, New York, by founding president Joseph Smith during the era of U.S. history known as the Second Great Awakening. Smith was considered a prophet, through whom God restored the church of that Latter-day Saints (i.e., the Mormons), believed to be lost to apostasy in ancient times.

Original Publication Citation

Dollahite, David C. (2014). "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Pp. 236-238 in Marilyn Coleman & Lawrence Ganong (Eds.) Social History of the American Family, vol 1. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage.

Document Type

Other

Publication Date

2014

Permanent URL

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/7763

Publisher

Sage

Language

English

College

Family, Home, and Social Sciences

Department

Family Life

University Standing at Time of Publication

Full Professor

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