Keywords

religious leaders, prophets, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Abstract

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, Mormon) is considered by its adherents to embody all the doctrines and authority that were present in the church that Christ established (Matthew 16:18-19) but that subsequently were lost through an apostasy that took hold after the original apostles were martyred. Latter-day Saints consider their faith to be a modern restoration of ancient truths and practices accomplished through modern revelation given by the Lord to modern prophets.

Original Publication Citation

Dollahite, D. C. (2007). Latter-day Saint marriage and family life in modern America. In D. S. Browning & D. A. Clairmont (Eds.), American religions and the family: How faith traditions cope with modernization (pp. 124-150). New York: Columbia University Press.