Mormonism (English Wikipedia)

Teaching that existing denominations "were believing in incorrect doctrines, and that none of them was acknowledged by God as his church and kingdom" Smith 1842a, p. 707 and "all their creeds were an abomination in his sight." Smith 1842c, p. 748 Smith, Joseph Jr. (March 1, 1842a). "Church History [Wentworth Letter]". Times and Seasons. 3 (9): 706–10 [707]. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2017.. Smith, Joseph (April 1, 1842c). "History of Joseph Smith". Times and Seasons. 3 (11): 748–49. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2017.

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Park, Benjamin (2024). American Zion: A New History of Mormonism. Liveright Publishing. p. 17. ISBN 9781631498664 – via Google Books.
Davies, Douglas J. (2003). "Divine–human transformations". An Introduction to Mormonism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 65–90. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511610028.004. ISBN 978-0-511-61002-8. OCLC 438764483. S2CID 146238056.
Bracht, John (2012) [1990]. "The Americanization of Adam". In Trompf, G. W. (ed.). Cargo Cults and Millenarian Movements: Transoceanic Comparisons of New Religious Movements. Religion and Society. Vol. 29. Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter. pp. 97–142. doi:10.1515/9783110874419.97. ISBN 978-3-11-087441-9.
Yorgason, Ethan (2006). "The Shifting Role of the Latter-day Saints as the Quintessential American Religion". In Lippy, Charles H. (ed.). Faith in America: Changes, Challenges, New Directions. Volume 1: Organized Religion Today. Praeger Perspectives. London and Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. pp. 141–163. ISBN 978-0-313-04961-3. LCCN 2006022880.
Givens, Terryl L. (2003) [2002]. ""A Seer Shall the Lord My God Raise Up": The Prophet and the Plates". By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 8–42. doi:10.1093/019513818X.003.0002. ISBN 978-0-19-513818-4. OCLC 1028168787. S2CID 159734267.
Stark, Rodney (2005). "The Basis of Mormon Success". In Neilson, Reid L. (ed.). The Rise of Mormonism. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 114–116. doi:10.7312/star13634-006. ISBN 978-0-231-13634-1. LCCN 2005045464. OCLC 800910267. S2CID 99224315.
Edwards, Jason A.; Weiss, David (2014). The Rhetoric of American Exceptionalism: Critical Essays. McFarland. p. 107. ISBN 978-0-7864-8681-6. Retrieved January 5, 2021.

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"Mormonism, An Independent Interpretation – The Encyclopedia of Mormonism". eom.byu.edu. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
Robinson, Stephen E.; Burgon, Glade L.; Turner, Rodney; Largey, Dennis L. (1992), "God the Father", in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 548–552, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, archived from the original on May 7, 2021, retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Harold B. Lee Library
Dahl, Paul E. (1992), "Godhead", in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 552–553, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, archived from the original on May 12, 2021, retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Harold B. Lee Library
Carter, K. Codell (1992), "Godhood", in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 553–555, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, archived from the original on May 9, 2021, retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Harold B. Lee Library
Brown, Gayle O. (1992), "Premortal Life", in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 1123–1125, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, archived from the original on May 9, 2021, retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Harold B. Lee Library
Paulsen, David L. (1992), "Omnipotent God; Omnipresence of God; Omniscience of God", in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, p. 1030, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, archived from the original on May 13, 2021, retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Harold B. Lee Library

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Teaching that existing denominations "were believing in incorrect doctrines, and that none of them was acknowledged by God as his church and kingdom" Smith 1842a, p. 707 and "all their creeds were an abomination in his sight." Smith 1842c, p. 748 Smith, Joseph Jr. (March 1, 1842a). "Church History [Wentworth Letter]". Times and Seasons. 3 (9): 706–10 [707]. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2017.. Smith, Joseph (April 1, 1842c). "History of Joseph Smith". Times and Seasons. 3 (11): 748–49. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2017.

ce.byu.edu

"BYU Jerusalem Center for Near Eastern Studies". Ce.byu.edu. Archived from the original on February 26, 2011. Retrieved November 27, 2013.

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Teaching that existing denominations "were believing in incorrect doctrines, and that none of them was acknowledged by God as his church and kingdom" Smith 1842a, p. 707 and "all their creeds were an abomination in his sight." Smith 1842c, p. 748 Smith, Joseph Jr. (March 1, 1842a). "Church History [Wentworth Letter]". Times and Seasons. 3 (9): 706–10 [707]. Archived from the original on May 30, 2012. Retrieved May 22, 2017.. Smith, Joseph (April 1, 1842c). "History of Joseph Smith". Times and Seasons. 3 (11): 748–49. Archived from the original on June 12, 2011. Retrieved May 22, 2017.

christianity.com

Examples of organizations that do not recognize Mormonism as Christian include:
• Luther Seminary (Granquist, Mark A. (March 7, 2011), "The New (and Old) Religions Around Us" (PDF), Luther Seminary, archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2014);
• Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ("Is Mormonism Christian?", Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, October 20, 2011, archived from the original on August 29, 2013, retrieved May 11, 2013);
• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Mohler, Albert (n.d.), "Is Mormonism Christian?", christianity.com, Salem Web Network, archived from the original on December 1, 2012, retrieved May 11, 2013.
See also: Christian countercult movement

churchofjesuschrist.org

"'Mormon' Is Out: Church Releases Statement on How to Refer to the Organization". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. August 16, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
"Introduction". churchofjesuschrist.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
"The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. April 5, 2020. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
Bushman (2008, p. 2); "Official Declaration 1". churchofjesuschrist.org. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2019. Bushman, Richard Lyman (2008). Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531030-6.
First Presidency; Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (April 2002). "Gospel Classics: The Father and the Son". Improvement Era. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
"Gospel Principles Chapter 47: Exaltation". ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
Eyring, Henry B. (May 2008), "The True and Living Church", Ensign, LDS Church: 20–24, archived from the original on December 29, 2019, retrieved July 17, 2019
See JSH 1:69,72 Archived December 28, 2019, at the Wayback Machine and Doctrine and Covenants 84:19–21 Archived June 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
""Ordinances Archived December 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine," True to the Faith, (LDS Church, 2004) p. 109.
Oaks, Dallin H. (February 1992), "The Divinely Inspired Constitution", Ensign, archived from the original on June 30, 2022, retrieved July 17, 2019; cf. The Doctrine and Covenants Section 101:76–80
Robinson, Stephanie (May 1998), "Are Mormons Christians?", New Era, LDS Church, archived from the original on December 26, 2019, retrieved July 17, 2019
"Joseph Smith History 1:18–19". Scriptures.lds.org. Archived from the original on October 15, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
See, for instance, Thessalonians 2:2–3 Archived December 26, 2019, at the Wayback Machine and Acts 3:19–21 Archived July 13, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
McConkie, Bruce R. (May 1985), "The Purifying Power of Gethsemane", Ensign: 9, archived from the original on December 29, 2019, retrieved July 17, 2019

newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org

"LDS Statistics and Church Facts | Total Church Membership". mormonnewsroom.org. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
Bushman (2008, p. 8) ("As the name of the church ... suggests, Jesus Christ is the premier figure. Smith does not even play the role of the last and culminating prophet, as Muhammad does in Islam"); "What Mormons Believe About Jesus Christ". LDS Newsroom. Retrieved November 11, 2011.; In a 2011 Pew Survey a thousand Mormons were asked to volunteer the one word that best describes Mormons. The most common response from those surveyed was "Christian" or "Christ-centered". Bushman, Richard Lyman (2008). Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531030-6.
"What Mormons Believe About Jesus Christ". Newsroom.lds.org. Archived from the original on June 29, 2019. Retrieved November 27, 2013.
The LDS Church encourages journalists not to use the word Mormon in reference to organizations or people that practice polygamy "Style Guide – LDS Newsroom". April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2011.; The church repudiates polygamist groups and excommunicates their members if discovered Bushman (2008, p. 91); "Mormons seek distance from polygamous sects". NBC News. 2008. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020. Bushman, Richard Lyman (2008). Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531030-6.

cofchrist.org

"Basic Beliefs". Community of Christ. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

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McLoughlin, Williamn G.; Ahlstrom, Sydney E. (June 1973). "A Religious History of the American People". The Journal of American History. 60 (1): 508. doi:10.2307/2936335. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 2936335.
Meinig, D. W. (1965). "The Mormon Culture Region: Strategies and Patterns in the Geography of the American West, 1847-1964". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 55 (2): 191–220. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8306.1965.tb00515.x. JSTOR 2561754. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
Davies, Douglas J. (2003). "Divine–human transformations". An Introduction to Mormonism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 65–90. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511610028.004. ISBN 978-0-511-61002-8. OCLC 438764483. S2CID 146238056.
Mason, Patrick Q. (2015). "Mormonism". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.75. ISBN 978-0-19-934037-8. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
Bracht, John (2012) [1990]. "The Americanization of Adam". In Trompf, G. W. (ed.). Cargo Cults and Millenarian Movements: Transoceanic Comparisons of New Religious Movements. Religion and Society. Vol. 29. Berlin and Boston: De Gruyter. pp. 97–142. doi:10.1515/9783110874419.97. ISBN 978-3-11-087441-9.
Barlow, Philip L. (June 2012). "Chosen Land, Chosen People: Religious and American Exceptionalism Among the Mormons". The Review of Faith & International Affairs. 10 (2): 51–58. doi:10.1080/15570274.2012.682511. ISSN 1557-0274. S2CID 145547250.
Givens, Terryl L. (2003) [2002]. ""A Seer Shall the Lord My God Raise Up": The Prophet and the Plates". By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 8–42. doi:10.1093/019513818X.003.0002. ISBN 978-0-19-513818-4. OCLC 1028168787. S2CID 159734267.
Stark, Rodney (2005). "The Basis of Mormon Success". In Neilson, Reid L. (ed.). The Rise of Mormonism. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 114–116. doi:10.7312/star13634-006. ISBN 978-0-231-13634-1. LCCN 2005045464. OCLC 800910267. S2CID 99224315.
Hardy, B. Carmon (December 1, 2011). "The Persistence of Mormon Plural Marriage". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 44 (4): 43–106. doi:10.5406/dialjmormthou.44.4.0043. ISSN 0012-2157. S2CID 172005470. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

foreignpolicy.com

Worthen, Molly, "The Missionary Position Archived November 3, 2014, at the Wayback Machine", Foreign Policy, June 13, 2011.

historynewsnetwork.org

Quammen, Betsy Gaines (May 10, 2020). "COVID-19 and the White Horse Prophecy: The Theology of Ammon Bundy". History News Network. Columbian College of Arts and Sciences: The George Washington University. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

irr.org

"Skin Color in Mormon Scripture and Theology" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2009. Retrieved February 6, 2009.

jewishgen.org

Pyle, Richard. "Mormons, Jews sign agreement on baptizing Holocaust victims". Archived from the original on December 18, 2008. Retrieved January 4, 2007. AP Newswire, May 5, 1995.

josephsmithpapers.org

Smith, Joseph (August 27, 1842). "History, 1838–1856, volume D-1 [1 August 1842–1 July 1843] [addenda], p.3 [addenda]". The Joseph Smith Papers. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Archived from the original on September 10, 2021. Retrieved September 10, 2021.

jstor.org

McLoughlin, Williamn G.; Ahlstrom, Sydney E. (June 1973). "A Religious History of the American People". The Journal of American History. 60 (1): 508. doi:10.2307/2936335. ISSN 0021-8723. JSTOR 2936335.
Meinig, D. W. (1965). "The Mormon Culture Region: Strategies and Patterns in the Geography of the American West, 1847-1964". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 55 (2): 191–220. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8306.1965.tb00515.x. JSTOR 2561754. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2024.

lds.org

Missionary Department of the LDS Church (2004), Preach My Gospel (PDF), LDS Church, Inc, p. 35, ISBN 0-402-36617-4, archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010 Mormons believe the Great Apostasy had been foretold by the Apostle Paul, who knew that the Lord would not come again "except there come a falling away first" (see 2 Thessalonians 2:3)

library.lds.org

Mormon scriptures speak of hell in two ways. The first is another name for spirit prison, a place for the spirits of people who have "died in their sins." The second is a more permanent place called Outer Darkness, reserved for the Devil, his angels, and those who have committed the unpardonable sin. True to the Faith: A Gospel Reference, 2004, LDS Church. "Hell Archived 2010-06-16 at the Wayback Machine," p. 81; See also: Christian views on Hell (Latter-day Saints)

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lccn.loc.gov

Yorgason, Ethan (2006). "The Shifting Role of the Latter-day Saints as the Quintessential American Religion". In Lippy, Charles H. (ed.). Faith in America: Changes, Challenges, New Directions. Volume 1: Organized Religion Today. Praeger Perspectives. London and Westport, Connecticut: Praeger Publishers. pp. 141–163. ISBN 978-0-313-04961-3. LCCN 2006022880.
Stark, Rodney (2005). "The Basis of Mormon Success". In Neilson, Reid L. (ed.). The Rise of Mormonism. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 114–116. doi:10.7312/star13634-006. ISBN 978-0-231-13634-1. LCCN 2005045464. OCLC 800910267. S2CID 99224315.

luthersem.edu

Examples of organizations that do not recognize Mormonism as Christian include:
• Luther Seminary (Granquist, Mark A. (March 7, 2011), "The New (and Old) Religions Around Us" (PDF), Luther Seminary, archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2014);
• Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ("Is Mormonism Christian?", Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, October 20, 2011, archived from the original on August 29, 2013, retrieved May 11, 2013);
• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Mohler, Albert (n.d.), "Is Mormonism Christian?", christianity.com, Salem Web Network, archived from the original on December 1, 2012, retrieved May 11, 2013.
See also: Christian countercult movement

mbts.edu

Examples of organizations that do not recognize Mormonism as Christian include:
• Luther Seminary (Granquist, Mark A. (March 7, 2011), "The New (and Old) Religions Around Us" (PDF), Luther Seminary, archived from the original (PDF) on January 3, 2014);
• Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary ("Is Mormonism Christian?", Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, October 20, 2011, archived from the original on August 29, 2013, retrieved May 11, 2013);
• Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (Mohler, Albert (n.d.), "Is Mormonism Christian?", christianity.com, Salem Web Network, archived from the original on December 1, 2012, retrieved May 11, 2013.
See also: Christian countercult movement

miamiherald.com

Duncan, Charles (February 6, 2020). "Did Mitt Romney fulfill a Mormon prophecy with vote to convict Trump?". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.

mormon.org

"Continuing Revelation". Mormon.org. Archived from the original on August 5, 2004. Retrieved August 5, 2005.

nbcnews.com

The LDS Church encourages journalists not to use the word Mormon in reference to organizations or people that practice polygamy "Style Guide – LDS Newsroom". April 9, 2010. Archived from the original on June 13, 2019. Retrieved November 11, 2011.; The church repudiates polygamist groups and excommunicates their members if discovered Bushman (2008, p. 91); "Mormons seek distance from polygamous sects". NBC News. 2008. Archived from the original on August 14, 2020. Retrieved April 16, 2020. Bushman, Richard Lyman (2008). Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531030-6.

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"'Cultural Mormons' Adjust The Lifestyle But Keep The Label". NPR.org. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

oxfordre.com

Mason, Patrick Q. (2015). "Mormonism". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.75. ISBN 978-0-19-934037-8. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2021.

patheos.com

"Schisms and Sects". patheos.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.

pewforum.org

Bushman (2008, p. 8) ("As the name of the church ... suggests, Jesus Christ is the premier figure. Smith does not even play the role of the last and culminating prophet, as Muhammad does in Islam"); "What Mormons Believe About Jesus Christ". LDS Newsroom. Retrieved November 11, 2011.; In a 2011 Pew Survey a thousand Mormons were asked to volunteer the one word that best describes Mormons. The most common response from those surveyed was "Christian" or "Christ-centered". Bushman, Richard Lyman (2008). Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531030-6.
"Mormonism in America". Pew Research Center. January 2012. Archived from the original on January 15, 2012. Retrieved October 3, 2012. Mormons are nearly unanimous in describing Mormonism as a Christian religion, with 97% expressing this point of view.

religionnewsblog.com

For example, a 2007 poll conducted by the Pew Research Center found that one in three Americans surveyed do not consider Mormons to be Christian. See for example ReligionNewsblog.com Archived October 4, 2009, at the Wayback Machine

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Hardy, B. Carmon (December 1, 2011). "The Persistence of Mormon Plural Marriage". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 44 (4): 43–106. doi:10.5406/dialjmormthou.44.4.0043. ISSN 0012-2157. S2CID 172005470. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

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Davies, Douglas J. (2003). "Divine–human transformations". An Introduction to Mormonism. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. pp. 65–90. doi:10.1017/CBO9780511610028.004. ISBN 978-0-511-61002-8. OCLC 438764483. S2CID 146238056.
Barlow, Philip L. (June 2012). "Chosen Land, Chosen People: Religious and American Exceptionalism Among the Mormons". The Review of Faith & International Affairs. 10 (2): 51–58. doi:10.1080/15570274.2012.682511. ISSN 1557-0274. S2CID 145547250.
Givens, Terryl L. (2003) [2002]. ""A Seer Shall the Lord My God Raise Up": The Prophet and the Plates". By the Hand of Mormon: The American Scripture that Launched a New World Religion. New York: Oxford University Press. pp. 8–42. doi:10.1093/019513818X.003.0002. ISBN 978-0-19-513818-4. OCLC 1028168787. S2CID 159734267.
Stark, Rodney (2005). "The Basis of Mormon Success". In Neilson, Reid L. (ed.). The Rise of Mormonism. New York: Columbia University Press. pp. 114–116. doi:10.7312/star13634-006. ISBN 978-0-231-13634-1. LCCN 2005045464. OCLC 800910267. S2CID 99224315.
Hardy, B. Carmon (December 1, 2011). "The Persistence of Mormon Plural Marriage". Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought. 44 (4): 43–106. doi:10.5406/dialjmormthou.44.4.0043. ISSN 0012-2157. S2CID 172005470. Archived from the original on September 15, 2022. Retrieved September 15, 2022.

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"LDS splinter groups growing". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved January 16, 2021.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

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"Matthew Bowman: Why some Latter-day Saints believe in UFOs and why these alien travelers fit with their religion". The Salt Lake Tribune. Archived from the original on March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 14, 2024.

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"'Mormon' Is Out: Church Releases Statement on How to Refer to the Organization". The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. August 16, 2018. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved May 19, 2024.
"Mormonism, An Independent Interpretation – The Encyclopedia of Mormonism". eom.byu.edu. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
"Introduction". churchofjesuschrist.org. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
"Schisms and Sects". patheos.com. Archived from the original on February 28, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
"Basic Beliefs". Community of Christ. Archived from the original on January 10, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
Meinig, D. W. (1965). "The Mormon Culture Region: Strategies and Patterns in the Geography of the American West, 1847-1964". Annals of the Association of American Geographers. 55 (2): 191–220. doi:10.1111/j.1467-8306.1965.tb00515.x. JSTOR 2561754. Archived from the original on January 14, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2024.
"'Cultural Mormons' Adjust The Lifestyle But Keep The Label". NPR.org. Archived from the original on December 25, 2020. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
"The Restoration of the Fulness of the Gospel of Jesus Christ: A Bicentennial Proclamation to the World". ChurchOfJesusChrist.org. April 5, 2020. Archived from the original on October 20, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2021.
Bushman (2008, p. 2); "Official Declaration 1". churchofjesuschrist.org. Archived from the original on November 15, 2020. Retrieved July 17, 2019. Bushman, Richard Lyman (2008). Mormonism: A Very Short Introduction. New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-531030-6.
"LDS Statistics and Church Facts | Total Church Membership". mormonnewsroom.org. Archived from the original on March 25, 2020. Retrieved May 14, 2019.
First Presidency; Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (April 2002). "Gospel Classics: The Father and the Son". Improvement Era. Intellectual Reserve, Inc. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved February 10, 2019.
Robinson, Stephen E.; Burgon, Glade L.; Turner, Rodney; Largey, Dennis L. (1992), "God the Father", in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 548–552, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, archived from the original on May 7, 2021, retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Harold B. Lee Library
Mason, Patrick Q. (2015). "Mormonism". Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion. Oxford: Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acrefore/9780199340378.013.75. ISBN 978-0-19-934037-8. Archived from the original on November 30, 2018. Retrieved May 15, 2021.
Dahl, Paul E. (1992), "Godhead", in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 552–553, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, archived from the original on May 12, 2021, retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Harold B. Lee Library
Carter, K. Codell (1992), "Godhood", in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 553–555, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, archived from the original on May 9, 2021, retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Harold B. Lee Library
"Gospel Principles Chapter 47: Exaltation". ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Archived from the original on January 12, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2017.
Brown, Gayle O. (1992), "Premortal Life", in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, pp. 1123–1125, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, archived from the original on May 9, 2021, retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Harold B. Lee Library
Paulsen, David L. (1992), "Omnipotent God; Omnipresence of God; Omniscience of God", in Ludlow, Daniel H. (ed.), Encyclopedia of Mormonism, New York: Macmillan Publishing, p. 1030, ISBN 0-02-879602-0, OCLC 24502140, archived from the original on May 13, 2021, retrieved May 7, 2021 – via Harold B. Lee Library
Missionary Department of the LDS Church (2004), Preach My Gospel (PDF), LDS Church, Inc, p. 35, ISBN 0-402-36617-4, archived from the original (PDF) on June 2, 2010 Mormons believe the Great Apostasy had been foretold by the Apostle Paul, who knew that the Lord would not come again "except there come a falling away first" (see 2 Thessalonians 2:3)
Eyring, Henry B. (May 2008), "The True and Living Church", Ensign, LDS Church: 20–24, archived from the original on December 29, 2019, retrieved July 17, 2019
See JSH 1:69,72 Archived December 28, 2019, at the Wayback Machine and Doctrine and Covenants 84:19–21 Archived June 20, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
Quammen, Betsy Gaines (May 10, 2020). "COVID-19 and the White Horse Prophecy: The Theology of Ammon Bundy". History News Network. Columbian College of Arts and Sciences: The George Washington University. Archived from the original on October 11, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
Duncan, Charles (February 6, 2020). "Did Mitt Romney fulfill a Mormon prophecy with vote to convict Trump?". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
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