Outline of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Overview of and topical guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Replica of Thorvaldsen's Christus in Temple Square visitors' center

The following outline is provided as an overview of and a topical guide to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church or, informally, the Mormon Church) is a Christian restorationist church that is considered by its followers to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations (called wards or branches) and built temples worldwide. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening.

Nature of the church

An Euler diagram showing the relationship between Christianity, Mormonism, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (not to scale)

The LDS Church can be described as all of the following:

Beliefs

Salvation diagram

Plan of Salvation

Social principles

Gender

Sexuality

Race

Laws related to Race

Events related to Race

Duties

Ordinance

Main article
  • Ordinance (Latter Day Saints)
Purpose
  • Exaltation (Mormonism)
List of ordinances

History

Early history

New York

Ohio

Missouri

Illinois

Pioneer Era

Utah

Modern Times

By century

Culture

Education

Family history

Music

Cinema

Mormon studies

Journals and Literature

Mormonism and polygamy

Main article
Background
Current state
Related laws
Related case laws
Related articles
In media
Lists

Brigham Young University

Main article
Related
Sister schools
Colleges
Academics
Museums
Student life
Media
Lists

List of LDS Church Temples

Chronological list
Dedicated in 19th Century
Prior to the succession crisis
Kirtland Temple
Nauvoo Temple
St George Utah Temple
St. George Utah Temple
Logan Utah Temple
Logan Utah Temple
Manti Utah Temple
Manti Utah Temple
Salt Lake Temple
Salt Lake Temple
Dedicated in early 20th Century
Laie Hawaii Temple
Laie Hawaii Temple
Cardston Alberta Temple
Mesa Arizona Temple
Idaho Falls Idaho Temple
Dedicated in 1950s & 60s
Bern Switzerland Temple
Los Angeles California Temple
Hamilton New Zealand Temple
London England Temple
Oakland California Temple
Dedicated in 1970s
Ogden Utah Temple
Provo Utah Temple
Washington D.C. Temple
São Paulo Brazil Temple
Dedicated in 1980s - Traditional Designs
Tokyo Japan Temple
Seattle Washington Temple
Jordan River Utah Temple
Atlanta Georgia Temple
Mexico City Mexico Temple
Portland Oregon Temple
Dedicated in 1980s - Smaller Temple Designs
Apia Samoa Temple
Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple
Santiago Chile Temple
Papeete Tahiti Temple
Boise Idaho Temple
Sydney Australia Temple
Manila Philippines Temple
Dallas Texas Temple
Taipei Taiwan Temple
Guatemala City Guatemala Temple
Freiberg Germany Temple
Stockholm Sweden Temple
Chicago Illinois Temple
Johannesburg South Africa Temple
Seoul Korea Temple
Lima Peru Temple
Buenos Aires Argentina Temple
Denver Colorado Temple
Frankfurt Germany Temple
Las Vegas Nevada Temple
Dedicated in 1990s - Traditional Designs
Toronto Ontario Temple
San Diego California Temple
Orlando Florida Temple
Bountiful Utah Temple
Hong Kong China Temple
Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple
St. Louis Missouri Temple
Vernal Utah Temple
Preston England Temple
Madrid Spain Temple
Bogotá Colombia Temple
Guayaquil Ecuador Temple
Billings Montana Temple
Dedicated in 1990s - New Small Temple Designs
Monticello Utah Temple
Anchorage Alaska Temple
Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple
Spokane Washington Temple
Columbus Ohio Temple
Bismarck North Dakota Temple
Columbia South Carolina Temple
Detroit Michigan Temple
Halifax Nova Scotia Temple
Regina Saskatchewan Temple
Edmonton Alberta Temple
Raleigh North Carolina Temple
Dedicated in 2000 - Traditional Designs
Albuquerque New Mexico Temple
Cochabamba Bolivia Temple
Houston Texas Temple
Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple
Boston Massachusetts Temple
Recife Brazil Temple
Dedicated in 2000 - New Small Temple Designs
St. Paul Minnesota Temple
Kona Hawaii Temple
Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple
Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple
Oaxaca Mexico Temple
Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple
Louisville Kentucky Temple
Palmyra New York Temple
Fresno California Temple
Medford Oregon Temple
Memphis Tennessee Temple
Reno Nevada Temple
Tampico Mexico Temple
Nashville Tennessee Temple
Villahermosa Mexico Temple
Montreal Quebec Temple
San José Costa Rica Temple
Fukuoka Japan Temple
Adelaide Australia Temple
Melbourne Australia Temple
Suva Fiji Temple
Mérida Mexico Temple
Veracruz Mexico Temple
Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple
Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple
Caracas Venezuela Temple
Birmingham Alabama Temple
Porto Alegre Brazil Temple
Dedicated 2001-2009 - Traditional Designs
Campinas Brazil Temple
Nauvoo Illinois Temple
Copenhagen Denmark Temple
Manhattan New York Temple
Sacramento California Temple
Helsinki Finland Temple
Rexburg Idaho Temple
Curitiba Brazil Temple
Twin Falls Idaho Temple
Draper Utah Temple
Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple
Dedicated 2001-2009 - New Small Temple Designs
Montevideo Uruguay Temple
Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple
Guadalajara Mexico Temple
Perth Australia Temple
Columbia River Washington Temple
Snowflake Arizona Temple
Lubbock Texas Temple
Monterrey Mexico Temple
Asunción Paraguay Temple
The Hague Netherlands Temple
Brisbane Australia Temple
Redlands California Temple
Accra Ghana Temple
San Antonio Texas Temple
Aba Nigeria Temple
Newport Beach California Temple
Panama City Panama Temple
Dedicated in 2010s
Vancouver British Columbia Temple
Gila Valley Arizona Temple
Cebu City Philippines Temple
Kyiv Ukraine Temple
San Salvador El Salvador Temple
Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple
Kansas City Missouri Temple
Manaus Brazil Temple
Brigham City Utah Temple
Calgary Alberta Temple
Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple
Gilbert Arizona Temple
Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple
Phoenix Arizona Temple
Córdoba Argentina Temple
Payson Utah Temple
Trujillo Peru Temple
Indianapolis Indiana Temple
Tijuana Mexico Temple
Provo City Center Temple
Dedicated in 2020s
Rome Italy Temple
Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple
Sapporo Japan Temple
Fortaleza Brazil Temple
Hartford Connecticut Temple
Fort Collins Colorado Temple
Paris France Temple
Meridian Idaho Temple
Star Valley Wyoming Temple
Cedar City Utah Temple
Concepción Chile Temple
Tucson Arizona Temple
Lisbon Portugal Temple
Urdaneta Philippines Temple
Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
Barranquilla Colombia Temple
Durban South Africa Temple
Arequipa Peru Temple
Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple
Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple
Bangkok Thailand Temple
Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple
Harare Zimbabwe Temple
Quito Ecuador Temple
Belém Brazil Temple
Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple

Institutions of the LDS Church

Priesthood

Main article
  • Priesthood (LDS Church)
Divisions
  • Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)
  • Aaronic priesthood (Latter Day Saints)
Aaronic priesthood
  • Deacon (Latter Day Saints)
  • Teacher (Latter Day Saints)
  • Priest (Latter Day Saints)
  • Bishop (Latter Day Saints)
Melchizedek priesthood
  • Elder (Latter Day Saints)
  • Seventy (LDS Church)
  • High priest (Latter Day Saints)
  • Patriarch (Latter Day Saints)
  • Apostle (Latter Day Saints)
Quorums
Callings
Defunct Callings

Headquarters

Interior of the Conference Center where the church holds its general conferences twice a year

Historic sites

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Northeast
Palmyra
Kirtland
Other
Midwest
Nauvoo
Missouri
Other
West
Salt Lake City
Other
Non-U.S.
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Hierarchy of leadership

Jesus Christ
General Authorities
The First Presidency:
President of the Church, 1st Counselor and 2nd Counselor
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles:
President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and eleven other Apostles
Quorums of the Seventy
The Seven Presidents of the Seventy and several dozen Seventies
First Quorum of the Seventy Second Quorum of the Seventy
Area Presidencies:
Presidents and 1st and 2nd Counselors are filled by Seventies
Local Authorities
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Quorums of the Seventy (Area Seventies) Temple Presidencies
Stake Presidencies and High Councils Mission Presidencies
Ward Bishoprics or Branch Presidencies Elder Quorums High Priest Groups
Deacon Quorums Teacher Quorums Priest Quorums

Organization

  • Organization (LDS Church)
    • Primary (LDS Church)
    • Relief Society
    • Sunday School (LDS Church)
    • Young Men (organization)
    • Young Women (organization)

Geographical divisions

  Countries and territories with at least one LDS temple
  Countries and territories with no LDS temple, but with organized congregations and/or missionaries
  Countries and territories with no official LDS presence
  • Area
      • Mission (List of)
        • District
          • Ward
            • Branch

By country

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North America
South America
Europe
Africa
Asia
Oceania
  • US state/territory pages
  • Membership statistics (All countries, Canada, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States)
  • Membership history
  • Temples
  • Missions

    • In the USA

    Texts and scriptures

    Proposed map of the lands and sites of the Book of Mormon

    Key scripture

    Other texts

    Important figures

    LDS Church Presidents

    Overview
    Chronological List

    Central figures

    LDS Church apostles

    • Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
      • Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
        • List of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

    Other influential figures

    Groups

    Notable individuals

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    Culture
    and worship
    Organization
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    • First Presidency
    • Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
    • Presiding Bishop
    • Quorums of the Seventy
    Demographics
    Criticism
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    • Category
    • Latter Day Saint Movement
    • Outline

    Position of the LDS Church within the Mormon movement

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            — (I.) Major two * —        
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
     17.0 million (2022), about 98-99% of Latter Day Saint movement – Utah-based    		Russell M. Nelson
    presided 2018–present    		Thomas S. Monson
    presided 2008–2018    		John Taylor
    presided 1877–1887    		Brigham Young
    presided 1844–1877
    Joseph Smith Jr.
    presided 1830–1844[a]
    Community of Christ
     252,000 (2019), about 1-2% of Latter Day Saint movement – Missouri-based    		Steven M. Veazey
    presided 2005–present    		Wallace B. Smith
    presided 1978–1966    		Joseph Smith III
    presided 1860–1914
     
    — (II.) With membership in the thousands * —
    The Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)
     19,029 members (Dec. 31, 2012) – Pennsylvania-based    		Joel Gehly
    presided 2018–present    		William Bickerton
    presided 1862–1880    		Sidney Rigdon
    presided 1844–1847[b]
    Church of Christ With the Elijah Message
     over 12,000 members (1998) – Missouri-based    		William Draves
    presided 1943–1994
    Apostolic United Brethren
     approximately 10,000 members (1998)– Utah-based    		Mormon fundamentalism
    John Woolley / Lorin Woolley
    Council of Friends
    (Short Creek Community)
    presided 1918–1928 / 1928–1934
    Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
     approximately 10,000 members (2011) – Utah-based
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    See fundamentalist denominations in addition to the pair above.
    The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Kingdom of God
    Organized by:Frank Naylor and Ivan Neilsen – approx. 250    		Centennial Park>
    Organized by: Marion Hammon and Alma Timpson – approx. 1,500 members    		FLDS church schismsWoolley schisms
    Church of Jesus Christ (Original Doctrine) Inc.
    Organized by: Winston Blackmore – approx. 700 members
    Church of the Lamb of God
    Organized by: Ervil LeBaron – Current status unknown    		Church of the Firstborn of the Fulness of Times
    Organized by: Joel F. LeBaron – Several hundred adherents    		AUB schisms
    Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
    Organized by: Gerald Peterson, Sr. – approx. 100 members
    Church of Jesus Christ in Solemn Assembly
    Organized by: Alex Joseph
    Church of the New Covenant in Christ
    Organized by: John W. Bryant
    Latter Day Church of Christ
    Organized by: Elden Kingston – approx. 2,000 members
    School of the Prophets
    Organized by: Robert C. Crossfield    		LDS Church schisms
    (Non-Woolley)
    True and Living Church of Jesus Christ of Saints of the Last Days
    Organized by: James D. Harmston – approx. 400 members
    The Church of the Firstborn and the General Assembly of Heaven
    Organized by: Terrill R. Dalton
    Restoration branches movement which have created the
    Joint Conference of Restoration Branches
     6,000–7,000 members    [c] (2010) – Missouri-based
    • v
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    • e
    See Restoration branches movement groupings in addition to one above.
    Smaller, founded in the 20th century 
    Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
    Organized by: Frederick Niels Larsen– 1,000–2,000 members
    Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
    Organized by: Several RLDS entities– 8 congregations
    Minuscule, founded in the 20th century 
    Church of Jesus Christ (Toneyite)
    Organized by: Forrest Toney
    Church of Jesus Christ Restored 1830
    Organized by: Nolan W. Glauner
    Church of Christ
    Organized by: David B. Clark
    Church of Jesus Christ (Zion's Branch)
    Organized by: David B. Clark
    Fellowships of the Remnant
    About 5,000-10,000 participants (2017). Organized 2013 worldwide by
    adherents of a self-subscribed neo-LDS fundamentalist and neo-"Reorganized Latter Day Saint" and Reorganization-like Restorationism revealed through Denver Snuffer
    (excommunicated from LDS Church under Monson)
    Church of Christ (Fettingite)
     2,000 members (1988); Missouri-based    		Otto Fetting
    presided 1927–1933
    Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
     7,310 members (2013) – Missouri-based    		Granville Hedrick
    presided 1863–1881
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    See Temple Lot – derived denominations in addition to pair above.
    Church of Christ
    (Leighton-Floyd/Burt)
    Organized by: Howard Leighton-Floyd
    and H. H. Burt
    approx. 35 members    		William Draves
    presided 1943–1994
    Church of Christ with the
    Elijah Message schisms    		Otto Fetting
    presided 1927–1933
    Church of Christ
    (Fettingite) schisms    		Granville Hedrick
    presided 1863–1881
    Church of Christ (Temple Lot)
    schisms
    Church of Christ with
    the Elijah Message
    (The Assured Way
    of the Lord)
    Organized by:Leonard Draves    		Church of Christ (Restored)
    Organized by: A. C. DeWolf
    approx. 450 members
    [note 1]
    Church of Israel
    Organized by:Dan Gayman    		Church of Christ
    at Halley's Bluff
    Organized by: Thomas B. Nerren
    and E. E. Long
    less than 100 members


    1. ^ While not considered a schism of the Church of Christ (Fettingite) and its founder Otto Fetting, the Church of Christ at Halley's Bluff accepted Fetting's revelations, but it did not immediately break with the Fettingites in 1929. Nerren and Long instead formed a separate sect in 1932, which was later joined by five other former Temple Lot congregations by 1941.
    — (III.) Minuscule, founded in the 19th century *† —
    Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)
     300 members (1998) – Wisconsin-based    		James Strang
    presided 1844–1856
    Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite)
     "one branch" (as of 2023)[1] – Missouri-based    		Alpheus Cutler
    presided 1853–1864


        *^  Membership worldwide; generally church-reported; with an occasional exception
        †^ Once larger

    1. ^ Organized the Church of Christ, the Latter Day Saint movement's original organization, of which multiple denominations currently believe themselves the true successor
    2. ^ See Rigdonite.
    3. ^ Members consider themselves as remaining adherents of the (historical) Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. (As of 2011, litigation by the Community of Christ against Restoration Branch individuals and entities generally established CofC's right to both the full and abbreviated RLDS name.)
    1. ^ Cutlerite.org. N.D. Accessed December 15, 2023.


    Comparison with the Community of Christ

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