Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of

Latter-day Saints, Church of Jesus Christ of, name of the church founded (1830) at Fayette, N.Y., by Joseph Smith. The headquarters are in Salt Lake City, Utah. Its members, now numbering about 5.7 million in the United States and 13 million worldwide (2008), are commonly called Mormons.

Sections in this article:

• Introduction
• The Mormons under Brigham Young
• Violence in Illinois
• Founding of the Church
• Beliefs and Organization
• Bibliography

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