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...incerely hope the following articles will be helpful in learning about the Church of Jesus Christ. [[Mormon Family|Family]] ·

...s, which follow guidelines the Lord has set. Because of the success of the Church, some try to find worldly excuses for its financial soundness, but it is po ==History of the Finances of the Church of Jesus Christ==

...aving been corrupted after the death of the original apostles. [http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/basic-beliefs/the-restoration-of-truth/the-great-apostasy ...h the [[Bible]]. Other scriptures comprising the [[Standard Works]] of the Church are The [[Pearl of Great Price]], which includes accounts of Abraham, Enoch

:''Return to general [[Mormon history]] article.'' See also [[Church growth]].

[[Category:Marriage and Families]][[Category:Controversial Topics]][[Category:Church History: Miscellaneous Topics]][[Category:Brigham Young]] '''Also see the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's official website regarding polygamy:

...uschrist.org/facts-and-statistics] The increase is thanks in large part to Church President and Prophet [[Russell M. Nelson]]’s April 2022 call for more mi ...numbers of missionaries surged to 80,000. [https://www.lds.org/church/news/church-leaders-share-more-information-on-missionary-age-requirement-change?lang=en

[[Image:Brigham Young.jpg|200px|thumb|Brigham Young, second prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, © 2002 Brigham Young University. ...story. He is called the "American Moses" because of his leadership of the "Mormon Exodus" to the western territories of the United States. Even the Lord asso

...tah. This education system also serves hundreds of thousands in continuing education and literacy programs, religious seminaries and institutes, and elementary ...ognized education in an atmosphere that upholds the moral standards of the Church of Jesus Christ, its sponsor.

[[image:Jesus-christ-mormon.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Jesus Christ mormon]]Feel free to use the articles referenced on this page, as desired. '''When # [[Mormon baptism]]

[[Image:Mormon-gold-plates.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=Book of Mormon|left]] ...ntier farm boy who had already completed his three years of formal primary education. His future wife, [[Emma Hale Smith|Emma]], said that even as he entered h

[[Image:James_J._Strang.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=Mormon pioneers|right]] ...n body of The Church of Jesus Christ. He founded his own sect—called The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)— settling first in Wisco

[[Image:Spencer_W_Kimball.jpg|300px|thumb|frame|left|alt=Mormon Prophet Spencer W Kimball|Spencer W. Kimball, president and prophet, 1973&n [[Category: Church Presidents]][[Category: Church Leaders: Past]][[Category:Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]]

[[Category: Church Presidents]][[Category: Church Leaders: Past]][[Category:Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] ...t Lorenzo Snow|Lorenzo Snow, 1814–1901, was prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ, 1898–1901]]

* [[Giovanna Raccosta:Mormon Artist|Giovanna Raccosta]]: Portraitist. ...Huntsman]]: business executive Huntsman Corporation, Area Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

...as many Mormons in the world as there are Jews. The LDS Church is a small church, compared to traditional Christianity or Islam, which each count for nearly ...hop's storehouses and from [[Deseret Industries]] thrift stores run by the Church.

[[Image:PEF.jpg|right|frame|alt=Mormon PEF Recepient|Silvia O. H. Parra earned a degree in business administration ...rovide money for Latter-day Saints in poor countries so they can obtain an education. At this occasion, President Hinckley said:

...(sometimes called the LDS or [http://www.understandingmormonism.org Mormon Church].) ...|frame|alt=Mormon Salt Lake City|Salt Lake City is the headquarters of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]

[[Image:Spiritual_Blessings.jpg|400px|thumb|alt=Mormon prosperity|center]] ...I have found the opposite to be true: It’s cheaper to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ. Now, this may not seem to be true from a strictly accounti

...hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. After having had many notable Church officials such as Elders [[Henry B. Eyring]], [[David A. Bednar]], [[Joe J. ...mb|right|300px|alt=BYU Idaho mormon|BYU-Idaho is owned and operated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.]]

...00 American Indians lived in Utah. Things stayed relatively peaceful until Mormon settlements expanded from Salt Lake Valley into Utah Valley to the south. A ...er the direction of Church leaders, but many were private ventures. As The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints won converts abroad, immigrants began

...The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], the [[Church Educational System]] (CES) provides a [[Seminary|seminary]] for high school age youth (usually ...]], [[Book of Mormon]] and [[Doctrine and Covenants]] and [[Mormon history|Church History]]. By the time a student graduates from seminary, he or she will ha

...th constructed and 11th operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ry 1955. With its completion in 1958, it was the first temple built by the Church in the Southern Hemisphere.

...urch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], sometimes nicknamed the Mormon Church. About 15 percent of Romney's income went to such charitable giving. ...lessings (both spiritual and temporal) of paying tithing are common in the Church.

...|thumb|250px|right|frame|Bruce C. Hafen, Emeritus General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] ...rsity]] (BYU), and a J.D. from the University of Utah in 1967.<ref><em>LDS Church Almanac</em>, 2008 Edition, p. 45</ref>

...Philantrophies.jpg|400px|right|alt=Mormon Volunteers of LDS Philantrophies|Mormon Volunteers of LDS Philantrophies]] ...llege|Ensign College]], and the General Fund for approved projects such as Church History, [[Family History|FamilySearch]], and The [[Tabernacle Choir at Tem

...eligion.byu.edu/sing_fac.php?f=Richard%20Neitzel&l=Holzapfel BYU Religious Education Dept.] ...High School (York, Maine) in 1972. Richard served as a missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for two years in Italy and Switzerland

...s the family moved to Trondheim. Here his mother was introduced to the LDS Church by a shoemaker.<ref>Parrish. ''Widtsoe''. pp. 20–23</ref> ...arrish. ''Widtsoe''. p. 28</ref> Widtsoe was baptized a member of the LDS Church the following April.<ref>Parrish. ''Widtsoe''. p. 38</ref>

...ting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] and was set apart by Church President [[Russell M. Nelson]] on November 15, 2023. ...tion and was hired as an [[institute]] teacher by the [[Church Educational System]].

[[Image:LDS_Business_College.jpg|right|300px|alt=Mormon LDS Business College|Mormon LDS Business College]] ...resident [[Gordon B. Hinckley]] said the following about the importance of education:

...rch Welfare Program|welfare services]], and other services provided by the Church. ...Food Storage and Emergency Preparedness, Caring for Others, and Helps for Church Leaders.

[[Image:Beck Julie.jpg|thumb|200px|left|alt=Mormon Relief Society President Julie B. Beck]] ...Young Women]] general presidency prior to receiving her call to direct the Church's women's service organization.

...tive and well-kept, but plain), or the style of worship (everything in the Church is correlated, so the same doctrine is taught with the same emphases in eve ...take has taken root. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620798/The-LDS-Church-in-Mongolia.html]

Every organization has its own jargon, and [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] is no exception. Here are a few commo [[Image:Mormon_Congregation.jpg|400px|thumb|alt=Mormon jargon|left]]

[[Image:School_of_the_prophets.jpg|frame|alt=Mormon School of Prophets|Photo by Welden Andersen © Intellectual Reserve]]The '' ...22: Gaining Knowledge of Eternal Truths,” Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Joseph Smith, (2007),261–270</ref>

...has not had the opportunity to develop marketable skills. This is why the Church sponsors Employment Centers. ...r member of the Church's Presiding Bishopric, said the following regarding Church Employment:

...er educator and chaplain. He is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...s bachelor’s degree in history and education. He earned his doctorate in education from BYU in 1974.

...em to be true whether this preaching, teaching, or persuasion is done in a church building, in the media, in a discussion among friends, or in any other sett ...d [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/matt/5/16#16 (Matthew 5:16)]. The Book of Mormon provides important clarification to this teaching when it states that the l

...e advocated for improving American public schools and making undergraduate education a national priority.[https://www.deseret.com/2024/1/2/24023224/former-unive ...president of the University of California. He was also Professor of Higher Education Emeritus at both institutions.

[[Image:Paul-V-Johnson.jpg|left|200px|thumb|alt=Mormon Seventy Paul V. Johnson]] ...[General Authorities|General Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] since 2005. He was called to serve in

...usic|music]], [[LDS Sermons|talks]], and devotionals for members of Mormon Church, and is an ever-growing station. It is now carried on Dish Network, the Int In 1992, Bonneville International, the media company owned by the Church, started a radio station, first known as Bonneville International LDS Radio

[[Image:Richard_G_Scott.jpg|left|frame|alt=Mormon Apostle Richard G. Scott|Richard G. Scott, former Apostle]] ...of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

...first female military chaplain endorsed by [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. She was set apart by Elder [[Jeremy ...ghter of Rupert and Karri Carson, served as a full-time missionary for the Church in the Florida Tampa Mission.

...s also an emeritus [[General Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...the first commissioner and executive officer of the Utah System of Higher Education.

...ochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], the [[Mormon Church]]. He was born on August 15, 1973, and hails from Derry, New Hampshire. Cha ...ians. He also designed and authored what became the proprietary curriculum system utilized by the school. In 2006 Chapman's innovative approach garnered the

...y school day while in high school. For college students ages 18 to 30, the Church has a similar program called “[[institute]]” that meets weekly or biwee ...condary schools abroad. Over 50,000 full-time day students are enrolled in Church university, elementary, or secondary schools. [[Brigham Young University]]

...n and spoke out against excessive involvement of the federal government in education. He resigned from the position 18 months later to return to teaching philos ...orked to establish the University of Utah as a major institution of higher education. In 1954, he was named Dean of the College of Letters and Science and in 19

...a biblical scholar and the first member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] to become a fully trained theologian. ...[https://www.lds.org/ensign/1986/07/sidney-b-sperry-student-of-the-book-of-mormon?lang=eng]

[[Image:Kay_Whitmore.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Kay Whitmore Mormon Businessman|left]] ...inpower Hall of Fame. It was also the subject of a 1988 in-depth series on education in U.S. News & World Report. In 1991, Bush appointed Whitmore to the board

[[image:YW-presidency-2023.png|300px|right|alt=Mormon Young Women General Presidency|Young Women General Presidency]]The current ...of the Lord and the [[First Presidency]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], guide, inspire and oversee the thous

[[Image:Edward_Dube.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=Edward Dube Mormon Leader|right]] ...ember of the First Quorum of the Seventy of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. In April 2024 general conference, he

...ere were no poor among them. The order was also followed by the [[Book of Mormon]] peoples for over 200 years. ...rvice. This is not the same as eschewing marriage and family to serve the Church, since marriage and family are ordained of God for all mankind. It also do

...ing his service as a general authority, Alvarez served as principal of the Church-owned Benemerito Prepratory School in Mexico City, Mexico. ...In 1956, when they were living in Saltillo, the Alvarez family joined the Church. Alvarez served as an [[Missionary|missionary]] in the West Mexican Mission

[[Image:Kim_Clark.jpg|left|300px|thumb|alt=Kim Clark, Mormon Scholar and Administrator]] ...ng August, he was named Commissioner of [[Church Educational System|Church Education]]. He served until August 1, 2019. He was released on October 5, 2019, and

...tural Center|The Polynesian Cultural Center is owned and operated by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] and is Hawaii's top paid-admission v ...Center''' (also known as the PCC), owned by [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], is located in Laie, Hawaii, on 42 ac

...et produced by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] (Mormon Church). The pamphlet, based on an address by Elder Marvin J. Ashton, is entitled ...ay an honest [[tithing]]'''. Successful financial management in every LDS [Mormon] home begins with the payment of an honest tithe.

...Christ of Latter-day Saints]], but it embraces the values of the [[Mormon Church]]. SVU has been a college since 1867. It was purchased and renovated as an ...foreign countries. Ninety-five percent of the students are members of the Church of Jesus Christ. The average high school G.P.A. for incoming students is 3.

[[Image:Robert_L_Millet2.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=Robert L. Millet Mormon Scholar|left]] ...ed more than sixty books. He is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

[[Image:8th-habit-covey.jpg|left|250px|alt=Renowned Mormon Author Stephen Covey]] ...his youth. Covey also served as the president of the Irish Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ starting in July 1962. When Covey studied business at Harva

...ellota A Roble]] was independently established in early 2006 by returned [[Mormon missionaries|missionaries]] who hope to establish a private LDS school in L ...est it will ever be. The South American Mission will become a power in the Church."

...his life teaching, writing, and leading in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], of which he was a member. ...rograms and Education Week for many years. He served as the bishop for the Church's worship service for 28 episodes, which had been televised on BYUtv from 1

...n_Author_Leon_Hartshorn.jpg|200px|left|alt=Mormon Author Leon R. Hartshorn|Mormon Author Leon R. Hartshorn]] ...ions of stories about leaders or members of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

[[Image:Matthew O Richardson.jpg|left|thumb|alt=Mormon General Authority Matthew O. Richardson|Matthew O. Richardson]] ...elor in the [[Sunday School]] presidency of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and sustained in [[General Conference

...served from 1987 to 1994. He is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...arned his bachelor’s degree in political science and doctorate degree in education from [[Brigham Young University]] and his master’s from California State

[[Image:Robert_J_Matthews.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Robert J. Matthews Mormon Scholar|right]] ...tthews''' was a religious educator and scholar who taught in the Religious Education department of [[Brigham Young University]].

'''Kenneth R. Mays''' is a retired instructor in the [[Church Educational System]] in the Department of [[Seminary|Seminaries]] and [[Institute|Institutes]] Mays has traveled to numerous [[Book of Mormon]] and [[Mormon History|Church History]] sites and taken numerous photographs of the sites. His historical

...niversity]], he retired in 2011. He had worked in the [[Church Educational System]] for twenty-one years, as [[Seminary|seminary]] teacher, CES coordinator, ...ake City: Deseret Book, 2000); and ''Mormon Thoroughfare: A History of the Church in Illinois, 1830–1839'' (with Marlene C. Kettley and Craig K. Manscill;

[[Image:Brent_Top.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Brent L. Top Mormon Scholar|left]] ...]] and [[Institute]] teacher and administrator in the [[Church Educational System]].

...awaii]] from 1974 to 1980. He was serving as president of the [[BYU-Hawaii|Church College of Hawaii]] at the time it was elevated in rank and renamed. Under ...Hawaii as president. Prior to his retirement he was dean of the College of Education at [[Brigham Young University]].

[[Image:Ardeth_Kapp.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Ardeth Greene Kapp Mormon leader|right]] ...pp''' was an author, speaker, and leader in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. She was the ninth general president

[[Image:David_Ridges.jpg|250px|thumb|alt=David J. Ridges Mormon Scholar|right]] ...ow Your Religion classes. He is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

'''Barbara Morgan Gardner''' is an associate professor of Church history and doctrine at [[Brigham Young University]]. ...interests focus primarily on women in religious leadership, international education (most specifically Latin America), and religious pedagogy. 

[[Image:T_Edgar_Lyon.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=T. Edgar Lyon Mormon Scholar|right]] ...lizing in the nineteenth-century history of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], of which he was a member.

...ho has also been a [[General Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Gerald Lund was born on September 12 ...ond Counselor to Elder [[Harold G. Hillam]] in the Europe West Area of the Church. He was released when the area presidencies were dissolved in 2003.

[[Image:Jay_E_Jensen.jpg|left|150px|alt=Mormon Seventy Jay E Jensen|Jay E Jensen]] ...us on October 6, 2012, as announced in the 182nd General Conference of the Church.

He was baptized into [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on July 22, 1877. His first ordinatio During his stay in Michigan, in 1892-93, he acted as presiding Elder of the "Mormon Colony" at Ann Arbor. In November, 1897, Elder Merrill was chosen as first

[[image:Daniel H. Ludlow mormon.jpg|thumb|left|200px|alt=Daniel H. Ludlow mormon]]'''Daniel H. Ludlow''' was born on March 17, 1924, in Benjamin, Utah. He ...o the Middle East, Central America, and Mexico. He also conducted numerous Church history tours.

[[Image:Blair_Treu.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Blair Treu Mormon Director|right]] ...feature films as well as numerous films for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

...r lifting him past his rough childhood and setting his feet on the road of education. He attended Weber Stake Academy where he was student body president and cl ...nth Commissioner of [[Church Educational System|Church Education]] for the Church of Jesus Christ.

...[[General Authority|general authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He served as a member of the Second ...e Spencer, had settled in the colonies. His father was not a member of the Church while Mask was young.

[[Image:Harry_Maxwell.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Harry Maxwell Mormon Educator|right]] ...the San Fernando Valley. He was a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and served as a [[Missionary|missiona

[[Image:Richard_Draper.jpg|200px|thumb|alt=Richard D. Draper Mormon Scholar|left]] ...New Testament background. He is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

[[Image:S_Michael_Wilcox.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=S. Michael Wilcox Mormon Author|left]] ...tter-day Saints]. He is a retired instructor with the [[Church Educational System]], having taught classes at the [[Institute|institute]] of religion adjace

In 1937, while serving a mission for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in the Eastern States Mission, he was ...his Ph.D. with the subject of his doctoral dissertation being a history of Mormon Theatre. In 1952 He became head of the drama department at [[Brigham Young

'''Alan K. Parrish''' is an emeritus professor of religious education at [[Brigham Young University]]. He joined the faculty in 1984. From 1978 t ...ty. He was in business before he was recruited by the [[Church Educational System]]. He began as a [[Seminary]] teacher then taught institute adjacent to UCL

...dersen''' was an education administrator in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ervice as Associate Commissioner of Education for the [[Church Educational System]] in 1970, working with then commissioner [[Neal A. Maxwell]]. During those

...3. During his service, he wrote three manuals for the [[Church Educational System]]. He also wrote a biography of [[Franklin D. Richards]], his maternal gran [[Category:Famous Mormons]][[Category:Mormon Life and Culture]]

...reside over the Southwest Indian Mission of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. During his three years of service (f : I just want to perpetuate what we've got going. I once asked (LDS Church) [[Spencer W. Kimball|President Kimball]] how long I should stay with AIS.

...with the Office of the [[Church Educational System|Church Commissioner of Education]] under [[Neal A. Maxwell]]. [[Category:Mormon Life and Culture]]

...rsity. He was also a teacher and administrator in the [[Church Educational System]]. He holds a PhD from Arizona State University in clinical education.

[[Image:Greg_Whiteley.jpg|200px|thumb|alt=Greg Whiteley Mormon filmmaker|left|frame|Courtesy Deseret News]] ...en during his campaigns. ''Most Likely to Succeed'' explores the education system in the United States and proposes ideas for its reform.

...of several organizations. During his career, he was affiliated with Ryder System, Inc., a Fortune 500 commercial transportation, logistics, and supply chain ...lth and Retirement Task Force. He has been a member of the Business-Higher Education Forum and The Business Council. He served on The Coca-Cola Company’s task

...sity of California, Berkeley, in 1925. He later completed his Doctorate of Education degree from the same university. ...om principles and to curfew. He also helped establish student branches for church meetings.

[[Image:Brandon_Sanderson_2.jpg|alt=Brandon Sanderson, Mormon author|left|frame]] ...t-selling epic fantasy author and member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. After the death of Robert Jordan, th

...rleans main drainage works, several tunnels for the Boston Subway, a sewer system for Boston, and a dam for the Hudson River Power Company. In 1919, he became superintendent of the Church’s building activities.

[[Image:Celeste_Mergens_alt.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Celeste Mergens Mormon Humanitarian|right]] Mergens, a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], earned a master’s degree in creati

[[Image:Laurie_Lewis.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Laurie Lewis Mormon Author|left]] ...ty Public School System. She is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

...ps://www.forbes.com/sites/annefield/2016/03/12/edovo-maker-of-tablet-based-education-for-inmates-aims-to-reduce-recidivism-and-continues-to-grow/#72a9f74c57b6] ...the LDS Gospel Library. Hill is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].

...cosmochemistry. Lewis was on the forefront of the exploration of the Solar System. He was visiting professor at the California Institute of Technology, and ...n of chemistry to astronomical problems, including the origin of the Solar System, the evolution of planetary atmospheres, the origin of organic matter in pl

From 1997 to 2012, he was regent of the Utah System of Higher Education. He served as chair from 2010 to 2012. ...2015. He has served as outside counsel for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].