Faithful members adhere to church laws of sexual purity, health, fasting, and Sabbath observance, and contribute ten percent of their income to the church in tithing. The LDS Church also funds and participates in humanitarian projects independent of its missionary efforts. The church maintains a large missionary program that proselytizes and conducts humanitarian services worldwide. īoth men and women may serve as missionaries. Women are not ordained to the priesthood, but occupy leadership roles in some church organizations. Male members may be ordained to the priesthood, provided they are living the standards of the church. Bishops, drawn from the laity, lead the wards. The president heads a hierarchical structure descending from areas to stakes and wards. Latter-day Saints believe that the church president is a modern-day " prophet, seer, and revelator" and that Jesus Christ, under the direction of God the Father, leads the church by revealing his will and delegating his priesthood keys to its president. Because of doctrinal differences, Catholic, Orthodox and many Protestant churches consider the church to be distinct and separate from mainstream Christianity. Other than the Bible, the majority of the church canon consists of material the church's members believe to have been revealed by God to Joseph Smith, including commentary and exegesis about the Bible, texts described as lost parts of the Bible, and other works believed to be written by ancient prophets, including the Book of Mormon. The church has an open canon of four scriptural texts: the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the early 19th-century period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening.Ĭhurch theology includes the Christian doctrine of salvation only through Jesus Christ, and his substitutionary atonement on behalf of mankind. Based on these numbers, the church is the fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States as of 2012, and reported over 6.7 million US members as of 2021. According to the church, it has over 17 million members and 62,544 full-time volunteer missionaries. The church is headquartered in the United States in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations and built temples worldwide.
This app is one of nearly two dozen Church apps available for free.The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a nontrinitarian Christian church that considers itself to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. It also includes information to get in touch with missionaries, locate nearby meetinghouses and find answers to common questions at /ComeuntoChrist. The Book of Mormon app includes a simple reference guide to key scriptures about Jesus Christ and doctrines, people, places and events in the Book of Mormon, as well as links to corresponding Book of Mormon videos.
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The Church’s Book of Mormon app - available for iOS, Android and Windows in more than 100 languages - allows for instant sharing of a digital Book of Mormon.ĭifferent from the full-featured version of the scriptures in the Gospel Library app, this simple version of the Book of Mormon doesn’t have footnotes or cross-references - making it easier for those not familiar with the Book of Mormon to read it or listen to audio recordings. It doesn’t require, however, a hard copy of the Book of Mormon. Sharing the Book of Mormon with a friend typically requires some courage, love and faith.
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