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{{summary | text=Mormonism is a [[religion]] and subculture originating in the early 1800s as a product of the teaching of [[Joseph Smith]] and the Latter Day Saint movement. The term Mormonism is also often used to refer specifically to [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], which is by far the most numerous and well-known sects claiming derivation from Joseph Smith. Mormons believe that the original teaching of [[Jesus Christ]] was lost after his death and that Christ's teaching and church was restored by Joseph Smith and his followers. It has an uneasy relationships with mainstream Christianity.}}
  
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''In brief'': Mormonism is a religion and subculture originating in the early 1800s as a product of the teaching of Joseph Smith and the Latter Day Saint movement. The term Mormonism is also often used to refer specifically to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), which is by far the most numerous and well-known sects claiming derivation from Joseph Smith. This article refers to this sect. For other sects see [[Mormon sects separate from the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints]]. Mormons believe that the original teaching of Jesus Christ was lost after his death and that Christ's teaching and church was restored by Joseph Smith and his followers. It has an uneasy relationships with mainstream Christianity.
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* [[History of Mormonism]]
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* [[Divisions of Mormonism]] - [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] | [[Community of Christ]] | [[Church of Jesus Christ (Bickertonite)|Bickertonite]] | [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite)|Strangite]] | [[Church of Christ (Temple Lot)|Temple Lot]] | [[Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints]] | [[Church of Christ with the Elijah Message|Elijah Message]]
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* [[Mormon Beliefs]] | [[Mormonism: Polygamy|Polygamy]] | [[Mormonism: God|God]]
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* [[Mormonism Today]]
  
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latter_Day_Saint_movement Wikipedia - Latter Day Saint movement]
  
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* [[An overview of Mormonism]]
 
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* [[Mormonism (theopedia)]]
 
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* [http://www.mormonwiki.org Mormonwiki.org], an Evangelical wiki directed at dealing and exposing Mormon theology.
 
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'''History'''
 
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* [[An overview of the history of Mormonism]]
 
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* [[The formation of the Mormon religion]]
 
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* [[Recent history of the Mormon religion]]
 
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* [[Joseph Smith]]
 
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'''Belief and practices'''
 
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* [[An overview of Mormon doctrine]]
 
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* [[The Book of Mormon]]
 
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* [[Mormon doctrine]]
 
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* [[A short summary on Joseph Smith, the formation of the Mormon religion and some of its main beliefs]]
 
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'''Miscellaneous'''
 
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* [[Mormonism: Topical issues]]
 
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* [[Mormonism: Miscellaneous]]
 
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* [[Salt Lake City]]
 
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* [[Mormon sects separate from the Church of Jesus Christ and the Latter Day Saints]]
 
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* [http://www.lds.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]
 
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mormonism Article on Wikipedia]
 
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* [http://www.carm.org/mormon.htm Information about Mormonism at www.carm.org]
 
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Revision as of 03:29, 13 July 2006

Mormonism is a religion and subculture originating in the early 1800s as a product of the teaching of Joseph Smith and the Latter Day Saint movement. The term Mormonism is also often used to refer specifically to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, which is by far the most numerous and well-known sects claiming derivation from Joseph Smith. Mormons believe that the original teaching of Jesus Christ was lost after his death and that Christ's teaching and church was restored by Joseph Smith and his followers. It has an uneasy relationships with mainstream Christianity. (Read more)



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