Posted on Apr 6, 2021
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints established
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In Fayette, New York, Joseph Smith, founder of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon Church), organizes the Church of Christ during a meeting with a small group of believers.
Born in Vermont in 1805, Smith claimed in 1823 that he had been visited by a Christian angel named Moroni who spoke to him of an ancient Hebrew text that had been lost for 1,500 years. The holy text, supposedly engraved on gold plates by a Native American historian in the fourth century, related the story of Israelite peoples who had lived in America in ancient times. During the next six years, Smith dictated an English translation of this text to his wife and other scribes, and in 1830 The Book of Mormon was published. In the same year, Smith founded the Church of Christ—later known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—in Fayette.
The religion rapidly gained converts, and Smith set up LDS communities in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. However, the Christian sect was also heavily criticized for its unorthodox practices, such as polygamy, and on June 27, 1844, Smith and his brother were murdered in a jail cell by an anti-LDS mob in Carthage, Illinois.
Two years later, Smith’s successor, Brigham Young, led an exodus of persecuted Latter-day Saints from Nauvoo, Illinois, along the western wagon trails in search of religious and political freedom. In July 1847, the 148 initial LDS pioneers reached Utah’s Valley of the Great Salt Lake. Upon viewing the valley, Young declared, “This is the place,” and the pioneers began preparations for the tens of thousands of LDS migrants who would follow them and settle there.
In Fayette, New York, Joseph Smith, founder of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (also known as the Mormon Church), organizes the Church of Christ during a meeting with a small group of believers.
Born in Vermont in 1805, Smith claimed in 1823 that he had been visited by a Christian angel named Moroni who spoke to him of an ancient Hebrew text that had been lost for 1,500 years. The holy text, supposedly engraved on gold plates by a Native American historian in the fourth century, related the story of Israelite peoples who had lived in America in ancient times. During the next six years, Smith dictated an English translation of this text to his wife and other scribes, and in 1830 The Book of Mormon was published. In the same year, Smith founded the Church of Christ—later known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints—in Fayette.
The religion rapidly gained converts, and Smith set up LDS communities in Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. However, the Christian sect was also heavily criticized for its unorthodox practices, such as polygamy, and on June 27, 1844, Smith and his brother were murdered in a jail cell by an anti-LDS mob in Carthage, Illinois.
Two years later, Smith’s successor, Brigham Young, led an exodus of persecuted Latter-day Saints from Nauvoo, Illinois, along the western wagon trails in search of religious and political freedom. In July 1847, the 148 initial LDS pioneers reached Utah’s Valley of the Great Salt Lake. Upon viewing the valley, Young declared, “This is the place,” and the pioneers began preparations for the tens of thousands of LDS migrants who would follow them and settle there.
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints established
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Interesting history share on the LDS, I read a few writings about them years ago, even have a copy of the Book of Mormons, very interesting reading Lt Col Charlie Brown
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Lt Col Charlie Brown
There are a couple of really interesting museums about the LDS church in Utah. We visited one when we were out there a few years ago
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SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth
Lt Col Charlie Brown Cool, I went to school with a few classmates that were LDS .
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I think every church has a few things they get wrong. No organization administered by humans will ever get everything correct. I write this as a latter day saint. I understand that others don't believe the way we do, and that's fine, because we believe it to be an article of faith that everyone is entitled to believe in who or what or nothing at all if that is what they wish to do. Personally, my life has improved since I was baptized. I was on a path of self destruction.
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