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Joseph Smith, Jr.
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day
Saints is one of the fastest-growing religious organizations in the world.
Also known as Mormons, there are two main branches and several sub-groups.
The main body (though not the “original” body) has their headquarters in
Salt Lake City, Utah, and the primary sub-division, the Reorganized Church
of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (renamed Community of Christ in April
2001), has its headquarters in
Independence, Missouri.
According to a news
release from the National Council of the
Churches of Christ in the USA dated 13 Feb 2002, the main LDS church
was the fifth largest religious body in the United States in 2002. |
Brigham Young
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| Denominational Name |
2002 Membership |
2001 Membership |
| Roman Catholic Church |
63,683,030 |
62,391,484 |
| Southern Baptist Convention |
15,960,308 |
15,851,756 |
| United Methodist Church |
8,340,954 |
8,377,662 |
| Church of G-d in Christ |
5,499,875 |
5,499,875 |
| Church of Jesus Christ of LDS |
5,208,827 |
5,113,409 |
| Evangelical Luth Ch in America |
5,125,919 |
5,149,668 |
Websites for the two main groups may be found here:
Community of Christ
(formerly RLDS)
Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter Day Saints (LDS)
The following documents are on
this website:
- The Mormons - Index -
Joseph's First Vision
Mormon History
   
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