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Bookmark or Share- How Mormonism Went Mainstream | TIMEAfter decades of slow, uneasy, but steady cultural assimilation, Mormons appeared on the brink of cultural acceptance by the 1970s. Yet an upswing in evangelical anti-Mormonism threatened such ...
- BBC - Religions - Mormon: Mormons at a glanceMormons at a glance. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was founded in 19th century America and has 13.5 million members world-wide (LDS 2008 Statistical Report). Mormonism has been ...
- Mormons - WikipediaMormonism. Mormons are a religious and cultural group related to Mormonism, the principal branch of the Latter Day Saint movement started by Joseph Smith in upstate New York during the 1820s. After Smith's death in 1844, the movement split into several groups following different leaders; the majority followed Brigham Young, while smaller groups ...
- Joseph Smith | Biography & Facts | BritannicaJune 27, 1844, Carthage, Illinois (aged 38) Founder: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Notable Family Members: spouse Eliza Roxey Snow Smith. Subjects Of Study: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Joseph Smith (born December 23, 1805, Sharon, Vermont, U.S.—died June 27, 1844, Carthage, Illinois) was an American prophet and ...
- Mormonism | Oxford Research Encyclopedia of ReligionMormonism is one of the most successful and significant religious traditions to develop in the United States. Mormonism is the collective name for a group of related churches, movements, and theologies that trace their origins back to the prophetic revelations of Joseph Smith Jr. (b. 1805–d. 1844).These movements are quite diverse, ranging from the polygamous and standoffish Fundamentalist ...
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