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* [http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,161-1-11-1,00.html The Family: A Proclamation to the World]: The LDS position on the definition of family and marriage | * [http://www.lds.org/library/display/0,4945,161-1-11-1,00.html The Family: A Proclamation to the World]: The LDS position on the definition of family and marriage | ||
==Doctrinal works== | ==Doctrinal works== | ||
| − | + | * [[wikipedia:Holy Bible|Holy Bible]] | |
| − | + | * [[wikipedia:The Book of Mormon|The Book of Mormon]] | |
| − | + | * [[wikipedia:Pearl of Great Price (Latter Day Saints)|Pearl of Great Price]] | |
| − | + | * [[wikipedia:Doctrine and Covenants|Doctrine and Covenants]] | |
| − | + | ** [[wikipedia:List of code names in the Doctrine and Covenants|List of code names in the Doctrine and Covenants]] | |
| − | + | The Mormons believe that the canon can occasionally be added to, hence the term "open scriptural canon". Most branches of Christianity do not accept this practice, believing that canon must remain fixed. | |
Revision as of 19:45, 13 November 2006
Overview
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a religious organization founded in New York State (United States) in 1830. Its members are known throught the world as Mormons. Its headquarters today is in Salt Lake City, Utah, where the Church has had significant influence since Mormons founded it in 1847 after gathering first in the Western Reserve area of Ohio in the 1830's, in western Missouri during the same timeframe, and in Illinois in the 1840's.
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Reference
- official website
- another official website apparently geared more towards those outside the LDS
- Wikipedia: |The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|Mormonism|
Views Held
- The Family: A Proclamation to the World: The LDS position on the definition of family and marriage
Doctrinal works
The Mormons believe that the canon can occasionally be added to, hence the term "open scriptural canon". Most branches of Christianity do not accept this practice, believing that canon must remain fixed.