Outline of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The following outline is provided as an overview of and a topical guide to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church or, informally, the Mormon Church) is a Christian restorationist church that is considered by its followers to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations (called wards or branches) and built temples worldwide. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening.

Nature of the church[]

The LDS Church can be described as all of the following:

• Belief system –
  • Religion –
    • Abrahamic religion –
      • Christianity –
        • Restorationism –
          • Latter Day Saint movement –
            • List of sects in the Latter Day Saint movement –

Beliefs[]

• Beliefs and practices of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Restoration (Latter Day Saints)
  • Priesthood (LDS Church)
    • Aaronic priesthood (Latter Day Saints)
    • Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)
  • Standard Works
  • God in Mormonism
  • Mormon cosmology
  • King Follett discourse
  • Plan of salvation (Latter Day Saints)
    • Degrees of glory
    • Spirit world (Latter Day Saints)
  • Revelation (Latter Day Saints)
  • Ordinance (Latter Day Saints)
  • Covenant (Latter Day Saints)
  • Temple (LDS Church)
  • Exaltation (Mormonism)
  • Baptism for the dead

Salvation diagram[]

Social principles[]

Gender[]

• Celestial marriage
• Mormonism and women
  • Ordain Women
• Gender minorities and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Sexuality[]

• Sexuality and Mormonism
  • Law of chastity
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and masturbation
• Homosexuality and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  • Timeline of LGBT Mormon history
  • LGBT Mormon people and organizations

Race[]

• Black people and Mormonism
  • Black people and Mormon priesthood
  • 1978 Revelation on Priesthood
  • Black people and early Mormonism
• Mormonism and slavery
• Interracial marriage and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Mormonism and Pacific Islanders
  • Lamanites
• House of Joseph (LDS Church)

Laws related to Race

• Act for the relief of Indian Slaves and Prisoners
• Act in Relation to Service
• Indian Placement Program

Events related to Race

• Battle at Fort Utah
• Battle Creek massacre
• Bear River Massacre
• Black Hawk War (1865–1872)
• Bluff War
• Fountain Green massacre
• Salt Creek Canyon massacre
• Ute Wars

Duties[]

• Mormonism and authority
  • Strengthening Church Members Committee
• Law of consecration
  • Tithing (Latter Day Saints)
  • Endowment (Mormonism)
  • Temple garment
  • Calling (LDS Church)
  • Family Home Evening
  • Word of Wisdom
  • Missionary (LDS Church)

Ordinance[]

Main article

• Ordinance (Latter Day Saints)

Purpose

• Exaltation (Mormonism)

List of ordinances

• Baptism in Mormonism
• Rebaptism (Mormonism)
• Confirmation (Latter Day Saints)
• Baptism with the Holy Spirit
• Priesthood (Latter Day Saints)
• Endowment (Latter Day Saints)
• Endowment (Mormonism)
• Sealing (Mormonism)
• Washing and anointing
• Celestial marriage
• Law of adoption (Mormonism)
• Second anointing
• Baptism for the dead
• Chrism
• Right hand of Christian fellowship
• Hosanna shout
• Naming and blessing of children
• Patriarchal blessing
• Prayer circle (Mormonism)
• Priesthood blessing
• Setting apart
• Shaking the dust from the feet
• Common consent (Latter Day Saints)
• Solemn assembly
• Sacrament (LDS Church)

History[]

Early history[]

• History of the Latter Day Saint movement

New York[]

• Second Great Awakening
• Burned-over district
• First Vision
• Golden plates
• Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)

Ohio[]

• Kirtland, Ohio
• Kirtland Temple
• Sidney Rigdon
• High council (Latter Day Saints)
• School of the Prophets
• Joseph Smith Papyri
• Fanny Alger
• Kirtland Safety Society

Missouri[]

• Jackson County, Missouri
• Zion (Latter Day Saints)
• Far West, Missouri
• 1838 Mormon War
• Thomas B. Marsh
• Liberty Jail

Illinois[]

• History of Nauvoo, Illinois
• Nauvoo Temple
• University of Nauvoo
• Nauvoo Legion
• Second anointing
• Anointed Quorum
• William Law (Latter Day Saints)
• Nauvoo Expositor
• Death of Joseph Smith
• Succession crisis (Latter Day Saints)

Pioneer Era[]

• History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Utah[]

• Mormon pioneers
• Mormon Trail
• History of Utah
• Salt Lake City
• Council of Fifty
• Theodemocracy
• State of Deseret
• Utah Territory
• Mormon Reformation
• Jedediah M. Grant
• Heber C. Kimball
• Blood atonement
• Utah War
• Mountain Meadows massacre
• Alfred Cumming
• James Buchanan
• United Order
• Mormonism and polygamy

Modern Times[]

• Wilford Woodruff
• 1890 Manifesto
• Joseph F. Smith
• Second Manifesto
• Spencer W. Kimball
• 1978 Revelation on Priesthood
• Good Neighbor policy (LDS Church)
• DezNat

By century[]

• 19th century
• 20th century
• 21st century

Culture[]

• Culture of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Education[]

• Church Educational System
  • Brigham Young University
  • Jerusalem Center
  • BYU–Idaho
  • BYU–Hawaii
  • Ensign College
  • Sunday School
  • Institute of Religion
  • Perpetual Education Fund

Family history[]

• Genealogical Society of Utah
  • Sealing
  • Family History Centers
  • FamilySearch
  • Granite Mountain

Music[]

• Mormon music
  • Mormon Tabernacle Choir
  • Orchestra at Temple Square
  • Bells on Temple Square
  • Temple Square Chorale
    • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints hymns

Cinema[]

• Mormon cinema

Mormon studies[]

• Mormon studies
• Association for Mormon Letters
• Church Historian and Recorder
• FairMormon
• John Whitmer Historical Association
• Mormon Historic Sites Foundation
• Mormon History Association
• Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship
• Sunstone (magazine)

Journals and Literature

• History of the Church (Joseph Smith)
• The Joseph Smith Papers
• Journal of Discourses
• Encyclopedia of Mormonism
• Mormonism: A Historical Encyclopedia
• BYU Studies Quarterly
• Dialogue (journal)
• James McLachlan (scholar)
• Woman's Exponent
• International Journal of Mormon Studies
• Interpreter (journal)
• Journal of Book of Mormon Studies
• Mormon Studies Review
• Utah State Historical Society

Mormonism and polygamy[]

Main article

• Mormonism and polygamy

Background

• Origin of Latter Day Saint polygamy
• Latter Day Saint polygamy in the late-19th century
• 1890 Manifesto
• Second Manifesto
• Council of Friends (Woolley)
• 1886 Revelation

Current state

• Current state of polygamy in the Latter Day Saint movement
• Mormon fundamentalism
• Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
• Apostolic United Brethren

Related laws

• Morrill Anti-Bigamy Act
• Poland Act
• Edmunds Act
• Edmunds–Tucker Act
• Reed Smoot hearings

Related case laws

• Reynolds v. United States
• Angus M. Cannon
• Clawson v. United States
• Davis v. Beason
• Late Corp. of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints v. United States
• Cleveland v. United States (1946)
• Brown v. Buhman

Related articles

• Celestial marriage
• Spiritual wifery
• Polygamy in North America
• Mormon colonies in Mexico
• Latter-day Saint settlements in Canada
• Short Creek raid
• Lost boys (Mormon fundamentalism)
• YFZ Ranch
• Polygamy czar
• Legal status of polygamy

In media

• Big Love
• Sister Wives
• Sons of Perdition (film)
• Under the Banner of Heaven

Lists

• List of Joseph Smith's wives
• List of Brigham Young's wives
• List of Latter Day Saint practitioners of plural marriage
• List of Mormon fundamentalist leaders
• List of polygamy court cases

Brigham Young University[]

Main article

• Brigham Young University

Related

• History of Brigham Young University
• Academic freedom at Brigham Young University
• Campus of Brigham Young University
• List of Brigham Young University buildings

Sister schools

• Brigham Young University–Hawaii
• List of presidents of Brigham Young University–Hawaii
• BYU–Hawaii Seasiders
• List of Brigham Young University–Hawaii alumni
• Brigham Young University–Idaho
• List of presidents of Brigham Young University–Idaho
• List of Brigham Young University–Idaho alumni

Colleges

• David O. McKay School of Education
• Ira A. Fulton College of Engineering and Technology
• BYU College of Family, Home and Social Sciences
• BYU College of Fine Arts and Communications
• BYU College of Humanities
• J. Reuben Clark Law School
• BYU College of Life Sciences
• Marriott School of Management
• BYU College of Nursing
• BYU College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences
• BYU Religious Education

Academics

• Harold B. Lee Library
• Ernest L. Wilkinson Student Center
• Eyring Science Center
• Franklin S. Harris Fine Arts Center
• Gordon B. Hinckley Alumni and Visitors Center
• BYU Testing Center
• Jesse Knight Building
• Joseph Smith Building
• Maeser Building
• N. Eldon Tanner Building
• Spencer W. Kimball Tower

Museums

• Brigham Young University Museum of Art
• Brigham Young University Museum of Peoples and Cultures
• BYU Museum of Paleontology
• Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum

Student life

• Student life at Brigham Young University
• Church Educational System Honor Code
• BYU Ballroom Dance Company
• Brigham Young University Centennial Carillon Tower
• BYU Cougars

Media

• BYUtv
• BYU Television International

Lists

• List of Brigham Young University alumni
• List of Brigham Young University faculty
• List of presidents of Brigham Young University

List of LDS Church Temples[]

Chronological list

Dedicated in 19th Century

Prior to the succession crisis

Kirtland Temple

Nauvoo Temple

St George Utah Temple

St. George Utah Temple

Logan Utah Temple

Logan Utah Temple

Manti Utah Temple

Manti Utah Temple

Salt Lake Temple

Salt Lake Temple

Dedicated in early 20th Century

Laie Hawaii Temple

Laie Hawaii Temple

Cardston Alberta Temple

Mesa Arizona Temple

Idaho Falls Idaho Temple

Dedicated in 1950s & 60s

Bern Switzerland Temple

Los Angeles California Temple

Hamilton New Zealand Temple

London England Temple

Oakland California Temple

Dedicated in 1970s

Ogden Utah Temple

Provo Utah Temple

Washington D.C. Temple

São Paulo Brazil Temple

Dedicated in 1980s - Traditional Designs

Tokyo Japan Temple

Seattle Washington Temple

Jordan River Utah Temple

Atlanta Georgia Temple

Mexico City Mexico Temple

Portland Oregon Temple

Dedicated in 1980s - Smaller Temple Designs

Apia Samoa Temple

Nuku'alofa Tonga Temple

Santiago Chile Temple

Papeete Tahiti Temple

Boise Idaho Temple

Sydney Australia Temple

Manila Philippines Temple

Dallas Texas Temple

Taipei Taiwan Temple

Guatemala City Guatemala Temple

Freiberg Germany Temple

Stockholm Sweden Temple

Chicago Illinois Temple

Johannesburg South Africa Temple

Seoul Korea Temple

Lima Peru Temple

Buenos Aires Argentina Temple

Denver Colorado Temple

Frankfurt Germany Temple

Las Vegas Nevada Temple

Dedicated in 1990s - Traditional Designs

Toronto Ontario Temple

San Diego California Temple

Orlando Florida Temple

Bountiful Utah Temple

Hong Kong China Temple

Mount Timpanogos Utah Temple

St. Louis Missouri Temple

Vernal Utah Temple

Preston England Temple

Madrid Spain Temple

Bogotá Colombia Temple

Guayaquil Ecuador Temple

Billings Montana Temple

Dedicated in 1990s - New Small Temple Designs

Monticello Utah Temple

Anchorage Alaska Temple

Colonia Juárez Chihuahua Mexico Temple

Spokane Washington Temple

Columbus Ohio Temple

Bismarck North Dakota Temple

Columbia South Carolina Temple

Detroit Michigan Temple

Halifax Nova Scotia Temple

Regina Saskatchewan Temple

Edmonton Alberta Temple

Raleigh North Carolina Temple

Dedicated in 2000 - Traditional Designs

Albuquerque New Mexico Temple

Cochabamba Bolivia Temple

Houston Texas Temple

Santo Domingo Dominican Republic Temple

Boston Massachusetts Temple

Recife Brazil Temple

Dedicated in 2000 - New Small Temple Designs

St. Paul Minnesota Temple

Kona Hawaii Temple

Ciudad Juárez Mexico Temple

Hermosillo Sonora Mexico Temple

Oaxaca Mexico Temple

Tuxtla Gutiérrez Mexico Temple

Louisville Kentucky Temple

Palmyra New York Temple

Fresno California Temple

Medford Oregon Temple

Memphis Tennessee Temple

Reno Nevada Temple

Tampico Mexico Temple

Nashville Tennessee Temple

Villahermosa Mexico Temple

Montreal Quebec Temple

San José Costa Rica Temple

Fukuoka Japan Temple

Adelaide Australia Temple

Melbourne Australia Temple

Suva Fiji Temple

Mérida Mexico Temple

Veracruz Mexico Temple

Baton Rouge Louisiana Temple

Oklahoma City Oklahoma Temple

Caracas Venezuela Temple

Birmingham Alabama Temple

Porto Alegre Brazil Temple

Dedicated 2001-2009 - Traditional Designs

Campinas Brazil Temple

Nauvoo Illinois Temple

Copenhagen Denmark Temple

Manhattan New York Temple

Sacramento California Temple

Helsinki Finland Temple

Rexburg Idaho Temple

Curitiba Brazil Temple

Twin Falls Idaho Temple

Draper Utah Temple

Oquirrh Mountain Utah Temple

Dedicated 2001-2009 - New Small Temple Designs

Montevideo Uruguay Temple

Winter Quarters Nebraska Temple

Guadalajara Mexico Temple

Perth Australia Temple

Columbia River Washington Temple

Snowflake Arizona Temple

Lubbock Texas Temple

Monterrey Mexico Temple

Asunción Paraguay Temple

The Hague Netherlands Temple

Brisbane Australia Temple

Redlands California Temple

Accra Ghana Temple

San Antonio Texas Temple

Aba Nigeria Temple

Newport Beach California Temple

Panama City Panama Temple

Dedicated in 2010s

Vancouver British Columbia Temple

Gila Valley Arizona Temple

Cebu City Philippines Temple

Kyiv Ukraine Temple

San Salvador El Salvador Temple

Quetzaltenango Guatemala Temple

Kansas City Missouri Temple

Manaus Brazil Temple

Brigham City Utah Temple

Calgary Alberta Temple

Tegucigalpa Honduras Temple

Gilbert Arizona Temple

Fort Lauderdale Florida Temple

Phoenix Arizona Temple

Córdoba Argentina Temple

Payson Utah Temple

Trujillo Peru Temple

Indianapolis Indiana Temple

Tijuana Mexico Temple

Provo City Center Temple

Dedicated in 2020s

Rome Italy Temple

Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple

Sapporo Japan Temple

Fortaleza Brazil Temple

Hartford Connecticut Temple

Fort Collins Colorado Temple

Paris France Temple

Meridian Idaho Temple

Star Valley Wyoming Temple

Cedar City Utah Temple

Concepción Chile Temple

Tucson Arizona Temple

Lisbon Portugal Temple

Urdaneta Philippines Temple

Winnipeg Manitoba Temple

Barranquilla Colombia Temple

Durban South Africa Temple

Arequipa Peru Temple

Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple

Abidjan Ivory Coast Temple

Bangkok Thailand Temple

Port-au-Prince Haiti Temple

Harare Zimbabwe Temple

Quito Ecuador Temple

Belém Brazil Temple

Lima Peru Los Olivos Temple

Institutions of the LDS Church[]

Priesthood[]

Main article

• Priesthood (LDS Church)

Divisions

• Melchizedek priesthood (Latter Day Saints)
• Aaronic priesthood (Latter Day Saints)

Aaronic priesthood

• Deacon (Latter Day Saints)
• Teacher (Latter Day Saints)
• Priest (Latter Day Saints)
• Bishop (Latter Day Saints)

Melchizedek priesthood

• Elder (Latter Day Saints)
• Seventy (LDS Church)
• High priest (Latter Day Saints)
• Patriarch (Latter Day Saints)
• Apostle (Latter Day Saints)

Quorums

• Quorum (Latter Day Saints)
• First Presidency (LDS Church)
• Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
• Presiding Bishop (LDS Church)
• Council on the Disposition of the Tithes
• Common Council of the Church
• Council of the Church
• High council (Latter Day Saints)
• Disciplinary council

Callings

• President of the Church (LDS Church)
• President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
• Acting President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
• Prophet, seer, and revelator
• General authority
• Temple president
• Mission president
• Stake (Latter Day Saints)
• Church Historian and Recorder
• Branch president

Defunct Callings

• Assistant President of the Church
• Assistant to the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
• Council of Fifty
• Regional representative of the Twelve
• Presiding Patriarch

Headquarters[]

• Temple Square (Salt Lake Temple)
• Tabernacle
• Tabernacle Organ
• Assembly Hall
• Gardens
• Conference Center (Organ)
• Church Office Building
• Joseph Smith Memorial Building
• Church Administration Building
• Relief Society Building
• Brigham Young Complex (Beehive House
• Lion House)
• Family History Library
• Church History Museum
• Church History Library

Historic sites[]

Hierarchy of leadership[]

Jesus Christ
General Authorities
The First Presidency: President of the Church, 1st Counselor and 2nd Counselor
The Quorum of the Twelve Apostles: President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles and eleven other Apostles
Quorums of the Seventy The Seven Presidents of the Seventy and several dozen Seventies First Quorum of the Seventy Second Quorum of the Seventy
Area Presidencies: Presidents and 1st and 2nd Counselors are filled by Seventies
Local Authorities
Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, and Eighth Quorums of the Seventy (Area Seventies)						Temple Presidencies
Stake Presidencies and High Councils					Mission Presidencies
Ward Bishoprics or Branch Presidencies			Elder Quorums	High Priest Groups
Deacon Quorums	Teacher Quorums	Priest Quorums

Organization[]

• Organization (LDS Church)
  • Primary (LDS Church)
  • Relief Society
  • Sunday School (LDS Church)
  • Young Men (organization)
  • Young Women (organization)

Geographical divisions[]

• Area
  • • Mission (List of)
      • District
        • Ward
          • Branch

By country[]

In the USA[]

Texts and scriptures[]

• Standard works

Key scripture[]

• Bible: King James Version, Joseph Smith Translation
• Book of Mormon
  • Small Plates of Nephi
    • First Book of Nephi
    • Second Book of Nephi
    • Book of Jacob
    • Book of Enos
    • Book of Jarom
    • Book of Omni
    • Words of Mormon
      • Mormon's abridgment of
        the Large Plates of Nephi
        • Book of Mosiah
        • Book of Alma
        • Book of Helaman
        • Third Nephi
        • Fourth Nephi
        • Book of Mormon
        • Book of Ether
        • Book of Moroni
• Doctrine and Covenants
• Pearl of Great Price
  • Book of Moses
  • Book of Abraham
  • Book of Joseph
  • Joseph Smith–Matthew
  • Joseph Smith–History
  • Articles of Faith

Other texts[]

• History of the Church
• Journal of Discourses

Important figures[]

LDS Church Presidents[]

Overview

• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• President of the Church (LDS Church)
• Prophet, seer, and revelator
• President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
• Teachings of Presidents of the Church
• Salt Lake Temple
• Holy of Holies (LDS Church)

Chronological List

• Joseph Smith
• Brigham Young
• John Taylor (Mormon)
• Wilford Woodruff
• Lorenzo Snow
• Joseph F. Smith
• Heber J. Grant
• George Albert Smith
• David O. McKay
• Joseph Fielding Smith
• Harold B. Lee
• Spencer W. Kimball
• Ezra Taft Benson
• Howard W. Hunter
• Gordon B. Hinckley
• Thomas S. Monson
• Russell M. Nelson

Central figures[]

• Joseph Smith
  • Teachings of Joseph Smith
    • Brigham Young
      • List of presidents of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
        • Teachings of Presidents of the Church

LDS Church apostles[]

• Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
  • Chronology of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
    • List of members of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles

Other influential figures[]

• Book of Mormon witnesses
  • Three Witnesses
  • Eight Witnesses
  • Mary Whitmer

Groups[]

• Mormons
• Cultural Mormon
• Molly Mormon and Peter Priesthood
• Less-active Mormon
• Jack Mormon
• Ex-Mormon
• Anti-Mormon

Notable individuals[]

• List of Latter Day Saints

Template of the LDS Church[]

Position of the LDS Church within the Mormon movement[]

Comparison with the Community of Christ[]

Main article

• Community of Christ

Sacred Texts

• Joseph Smith Translation of the Bible
• Book of Mormon
• Doctrine and Covenants

History

• History of the Community of Christ
• Amboy Conference
• Kirtland Temple Suit
• Temple Lot Case
• Comparison of the Community of Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• John Whitmer Historical Association

Worship Services

• Priesthood (Community of Christ)
• Independence Temple
• Kirtland Temple
• Auditorium (Community of Christ)
• World Conference (Community of Christ)
• Sacrament (Community of Christ)
• Daily Prayer for Peace
• Hymns of the Saints
• Community of Christ Seminary
• Community of Christ membership and field organization
• Community of Christ International Peace Award

Publication Service

• Herald (Community of Christ)
• Herald House
• Harvest Hills Cooperative Community

Organisation

• Lineal succession (Latter Day Saints)
• President of the Church
• First Presidency (Community of Christ)
• Council of Twelve Apostles (Community of Christ)
• World Church Leadership Council
• Standing High Council

List of Presidents

• List of Prophet-Presidents of the Community of Christ
• Joseph Smith III
• Frederick M. Smith
• Israel A. Smith
• W. Wallace Smith
• Wallace B. Smith
• W. Grant McMurray
• Stephen M. Veazey

Controversies

• GALA (Gay and Lesbian Acceptance)
• Supreme directional control

See also[]

• Index of articles related to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
• Outline of the Book of Mormon
• Outline of Joseph Smith

References[]

External links[]