Most of the people on these pages belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, also known as Mormons.
The Church started in the early 1800s when a boy named Joseph Smith wanted to know which church was right. He knelt down to pray in a grove of trees to ask this question. God the Father and Jesus Christ appeared to him and told him that none of the churches were right. All of them had gone astray, and none had authority from God.
Joseph Smith was then instrumental in bringing about the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Restored means that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the exact same church that Jesus Christ established. The Church has His priesthood, or the authority to act in His name, and it teaches the same ordinances and principles that He taught while He was on the earth. Jesus Christ is the head of our church.
Many important truths that were lost came to light again. The Book of Mormon, a book that contains the record of an people who lived in ancient America, was translated by Joseph Smith. The purpose of the Book of Mormon is to testify of Jesus Christ. It is in harmony with the Bible and teaches many doctrine clearly.
Joseph Smith was also the first prophet of the restoration, and we again have prophets on the earth today that receive revelation from God and guide the church. The current president of the church is Thomas S. Monson, and he is a latter-day prophet, like the prophets of old in the Bible.
Many people on these pages read the Book of Mormon and joined the church when it was new and small. Many knew Joseph Smith personally. Many traveled across the plains to Utah with other the members of the Church, under the direction of Brigham Young. Many left their homes in far away countries and made other great sacrifices in order to gather with other members and begin to form Zion.
If you have any questions on the history or doctrines of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, please feel free to contact me or visit mormon.org.
