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 (often called Mormons) 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 in the United States known as the Second Great Awakening.
Nature of the church
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The LDS Church can be described as all of the following:
Beliefs
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- Restoration
- Priesthood
- Standard Works
- God
- Cosmology
- King Follett discourse
- Plan of salvation
- Revelation
- Ordinance
- Covenant
- Temple
- Exaltation
- Evolution
- Baptism for the dead
- Suicide
- Criticism of LDS Church
Social principles
editGender
editSexuality
editRace
edit- Black people and Mormonism
- Slavery
- Native Americans
- Interracial marriage
- Pacific Islanders
- House of Joseph
Laws related to Race
editEvents related to Race
editDuties
editOrdinances
editHistory
editCulture
editMormon studies
edit- 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
- Journals and Literature
- History of the Church
- 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
Polygamy
editSchools
editBrigham Young University
editColleges
edit- 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
editMuseums
editStudent life
editMedia
editLists
editOther schools
editTemples
editInstitutions of the LDS Church
editPriesthood
editQuorums
editPositions
editHeadquarters
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Historic sites
editHierarchy of leadership
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| 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
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| Area Presidencies: Presidents and 1st and 2nd Counselors are filled by Seventies | |||||||
| Local Authorities | |||||||
| Third through Twelfth Quorum of the Seventy (Area Seventies) | Temple Presidencies | ||||||
| Stake Presidencies and High Councils | Mission Presidencies | ||||||
| Ward Bishoprics or Branch Presidencies | Elders Quorums | ||||||
| Deacons Quorums | Teachers Quorums | Priests Quorums | |||||
Organization
editGeographical divisions
editBy country
editIn the USA
editTexts and scriptures
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Bible
editBook of Mormon
edit- Criticism
- Small Plates of Nephi
- Mormon's abridgment of
the Large Plates of Nephi
Doctrine and Covenants
editPearl of Great Price
editOther texts
editImportant figures
editLDS Church Presidents
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edit- 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
edit- 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
- Dallin H. Oaks
