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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

American  

noun

  1. a denomination founded in the U.S. in 1830 by Joseph Smith and based on the teachings of the Book of Mormon.


Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints British  

noun

  1. the official name for the Mormon Church

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Their property taxes run $2,500 a year, and they give 10% of their income to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Tony Dean Geary was born on May 29, 1947, in the town of Coalville, Utah, and raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025

The attack comes just a day after the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced the death of Russell M. Nelson, the faith’s 17th president and oldest-ever leader, who died at age 101.

From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2025

It sits on a hill, overlooking a crisp blue lake and a 218-feet-tall granite temple for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025

He's a Mormon and belongs to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

From "The Boy Who Dared" by Susan Campbell Bartoletti

The Taylors, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, have religious objections to material that their two elementary-age children might encounter.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 19, 2026

Most tradwife influencers who talk about faith are Christians of one denomination or another, including Catholics and members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2025

Like most of the people in the community, Robinson, his parents and two brothers attended the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints church less than a mile away, Scwiermann said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025

A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, she had helped in hurricane recovery the summer before her death.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 1, 2022

It contained clauses annulling some of the acts of the territorial legislature of Utah, including the one incorporating the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

From The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 by William Alexander Linn

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