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.

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Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints British  

noun

1. the official name for the Mormon Church

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Example Sentences

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

Ahead of the first series of the show last year, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the UK released a statement titled, "When entertainment media distorts faith".

From BBC

Though members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make up just 2% of the U.S. population, the idiosyncrasies of their culture—dirty sodas, Utah curls—have exploded into the mainstream in the past year thanks to Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The melodic sounds of the piano reverberated across the room as members sang “Welcome Home” — a new hymn for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

From Los Angeles Times

For many Latino members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, there is an ambivalent sense of the Church’s stance on immigrants.

From Los Angeles Times