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The Latter Day Saint movement (also called the LDS movement, LDS restorationist movement, or Smith–Rigdon movement) is the collection of independent church groups that trace their origins to a Christian Restorationist movement founded in the United States by Joseph Smith in the late 1820s.

Collectively, these churches have nearly 18 million nominal members. The vast majority, more than 17 million, belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). About 250,000 belong to the Community of Christ, formerly known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The remainder belong to other denominations with memberships generally ranging in the thousands. The predominant theology of the churches in the movement is Mormonism, which sees itself as restoring again on Earth the early Christian church; their members are most commonly known as Mormons. An additional doctrine of the church allows for prophets to receive and publish modern-day revelations.

A minority of Latter Day Saint adherents, such as members of Community of Christ, have been influenced by Protestant theologies while maintaining certain distinctive beliefs and practices including continuing revelation, an open canon of scripture and building temples. Other groups include the Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which supports lineal succession of leadership from Smith's descendants, and the more controversial Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, which defends the practice of polygamy. One source has estimated that over 400 denominations have sprung from founder Joseph Smith's original movement. (Full article...)

Karl Gottfried Maeser (January 16, 1828 – February 15, 1901) was a German secondary school teacher from Saxony, prominent Utah educator, and a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). He served 16 years as principal of Brigham Young Academy (BYA). Although he was not the first principal of the Academy, he is considered its founder. The Academy later became Brigham Young University (BYU) in 1903.

Before teaching at BYA, Maeser worked as a teacher in Saxony, Bohemia and Utah. He tutored Brigham Young's children. Maeser incorporated the Monitorial system into his teaching philosophies and was influenced by Pestalozzian educational theory, but he advocated religious aspects in schooling. (Full article...)

Map of Wisconsin highlighting Walworth County where the unincorporated community of Voree is located

Voree (/vɔːriː/) is an unincorporated community in the Town of Spring Prairie in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. It is best known as the headquarters of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement. According to James Strang, founder of the Strangite church and of the town, the name means "Garden of Peace". The community is situated along former Wisconsin Highway 11, just west of the Racine County line. (Full article...)

The Pure Church of Christ was the first known schismatic organization to emerge within the Latter Day Saint movement (LDS).

The Pure Church of Christ was organized in 1831 in Kirtland, Ohio by Wycam Clark, Northrop Sweet, and four others who claimed that LDS founder Joseph Smith was a false prophet. They had a few meetings and soon disbanded. According to speeches made by George A. Smith that were recorded in the LDS Journal of Discourses, this church never had more than six members. (Full article...)

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John Wickersham Woolley (December 30, 1831 – December 13, 1928) was an American Latter Day Saint and one of the founders of the Mormon fundamentalism movement. Most Mormon fundamentalist groups trace their origin directly or indirectly to Woolley. (Full article...)

• ... that a Utah TV station was historically preferred by non-Mormon viewers?
• ... that James Buchanan helped to open talks over buying Alaska by spreading a rumor that Mormons were planning to emigrate there?
• ... that The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Layla Taylor is no longer a member of the Mormon church?

• 1 November 1808: birth of John Taylor
• 27 November 1832: Joseph Smith transcribed a revelation that he said he received from Jesus Christ about the One Mighty and Strong.
• 13 November 1838: birth of Joseph F. Smith (pictured)
• 11 November 1867: The first Sunday School was formed.
• 24 November 2004: In LDS Cinema, the film The Work and the Glory was released.