Mormonism

Mormonism

The religion practiced by Mormons. Founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in the 1820s as a form of Christian primitivism, Mormonism is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saints.

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Testimony

Religion; Mormonism

A personal expression of one's convictions or beliefs about the gospel of Jesus Christ.

Ten tribes

Religion; Mormonism

Those tribes of the house of Israel carried captive into Assyria c. 721 BC; known as the lost tribes of Israel because they became lost to the people and records of the Bible. Prophecy proclaims ...

Temple Square

Religion; Mormonism

A ten-acre city block in Salt Lake City on which the Salt Lake Temple, Tabernacle, and adjacent buildings are located.

Temple recommend

Religion; Mormonism

A certificate of worthiness to participate in temple ordinances.

Temple marriage

Religion; Mormonism

A term for a marriage solemnised by an eternal covenant in a Latter-day Saint temple.

Temple

Religion; Mormonism

A sacred building, the "House of the Lord," in which Latter-day Saints perform sacred ceremonies and ordinances of the gospel for themselves and for the dead.