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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(the
LDS Church
or, informally, the
Mormon Church
) is a
Christian
restorationist
church that is considered by its followers 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. According to the church, it has over 85,000
missionaries
and a
membership
of over 15 million. It is ranked by the
National Council of Churches
as the fourth-largest
Christian denomination
in the United States. It is the largest denomination in the
Latter Day Saint movement
founded by
Joseph Smith
during the period of religious revival known as the
Second Great Awakening
.
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