2. o Church of the Latter-day Saints o Founded in 1830 o New York o Joseph Smith

3. o Born in Vermont 1805 o Had little education or Bible study o Received a revelation from God o Angel Moroni o Book with inscribed golden plates o Translated to the Book of Mormon o Imprisoned 30 times for his faith o Died at age 38. June 27, 1844

4. THE HOLY BIBLE o Believed that most of it is mis-translated o Use the Authorized King James Version THE BOOK OF MORMON o Used with the Holy Bible o Tells of God’s relation to the ancient residence of the North American continent o Inscribed on gold plates; Buried in New York, but recovered by Joseph Smith o Believed to be the unaltered work of God

7. Tonga 46.0% Samoa 36.0% American Samoa 24.1% Niue 12.0% Kiribati 10.7% Tahiti 7.8% Cook Islands 8.3% Marshall Islands 7.0% Chile 3.3% Palau 2.1% USA 1.9% Uruguay 2.5% New Zealand 2.35% Guatemala 1.34% Honduras 1.6% Bolivia 1.6% Ecuador 1.2% Peru 1.4% Belize 1.0%

9. o The Church of the Latter-day Saints believe that they are the true church, all other Christians have gone astray o God has a physical body with a wife and could have children o Humans have a chance to become Gods in the afterlife o Strong focus on a traditional family and values o Opposes: o Abortion o Homosexuality o unmarried sexual acts o gambling o tobacco o alcohol o tea & coffee

10. o Baptism o required to return to heaven, o done at the age of 8, o total immersion in water, to wash away all sins o dead can be baptized by someone else being physically baptized for them o Funerals o Dead are buried; embalming allowed o Family dedicates the grave o Thought as a farewell not a final goodbye

13. o Monday is Family Home Evening o Easter o Christmas o Pioneer Day o July 24 o First Latter-day Saint pioneers n Salt Lake Valley in 1847

14. o Founded USA 1830 – Joseph Smith o First missionaries to England in 1837 o 1958 first church in Britain

15. o 28,000 congregations o 128 Temples o Church materials are printed in 166 languages