Both Spirit Prison and Paradise are temporary according to Latter-day Saint beliefs.

Some other early Latter-day Saint leaders, including Brigham Young, Orson Pratt and Elizabeth Ann Whitney claimed to have received several words in the Adamic language in revelations.

The Latter-day Saint Endowment prayer circle once included use of the words " Pay Lay Ale ", which some adherents believed were Adamic words meaning " Oh God, hear the words of my mouth ".

Latter-day Saint bishops do not wear any special clothing or insignia the way clergy in many other churches do, but are expected to dress and groom themselves neatly and conservatively per their local culture, especially when performing official duties.

Other groups originating in this time period include the Christadelphians and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement with over 14 million members.

The history of the The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is typically divided into three broad time periods: ( 1 ) the early history during the lifetime of Joseph Smith, Jr. which is in common with all Latter Day Saint movement churches, ( 2 ) a " pioneer era " under the leadership of Brigham Young and his 19th century successors, and ( 3 ) a modern era beginning around the turn of the 20th century as Utah achieved statehood.

Quadruple combination opened to the Book of Isaiah-note the cross references between Biblical and Latter-day Saint scripture in the footnotes

The history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ) is typically divided into three broad time periods: ( 1 ) the early history during the lifetime of Joseph Smith, Jr. which is in common with all Latter Day Saint movement churches, ( 2 ) a " pioneer era " under the leadership of Brigham Young and his 19th Century successors, and ( 3 ) a modern era beginning around the turn of the 20th century as the practice of polygamy was discontinued.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints traces its origins to western New York, where Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Latter Day Saint movement was born and raised.

* Givens, Terryl L. The Latter-day Saint Experience in America ( The American Religious Experience ) Greenwood Press, 2004.

The concept of a united family that lives and progresses forever is at the core of Latter-day Saint doctrine, and Mormons place a high importance on family life.

Latter-day Saint fathers who hold the priesthood typically name and bless their children shortly after birth to formally give the child a name.

Church members are encouraged to marry and have children, and Latter-day Saint families tend to be larger than average.

)< p > Also note the use of the lower case d and hyphen in Latter-day Saints, as opposed to the larger Latter Day Saint movement .</ ref > The beliefs and practices of LDS Mormons are generally guided by the teachings of LDS Church leaders.

The term was initially considered pejorative, but is no longer considered so by Mormons ( although other terms such as Latter-day Saint, or LDS, are generally preferred ).

Latter-day Saint apologists have reasoned that this line of argument commits the logical error of appeal to probability ; they also point out that it is unlikely that Smith had access to material which would have referred to the then-small settlement of Moroni.

In Latter-day Saint theology, the angel Gabriel lived in his mortal life as the patriarch Noah.

After Smith's death, the doctrine of pre-mortal existence was elaborated by some other Latter Day Saint leaders, primarily within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its breakoffs.

Joseph Smith, Jr. who established the Church of Christ in 1830, is considered a prophet by members of the Latter Day Saint movement, of which The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the largest denomination.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement, does not recognize the book as inspired, although it is included in the church's canon and printed in church-published copies of the Bible.

Raised as a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ), he spent two years in Japan as a Latter-day Saint ( LDS ) missionary from 1976 to 1978.

* Joseph Smith, Jr., founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Latter Day Saint movement, contracted typhoid as a child, survived.

The Kirtland Temple was the first temple of the Latter-day Saint movement and the only one completed in Smith's lifetime, although the Nauvoo Temple was partially complete at the time of his death.

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a prolific builder of " Latter-day Saint " or " Mormon " temples.

Stephen Edward Robinson ( born 1947 ) is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a Mormon scholar and apologist.

Larry Echo Hawk ( born August 2, 1948 ) is an attorney, legal scholar and politician and since April 2012 has been a general authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ).

Bruce R. McConkie famous Latter-day Saint scholar and an apostle wrote in his work Mormon Doctrine regarding the subject.

Latter-day Saint scholar Hugh Nibley also provided two additional possibilities for the meaning based on perceived Hebrew roots:

The Doctrine and Covenants of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints cites David as one directed by God to practice polygamy, but who sinned in committing adultery with Bathsheba and having Uriah killed.

* 1873 – David O. McKay, American religious leader, 9th President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( d. 1970 )

* September 8 – David O. McKay, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( d. 1970 )

The concentration of Latter-day Saints was high enough in St. David that a stake was created there in 1941, 5 years prior to one being established in Mesa, even though a temple had been built in Mesa in 1927.

David B. Haight, former member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was born in Oakley.

It was renamed Evansville in 1851, after David Evans, a local bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

This David McKay was the father of David O. McKay, later president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Louise was the daughter of Stephen L Richards, an apostle and counselor in the first presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints under David O. McKay.

* David F. Evans ( born 1951 ), American leader in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

David Oman McKay ( September 8, 1873 – January 18, 1970 ) was the ninth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ), serving from 1951 until his death.

David Bruce Haight ( September 2, 1906 – July 31, 2004 ) was the oldest member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ).

* Kenneth W. Godfrey, " David Whitmer and the Shaping of Latter-day Saint History ," in The Disciple As Witness: Essays on Latter-Day Saint History and Doctrine in Honor of Richard Lloyd Anderson, edited by Richard Lloyd Anderson, Stephen D. Ricks, Donald W. Parry, and Andrew H. Hedges, Provo: FARMS, 2000, pp. 223 – 256.

David Allan Bednar ( born June 15, 1952 ) is a member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ( LDS Church ).

The library's Special Collections include the papers of Marriner Stoddard Eccles, Chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1934 to 1938 ; David O. McKay, ninth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ; Leonidas Ralph Mecham, Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts from 1985 to 2006 ; and Wallace Stegner, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1972.

* H. David Burton ( born 1938 ), thirteenth Presiding Bishop of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints