L is for Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was formed in 1830 by Joseph Smith.
The faith's followers, Latter-day Saints, are also known as Mormons.
As a young man, Smith was praying in a wooded area near his upstate New York home when he reported experiencing a vision of God and Jesus. Some years later, he is said to have encountered an angel named Moroni who gave him metal plates with details of an ancient people who had lived on the American continent during the time of Christ.
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The faith's followers, Latter-day Saints, are also known as Mormons.
As a young man, Smith was praying in a wooded area near his upstate New York home when he reported experiencing a vision of God and Jesus. Some years later, he is said to have encountered an angel named Moroni who gave him metal plates with details of an ancient people who had lived on the American continent during the time of Christ.
Read the entire article here.
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