Latter Day Saint theology

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Latter Day Saint theology is the system of religious beliefs and doctrines that emerged from Joseph Smith’s 19th-century restoration movement, emphasizing modern revelation, the Book of Mormon, and a distinctive view of God, humanity, and salvation.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian theological tradition
religious theology
restorationist theology
theology of the Latter Day Saint movement
coreText Bible
Book of Mormon
Doctrine and Covenants
Pearl of Great Price
emergedInCentury 19th century
emergedInCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
emergedInRegion Upstate New York (broad sense)
surface form: upstate New York
emphasizesDoctrine continuing revelation
modern prophets
restoration of the primitive church
hasFounder Joseph Smith
hasOrigin Latter Day Saint
surface form: Latter Day Saint movement
influencesDenomination Community of Christ
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
surface form: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

various Mormon fundamentalist groups
rejectsDoctrine Nicene Christianity
surface form: Nicene Trinity
requiresOrdinance baptism by immersion
celestial marriage
confirmation and gift of the Holy Ghost
priesthood ordination for men
temple endowment
teachesConcept Godhead as three distinct personages
Great Apostasy
Heavenly Father as an exalted, embodied being
Holy Ghost as a personage of spirit
Jesus Christ as literal Son of God
Satan’s rebellion in premortal life
agency as a central moral principle
baptism for the dead
celestial kingdom
deification of humans
eternal families
eternal progression
exaltation
literal resurrection of the body
millennial reign of Jesus Christ
mortal life as a probationary state
outer darkness
postmortal spirit world
premortal existence of human spirits
restoration of priesthood authority
telestial kingdom
terrestrial kingdom
three degrees of glory
vicarious ordinances for the dead
viewsChurchAs restored Church of Jesus Christ

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Church of Christ (Temple Lot) theology Latter Day Saint theology
Inspired Version of the Bible influenceOn Latter Day Saint theology
Zion and gathering of Israel centralTo Latter Day Saint theology
this entity surface form: Latter-day Saint theology
Peggy Fletcher Stack coveredTopic Latter Day Saint theology
this entity surface form: Latter-day Saint culture