A Brief History

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the New Testament church, restored again to the earth. After the death of the Apostles, the original Church established by Jesus Christ endured an apostasy, or falling away. The earlier unity of 'one Lord, one faith, one baptism' (Ephesians 4:5) became a myriad of different churches and creeds, doctrines and denominations. While many individuals still believed in Jesus Christ and tried to live righteously, Christ's church, guided by revelation to living apostles and prophets, was no longer present on the earth. In 1830 in upstate New York, the Lord Jesus Christ reestablished His church as it existed in the New Testament through Joseph Smith, then a young boy desiring to know which church he should join. We do not worship Joseph Smith, but consider him to be a prophet of God (much like Isaiah, Moses, or John the Baptist). As a prophet, Joseph Smith was instructed and authorized by the Lord to organize His church, again, with living apostles and prophets who receive direct guidance and instruction from on high. Today, the church is headquartered in Salt Lake City and is led by a prophet, Russell M. Nelson, and the Quorum of Twelve Apostles. Also, in the Restored Church of Jesus Christ the Priesthood, the authority given to act in the name of God, has been restored as have all necessary ordinances of salvation. It is a church built upon apostles and prophets with Jesus Christ as the chief-cornerstone (Eph. 2:20).

We are Christians

As members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, we worship Jesus Christ. He is the core of our faith, and every other doctrine is an appendage to His atoning sacrifice for mankind. We believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, our personal Savior and Redeemer, that He was crucified and rose again on the third day, and that He continues to love and guide us.  We try to model our lives after Jesus and His teachings. We accept as fellow Christians all who believe Jesus Christ to be the Son of God and the Savior of the world. We rejoice in their faith in the Lord. Many of them are sincere in their love and worship of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ. The invitation of Restored Christianity has always been to bring all that is good from your religion and see if we can add something more.

What is the Book of Mormon?

The Book of Mormon is another Testament of Jesus Christ. The book testifies of the living divinity of Jesus and brings the peace and power of God into the lives of those who read it. The Book of Mormon is a record of some of the ancient inhabitants of the Americas. Joseph Smith translated this book through the power of God. 'By their fruits, ye shall know them' (Matthew 7:20). We both have had individual experiences with the Book of Mormon. We have read it and asked God in prayer if the record is true. The answer has come to us through inner feelings of warmth and peace. Through many such experiences over decades, we have come to know for ourselves that the Book of Mormon is true.