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Mormonism
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Mormonism
Mormonism
is the predominant religious tradition of the
Latter Day Saint movement
of
Restorationist
Christianity
. This movement was founded by
Joseph Smith
in
Upstate New York
in the 1820s. During the 1830s and 1840s, Mormonism distinguished itself from traditional
Protestantism
. Mormonism today represents the new, non-Protestant faith taught by Smith in the 1840s. After Smith's death, most Mormons followed
Brigham Young
on his westward journey to the
Utah Territory
, calling themselves
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
(LDS Church). Variations not a part of the LDS Church include
Mormon fundamentalism
, which seeks to maintain practices and doctrines such as
polygamy
that were abandoned by the LDS Church, and various other small independent denominations.
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