President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)

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leadership position in a religious organization office in the Latter Day Saint movement religious office

The President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) is the founding prophetic and administrative leader of the early Latter Day Saint movement established by Joseph Smith in 1830.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	2
First Presidency	1
President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints	1
President of the Church	1
President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) canonical	1
President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Joseph Smith Jr.)	1
President of the High Priesthood	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1968901 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
Context triple: [Joseph Smith, positionHeld, President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)]

A. Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sect known for its strict religious practices, communal lifestyle, and controversial leadership.
B. President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
The President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society is the chief executive leader of the primary legal and publishing organization used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to direct their global religious and evangelizing activities.
C. Brigham Young
Brigham Young was a 19th-century American religious leader who led the Latter-day Saints to the American West and served as the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
D. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide Christian restorationist church founded in the 19th century by Joseph Smith, known for its distinctive theology, missionary work, and strong emphasis on family and community.
E. Prophet Joseph
Prophet Joseph is a revered figure in Islam, known for his prophetic wisdom, steadfast faith amid trials, and the Qur’anic narrative of his journey from betrayal and slavery to authority in Egypt.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
Target entity description: The President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) is the founding prophetic and administrative leader of the early Latter Day Saint movement established by Joseph Smith in 1830.

A. Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a polygamous Mormon fundamentalist sect known for its strict religious practices, communal lifestyle, and controversial leadership.
B. President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society
The President of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society is the chief executive leader of the primary legal and publishing organization used by Jehovah’s Witnesses to direct their global religious and evangelizing activities.
C. Brigham Young
Brigham Young was a 19th-century American religious leader who led the Latter-day Saints to the American West and served as the second president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
D. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a worldwide Christian restorationist church founded in the 19th century by Joseph Smith, known for its distinctive theology, missionary work, and strong emphasis on family and community.
E. Prophet Joseph
Prophet Joseph is a revered figure in Islam, known for his prophetic wisdom, steadfast faith amid trials, and the Qur’anic narrative of his journey from betrayal and slavery to authority in Egypt.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	leadership position in a religious organization ⓘ office in the Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ religious office ⓘ
appliesTo	early Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ
associatedWithEvent	organization of the Church of Christ on 6 April 1830 ⓘ
basedIn	New York (initially) ⓘ linked to: New York Ohio (later early headquarters) ⓘ
coreFunction	direct the affairs of the church ⓘ oversee church discipline ⓘ oversee missionary work ⓘ preside over church councils ⓘ receive revelation for the church ⓘ supervise church organization and offices ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateOfEstablishment	6 April 1830 ⓘ
doctrineSource	revelations attributed to Joseph Smith ⓘ
firstHolder	Joseph Smith ⓘ
foundedBy	Joseph Smith ⓘ
governingBodyRelation	presides over general conferences of the church ⓘ
governs	members of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) ⓘ
hasInfluenceOn	subsequent Latter Day Saint denominations ⓘ
hasRank	highest ecclesiastical authority in the church ⓘ
hasTitle	President of the Church ⓘ President of the High Priesthood ⓘ linked to: President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)
historicalContext	early 19th-century American religious revivalism ⓘ
jurisdiction	Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) ⓘ linked to: The Church of Jesus Christ
languageOfTitle	English ⓘ
leadershipStructureRelation	presides over other priesthood offices ⓘ
movementPhase	foundational period of the Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ
officeCreated	1830 ⓘ
partOf	Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) ⓘ linked to: Church of the Latter Day Saints
recognizedBy	early Latter Day Saint believers ⓘ
religiousAuthorityStatus	considered prophet ⓘ considered revelator ⓘ considered seer ⓘ
religiousTradition	Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter Day Saint Restorationism ⓘ
roleInOrganization	administrative leader ⓘ head of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) ⓘ prophetic leader ⓘ
scripturalBasis	Doctrine and Covenants (early revelations) ⓘ linked to: Doctrine and Covenants
successorOffice	President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ President of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ⓘ linked to: President of the Community of Christ
typeOfLeadership	charismatic religious leadership ⓘ

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