Church of the Latter Day Saints

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Christian restorationist church religious organization

The Church of the Latter Day Saints was the early 19th-century religious organization founded by Joseph Smith that formed the original body of the Latter Day Saint movement before later schisms and name changes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints)	7
Church of the Latter Day Saints canonical	4
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (early movement)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2001456 — 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: Church of the Latter Day Saints
Context triple: [Doctrine and Covenants, originalPublisher, Church of the Latter Day Saints]

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Community of Christ
Community of Christ is a Christian denomination within the Latter-day Saint movement known for its emphasis on peace, justice, and continuing revelation, and for being the second-largest church originating from the teachings of Joseph Smith.
D. Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a small Restorationist denomination that split from the Community of Christ, claiming to preserve what it sees as the original doctrines and practices of early Latter Day Saint faith.
E. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Rigdonite)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Rigdonite) was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint movement faction that followed Sidney Rigdon as Joseph Smith’s rightful successor, maintaining distinctive doctrines and practices apart from the mainline LDS Church.
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: Church of the Latter Day Saints
Target entity description: The Church of the Latter Day Saints was the early 19th-century religious organization founded by Joseph Smith that formed the original body of the Latter Day Saint movement before later schisms and name changes.

A. 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.
B. 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.
C. Community of Christ
Community of Christ is a Christian denomination within the Latter-day Saint movement known for its emphasis on peace, justice, and continuing revelation, and for being the second-largest church originating from the teachings of Joseph Smith.
D. Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
The Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is a small Restorationist denomination that split from the Community of Christ, claiming to preserve what it sees as the original doctrines and practices of early Latter Day Saint faith.
E. Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Rigdonite)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Rigdonite) was a 19th-century Latter Day Saint movement faction that followed Sidney Rigdon as Joseph Smith’s rightful successor, maintaining distinctive doctrines and practices apart from the mainline LDS Church.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian restorationist church ⓘ religious organization ⓘ
basedOn	Book of Mormon ⓘ
centralFigure	Jesus Christ ⓘ
classification	new religious movement (19th century United States) ⓘ
coreBelief	divine authority through priesthood ⓘ modern scripture ⓘ restoration of the primitive church of Christ ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
dateFounded	April 6, 1830 ⓘ
experienced	schism after death of Joseph Smith ⓘ
foundedBy	Joseph Smith ⓘ
foundedIn	Fayette, New York ⓘ New York (state) ⓘ linked to: New York United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
founderRole	prophet ⓘ revelator ⓘ seer ⓘ
hasDoctrine	Zion (New Jerusalem) ⓘ linked to: New Jerusalem continuing revelation ⓘ gathering of Israel ⓘ modern prophets ⓘ priesthood authority ⓘ restorationism ⓘ
hasLeaderTitle	First Presidency ⓘ President of the Church ⓘ linked to: President of the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) Quorum of the Twelve Apostles ⓘ linked to: Quorum of the Twelve Apostles (LDS Church)
hasMembershipType	baptized believers ⓘ
hasOriginalName	Church of Christ ⓘ linked to: Churches of Christ
hasPractice	baptism by immersion ⓘ lay priesthood ⓘ missionary work ⓘ
hasSuccessor	Community of Christ ⓘ The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints various Latter Day Saint denominations ⓘ
historicalPeriod	early 19th century ⓘ
inception	1830 ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
laterKnownAs	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ⓘ linked to: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church of the Latter Day Saints ⓘ
movementOrigin	Second Great Awakening ⓘ
partOf	Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter-day Saint movement churches
religion	Christianity ⓘ Latter Day Saint movement ⓘ linked to: Latter-day Saint movement churches
scripture	Bible ⓘ Book of Mormon ⓘ Doctrine and Covenants ⓘ Pearl of Great Price ⓘ

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