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The title Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints can refer to several churches in the Latter Day Saint movement.

  • Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints), the original church organized by Joseph Smith Jr. in 1830 which was officially renamed the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints" in 1838
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement; headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah; commonly known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Gibsonite), a now-defunct sect organized in the Pacific Islands by Walter M. Gibson
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Gladdenite), a now-defunct sect organized by Gladden Bishop after the death of Joseph Smith
  • Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Strangite), a church organized by James Strang after the death of Joseph Smith; headquartered in Wisconsin
  • Community of Christ, second largest denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement, first named the "Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints", and later known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints from 1872
  • Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a church headquartered in Hildale, Utah and Colorado City, Arizona
  • Perfected Church of Jesus Christ of Immaculate Latter-day Saints, a church founded by William C. Conway in the 1950s
  • Remnant Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a church founded in 2000 in Missouri
  • Restoration Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a church founded in 1991 in Missouri
  • Righteous Branch of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a church headquartered in Modena, Utah
  • True Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, a now-defunct church formed in 1844 by William Law and other Latter Day Saint dissenters

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