The Amish are not Mormon, and the two faiths have no historical link, though both center life on family and modest dress. The Amish are Anabaptist Christians who split from other Swiss Anabaptists in 1693 and keep apart from modern life. Latter-day Saints, often called Mormons, follow a church Joseph Smith organized in 1830, with added scripture and living prophets. The church’s full name is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It asks to be called by that…

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