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Summary
- Latter-day Saints believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God and the Savior of the world, who died, rose bodily and will return to judge the world.
- Their apostles set out that belief in “The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles” in January 2000.
- They teach that Christ’s atoning suffering began in Gethsemane and ended on the cross (Luke 22:44; D&C 19:16–18).
- They believe salvation comes by the grace of Christ, received through faith, repentance, baptism and obedience to the laws and ordinances of the gospel (2 Nephi 25:23).
- They call themselves Christians; the United Methodist Church and other churches place them outside historic Christianity because of their teaching on God, Christ and salvation.
Bibliography (Click to show)
- “The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles,” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, January 1, 2000. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/the-living-christ-the-testimony-of-the-apostles/the-living-christ-the-testimony-of-the-apostles?lang=eng
- “Are Mormons Christian?” Gospel Topics Essays, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/christians?lang=eng
- “Grace,” Topics and Questions (2023), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics/grace?lang=eng
- The Articles of Faith 1:3–4, Pearl of Great Price. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/a-of-f/1?lang=eng
- Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi 25:23, 26; Alma 7:11–12. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/2-ne/25?lang=eng
- Doctrine and Covenants 19:16–18; 20:77. https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/19?lang=eng
- “Church Unveils New Symbol Emphasizing Centrality of Jesus Christ,” Newsroom, April 2020. https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/new-symbol-church-of-jesus-christ
- “Latter-day Saints and Easter: A broadened focus on the faith’s centuries-old doctrine,” Deseret News, April 3, 2026 (Joseph Smith’s 1838 statement). https://www.deseret.com/faith/2026/04/03/latter-day-saints-focus-on-easter/
- “Methodists say LDS Church is outside Christian tradition,” Associated Press, in Deseret News, May 13, 2000. https://www.deseret.com/2000/5/13/19559183/methodists-say-lds-church-is-outside-christian-tradition/
- The Augsburg Confession (1530), Article IV, “Of Justification,” Book of Concord. https://bookofconcord.org/augsburg-confession/of-justification/
- Bible quotations from the King James Version: Luke 22:44; Ephesians 2:8–9; James 2:17.
