The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, widely known as the LDS Church or the Mormon Church, is the fourth largest Christian denomination in the U.S. and the largest and most well-known denomination originating from the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. in 1830. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City, Utah, and has established congregations and temples worldwide, reporting approximately 13 million members on its rolls. Adherents, usually referred to as Latter-day Saint, LDS, or Mormon, are Restorationist Christians, but do not consider themselves part of the Catholic, Orthodox or Protestant traditions. The church teaches that sometime after the original Apostles ceased to minister there was a Great Apostasy, or loss of the keys of authority to lead Christ's church, and to preach the Gospel and administer the ordinances thereof. Jesus Christ is viewed as the head of the church, leading it today through revelation given to a hierarchy of priesthood... full article at wikipedia