Latter-day Saints
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized on April 6, 1830, by commandments its own scripture says were given to Joseph Smith, and it receives the Book of Mormon as the word of God alongside the Bible. It stands apart on this tree because it was organized apart from any body drawn here.
On the tree
Solid lines are separations and unions; dashed lines are renewals that began inside a body; dotted gray lines are national organizations of one communion or branches of one family; a diamond marks a fork event where neither side is drawn as the one that left. Every line runs back to the post-apostolic church; no body descends from the assembly of Acts 2. Dashed gray boxes mark the institutional line after the apostles, shown as departure; no line of descent is drawn from Pentecost. A verdict appears on a box once its section is published.
Bodies in this family
Organized on April 6, 1830 by Joseph Smith, by the church's own account a restoration of the original church under revived priesthood authority, with the Book of Mormon received as scripture alongside the Bible.
Research compiled July 2026. Page data built 2026-11-01.