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A Latter Day Saint is an adherent of the Latter Day Saint Movement , a group of denominations tracing their heritage to the teachings of Joseph Smith, Jr. and the Church Of Christ he organized in 1830. For general information about this movement and its denominations, see ''' Latter Day Saint Movement '''. This article concerns the use of the term ''Latter Day Saint'' and its variant '''Latter-day Saint''' are used exclusively by The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). USAGE OF THE TERM Origin of Latter Day Saint The first known use of the term ''Latter Day Saint'' was in 1834, soon before the Church Of Christ , organized in 1830, was renamed as the ''Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints''. The term derives from the teaching of Joseph Smith that adherents of the religion God established were " Saint s" in the same sense that Paul used the term, meaning that they were followers of Christ . They are termed ''latter day'' saints in order to distinguish them from the saints of the early Christian church (''former day saints''). The church adopted the term officially April 26 , 1838 with a revelation delivered by Smith, "For thus shall my church be called in the last days, even The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints." Doctrine and Covenants 115:4 Latter Day Saint vs. Latter-day Saint The British styling ''Latter-day Saint''—including both the hyphenation and lower-case ''d''—came into common use in about 1852 when The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-day Saints was incorporated by that name in Salt Lake City , Utah . This form is used only by that denomination, and its usage and the abbreviation '''''LDS''''' generally denote only members of the Utah-based church. Because the LDS Church is by far the largest and most well-known of the various Latter Day Saint denominations, a number of churches who consider themselves Latter Day Saints prefer more informal terms to refer to their members, in order to avoid confusion. For example, the denomination that is officially named the '' Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter Day Saints '' refers to itself informally as the ''Strangites''. Similarly, members of the Church Of Christ (Temple Lot) are often referred to as '''''Hedrickites'''''. In 2001 , the Community Of Christ , the second largest Latter Day Saint denomination, changed its name from the ''Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints'', partly to avoid these types of confusions. Nevertheless, the term ''Latter Day Saint'' may be appropriately applied to all denominations within the Latter Day Saint Movement . Latter Day Saint vs. Mormon Latter Day Saints are sometimes also referred to as who believe in Plural Marriage , a practice that the LDS Church Officially Abandoned in 1890 . SEE ALSO NOTES EXTERNAL LINKS
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