Latter-Day Saints
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The Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is a denomination that separated from the Mormons in the nineteenth century; it rejects the use of the name Mormon.
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Tony Dean Geary was born on May 29, 1947, in the town of Coalville, Utah, and raised in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
From Los Angeles Times
BBC News has spoken to some, many of whom prefer to be referred to as members of the Latter-day Saints rather than Mormons.
From BBC
Ahead of the first series of the show last year, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the UK released a statement titled, "When entertainment media distorts faith".
From BBC
"These Latter-day Saints are no angels," last month's trailer for season three declared, setting the tone for what was to come.
From BBC
Though members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints make up just 2% of the U.S. population, the idiosyncrasies of their culture—dirty sodas, Utah curls—have exploded into the mainstream in the past year thanks to Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.”
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