Mormonism, Mormons, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, LDS - How do I learn more?

Please rely on the following official and authoritative sources:

http://www.lds.org

The official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints geared towards members of the Church.

http://newsroom.lds.org

The official source for news media, opinion leaders, and the public containing news releases, statistical and background information.

http://www.mormon.org

An official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints aimed at providing basic information to those interested in learning more about the Mormon faith.

http://www.providentliving.org

An official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that provides resources to encourage self-reliance and contains reports about Church humanitarian efforts, among other things.

http://www.josephsmith.net

An official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints devoted to sharing accurate information about the prophet Joseph Smith, founder of the Mormon Church.

http://temples.lds.org

An official website of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints containing information on all the temples of the Church.

http://farms.byu.edu

The official website of the Foundation for Apologetic Research and Mormon Studies (FARMS), recently renamed the Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship, which started as an independent organization in 1979 and became part of BYU in 1997. It seeks to describe and defend the Restoration through highest quality scholarship.

There are other sources that are not owned, controlled by or officially affiliated with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but provide objective research and compelling information about the Mormon faith.

http://www.fairlds.org

The Foundation for Apologetic Information & Research (FAIR) is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of LDS (Mormon) doctrine, belief and practice.

http://www.moregoodfoundation.org

The More Good Foundation is committed to helping faithful Mormons share their stories with the world, and then helping the world find those stories quickly and easily.

http://encyclopediaofmormonism.byu.edu

The Encyclopedia of Mormonism, published by Macmillan, contains hundreds of topics related to Mormonism.

http://www.lightplanet.com/mormons

The purpose of LightPlanet.com, according to their website, is to explain religious beliefs and practices in a fair and comprehensive way, stating that it is the internet's most comprehensive source of information about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It contains thousands of pages of material covering LDS beliefs, practices, culture, and history.

http://www.lightplanet.com/response

A collection of resources and discussion of common anti-Mormon attacks. There is also some fascinating information on some of the most famous professional anti-Mormons.

http://www.shields-research.org

A competent and diverse LDS resource for those wishing to explore Mormon doctrine, history, and rebuttals to anti-Mormon allegations.

http://www.jefflindsay.com/LDSFAQ

Contains answers to frequently asked questions and refutes false assertions about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

http://mormon-blogs.com

LDS & Mormon Blogs attempts to be a comprehensive listing of all blogs about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other blogs published by its members. There are two main categories of blogs: (1) LDS Blogs which are primarily about the LDS Church and Mormon culture; and (2) Mormon Bloggers which are blogs that can be about anything but published by members of the LDS church.

http://www.nothingwavering.org

A portal to promote mainstream and orthodox blogs about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, blogs by mainstream LDS members on topics other than Mormonism, as well as syndicated content from official LDS Church websites.

Finally, why not read for yourself the scriptures that Mormons study?


http://scriptures.lds.org

The internet edition of LDS scriptures includes the Old and New Testaments as well as the Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ.