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The Church of Jesus Christ, the Bride, the Lamb's Wife was a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement, which drew its membership primarily from members who had dissented from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints when it was headquartered in Far West, Missouri in 1838. The Latter Day Saint movement is a religious movement which began in the early 19th century and is generally considered to be founded by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... The title Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints can refer to: the Church of Christ (Mormonism), the first church organization within the Latter Day Saint movement; The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, the largest denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement; the Church of Jesus... Far West, Missouri, was a Latter Day Saint (Mormon) settlement in Caldwell County, Missouri. ...
The church was organized on June 24, 1840 under the direction of George M. Hinkle and it held its first conference in the town of Moscow in the Iowa Territory on November 20, 1842. June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... George M. Hinkle (1801–1861) was an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1842 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...
References
Steven L. Shields, Divergent Paths of the Restoration: A History of the Latter Day Saint Movement, Restoration Research, Los Angeles: 1990, p. 25.