Cutlerite Church

The Church of Jesus Christ, better known as the Cutlerites, is a denomination of the Latter Day Saint movement (Mormonism) headquartered in Independence, Missouri. Members of the church are known informally as "Cutlerites" after Alpheus Cutler, of the Nauvoo High Council. (See Doctrine and Covenants 124:132.) Currently, the church consists of one very small active branch. Image File history File links Cutlerite Church, original photo by John Hamer File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... 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. ... Mormonism is a term to describe religious, ideological, and cultural aspects of the various denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Alpheus Cutler (1784–1864), an early leader in the Latter Day Saint movement, and reorganizer of the Church of Jesus Christ (Cutlerite). ... Doctrine and Covenants The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes referred to as the D&C) is a part of the open scriptural canon of Mormonism. ...

History

Alpheus Cutler was an early Latter Day Saint leader and contemporary of Joseph Smith, Jr. Cutler was in charge of the construction of the church's temple in Nauvoo, Illinois and he was a member of the secretive Council of Fifty. Prior to Smith's death in 1844, Cutler was charged to go on a special evangelizing mission to the "Lamanites" (as Native Americans were often called by Mormons). When Brigham Young invited Cutler to immigrate to the newly-founded Salt Lake City, Cutler declined to end his Lamanite mission. Instead, he and a group of loyal followers founded their own colony in Manti, Iowa. On September 19, 1853, Cutler reorganized his own Mormon denomination which he called The Church of Jesus Christ. The term Latter Day Saint most commonly refers to (but is not limited to) members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints which, its members believe, was founded under the direction of Jesus Christ by the prophet Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Nauvoo (נָאווּ to be beautiful, Sephardi Hebrew NÃ¥vu, Tiberian Hebrew Nâwû) is a city in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. ... The Council of Fifty (also known as the Living Constitution) was a theocratic Latter Day Saint organization established by Joseph Smith, Jr. ... Jan. ... In The Book of Mormon, a Lamanite (BoM Arabic لاماني Lāmānī) is a member of one of three main tribes described in the book. ... Native Americans are the indigenous peoples from the regions of North America now encompassed by the continental United States, including parts of Alaska. ... See also, Brigham Young University Brigham Young (June 1, 1801 – August 29, 1877) was the second prophet and president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ... Salt Lake City redirects here. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... 1853 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

In the 1860s, missionaries from the Reorganization visited Manti. Many Cutlerites were converted to believe Joseph Smith III was his father's true successor and joined Smith III's "Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints." Shortly before Cutler's death on August 10, 1864, members of the church who remained loyal to Cutler relocated to Clitherall, Minnesota in response to a vision. Missionaries from the Reorganization followed the Cutlerites to Minnesota and again converted many of their ranks. Finally, in 1928, a portion of the group moved to Independence, Missouri, where they built their present headquarters. // The First Transcontinental Railroad in the USA is built in the six year period between 1863 and 1869. ... Community of Christ Temple in Independence, Missouri, USA. Dedicated 1994 RLDS redirects here. ... Joseph Smith III — Leader of the 1860 Reorganization of the Latter Day Saint church. ... Community of Christ Temple in Independence, Missouri, USA. Dedicated 1994 RLDS redirects here. ... August 10 is the 222nd day of the year (223rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1864 (MDCCCLXIV) was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar or a leap year starting on Sunday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ... Clitherall is a city located in Otter Tail County, Minnesota. ... Capital Saint Paul Largest city Minneapolis Area  Ranked 12th  - Total 87,014 sq mi (225,365 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 8. ... Year 1928 (MCMXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar). ... Independence is a city in Missouri, in the Kansas City metropolitan area. ...

Doctrines

The church practices a form of communitarianism, which they refer to as the "Order of Enoch" (See Law of Consecration). The Cutlerites are also the only Midwestern or Prairie Saints who practice the Mormon temple "endowment" ceremony that originated in the Nauvoo period. The Law of Consecration is one of the names Latter Day Saints or Mormons give to a communitarian doctrine that calls upon the churchs membership to hold all things in common. ... In Mormonism, the Endowment is a heavenly gift of priesthood power, connected with the construction and use of the Mormon temple. ...

External links

• Official site