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Brigham Young was a Mormon, not a christian.
 
Brigham Young was a Mormon, not a christian.
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:Mormons consider themselves to be Christians.
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:The official name of their church is ''The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" ("LDS Church" for short). The [http://www.mormon.org/learn/0,8672,802-1,00.html LDS website] says: "Jesus Christ is the Son of God. He is Heavenly Father’s Only Begotten Son in the flesh. He is our Redeemer. Through Jesus Christ, Heavenly Father has provided a way for all people to become like Him and return to live with Him forever. We love Christ. We worship Christ. He is our example and our Savior."
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:Here is where they answer the questions:
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::*[http://www.mormon.org/question/faq/category/answer/0,9777,1601-1-55-16,00.html Are you Christians?]
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:and
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::*[http://www.mormon.org/question/faq/category/answer/0,9777,1601-1-56-16,00.html Is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints a Christian church?]
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:One dictionary definition of "Christian" is "Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus." It seems to me that Mormons meet that definition.
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:Who ought to make the judgement, among all the denominations that regard themselves as Christian, which are "really Christian?" [[User:Dpbsmith|Dpbsmith]] 20:10, 18 January 2007 (EST)
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