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Jesus Christ Is the Head
We belong to Him. Our doctrine, worship, leadership, and work must point back to Jesus Christ. When we drift, He is the One we return to.
Jesus Christ and His Church
What Is the True Church?
It is the One True Church of God, under one Lord, one faith, one baptism, and one divine authority. The True Church of Jesus Christ is devoted to His doctrine, His Holy Priesthood, and the full witness of Holy Scripture, gathering Christians out of division and back together in His name.
“There is one body, and one Spirit ... One Lord, one faith, one baptism.”
Ephesians 4:4-5The Church of God
The True Church Belongs to God
Scripture speaks of “the church of God” and “the church of the living God.” What, then, is the true Church of God? It is not ours to invent, reshape, or divide according to human preference. It belongs to God, with Jesus Christ as its head.
Jesus Christ gave His Church doctrine, Holy Priesthood authority, ordinances, covenants, and a calling to gather as one body. That is what we mean by the true Church: the Church Christ established, guided by His word and ordered under His authority.
Acts 20:28 · 1 Corinthians 1:2 · 1 Timothy 3:15 · Colossians 1:18
One Body · One Lord
What Defines the One True Church?
Jesus Christ did not leave His followers with competing churches and conflicting gospels. He established one body, called apostles, gave authority, taught one doctrine, established ordinances, and called His people to unity. The one true Church is recognized by that pattern and by its faithfulness to Him.
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Holy Priesthood Carries His Authority
Jesus Christ still calls and ordains servants to act in His name. Through the Holy Priesthood we teach, baptize, bless, ordain, and care for the Church under His authority.
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Holy Scripture Guides Us
We receive the full witness of Holy Scripture, beginning with the Holy Bible and including the sacred records preserved in our archive. We do not cut away what is inconvenient. We let the Scriptures correct us.
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Covenants Bring the Gospel Home
Our faith is meant to shape our actual lives. Through covenant we follow Christ in repentance, worship, marriage, family, service, and the ordinary choices we make every day.
The Full Gospel
We Follow the Full Gospel of Jesus Christ
In every age, Christians have faced pressure to soften or change the gospel. We hold to the full teachings of Jesus Christ and the Holy Scriptures.
The Holy Bible is foundational to our faith. We also receive the sacred records preserved in the Church's scriptural archive as witnesses of Jesus Christ, His covenants, and His dealings with His people.
We receive new revelations through prophetic guidance as a witness that the Lord still speaks to those who will listen and follow Him.
Holy Scripture • Doctrine • Family
One Body in Christ
What Does “The Only True Church” Mean?
Calling Christ's Church the one true Church does not mean that sincere Christians outside it have no faith, truth, or devotion to Jesus Christ. We recognize truth wherever it is found and rejoice whenever people sincerely follow Him.
By “the only true Church,” we mean that Jesus Christ established one body, not thousands of contradictory bodies with equal authority to redefine His doctrine. His Church has a real order: one Lord, one faith, one baptism, divinely given authority, sacred ordinances, covenants, and a people called to be one.
The purpose of restoration is not to attack other Christians. It is to call people out of division and back to Jesus Christ, so that believers may be gathered again as one Christian people under the Lord who established His Church.
Living Revelation
God Still Guides His Church Today
We believe God still speaks. The world our families are living in now brings questions, pressures, and dangers that earlier generations did not face in the same way. We do not believe the Lord has left Christians to face them alone.
We receive revelation for the guidance, welfare, correction, and protection of the Church and of Christian families today. That guidance does not replace Holy Scripture or give us permission to invent a new gospel. The same Jesus Christ who speaks now is the One who gave us His word.
When the Lord corrects us, we listen. When He opens the Scriptures, we learn. When He gives direction for His people, we follow it. A living Church should still be able to hear its living Head.
Amos 3:7 • Living Revelation
Through the Generations
The Lord Has Preserved His Work Through the Ages
Throughout the ages, the Lord has called and gathered His people, and when truth or authority was lost, He restored what was needed. Scripture preserves that continuing story of covenant, correction, and restoration.
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The Ancient Fathers
Adam, Seth, and Enoch
From the beginning, Adam received commandments, covenants, and priesthood from God and taught his family to worship the Lord. After Abel was slain, the covenant continued through Seth and the faithful fathers. Enoch became a great witness of holiness. The knowledge and worship of God were carried from one generation to the next.
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Covenant Preserved
Noah, Shem, Melchizedek, and Abraham
Noah carried the covenant line through the flood into a renewed world. The sacred inheritance continued through Shem, or Melchizedek, the great king and high priest of the Most High God, who blessed Abraham. Abraham received revelation, entered everlasting covenants, and became the father of a covenant people through whom the promises of God continued among the nations.
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The House of Israel
Israel, Moses, Joshua, and the Prophets
The priesthood and sacred covenants continued through the house of Israel. Moses, Joshua, priests, judges, kings, and prophets served among the Lord's people and called them back to Him again and again through seasons of faithfulness, rebellion, judgment, and redemption.
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The Church of Jesus Christ
Jesus Christ and the Apostles
Jesus Christ came in the flesh, taught the doctrine of His kingdom, called apostles, established sacred ordinances, and entrusted His servants with divine authority. After His resurrection, His apostles carried the gospel into the nations. The Book of Mormon also records Christ ministering in the Americas and calling disciples there to teach the same gospel.
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After the Apostles
Scripture Preserved Through Confusion
As the original apostolic witnesses passed away, the Church was strained by persecution, political empire, competing doctrines, and the traditions of men. Divine authority became obscured and was eventually lost. Yet the Lord did not allow every sacred record to disappear. Scripture was preserved through faithful hands, while other records were hidden or carried away until their appointed time.
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Reformation
The Holy Bible Returned to Ordinary Homes
Reformers challenged corruption, inherited traditions, and teachings that obscured the word of God. As the Bible became more widely available in the language of ordinary people, families could read, study, and preserve the Scriptures for themselves. This renewed attention to God's word prepared the way for further restoration.
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Sacred Records Brought Forth
The Book of Mormon and a Renewed Scriptural Witness
In the nineteenth century, the Book of Mormon came forth as a preserved record of God's dealings with covenant people in the ancient Americas and another witness of Jesus Christ. Together with the Holy Bible, it opened a wider scriptural witness and called people beyond inherited tradition toward the fulness of the gospel.
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The Present Work
Restoration Continues Today
The True Church of Jesus Christ bears witness that the Lord has not ceased to speak or guide His people. He continues to correct error, restore forgotten truth, open the meaning of Holy Scripture, and bring forth sacred records prepared for their appointed time.
We are part of that continuing work now. We preserve His Scriptures, serve through the Holy Priesthood, teach His doctrine, keep His covenants, receive revelation for the guidance and welfare of His people, and invite Christians and families to gather under Jesus Christ.
What does restoration mean for Christ's Church?Continue Studying
Learn More About the Church Jesus Christ Established
If you want to learn more, these pages can help. Read them with the Scriptures open and see how the pieces fit together.
How Can I Know Which Church Is True?Compare what churches teach with what Jesus Christ established in Scripture, and ask the Lord to lead you in truth.What Is the One True Church?Read the scriptural pattern of one body, one faith, apostolic authority, ordinances, covenants, and fellowship.What Is Holy Priesthood Authority?See why calling and ordination matter when we teach, baptize, bless, and serve in Christ's name.What Are the Covenants of the Church?Learn how covenant life brings faith into repentance, family, worship, service, and daily discipleship.
Come and See
Begin with Jesus Christ
Read His words, learn the Church He established, and ask the Lord to guide you. If you feel drawn to this work, you are welcome to reach out and send us questions.