Beliefs and practices of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages) This article uses texts from within a religion or faith system without referring to secondary sources that critically analyze them. Please help improve this article. (March 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) This article may rely excessively on sources too closely associated with the subject, potentially preventing it from being verifiable and neutral. Please help improve this article by replacing such sources with more appropriate citations to reliable, independent sources. (February 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Joseph Smith, Jr. said that he saw two "personages" in the spring of 1820, one of which pointed to the other and said, "This is my beloved son. Hear him!" The church teaches this was an actual visitation by God the Father and Jesus in the flesh. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) focuses its doctrine and teaching on Jesus Christ; that he was the Son of God, born of Mary, lived a perfect life, performed miracles, bled from ever