What is the Meaning & Definition of Mormons

Popularly known as Mormons to those individuals who profess the religion called Mormonism.
It is formally known as movement of latter-day Saints and is mostly composed of individuals Pro-restoration who accept the teachings and revelations proposed by the Prophet Joseph Smith. If call themselves Christians and also believe in the Bible and the book of Mormon.
According to Mormonism after the crucifixion of Christ, the death of the Apostles, and the growing hostility that emanated from the pagan Roman Empire, the Church that Christ had occupied building began to change and because reaching the 4th century little had to do with the original.
Then, after this time, according to the Mormons, it follows a period of time called as apostasy, which is mainly characterized by loss in part and full of all the truths proposed in the Gospel, among them, the lack of God's revelation to men.
According to the Mormon belief in the year 1820, God has appeared le to a young man named Joseph Smith, which would restore the old church of Jesus Christ on Earth. In the aforementioned appearance, according to the testimony of Joseph, Dios, along with his son Jesus Christ gave him a series of instructions, among them, received the mission not to join any of the existing churches and failing, then reinstall the original church of Jesus Christ with all the truths and the authority of the priesthood. Meanwhile, this church would be organized finally and formally on April 6, 1830 at Fayette, New York.
It was founded on this date because it is what they consider as the date of the birth of the son of God, Jesus Christ; for 1834 would be institutionalized as a latter-day Saints Church.
The book of Mormon, which comes from ancient records written on gold plates and to summarize the history of the ancient America is the sacred book which follow, read and consult the Mormons; According to Smith, also an apparition revealed where the writings were hidden and asked you to translate them. Its pages relates the visit of Jesus to the American continent after his resurrection. The same was published for the first time in the year 1830.