Pronunciation:
[Res-tore-a-shun] (1- verb, 2- noun)
Also Known As: Restoration of the Gospel,
Restoration of the Church, Restitution
Example: The Church of Jesus
Christ was Restored by Joseph
Smith on April 6, 1830.
Related Resources:
The
Book of Mormon, Another Testament of Jesus Christ Elsewhere on the Web:
Definition:
1- To return or make as before, to reestablish
something, to bring back. 2- The Restoration (or restitution) of Jesus
Christ's Church and gospel on the earth after the Apostasy. The Restoration began
with Joseph
Smith's First Vision in 1820.
Related Terms
• Apostasy
• Dispensation
• Jesus
Christ
• Joseph
Smith
• Repentance
What
Do Mormons Believe?
What is The Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and where did it come from?
What is The Book of
Mormon, and where did it come from?
Restitution,
Restoration
From the Bible Dictionary at LDS.org
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