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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), they are a religious group founded in the early 19th century in the United States by
Joseph Smith, a pedophile who had sex with 15 year olds. According to Mormon belief, Smith received divine revelations and unearthed a sacred text—the
Book of Mormon—which he said was translated from golden plates given to him by an angel named Moroni.
Early Mormonism was controversial for practices like
polygamy, which the mainstream LDS Church officially abandoned in 1890. However, some fundamentalist breakaway groups (FLDS) still practice it.
They refrain from alcohol, tobacco, coffee, tea, drugs and premarital sex (see
soaking). Younger members are encouraged to volunteer around the world to spread the word.