Teachings of the Presidents of the Church, Joseph Fielding Smith, “The Church and Kingdom of God”; “After centuries of spiritual darkness and apostasy, the Lord has restored His gospel and organized His Church on the earth.
We announce that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the kingdom of God on earth, the only place where men may come to learn the true doctrines of salvation and find the authority of the holy priesthood. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is in literal reality the kingdom of God on earth.”
