Are Mormons Christians?

We as members do believe that we are in fact Christians. We worship the Father in the name of Christ. Our beliefs are built on a foundation, which is Jesus Christ. Joseph Smith once said "The fundamental principles of our religion is the testimony of the apostles and prophets concerning Jesus Christ, ‘that he died, was buried, and rose again the third day, and ascended up into heaven;’ and all other things are only appendages to these, which pertain to our religion."

Many different Christian denominations don't believe that we are Christ centered faith. In recent decades, however, some have claimed that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not a Christian church. The most oft-used reasons are the following:

1. Latter-day Saints do not accept the creeds, confessions, and formulations of post–New Testament Christianity.

2. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not descend through the historical line of traditional Christianity. That is, Latter-day Saints are not Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, or Protestant.

3. Latter-day Saints do not believe scripture consists of the Holy Bible alone but have an expanded canon of scripture that includes the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price.

All of those things are true. And yet, we are a Christ centered faith.

1. What are the percentages of sacramental worship services that focus on Jesus Christ? 100%

2. There were 1.3 million worship services with the sacrament (communion) administered in Christ's name last year.

3. We members believe that the Bible is Holy scripture testifying of Christ's divinity, and the Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ.

The noun definition of the title "Christian" is - person who belives in Jesus Christ

The adjective definition of the title "Christian" is - belonging to a religion based on the teaching of Jesus Christ 

 Jesus Christ is mentioned 3,925 times in the Book of Mormon-a mention every 1.7 versus. Now does the LDS church sound like a Church that is not Christian? No, we don't. We believe wholeheartedly that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. Sure we may have some differential beliefs, but what Christian denomination doesn't. Nicodemus believed that if you just believe in Jesus then you will be saved. Almost all Christian denominations believe that only faith matters not works. We believe in free will to do good or evil. Most Christian churches think that free will to do good is seriously impaired. 

We all have different beliefs. And we strive to try our best to respect other beliefs. The 11th Article of Faith says, "We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may." 

All I will now say is this. Now that you've taken a little peek on how we actually are Christians, don't try to correct us and tell us that we are not. If you want to know if Mormons are Christians, ask a Mormon not your pastor or preacher.