Sacramental Faithfulness

Guidelines for Receiving People from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

In 1998, Discipleship Ministries and the Utah-Wyoming Subdistrict of the Rocky Mountain Annual Conference sponsored a conference to discuss baptismal theology and practice in The United Methodist Church and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. An official representative and member of the Quorum of Seventy of the LDS participated. This conference arose out of a perceived need on the part of United Methodists for more clarity on the issues surrounding the reception of converts from the LDS tradition into the membership of The United Methodist Church. Consensus emerged that The United Methodist Church is in significant need of a clear and consistent official position on this matter.

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