Isithembu (ngokuthi umshado zisebuningini wosuku Latter Saints ekhulwini le-19 noma Isimiso ngu yesimanje Fundamentalist kwabasebenza isithembu ) okwakwenziwa abaholi ISonto likaJesu Kristu Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) isikhathi esingaphezu kwesigamu 19 century, futhi wenza obala kusuka ngo-1852 kuya ku-1890 ngamaphesenti aphakathi kwama-20 nama-30 emindeni yamaSanta Wezinsuku Zokugcina. Namuhla, izinkolo ezahlukahlukene zobuMormonism obusisekelo ziqhubeka nokwenza isithembu. Abaningi abaguqukele enkolweni okubandakanya uBrigham Young,Orson Pratt, noLyman Johnson, babhala ukuthi uJoseph Smith wayefundisa ngomshado wobuningi ngasese ngo-1831 noma ngo-1832.UPratt ubike ukuthi uSmith utshele amanye amalungu okuqala ngo-1831 nango-1832 ukuthi ukushada ngobuningi bekuyisimiso sangempela, kepha ukuthi isikhathi sokwenza lokho besingakafiki. UJohnson naye wathi wayizwa le mfundiso kuSmith ngo-1831. UMosiah Hancock ubike ukuthi ubaba wakhe wafundiswa ngomshado weningi entwasahlobo ka-1832. Izinguqulo zango-1835 no-1844 zeMfundiso neziVumelwano zesonto (i-D & C) zazinqabela isithembu futhi zamemezela ukuthi ukuba nesithembu kuphela kwendlela eyamukelekayo yomshado Ngasekuqaleni kuka-1832, izithunywa zevangeli ezingamaMormon zasebenza ngempumelelo ukuguqula abalandeli baseMaine bomholi wenkolo wesithembu uJacob Cochran, owacasha ngo-1830 ukuze abaleke ukuboshwa ngenxa yokwenza kwakhe isithembu.