claim: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has a fasting law.
evidence: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -LRB- the LDS Church or , informally , the Mormon Church -RRB- is a Christian restorationist church that is considered by its members to be the restoration of the original church founded by Jesus Christ .. Christian. Christianity. restorationist. Restorationism. restoration. Restoration ( Latter Day Saints ). original church. One true church#Latter Day Saint movement. Jesus Christ. Jesus in Christianity. The church is headquartered in Salt Lake City , Utah , and has established congregations and built temples worldwide .. temples. Temple ( LDS Church ). According to the church , it has over 70,000 missionaries and a membership of over 15 million .. missionaries. Missionary ( LDS Church ). membership. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints membership statistics. It is ranked by the National Council of Churches as the fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States .. Christian. Christianity. National Council of Churches. National Council of Churches. Christian denomination. Christian denomination. It is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement founded by Joseph Smith during the period of religious revival known as the Second Great Awakening .. Latter Day Saint movement. Latter Day Saint movement. Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith. largest denomination. List of denominations in the Latter Day Saint movement. Second Great Awakening. Second Great Awakening. Adherents , often referred to as `` Latter-day Saints '' , or , less formally , `` Mormons '' , view faith in Jesus Christ and his atonement as fundamental principles of their religion .. Jesus Christ. Jesus in Christianity. Mormons. Mormons. atonement. Substitutionary atonement. LDS theology includes the Christian doctrine of salvation only through Jesus Christ , though LDS doctrines regarding the nature of God and the potential of mankind differ significantly from mainstream Christianity .. Christian. Christianity. Jesus Christ. Jesus in Christianity. salvation. Salvation ( Christianity ). nature of God. God in Mormonism. potential of mankind. Exaltation ( Mormonism ). The church has an open canon which includes four scriptural texts  : the Bible -LRB- both Old and New Testaments -RRB- , the Book of Mormon , the Doctrine and Covenants , and the Pearl of Great Price .. open canon. biblical canon. scriptural texts. religious text. Old. Old Testament. Book of Mormon. Book of Mormon. Doctrine and Covenants. Doctrine and Covenants. Pearl of Great Price. Pearl of Great Price ( Mormonism ). Other than the Bible , the majority of the LDS canon constitutes revelation spoken by Joseph Smith and recorded by his scribes which includes commentary and exegesis about the Bible , texts described as lost parts of the Bible , and other works believed to be written by ancient prophets .. Joseph Smith. Joseph Smith. exegesis. exegesis. lost parts of the Bible. apocryphal. revelation. revelation ( Latter Day Saints ). Because of some of the doctrinal differences , some Catholic , Orthodox , and Protestant churches consider the LDS Church to be distinct and separate from mainstream Christianity .. Catholic. Catholic Church. Orthodox. Eastern Orthodox Church. Protestant. Protestant. Under the doctrine of continuing revelation , Latter-day Saints believe that the church president is a modern-day `` prophet , seer , and revelator '' and that Jesus Christ , under the direction of God the Father , leads the church by revealing his will to its president .. Jesus Christ. Jesus in Christianity. prophet. prophet. continuing. continuous revelation. revelation. revelation ( Latter Day Saints ). president. President of the Church ( LDS Church ). God the Father. God the Father. The current president is Thomas S. Monson .. Thomas S. Monson. Thomas S. Monson. president. President of the Church ( LDS Church ). Individual members of the church believe that they can also receive personal revelation from God in conducting their lives .. revelation. revelation ( Latter Day Saints ). The president heads a hierarchical structure with various levels reaching down to local congregations .. president. President of the Church ( LDS Church ). Bishops , drawn from the laity , lead local congregations .. Bishops. Bishop ( Latter Day Saints ). laity. laity. Male members , after reaching age 12 , may be ordained to the priesthood , provided they are living the standards of the church .. priesthood. Priesthood ( LDS Church ). Women do not hold positions within the priesthood , but do occupy leadership roles in some church auxiliary organizations .. priesthood. Priesthood ( LDS Church ). auxiliary organizations. auxiliary organization ( LDS Church ). Both men and women may serve as missionaries , and the church maintains a large missionary program which proselytizes and conducts humanitarian services worldwide .. missionaries. Missionary ( LDS Church ). proselytizes. proselytism. humanitarian services. LDS Humanitarian Services. Faithful members adhere to church laws of sexual purity , health , fasting , and Sabbath observance , and contribute ten percent of their income to the church in tithing .. sexual purity. Law of chastity. health. Word of Wisdom. fasting. Fasting#Mormonism. Sabbath observance. Sabbath in Christianity#The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. tithing. Tithing ( Latter Day Saints ). In addition , the church teaches sacred ordinances through which adherents make covenants with God , including baptism , confirmation , the sacrament -LRB- holy communion -RRB- , endowment , and celestial marriage -LRB- marriage blessings which extend beyond mortality -RRB- -- all of which are of great significance to church members .. ordinances. Ordinance ( Latter Day Saints ). covenants. Covenant ( Latter Day Saints ). baptism. Baptism ( Mormonism ). confirmation. Confirmation ( Latter Day Saints ). sacrament. Sacrament ( LDS Church ). holy communion. Eucharist. endowment. Endowment ( Latter Day Saints ). celestial marriage. celestial marriage