Are Mormons Christians?

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is the official name of the Mormon Church. It was known as The Church of Christ in the early 1830's until the official name as it is today was adopted. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints was the first church to be established in America, and the first church ever to be named after Jesus Christ.

Joseph Smith the first prophet of the church in these latter days taught that the Atonement of Jesus Christ is the hub of the Church, all other teachings and programs are merely appendages to it. Joseph translated The Book of Mormon, considered to be another testament of Jesus Christ, similar to the Old and New Testaments in the Bible. Many people who do not understand what the Book of Mormon is about, claim that it testifies of a non-Biblical Christ, making Mormons not Christians. But in fact, if one studies the Book of Mormon, it quickly becomes apparent that the book only reinforces the Bibles interpretations and descriptions of Jesus Christ and his gospel.

If you define Christians as a follower of the evangelical and protestant faiths, then no Mormons are not Christian. But if you identify Christians as faithful disciples of Jesus Christ, the Creator, Lord, and Savior of the world, then yes Mormons are as Christian as they come!