After Smith's 1844 death and a resultant succession crisis, the majority of his followers sided with Brigham Young, who led the church to its current headquarters in Salt Lake City. Under Smith's leadership, the church's headquarters moved successively to Ohio, Missouri, and Illinois. The church was founded as the Church of Christ in western New York, in 1830 by Joseph Smith during the Second Great Awakening. The church was the fourth-largest Christian denomination in the United States as of 2012, and reported over 6.8 million US members as of 2022. According to the church, it has over 17 million members and over 72,000 full-time volunteer missionaries. The church is headquartered in the United States in Salt Lake City, Utah and has established congregations and built temples worldwide. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, informally known as the LDS Church or Mormon Church, is a restorationist, nontrinitarian Christian denomination that is the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement.
