> Surely in all these groups there must be a Mormon who can inform us > whether Mormons have or presently do consider themselves Christians.
I'm not a Mormon (though I have Mormon friends), but I've got a copy of Rex Lee's 1992 _What Do Mormon's Believe_, published by Deseret Books. Lee was, at the time president of BYU and the flap of the book mentions his "numerous positions" in the LDS church.
Chapter 3 of the book is titled "Jesus Christ, the Son of God: Are Mormons Christian?" It begins
A question commonly asked of Mormons is whether we are Christians. I have heard the argument, at times advanced with great passion, that we are not. The argument is ridiculous. I assume that qualification as a Christian turns mainly on a belief in Christ. Mormons not only qualify as Christians under that definition, but they have also given broader meaning to the definition itself. The Restoration brought with it an understanding of Christ beyond what any other [NB] Christian sect offered. Without the principles of the restored gospel, one's understanding of Jesus Christ is less than complete, and the Savior is relegated to a lesser position than he in fact holds.
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