▁L atter ▁Day ▁Saint ▁movement , ▁of ▁which ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts ▁( L DS ▁Church ) ▁is ▁the ▁largest ▁den om ination . ▁Additionally , ▁many ▁churches ▁within ▁the ▁movement ▁believe ▁in ▁a ▁succession ▁of ▁modern ▁proph ets ▁( accept ed ▁by ▁L atter ▁Day ▁Sain ts ▁as ▁" pro ph ets , ▁se ers , ▁and ▁revel ators ") ▁since ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Joseph ▁Smith . ▁Russell ▁M . ▁Nelson ▁is ▁the ▁current ▁Pro ph et ▁and ▁President ▁of ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Jesus ▁Christ ▁of ▁L atter - day ▁Sain ts . ▁ ▁Advent ism ▁ ▁Bapt ist ▁pre acher ▁William ▁Miller ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁beginning ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 th ▁century ▁North ▁American ▁religious ▁movement ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁Advent ism . ▁He ▁announced ▁a ▁Second ▁Com ing , ▁resulting ▁in ▁the ▁Great ▁Dis app oint ment . ▁ ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁▁ ▁The ▁Se vent h - day ▁Advent ist ▁Church , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁ 1 8 6 3 , ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁Ellen ▁G . ▁White , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁church ' s ▁found ers , ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁spiritual ▁gift ▁of ▁prop he cy . ▁ ▁Branch ▁David ians ▁▁ ▁The ▁Branch ▁David ians ▁are ▁a ▁religious ▁cult ▁which ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁by ▁Benjamin ▁Rod en ▁as ▁an ▁off sh oot ▁of ▁the ▁Se vent h - Day ▁Advent ist ▁Church . ▁David ▁K ores h ,