What church do you belong to?

Christ reveals a mystery to us in the scriptures. He has identified to us what exactly His church is. What He declares matters, how or what we as a people define as a Church also matters. While a church may be called after His name, it may not be His church at all. Christ gives us the definition of a church and what His church looks like.

Therefore, I will unfold unto them this great mystery; behold, this is my doctrine—whosoever repenteth and cometh unto me, the same is my church. Whosoever declareth more or less than this, the same is not of me, but is against me; therefore he is not of my church. (D&C 10:64, 67-68)

…Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth. (1 Nephi 14:10)

It makes sense why He calls it a living Church because YOU are living (D&C 1:30). It also makes sense why His church should be called after His name, because you take upon yourself the name of Christ when baptized, it shouldn’t be called anything else. In this revelation, He is describing His church as YOU, those who are repentant and come unto Him through the waters of baptism, YOU are His Church. His church is not a brick, mortar, or a 501 (c)3 non-profit building or institution. It can only be established and found inside of you.

For behold, this is my church; whosoever is baptized shall be baptized unto repentance. And whomsoever ye receive shall believe in my name; and him will I freely forgive.” (Mosiah 26:22)

Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the devil; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the whore of all the earth. (1 Nephi 14:10)

Further, to add more clarification to the meaning of what the Lord's church is so that you will not be deceived. And becuase His church is vastly different from men's learning and teaching's today or centuries ago. We must remember and consider that there are only two churches. So that which is not His church no matter their claims of legitimacy, no matter how much good as they may seem to do, there is but ONE church.

It is in the physical bodies of each believer, collectively, if two or more are gathered together in His name or individually (Matt :18:20; Luke 17:21; D&C 1:30). It is not an organization, a non-profit, or well-defined group or even loosely defined group whether they follow someone they call a priest or prophet if even that person themselves has their own connection to heaven. It does not make you His church. It is found in each person, who repents of their sins, forsaking them and coming unto Christ and enters in at the strait gate which is "repentance and baptism." These are His church, and these are the qualifications for admittance into His church. You are counted as one of His sheep. It cannot be controlled, lawbreakers who do not keep His commandments cannot join it, you cannot fake it or in otherwords acting with hypocrsiy. It cannot be taxed or levied, and there is no prestige to it, no fancy buildings, no gkkass windows, no organization of men but of God and of only your physical bodies where your holy spirits may dwell and is housed, it is there. Your body, which is a church for the Holy Spirit to dwell is a church or kingdom of God formed within the womb and without hands. It is called a living church because His church is found in each physical living body, who are believers in Christ. These are they who have repented of their sins and are baptized by one who Christ, not man has ordained and given His authority to minister in His kingdom in these last days. And you become a living breathing body of His church and a member of His kingdom which no man or men or God can undo - but you by either your faithfullnes or tretcchery may forfeit and then you cease to be of His church.

All other orgnizations, legal or otherwise as recognized by men, or the state or that of by any Governments are not His church but the church of the devil(Isaiah 28:8). As Luke taught in 17:21 many would say here is His true church, here, but that those would not be His church and that instead it would be found in you.