Stake (Mormonism)

A stake is an administrative unit composed of multiple congregrations in sects of the Latter Day Saint movement. A stake is comparable to a diocese in the Roman Catholic Church. The name "stake" derives from the phrase "stake in the tent of Zion" and is a reference to the stakes that upheld the Biblical tabernacle housing the Ark of the Covenant. For this reason, a stake is sometimes referred to as a "stake of Zion".

Related Topics:
Latter Day Saint movement - Diocese - Roman Catholic Church - Biblical - Tabernacle - Ark of the Covenant

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