I believe they refer to themselves as "The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints.
Glen Beck sure thinks he's a Christian
He and others may very well be. I ain’t up for the job of determining that. Some other guy got the job and that’s a good thing because I make way to many mistakes to be trusted with that decision.
However, that is a recent development in LDS to consider themselves Christians but the members have a view that all others are lesser Christians.
They do not believe we are all part of the larger body of Christ and equal Christians.
If you really want to go through all this fine but that is what was explained to me by someone with a superiority complex and then again by some friends.
I walked away and thought “Huh! Well okay”.
BTW, it is based on doctrinal differences they make their pitch to everyone else.