Common consent
Practice in the Latter Day Saint movement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Unanimous consent or Consensus decision-making.
For the LDS-themed blog, see By Common Consent.
Common consent is a democratic principle established by Joseph Smith, the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, who taught in 1830 that "all things must be done in order, and by common consent in the church, by the prayer of faith."[1]