There are three main surviving Abrahamic religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Is the Church of L.D.S. a branch of Christianity or is it a fourth Abrahamic religion?
I see the cases for each point of view as follows.
LDS is #4 because while it believes in Jesus, it includes gospels beyond the cannonical Bible approved by Constantine at Nicea. Almost all modern Christians are Nicean orthodox Christians who believe in the pronouncements of the Nicean creed. LDS are outside of that.
LDS is part of Christianity because they believe in JC as Lord and savior. That is the definition of Christianity. While nearly all modern Christians are Niceans, that has not always been the case. Major heresies existed before Nicea and continued to exist as late as the 7th century. Plus there are a few surviving non-Nicean churches today.
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