Trilby was used first for a character by French novelist Charles Nodier (1822) and made more famous by writer George du Maurier in an 1894 work. A Trilby hat, which Du Maurier's character wore, is a short-brimmed fedora of the kind recently revived by hipsters.
Mormonism is the predominant religious tradition of the Latter Day Saint movement of Restorationist Christianity. Joseph Smith founded the movement in Western New York in the 1820s. During the 1830s and 1840s, it distinguished itself from traditional Protestantism.
Updated May 21, 2016. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-days Saints is usually known as the LDS or Mormon Church. Total membership worldwide now numbers in the millions. The Church began in 1830 with only six members of record. The Church updates its total membership numbers every year and announces the new number in April at the General Conference. It can also be found in the May issue of the Ensign magazine of the next year.