[…] The questions are many but all of them result essentially from this new centrifugal thrust to convert the world to Mormon faith. One of the major concerns of the Church before long is going to […]
[…] a temple recommend. The First Presidency, after denying my request, answered as follows: Were everyone in the world members of the Church, the tragic problems referred to .. . could of course be handled […]
[…] time, insuring the suitability of church forms and facilitating the uniform procedure of Church programs across the world. Under the building missionary program, standard plans were exploited as an effective tool in the massive […]
Joseph Field ing Smith, Apostle and Church Historian, once published an answer to an inquiry about when the Word of Wisdom became a commandment. His response, widely accepted as definitive both then and subsequently, […]
[…] and triumph. LDS history is the history of Latter-day Saints, in their worship and prayer, in their mutual relationships, in their conflicts and contacts, in their social intercourse and in their solitude and estrangement, […]
[…] women to report their storage successes and questions to the Exponent. During the years that followed, the newspaper carried articles about women donating Sunday eggs, gleaning the harvested fields, and contributing money and wheat. […]
[…] and three levels of underground parking for 1,400 cars. The Church has approximately 6,700 buildings throughout the” world, including meetinghouses, temples, mission homes, visitors centers, welfare facilities, and seminary and institute buildings. In 1979, […]
[…] More often than not, he has been described with adjectives like violent, wicked, unstable, and licentious. Yet intriguing references suggest that a more balanced view of this complex man might be appropriate. The Prophet […]
Women of the West is a compell ing tribute to the “everyday women of history,” as the jacket copy puts it. “Lively stories of courtship, love, inventiveness, humor, skulduggery, passion” are told in the words […]
[…] legends dealing with the Three Nephites, one of the most prolific genres of religious folklore in America today. Collection did not begin until 1938; but thanks to the work of the Fifes, Hector Lee, […]