[…] to his prayer, “two glorious personages,” identified as the Father and the Son, appeared to him, in forming him that all the religious denominations were wrong. He was told to await further enlightenment, which […]
[…] dispensation of the fulness of times. The Nauvoo period in LDS history was a time of “welding” for Joseph Smith: bringing together previous revelatory teachings and actively shaping rituals into “a whole and complete […]
[…] women might change the world.” Laurel Thatcher Ulrich With the recent momentous reduction of the minimum age for female missionaries, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints may very well be at a […]
In April 1992, The Salt Lake Tribune reported that “three hours be fore . . . the Relief Society’s sesquicentennial was to open at the LDS Museum of Church History and Art, three quotes […]
[…] this sort is entirely consistent with modern scientific knowledge. This paper will deal with a more specific form of creationism, which is often termed “creation science” or “scientific creationism” (these terms will be used […]
[…] Studies on Mormon women, Mormon feminists, or any sub-group of these categories should allow individuals to speak for themselves in order to gain insights into their lived experiences as Mormons. Mormon feminists, male and […]
[…] is coeternal with God.… Some LDS leaders have interpreted this to mean that intelligent beings–called intelligences–existed be fore and after they were given spirit bodies in the premortal existence. Others have interpreted it to […]
On April 23, 1983, a groundbreaking ceremony for the only temple of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints built behind the Iron Curtain was held in the city of Freiberg, in the […]
[…] but goes back into the beginning with God.’” First Presidency statement, December 15, 1969 It has been forty years since the landmark decision by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to end […]
[…] Christ of Latter-day Saints have endorsed and promoted racism in their theology, practices, doctrine, curricula, and culture for much of its existence, an organized, multifaceted approach is needed to undo this bigotry. The 1978 […]