[…] of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints began with a mission to restore the ancient church, but not for everyone at the same time. In its earliest days, the church was preoccupied with its mission […]
[…] thing about my life it would be this: when I was seven years old the mailman ran over my head” (13). Edgar then narrates his tale of hospital recovery, boarding school horrors, Mormon con […]
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[…] scribe, witness, and financier. However, little is known about his activities while living in Kirtland, Ohio, for over thirty-five years. This article will present what is known about Harris during the Kirtland years. Included […]
[…] up blood. A frail and thin 43-year-old mother of twelve, her life could probably have been saved for $200. As a missionary, I had baptized her in 1980. As a BYU student, I had […]
[…] 2:16. Interestingly, both verses were incorporated into the Book of Mormon as parts of larger passages taken over from the Bible (Matthew 5:22 = 3 Nephi 12:22, and Isaiah 2:16 = 2 Nephi 23:1). […]
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[…] of light he had felt since meeting Allison. Could he embrace hope by choice, giving it priority over fear?” (p. 148). Eventually he learns “that prayer was a form of eternal calculus, a way […]
[…] from two Mission Presidents and a Stake President to the First Presidency asking for sisters. This followed over half a century of proselyting by more than 200 married female predecessors. It is likely that […]
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