An Ambivalent Rejection: Baptism for the Dead and the Reorganized Church Experience
April 14, 2018Dialogue 23.2 (1990): 61–83 Launius shares how the Reorganized Church has changed their stance on baptisms for the dead.
Dialogue 23.2 (1990): 61–83 Launius shares how the Reorganized Church has changed their stance on baptisms for the dead.
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