[…] dated 3 June 1974, consists of nineteen short statements which were all submitted to the First Presidency for approval. These statements were later included in the Solemn Assemblies held in 1976. The full text […]
[…] on genetics, evolution, and LDS history and doctrine. He is also a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Society for the Study of Evolution, and the Genetics Society of […]
[…] 1831 Church conference in Orange, Ohio, Joseph’s older brother Hyrum requested a firsthand account of the coming forth of the Book of Mormon. The Prophet vetoed the idea: “It was not intended to tell […]
“Anyone who says Father Cutler ever sanctioned, upheld, or practiced polygamy are ignorant, unlearned, dishonest, or deceived, for they took false reports for facts, not knowing the truth.” The Mormon polygamous passage was not […]
It is probably a distressing turn of events for most Mormons to see the “Negro issue” replacing the “polygamy issue” as the one feature most likely to cross the popular mind whenever Mormonism is […]
[…] Church made me royal too. Even with that tainted Lee streak—we knew John D. was a scapegoat for Brigham and became, for us, a kind of hero in refusing to escape the kangaroo courts […]
Introduction I and many Mormons ache to apologize for our 130-year practice of excluding people of Black African ancestry from temple and priesthood participation. We long to apologize for our community’s attempts during and […]
Dialogue 23.2 (1990): 61–83 Launius shares how the Reorganized Church has changed their stance on baptisms for the dead.
[…] on as many subjects which were sponsored by Schmoller and his colleagues was Wilson’s “Cooperative Economy and Forms of Enterprise in the Mormon Commonwealth.” Based upon “years of residence and study” in Utah, the […]
One might say of Mormonism, as the Apostle Paul said of Christianity in his testimony be fore King Agrippa, “This thing was not done in a corner.” Before the Book of Mormon was off […]