[…] past century; they were referred to in conference sermons and in statements and retractions in the Deseret News and Millennial Star. In retracing the fascinating course of theological differences Gary James Bergera reminds us […]
[…] would be responsible for their own behavior. The scriptures also have something to say about the Utopian search for disarmament. It was Isaiah who said And he shall judge among the nations, and shall […]
[…] be printed in the same form as the radio addresses, for distribution. Four days later the Deseret News Church Section carried the text of Talmage’s remarks, and it also was issued in pamphlet form. […]
[…] LDS principles and they prosper; many are notably wealthy. Other stories compound this emphasis on success. U.S. News and World Report calls the church “one of the world’s richest and fastest growing religious movements,” […]
[…] City’s non-Mormon population swelled into the hundreds—primarily males—and the next two decades were filled with violent incidents breaking out along religious lines of division. LDS leadership did not discourage this, but actu ally created […]
[…] the joy the gospel promises, as church membership becomes an intolerable burden and they finally reach a breaking point and begin to slip away. At that stage they are in danger of being judged […]
[…] and George G. Adams were called by Joseph Smith on a mission to Russia, the first non- English-speaking country to be selected for missionary work by the prophet and only the third foreign mission […]
[…] Joseph and Oliver Cowdery at breakfast. Oliver said to us ‘Good morning Brethren, we have just received news from heaven,’ and pointed to some sheets of paper lying on the table. They had been […]
[…] optimistic about the future of the Church in Europe. Old traditions and restrictions on new religions are breaking down. The religious market is stirring, and the LDS brand, with its innovative combination of the […]
[…] was a volunteer force. The British Army up to this point had always been small, since the English Channel and the greatest navy in the world protected the British Isles from possible invasion. Initially […]