| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, |
| church of latter day saints history: Saints: The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ in the Latter Days The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 2018-09-04 In 1820, a young farm boy in search of truth has a vision of God the Father and Jesus Christ. Three years later, an angel guides him to an ancient record buried in a hill near his home. With God’s help, he translates the record and organizes the Savior’s church in the latter days. Soon others join him, accepting the invitation to become Saints through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. But opposition and violence follow those who defy old traditions to embrace restored truths. The women and men who join the church must choose whether or not they will stay true to their covenants, establish Zion, and proclaim the gospel to a troubled world. The Standard of Truth is the first book in Saints, a new, four-volume narrative history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Fast-paced, meticulously researched, Saints recounts true stories of Latter-day Saints across the globe and answers the Lord’s call to write history “for the good of the church, and for the rising generations” (Doctrine and Covenants 69:8). |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 1 Joseph Smith, 2016-04-12 The History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is also the history of the opening and progress of the Dispensation of the fullness of Times; and as that dispensation bears an important relation to all dispensations which have preceded it, let us here ascertain in what that relation consists. By doing so we shall have a better appreciation of the full import of those events which make up the history of the Church. In publishing the History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it is felt that a solemn duty is being performed to the Saints and to the world. The events which make up the history of the Church in this age are the most important that history can chronicle. It is due therefore both to the Saints themselves and to the world that a faithful and complete history of the facts in which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints had its origin, together with the events through which it was subsequently developed, and all the circumstances, experiences and trials through which it passed be made known to mankind. Elder B. H. Roberts consulted diaries, printed sources, and remembrances of Church members to prepare a history of the Church that centered mainly on the life of Joseph Smith. Before it was published, Elder Anthon H. Lund and President Joseph F. Smith read and approved the work. The resulting seven volumes, over forty-five hundred pages, known as the History of the Church has since become a great resource to Church members and historians alike. |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Joseph Smith, 2020-08-14 Reproduction of the original: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by Joseph Smith |
| church of latter day saints history: Zion in the Courts Edwin Brown Firmage, Richard Collin Mangrum, 2001 The inability of American society to tolerate the peculiar institutions embraced by Mormons was one of the major events in the religious history of nineteenth-century America. Zion in the Courts explores one aspect of this collision between the Mormons and the mainstream: the Mormons' efforts to establish their own court system--one appropriate to the distinctive political, social, and economic practices they envisioned as Zion--and the pressures applied by the federal legal system to bring them to heel. This first paperback edition includes two new introductory pieces in which the authors discuss the Mormon emphasis on settling disputes outside the court, a practice that foreshadows current trends toward arbitration and mediation. |
| church of latter day saints history: Under the Banner of Heaven Jon Krakauer, 2004-06-08 NATIONAL BESTSELLER • From the author of Into the Wild and Into Thin Air, this extraordinary work of investigative journalism takes readers inside America’s isolated Mormon Fundamentalist communities. • Now an acclaimed FX limited series streaming on HULU. “Fantastic.... Right up there with In Cold Blood and The Executioner’s Song.” —San Francisco Chronicle Defying both civil authorities and the Mormon establishment in Salt Lake City, the renegade leaders of these Taliban-like theocracies are zealots who answer only to God; some 40,000 people still practice polygamy in these communities. At the core of Krakauer’s book are brothers Ron and Dan Lafferty, who insist they received a commandment from God to kill a blameless woman and her baby girl. Beginning with a meticulously researched account of this appalling double murder, Krakauer constructs a multi-layered, bone-chilling narrative of messianic delusion, polygamy, savage violence, and unyielding faith. Along the way he uncovers a shadowy offshoot of America’s fastest growing religion, and raises provocative questions about the nature of religious belief. |
| church of latter day saints history: For the Strength of Youth The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1965 OUR DEAR YOUNG MEN AND YOUNG WOMEN, we have great confidence in you. You are beloved sons and daughters of God and He is mindful of you. You have come to earth at a time of great opportunities and also of great challenges. The standards in this booklet will help you with the important choices you are making now and will yet make in the future. We promise that as you keep the covenants you have made and these standards, you will be blessed with the companionship of the Holy Ghost, your faith and testimony will grow stronger, and you will enjoy increasing happiness. |
| church of latter day saints history: The Mormon Experience Leonard J. Arrington, Davis Bitton, 1992 The best history of the Latter-Day Saints addressed to a general audience now includes a new preface, an epilogue, and a bibliographical afterword. This is without a doubt the definitive Mormon history.--Library Journal. |
| church of latter day saints history: A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Brigham Henry Roberts, 1930 |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1805-1890 Joseph Smith (III), Heman Conoman Smith, 1911 |
| church of latter day saints history: The First Fifty Years of Relief Society Jill Mulvay Derr, Carol Cornwall Madsen, Kate Holbrook, Matthew J. Grow, 2016 Each document has been meticulously transcribed and is placed in historical context with an introduction and annotation. Taken together, the accounts featured here allow readers to study this founding period in Latter-day Saint women's history and to situate it within broader themes in nineteenth-century American religious history. |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints: 1873-1890 Joseph Smith (III), 1903 |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1902 |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 3 Joseph Smith, 2020-08-14 Reproduction of the original: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 3 by Joseph Smith |
| church of latter day saints history: Jesus the Christ James E. Talmage, 2018-01-28 Reproduction of the original. |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints Joseph Smith (III), 1897 |
| church of latter day saints history: Revelation , 1999-01-01 The final book of the Bible, Revelation prophesies the ultimate judgement of mankind in a series of allegorical visions, grisly images and numerological predictions. According to these, empires will fall, the Beast will be destroyed and Christ will rule a new Jerusalem. With an introduction by Will Self. |
| church of latter day saints history: One Nation Under Gods Richard Abanes, 2003-07-29 Founded in 1830, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was initially perceived as a movement of polygamous, radical zealots; now in parts of the U.S. it has become synonymous with the establishment. In reevaluating its preoccupation with issues of church and state, Abanes uncovers the political agenda at Mormonism's core: the transformation of the world into a theocratic kingdom under Mormon authority. This illustrated edition has been revised and offers a new postscript by the author. |
| church of latter day saints history: Latter-Day Saints in Washington, DC Kenneth Alford, Alexander Baugh, Lloyd Newell, 2021-03 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has an important history in Washington, DC. With the exception of cities where the Church has been headquartered, it can be argued that no American city has had more influence on the history of the Church than the nation's capital. This volume takes a fresh look at the history, people, and places in Washington, DC, that have affected the Church. Beginning with Joseph Smith's earliest interactions with the federal government in the 1830s, the Church's progress has been shaped by leaders and members interacting in Washington. In 2019, faculty from the Department of Church History and Doctrine at Brigham Young University traveled to Washington to study that history. This volume is filled with their essays on many of the topics they explored. Latter-day Saints in Washington, DC helps readers appreciate the sometimes complicated yet cooperative relationship between the Church and the federal government. It chronicles many of the Saints and statesmen who have worked to bring the Church out of obscurity and onto a national and international stage. |
| church of latter day saints history: Encyclopedia of Mormonism Daniel H. Ludlow, 1992 |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Period I, History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet Joseph Smith (Jr.), 1960 |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints: Period I. History of Joseph Smith, the prophet, by himself Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1932 |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 2 Joseph Smith, 2020-08-14 Reproduction of the original: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Volume 2 by Joseph Smith |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints - Volume 2 Joseph Smith, Jun, 2022-08-23 In this second volume is a recorded history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from the years 1834 through 1837 – including such topics as: The arrival of a delegation from the exiled Saints in Missouri Zion's Camp The School for the Elders at Kirtland The discovery of the Book of Abraham Organization of the First Presidency, the Twelve and the Seventy Publication of the Doctrine and Covenants Completion and dedication of the Kirtland Temple The appearance of Messiah in the Temple declaring His acceptance of it The appearance of Moses, Elias and Elijah, on the same occasion, delivering the keys of their respective dispensations to the Prophet of the Dispensation of the Fullness of Times The exodus of the Saints from Clay County, Missouri, and the founding of Far West Foreign missions are opened by sending two of the Twelve and several Elders to England Kirtland Safety Society Company Excessive pride and worldliness on the part of some of the Saints at Kirtland Apostasy of many Elders and Saints in Kirtland |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Mormons Henry Mayhew, 1852 |
| church of latter day saints history: Joseph Smith's New Translation of the Bible Kent P. Jackson, Scott H. Faulring, Robert J. Matthews, 2004 This volume--the work of a lifetime--brings together all the Joseph Smith Translation manuscript in a remarkable and useful way. Now, for the first time, readers can take a careful look at the complete text, along with photos of several actual manuscript pages. The book contains a typographic transcription of all the original manuscripts, unedited and preserved exactly as dictated by the Prophet Joseph and recorded by his scribes. In addition, this volume features essays on the background, doctrinal contributions, and editorial procedures involved in the Joseph Smith Translation, as well as the history of the manuscripts since Joseph Smith's day. |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1949 |
| church of latter day saints history: Period 1. History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith (Jr.), 1932 |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Period 1, History of Joseph Smith, the prophet Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1905 |
| church of latter day saints history: The Mormons, Or Latter-day Saints Henry Mayhew, Charles Mackay, 1856 |
| church of latter day saints history: Book of Commandments, for the Government of the Church of Christ Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 1884 |
| church of latter day saints history: Preserving the History of the Latter-Day Saints Richard E. Turley, Steven Craig Harper, 2010 Compilation of selected presentations by Church historians and scholars that were presented at a BYU Church History Conference featuring the preservation of the history of the Latter-day Saints. |
| church of latter day saints history: Mormonism in Transition Thomas G. Alexander, 1996 |
| church of latter day saints history: A Brief History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Edward H. Anderson, 1926 |
| church of latter day saints history: A Comprehensive History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Brigham Henry Roberts, 1930 |
| church of latter day saints history: A Brief History of the Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints (commonly Called Mormons) John Corrill, 1839 |
| church of latter day saints history: The Mormon Church and Blacks Matthew L Harris, Newell G. Bringhurst, 2015-11-04 The year 1978 marked a watershed year in the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as it lifted a 126-year ban on ordaining black males for the priesthood. This departure from past practice focused new attention on Brigham Young's decision to abandon Joseph Smith's more inclusive original teachings. The Mormon Church and Blacks presents thirty official or authoritative Church statements on the status of African Americans in the Mormon Church. Matthew L. Harris and Newell G. Bringhurst comment on the individual documents, analyzing how they reflected uniquely Mormon characteristics and contextualizing each within the larger scope of the history of race and religion in the United States. Their analyses consider how lifting the ban shifted the status of African Americans within Mormonism, including the fact that African Americans, once denied access to certain temple rituals considered essential for Mormon salvation, could finally be considered full-fledged Latter-day Saints in both this world and the next. Throughout, Harris and Bringhurst offer an informed view of behind-the-scenes Church politicking before and after the ban. The result is an essential resource for experts and laymen alike on a much-misunderstood aspect of Mormon history and belief. |
| church of latter day saints history: Lectures on Faith Joseph Smith (Jr.), 1988 This special edition of the Lectures on Faith from Zion’s Camp Books is formatted for convenience on an eReader, with more than 100 internal links to scriptures and citations. We hope it will give you a great reading experience! The Lectures on Faith were originally prepared as materials for the School of the Prophets in Kirtland, Ohio in 1834 and were included in the Doctrine and Covenants from 1835 to 1921. Although the Lectures on Faith have never been accepted as revelation by the body of the church (and so were removed from the Doctrine and Covenants in 1921), they contain important doctrinal insights that can help anyone seeking to learn more about faith and come closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. President Joseph Fielding Smith noted, “I suppose that the rising generation knows little about the Lectures on Faith. . . . In my own judgment, these Lectures are of great value and should be studied. . . . I consider them to be of extreme value in the study of the gospel of Jesus Christ.” (Joseph Fielding Smith, Seek Ye Earnestly. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1970.) Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has stated the lectures contain “some of the best lesson material ever prepared on the Godhead; on the character, perfections, and attributes of God; on faith, miracles, and sacrifice. They can be studied with great profit by all gospel scholars.” (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1966.) |
| church of latter day saints history: Adventures of a Church Historian Leonard J. Arrington, 1998 Adventures of a Church Historian details how Leonard J. Arrington opened up archival resources and presided, for a time, over an unprecedented era of enlightenment as he and those working under his aegis produced path-breaking works of Mormon scholarship. Arrington was the first professional historian and the first noncentral authority to serve as church historian of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a position he held from 1972 to 1982. Arrington's church appointment came at a crucial point in LDS history, when the institution was being transformed from a regional church whose ecclesiastical hierarchy directly presided over its congregants into a modern, worldwide church with an elaborate bureaucracy. His description of conducting research in the LDS Church Archives in the days of Elder Joseph Fielding Smith and Brother A. Will Lund provides a rare glimpse into the inner workings of the LDS First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve Apostles. Riveting chapters on the actions of the controversial Historical Department reveal details of Arrington's release and replacement as the old system gave way to the new. |
| church of latter day saints history: History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints , 1980 |
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