Polygamy’s long shadow still informs politics in Utah, is still cited in changes to church policy (the infamous change which required the child of gay parents to “reject” their parents lifestyle before being able to be baptized in the church is based on an identical procedure for the chil...
The Mormon Church “officially” claims to be “the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth” whichqualifiesthe Mormon Church, according to peculiar Mormon Church “official” beliefs, to be the only church that could be “the holy church of God” spoken about in these...
Of course, the Mormon Church is thrilled by an announcement from “evangelical Christian, Dallas Jenkins” who says he believes in the same Jesus as Mormons do. Question:Does Dallas Jenkins believe that “this same LDS Jesus” is also his spirit brother and that he, with all “his Mormon b...
President Russell M. Nelson delivered an address to the membership of the Church in which he stressed the importance of“The Correct Name of the Church.”These remarks came amidst much discussion surrounding anannouncementPresident Nelson had made two months earlier which updated the Church...
P. Hurlbut's Dec., 1833 public announcement of the Spalding-Rigdon authorship theory -- that is, the joining of Solomon Spalding's literary efforts to the previously announced conclusion that Sidney Rigdon produced the Book of Mormon. The next iteration of the authorship theory would appear in...
They are asking the Church History Department to look at previous statements on the subject.June 1, 1978: Kimball asks apostles Packer, McConkie and Hinckley to each register for the announcement of the change text.June 7, 1978: Francis Gibbons, the secretary of Kimball, has prepared a ...
This argument highlights what I believe is clearly missing from whatever faith or testimony she thinks she has, which is that the church is lead by a prophet and apostles today. There should be little question that the gospel of Jesus Christ has certain departures from the Law of Moses – ...
especially if the related charge is apostasy. Â The Handbook specifically encourages this public announcement when the individual has been speaking out and disagreeing publicly with church leaders. Â Curiously the handbook encourages Bishops not to publicly discuss excommunication when sexual sins ar...
announcement of the Johannesburg South Africa Temple came less than three years after the June 1978 revelation, announced by PresidentSpencer W. Kimball, extending thepriesthoodand temple blessings to all worthy male members of the Church regardless of race or color. The Johannesburg South Africa ...
The 135th annual association meeting of the Redstone Old School Baptists will be 'icld Friday, Saturday and Sunday Septemebr 1, 2, and 3 at the Maple Creek church in Fallowfield township. Announcement of the meeting has been issued to th members of the association. The Herald. Vol. X...