Matthew J. Grey and Dr. Richard Neitzel Holzapfel, Church History and Doctrine After traveling the Mediterranean world for 30 years as a missionary for Jesus Christ, the Apostle Paul embarked on his final journey from the port of Caesarea in ancient Judaea. Eventually his company would sail toward Italy, land in the harbor at Puteoli […]
Saints At War: History of the Church in Vietnam, 1965-1975
Matthew Gardner and Dr. Dennis Wright, Church History How does the Lord view participation in something as controversial as war? In scriptural history, we read that He supports the righteous through added strength, prosperity, and oftentimes, victory. The Lord’s followers often fought due to the commandments of God, whereas today’s wars are fought for political […]
The Council House as a House for Sacred Ordinances in the Early Church
Gil Bradshaw and Dr. Fred E. Woods Church History and Doctrine With no available temples wherein they could perform their endowments, early Saints performed endowments for the living in various other places. For example, when Church members first entered the Salt Lake valley, their early endowments were performed on top of Ensign Peak. This was […]
THE JOHANNESBURG SOUTH AFRICA TEMPLE
Mary Spear and Dr. Dale LeBaron, Religion On August 24, 1985, after months of preparation and anticipation, the Johannesburg South Africa Temple was dedicated. Prior to this, the closest temple for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Africa had been the London Temple. The dedication of the Johannesburg Temple marked […]
Martin Harris: “A Fals Charge of Standen”
Robert D. Palmer III and Dr. Steven C. Harper, Church History Though unjustly remembered by some mainly as the man who lost the first 116 pages of the Book of Mormon, Martin Harris was an instrumental character in helping to bring about the Book of Mormon and the beginning of the LDS Church. Not only […]
Santo Toribio: Religion, Politics, and Society
Thomas Evans and Dr. Alonzo Gaskill, Church History and Doctrine Santo Toribio is a saint who was canonized by the Roman Catholic Church, but whose cult (used here in the very general meaning as “following”) includes many beliefs and practices that would categorize him as a “folk saint”, or unofficial saint. He died as a […]
Audio Restoration of Edison Diamond Discs and Historical L.D.S. Church Recordings
Daniel R. Thompson and Professor David Day, Library EDISON DIAMOND DISC RE-CREATIONS Thomas Edison, inventor of the phonograph, made a vast collection of recordings from around the world. He reissued many on what is known as clay records or “Edison Diamond Disc Re-Creations.” Brigham Young University owns a substantial collection of these recordings. Unfortunately, because of […]
In Harmony: History and Perceptions of Mormonism In Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania, 1829–Present
Stanley J. Thayne and Dr. J. Spencer Fluhman; Church History and Doctrine Since Mormonism’s exodus from New York and Pennsylvania, due to what Joseph Smith described as a “spirit of persecution” in the area, popular perceptions among many locals have been anything but positive. “It is a fact, of which we are not particularly proud, […]
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Wesley Austin I started this project with the idea to research the influences of 19th century Christian religions in America on Joseph Smith’s ideas of the process of deification. I soon found that there was little that I could find on this topic and that I would have to be somewhat of an expert in […]
LDS Church Growth in Brazil
Robert A Plowman and Dr. Mark Grover, Harold B. Lee Library Ribeirão Preto is a large city in the interior of São Paulo and is well established and a place where the LDS Church has been well established. We spent more than a week in Ribeirão Preto as we studied and interviewed and researched the […]
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