[…] officially denounce such anti-Black teachings in church-sponsored venues, specifically General Conference, the Ensign magazine, or the Church News.” It is worth noting that for such a profound change in Church policy there was scarcely […]
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[…] the Kirtland Letterbook, 1829-35, pp. 1-6, LDS Church Archives. Edward Stevenson, “One of the Three Witnesses,” Deseret News, 30 Nov. 1881. Reprinted in Millennial Star 44 (6 Feb. 1882): 86-87. Saints’ Herald 26 (1 […]
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[…] Elder Petersen, who wrote the foreword, sniped away at science from time to time through his Church News editorials for the remainder of his life. He particularly objected to efforts to understand the origins […]
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[…] Journal of Mormon History 22 (Spring 1996): 16n32; Becky Johns, “The Manti Mormons: The Rise of the Latest Mormon Church,” Sunstone 19 (June 1996): 30-36. In supporting the orthodox position, one author has prepared […]
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[…] supernatural realm, where the spirits inform him of his future vocation.” When Joseph Smith first delivered the news that he’d had a vision of God, he received no support outside his own family. His […]