During the early 1840S, founding Mormon prophet Joseph Smith introduced members of his young church to the ordinances of baptism for the dead (1840), eternal marriage (1841), and eternal proxy marriage (1842). These ordinances, […]
[…] of what needs to be done to increase peace, security, and human dignity in communities throughout the world leaves one wondering where to start. At the risk of sounding parochial, I would suggest that […]
Dialogue departs from its usual review format in the following exchange of points of view on W. Cleon Skousen’s latest book, The Naked Capitalist
[…] tide . . . an exhilarating sense of discovery, a utopian hope that women might change the world.” Laurel Thatcher Ulrich[1] With the recent momentous reduction of the minimum age for female missionaries, the […]
[…] just past the midpoint of the Cold War, the FI’s purpose was “to give light to the world” and help people “be aware of the problems in the world today.”[8] In a 1975 speech […]
[…] And not only this, but those things which never have been revealed from the foundation of the world, but have been kept hid from the wise and prudent, shall be revealed unto babes and […]
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has experienced stable growth in Taiwan since the first four missionaries arrived in 1956. Even in recent years, when the growth of the Church has […]
Dialogue 51.1 (Spring 2018): 167–180 The issue of authority in Mormonism became painfully public with the rise of the Ordain Women movement.
[…] Latin terms, and the very act of replacement was a symbolic severance of relations with the pagan world. Choosing the Right Word Today The Christianization of Britain was gradual and leisurely compared to Mormon […]
In December 1830 the founding Mormon prophet Joseph Smith Jr. announced a revelation which established the doctrine of “gathering” the new church’s members at a headquarters area: “And again, a commandment I give unto […]