Mormon History

Mormon History

Overview The Church of Christ (the original name for the Mormon Church) was organized with six founding members in Fayette, New York on April 6, 1830. (The full name, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, was given by revelation in 1838. It is because of...
Adv Temple Intro

Adv Temple Intro

By Annie L. Henderson Cechini In the short film Between Heaven and Earth, Krister Stendahl, former Dean of the Harvard Divinity School, states that in any interfaith discussion, individuals should never compare bests with worsts.  Stendahl reasons that, “Most people...

Pearl Great Price

As described in its “Introductory Note,” The Pearl of Great Price is a “selection of choice materials” relative to aspects of faith and doctrine of the Mormon Church. Much of this material was received by Joseph Smith Jr. through revelation.  Some of the material was...
Missionary Message

Missionary Message

What is the message that the Mormon missionaries, be they male or female, young or old, have dedicated part of their lives to teach?  It is that Jesus Christ died for us, that God has not finished speaking to us – that he speaks to us today through modern prophets. ...
Young Mormon Missionaries

Young Mormon Missionaries

In 1974, then Mormon prophet, President Spencer W. Kimball, issued a call to all young men of the LDS Church, calling them to serve full-time missions. Within a few years, the number of young men and women in the missionary service doubled.  The enthusiastic growth...
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