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- James Jesse Strang was a Latter-day Saint leader in Nauvoo who established a breakaway Mormon sect after the mu ...his role as leader and prophet of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (''see [[Mormonism and church leadership/Succession in the Presidency of th6 KB (902 words) - 15:37, 13 April 2024
- ...of geology, Brigham Young University, and stake president, Provo Utah East Stake.''<BR><BR> ...true in the light of greater knowledge. We are assured, however, that the day will come when the Lord "shall reveal all things--<BR><BR>10 KB (1,685 words) - 15:09, 13 April 2024
- ...approached him on the truth of his story. Afterwards the man was told by a stake president that he must confess that he lied because he had been essentially "17 Points" is thus a resource that may be interesting to Latter-day Saints in examining the scriptural basis for certain features of the modern Church4 KB (746 words) - 21:36, 9 May 2024
- ...ontracts or treaties with the surrounding nations. Many Jews in Jeremiah's day likely saw that instruction as further reason to rebel against their vassal ...ictiveness. The polygamy laws, which were being vigorously enforced in the latter part of the 1880s, imposed ample punishment for the women who stubbornly cl10 KB (1,567 words) - 23:11, 20 August 2007
- ...his first name, but I shall never forget the first thing he said the first day we met. ...ident sometimes will ask, "Must I sit on the stand in every meeting in the stake? May I not sit with my family?" I tell him, "While you preside, you are to24 KB (4,424 words) - 15:09, 13 April 2024
- Many Latter-day Saints (including apostles and members of the 1st Presidency) have expressed opini :The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints10 KB (1,611 words) - 15:17, 13 April 2024
- Latter-day Saints do not choose between the two, any more than they choose between Peter and ...a self-serving interpretation of what makes a prophet, and the Latter-day Saints have a different interpretation.29 KB (4,776 words) - 14:20, 13 April 2024
- ...istian cult; nothing must challenge the video's version of what Latter-day Saints "really" believe. ...not discuss these issues with Latter-day Saints, lest they learn that the Saints believe a great many of the same things as they do about Christ. (See discu14 KB (2,363 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...advances is from God or not; and so that, if necessary, we could go to the stake, and have no doubts on the subject. ''I told the people in Nauvoo . . . that if they were not Saints at that critical juncture, they ought to repent of their sins, and get the12 KB (2,160 words) - 15:43, 13 April 2024
- ==The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS)== Note the lower case on the word "day" and the use of hyphenation. Also, since the starting "The" is part of the3 KB (505 words) - 15:00, 13 April 2024
- Like all religions, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has terms or expressions which may not be familiar to outsiders. Some of t ;Aaronic Priesthood:This is one of the two Latter-Day Saints priesthoods. It is made up of three offices Deacon, Teacher and Priest each27 KB (4,268 words) - 15:00, 13 April 2024
- ...tion for service seems contradictory to strongly held values of the Latter-day Saint community. However, it should be noted that priestcraft as it has bee ...mal training in theology or Church administration. This includes bishops, stake presidents, Area Seventies, Relief Society presidents, priests, teachers, d23 KB (3,695 words) - 21:11, 7 May 2024
- ==Question: Was Zarahemla located near present-day Nauvoo?== ...Zarahemla in such works as {{Book:Cannon Cowan Garr:Encyclopedia of Latter-day Saint History|author=Richard E. Bennett|article=Montrose, Iowa}} or {{BYUS|8 KB (1,321 words) - 21:57, 1 May 2024
- ..." to which he responded, "those judgments are left up to local bishops and stake presidents and the particular circumstances involved." <ref>Carrie A. Moor2 KB (297 words) - 15:30, 13 April 2024
- ...doing as a missionary, this ‘abridgement’ does little but distort the day’s activity.”<ref>{{BYUS|author=James B. Allen|article=[https://byustudi ...Plural marriage simply isn't a normal topic of discussion among Latter-day Saints. It is difficult to understand why those attending modern "LDS gatherings"15 KB (2,186 words) - 14:14, 13 April 2024
- ...an episode of the series "Big Love" which dramatized a portion of a Latter-day Saint temple ceremony. The producers of the series insisted that the inclus ...reaches a size or prominence sufficient to attract notice. Yet Latter-day Saints – sometimes known as Mormons - still wonder whether and how they should r22 KB (3,737 words) - 22:05, 9 May 2024
- ...itmer said that God told him to separate himself from among the Latter Day Saints |L9=Response to claim: 103 - Latter-day Saint author Richard Anderson was "forced to acknowledge that Martin Harris33 KB (5,227 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- ...f as "a man of like passions with yourselves." <ref>William Clayton to the Saints at Manchester, 10 Dec. 1840, Clayton Papers; cited in {{TrialsOfDiscipleshi ...the United States....Still, the Mormon prophet was realistic enough not to stake the entire future of the Kingdom of God on this plan.11 KB (1,771 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- ...he withdrew from the Church after holding positions in England as bishop, stake president and area executive secretary. He now serves as managing editor of17 KB (2,551 words) - 14:20, 13 April 2024
- ...h Smith the Prophet, has presented himself as the leader of the Latter-day Saints. I will take this for my text. In the first place I will say to the saints that I know more about Joseph Smith, the prophet of the last days, and his11 KB (2,054 words) - 15:08, 13 April 2024
- ...d I will tell you wherein. Let a Bishop, a High Priest, a President of any Stake or Quorum, any who are Elders in Israel, or any individual Saint from the f ...serve me, I expect to improve the time. I love to preach at home with the Saints. I love to meet with them, and look upon their happy countenances, lit up w27 KB (5,178 words) - 14:33, 13 April 2024
- ...of the High Priests Quorum, and the Presidency and the High Council of the Stake had laid the Stone, April 6, 1853. ...and sisters of this Church, that I am permitted to live to see the present day, and to stand upon this rock, which is the North-west Corner Stone of a Tem4 KB (843 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- ...of the High Priests' Quorum and the Presidency and the High Council of the Stake had laid the Stone April 6, 1853. ...prepare them to enter into that rest which is prepared and promised to thy Saints. We pray thee to cement this Corner Stone in a bond of indissoluble union w3 KB (609 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- Twenty-five years ago to-day this Church was organized with six members. More had been baptized by broth ...f possible save their lives. Those who have been faithful can witness this day, that those who have sought to save their lives have lost them, while those38 KB (7,119 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- |<=[[../3|Trials of the Saints—Redemption of Zion—Second Coming of Christ—The Word of Wisdom]] ...is right and what is wrong. There is not a little child before me here to-day, that has arrived to years of accountability, but knows what is right to a11 KB (2,120 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- ...m Jackson County, and we failed to erect a building big enough to hold the Saints previous to the death of the Prophet. At the time of his death we were stil ...not trust their eyes, their ears, or their understanding; they are all the day long fearing and trembling lest they should be deceived. And at the same ti19 KB (3,486 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- ...ake the liberty of making a few remarks. I request those who profess to be Saints to exercise faith, and to endeavor to realize that the worship of God is sa ...the Gospel fruits of righteousness insomuch that they will know how to be Saints indeed.49 KB (9,285 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- |H=THE ADVANTAGES OF THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS, COMPARED WITH THE DISADVANTAGES UNDER WHICH NOAH LABORED, ETC. |T=Journal of Discourses 3: THE ADVANTAGES OF THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS, COMPARED WITH THE DISADVANTAGES UNDER WHICH NOAH LABORED, ETC.29 KB (5,293 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- ...money from a comparatively prosperous neighbor [[Martin Harris (Latter Day Saints)|Martin Harris]]. ...e earliest translation, Smith said he used "[[Urim and Thummim (Latter Day Saints)|Urim and Thummim]]",75 KB (11,044 words) - 20:10, 11 May 2024
- After leaving [[Jackson County, Missouri|Jackson County]], the Saints in Missouri established the town of [[Far West, Missouri|Far West]]. Smith' ...don arrived in Missouri, Far West became the new Mormon [[Zion (Latter Day Saints)|"Zion."]]24 KB (3,091 words) - 20:13, 11 May 2024
- #{{Harvtxt|Bushman|2005|p=381}} (Saints gathered near [[Quincy, Illinois]]. Promoting the image of the Saints as an oppressed minority,45 KB (6,363 words) - 20:13, 11 May 2024
- ...to bear my testimony to the truth of what we heard in the fore part of the day. It is not for want of truths or testimonies that the people are careless, ...ts of the heart, and makes manifest those dark spots that exist; among the Saints of God.23 KB (4,390 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- |H=REFORMATION—A TEST AT HAND TO PROVE THE SAINTS |T=Journal of Discourses 4: REFORMATION—A TEST AT HAND TO PROVE THE SAINTS25 KB (4,788 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- ...OSE HOLDING THE PRIESTHOOD MUST MAGNIFY THEIR CALLINGS OR BE REMOVED—THE SAINTS TO BE TRIED EVEN UNTO DEATH ...OSE HOLDING THE PRIESTHOOD MUST MAGNIFY THEIR CALLINGS OR BE REMOVED—THE SAINTS TO BE TRIED EVEN UNTO DEATH16 KB (3,067 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- ...Christ—Parable of the Vine—A Wild Enthusiastic Spirit Not of God—The Saints Should Not Unwisely Expose Each Others’ Follies]] |>=[[../37|Exhortation to Cleanliness—Many of the Saints Spiritually Dead]]24 KB (4,443 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- ...sented to my mind by the Holy Ghost. I know that I have the prayers of the Saints and of the faithful servants of the Lord. I realize that their prayers are ...rter to abide with us continually; for I know it is a trying time with the Saints; it is a turning-point; and I know that none but the pure in heart can stan30 KB (5,883 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- |>=[[../6|Injustice of the United States Government Towards the Saints, Etc.]] I am happy for the privilege of standing before the Saints. It is a great pleasure to me to associate with those whose feelings are co30 KB (5,647 words) - 14:53, 13 April 2024
- |<=[[../21|Blessings of the Saints, Etc.]] ...s man can penetrate; and among them all, aside from the revelations in our day, there is not knowledge enough to tell you why God suffered sin to come int25 KB (4,600 words) - 14:53, 13 April 2024
- ...was called of God to this office, and was the Father of all living in his day, and to him was given the dominion. These men held keys first on earth, and ...tore these very glories, but did not obtain them: but they prophesied of a day when this glory would be revealed. Paul spoke of the dispensation of the fu12 KB (2,162 words) - 14:53, 13 April 2024
- ...rations have lived and died looking for the blessings and promises of this day, desiring that they might have a part in the great preparatory work of the ...secrate this house unto thee and unto thy cause, for the assembling of thy Saints to worship before thee and to partake of the sacrament of the Lord's Supper27 KB (4,934 words) - 14:53, 13 April 2024
- ...iven to enable us to receive revelations to guide and lead us aright every day. ...n the Scriptures to contend for that faith which was once delivered to the Saints, and which inspired them with dreams and visions, tongues and the interpret16 KB (3,183 words) - 14:54, 13 April 2024
- |H=PROVIDENCES OF GOD—PRIVILEGES AND DUTIES OF THE SAINTS—SPIRITUAL OPERATIONS AND MANIFESTATIONS—THE SPIRIT WORLD, &c. |T=Journal of Discourses 7: PROVIDENCES OF GOD—PRIVILEGES AND DUTIES OF THE SAINTS—SPIRITUAL OPERATIONS AND MANIFESTATIONS—THE SPIRIT WORLD, &c.25 KB (4,778 words) - 14:54, 13 April 2024
- ...my life; and I believe there are hundreds, if not thousands, before me to-day, who have the same spirit and feeling, and the same desires. ...many more faithful men and women among them than the Lord did in Elijah's day, when idolatry, wickedness, and corruption of various kinds prevailed.36 KB (6,667 words) - 14:54, 13 April 2024
- |H=CONFIDENCE AND INFLUENCE OF THE SAINTS—KNOWLEDGE, &c. |T=Journal of Discourses 8: CONFIDENCE AND INFLUENCE OF THE SAINTS—KNOWLEDGE, &c.20 KB (3,902 words) - 14:55, 13 April 2024
- |H=RELIGION OF THE SAINTS—PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL—CONTENTION, &c. |T=Journal of Discourses 8: RELIGION OF THE SAINTS—PREACHING OF THE GOSPEL—CONTENTION, &c.16 KB (3,105 words) - 14:55, 13 April 2024
- |H=BLESSINGS OF THE SAINTS—APOSTACY, &c. |T=Journal of Discourses 8: BLESSINGS OF THE SAINTS—APOSTACY, &c.8 KB (1,450 words) - 14:55, 13 April 2024
- ...the power, they would dethrone Jehovah; had they the power, they would to-day crucify every Saint there is upon the earth; they would not leave upon the ...thers will come, and God will reign King of nations as he now does King of Saints. It is a glorious thought, my brethren,—a thought that should touch the h21 KB (4,022 words) - 14:55, 13 April 2024
- |H=PRIVILEGES OF THE SAINTS—BUILDING UP OF ZION, &c. |T=Journal of Discourses 8: PRIVILEGES OF THE SAINTS—BUILDING UP OF ZION, &c.12 KB (2,275 words) - 14:56, 13 April 2024
- |H=JOURNEYINGS OF THE SAINTS—TEMPORAL SALVATION, &c. |T=Journal of Discourses 8: JOURNEYINGS OF THE SAINTS—TEMPORAL SALVATION, &c.14 KB (2,608 words) - 14:56, 13 April 2024
- |<=[[../76|Counsel to the Saints Settling in Cache Valley]] |>=[[../78|Privileges Enjoyed by the Saints—Confusion Existing in the World]]14 KB (2,541 words) - 14:56, 13 April 2024