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• Post-Civil War Persecution
  Persecution from the government only increased as the Church continued to grow. In 188 The end of persecution allowed other work to go forward. In 1893, the Salt Lake Temple was finish
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• Anti-Mormonism: The Last Acceptable Bigotry?
  ==No Strangers to Persecution== ...s]], a canonized collection of revelations, contains many indications that persecution against the Church of Jesus Christ and against its leaders would continue,
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• Mormon history
  ...slodge the Saints from that region failed, and with the ending of official persecution at the close of the nineteenth century, the Church entered upon a sustained ...ay Saints]]. [[Mormon missionaries|Missionaries]] go out and convert many. Persecution follows the Church.
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• Prophecies of Joseph Smith
  ...only 6 members. Ten years later it had 30,000 members, in spite of bitter persecution. By 1963 the Church had over 2 million members. Today it has over 14 mill The Mormons who had gathered in Missouri in 1833 were suffering great persecution. Mobs had driven them from their homes, had taken their personal belongings
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• Stability and Growth
  :''Return to [[Post-Civil War Persecution|previous time period]].'' ..., since the Republican party had been the driving force behind much of the persecution in the 1880s. Because of fears of government intervention if Latter-day Sai
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• What is Religious Freedom?
  ...act upon one’s conscience, to express what one believes, without fear of persecution. ...=eng (See, for example, Persecutions in Missouri.)] Although that physical persecution has waned, the lessons learned keep the great blessing of freedom of religi
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• Modern Prophecy
  ...the only General Authority of the Church preparing the Saints for upcoming persecution that will be both bitter and widespread.
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• Apostasy, Reformation, and Restoration
  ...scriptures said and meant. This was dangerous to the Catholic Church, and persecution of “protestant” sects became commonplace. Many of the early settlers in America were protestants fleeing persecution in Europe. The Massachusetts Bay Colony was established by English Puritans
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• Edmunds-Tucker Act
  [[Image:Polygamists_in_prison.jpg|350px|thumb|alt=Mormon persecution|right|Mormon men in prison (wikicommons)]] ...ernment was pursuing the confiscation of their [[Mormon Temples|temples]]. Persecution, the Latter-day Saints could endure. But they could not abide the confiscat
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• Parley P. Pratt
  ...(see [[Doctrine and Covenants]] 97:3), experienced the tumult of Missouri persecution, and recruited for and marched in [[Zion's Camp]]. In 1835, along with his ...roiled in controversy, resulting from a combination of internal divisions, persecution, and a national financial panic. Parley became disillusioned for a short ti
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• Ohio Period
  Persecution dogged the Latter-day Saints in New York, where The Church of Jesus Christ ...ph Smith translated as the [[Book of Abraham]]. However, many trials came. Persecution continued by neighbors who feared the power of these new move-ins, and othe
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• St. Louis Missouri Temple
  ...emples in [[Far West]] and [[Independence, Missouri]] but the distrust and persecution from those around them made it impossible to do so. After an [[Exterminatio ...jesuschrist.org/study/history/topics/extermination-order?lang=eng] and the persecution is long since gone. Today Thy Church basks in the sunlight of good will." [
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• Book of Mormon
  ...e twenty-second of September, Joseph was able to obtain the record. Heavy persecution made it difficult for him to work on the translation, and he frequently had Eventually, fame and rumors spread and this led to persecution, but also to inquiries. Many humble, curious people sought out Joseph and
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• Post-Civil War Persecution
  Persecution from the government only increased as the Church continued to grow. In 188 The end of persecution allowed other work to go forward. In 1893, the Salt Lake Temple was finish
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• The Mormon Moment
  ...the LDS Church and its membership. Nearly half of Mormons polled say that persecution of Mormons is common. ...g talent, but the Mormon Moment has been fraught with outright slander and persecution of the innocents who call themselves Mormon.
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• Trials
  ...are very familiar with trials and opposition, having endured hardship and persecution as did the ancient followers of Christ. Latter-day Saints understand suffer ...ess, the Saints sometimes “complain because [they] meet with oppression, persecution, and affliction . . . these things are the heritage of the Saints of God .
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• Palmyra
  ...ontained the [[Book of Mormon]], and began work on its translation, though persecution forced him to move several times during the process. Finally, in 1829, the ...ructed to keep them safe until Moroni asked for the plates to be returned. Persecution and attempts to get the gold plates were so numerous that Joseph moved to P
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• Winter Quarters
  ...], Illinois, on February 4, 1846. They planned to leave in the spring, but persecution was so fierce that they began to leave early. They crossed the frozen Missi
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• Lilburn W. Boggs
  ...lburn W. Boggs''' was the Governor of [[Missouri]] at the time of profound persecution of the [[Mormons]] and was implemental in driving them from the state. ...aders of the Church and their imprisonment during a harsh winter; and mass persecution of the Mormons, killings, rapine, and destruction of property and farm anim
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• Book of Abraham
  ...uben Hedlock]] to make all preparations necessary to publish the records. Persecution again kept them from completing the work. Finally, in March of 1842, as he
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• Settlements in Mexico
  ...e '''[[Mormon Pioneers|pioneer]] colonies in Mexico''' came as a result of persecution from the United States for the practice of [[polygamy]]. Leaders of [http:/
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• Restoration
  ...ned by God to bring about ''revival'' in the church; and no opposition, or persecution, or obstacles could prevail against the divine urgency and authority of thi ...revival's protestant leaders were persecuted, some unto death. In Europe, persecution drove many believers to flee to America, where freedom of worship was allow
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• Edward Partridge
  ...]. The mobs attacked again and again, and Edward Partridge saw much of the persecution and troubles heaped upon the Saints. With others he was driven thirty miles ...ely. But Edward Partridge's health was broken. Added to the effects of the persecution he had suffered, was the unhealthy climate of Nauvoo, where malaria was com
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• Edward Stevenson
  ...hey afterwards joined the body of the Church and endured the hardships and persecution incident to life among the Saints in those trying times. At [[Far West]], M ...en children. It should be noted that during the unconscionable and ungodly persecution of the Saints, marriages and children were not always publicly recorded.
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• Lucy Mack Smith
  ...to build a suitable home. Joseph worked along with the family in spite of persecution. But in September of 1823, he was visited by [[Angel Moroni|an angel]], who
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• John Taylor
  ...became instrumental in assisting the Saints as they sought escape from mob persecution in [[Missouri Period|Missouri]] and fled to Illinois. He also served a miss ...ose to go into hiding as a way to obey the Lord and hopefully decrease the persecution against the Church."[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/teach
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• Pioneers
  ...em. Many had first gone to Missouri or Illinois, and, because of religious persecution, had been driven from their homes there and had lost almost all they had. T Religious persecution in Missouri and Illinois arose among the general population from fear of th
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• Mormon Church
  ...ory that they were actually able to settle for any length of time. Despite persecution and Joseph Smith’s murder, the [http://www.themormonreligion.com/ Church]
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• Mountain Meadows massacre
  ...e, they would be charged with the commission of the crime. He had suffered persecution with his people for many years. Moreover, he understood the horror of takin
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• Articles available for use
  # [[Post-Civil War Persecution]]
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• New York Period
  ...a]], and subsequently married her. He also had his first taste of official persecution when one of Stowell's relations, evidently jealous of Joseph's friendship w
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• Nephites
  | Religious persecution
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• 1839
  ...bee]] meet with President Martin Van Buren to seek redress for the Saints' persecution in Missouri
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• Alma the Younger
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• Ammonihah
  ...while Alma and Amulek were forced to look on. Finally, after enduring more persecution while in prison, Alma and Amulek were freed by the power of the Lord, which
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• Doing Business the Mormon Way
  ...and patience. As they meet people and encounter hardships, rejection, and persecution, they learn to be undaunted problem solvers who overcome the obstacles they
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• Oakland Pageant
  ...llowing this experience, Joseph's life unfolded as he received revelation, persecution and finally martyrdom at the hands of his enemies.
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• Three Nephites
  ...28/18-23#18 3 Nephi 28: 18-23] They ministered unto the people and endured persecution.
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• Quincy, Illinois
  :In 1839, persecution in [[Missouri]] forced the departure of nearly 10,000 Latter-day Saints int
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• Mormons and "Yes on 8"
  *"Allegations of bigotry or persecution made against the Church were and are simply wrong. The Church’s oppositi
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• The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Michigan
  ...ermons and published a few tracts. One of these was ''History of the Late Persecution by the State of Missouri upon the Mormons''. Mephibosheth Serrine was among
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• Mormon Pioneer Memorial Monument
  ...world immigrated to the Salt Lake Valley and environs to escape religious persecution, to join with the main body of the church, and to strengthen the church. Th
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• Godliness
  ...''Be prepared'''—Recognize that those who lead a godly life shall suffer persecution (see 2 Timothy 3:12). Understand the blessings and the challenges.
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• Religion
  ...where, or what they may.” Through their own sad experiences of religious persecution, Latter-day Saints understand more clearly than many others what it means t
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• Certain Women
  ...and her family were among those who, as new converts, suffered during the persecution of the Saints in Clay County, Missouri. Her husband was permanently paralyz
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• But if Not . . .
  Our God will deliver us from ridicule and persecution, ''but if not''. … Our God will deliver us from sickness and disease, ''b
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• Great Apostasy
  ...and the priesthood along with Christ’s Church were taken from the earth. Persecution of those who were called Christians began in about the first century by the
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• Danites
  ...meuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] fled mob persecution from Ohio and moved to established settlements in Missouri. But opposition
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• Does Mormon Doctrine Change?
  ...ered. Since most Missourians wanted a slave state, this idea increased the persecution suffered by the Saints. (Latter-day Saint congregations have never been seg
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• Anti-Mormon
  Because of the historical consciousness of persecution that Latter-day Saints have faced, many members of the Church of Jesus Chri
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• Wentworth letter
  ...into the [[Book of Mormon]], outlined the history of the organization and persecution of the Church, and described a list of thirteen of the Church's most basic
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• Warren Parrish
  Joseph was falsely accused of starting the Society for personal gain and persecution was so intense by July 26, 1837, he and [[Sidney Rigdon]] were forced to le
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• Samuel Williams
  ...was brief, as he was forced to flee the state on account of the religious persecution. He lived in Nauvoo, and there he was called to be a counselor to [[John Hi
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• Nauvoo Temple Bell
  ...emoved the bell in 1846 when they were forced to leave Illinois because of persecution. Following instructions from [[Brigham Young]], the company of pioneers led
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• Harvey Stanley
  Stanley married Lerona Cahoon in January 1836 in Kirtland. Due to persecution, they moved to Quincy, Illinois, where their daughter, Thirza, was born. Th
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• Mormon Beliefs: Work
  ...rowth. The Latter-day Saints had to drain the swamps, braving disease and persecution, to establish the city, which became the largest in Illinois in a few short
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• James J. Strang
  ...sembly of Michigan the following year to counteract the perceived bias and persecution of his flock. Strang kept his candidacy secret until just before the electi
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• Frederick Granger Williams
  ...following the [[Kirtland Safety Society|Kirtland financial disaster]] and persecution in Missouri. There are few accounts regarding his membership and faithfulne
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• Hyrum Smith
  ..., even in the face of death. Following one period of great deprivation and persecution, he wrote:
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• George Albert Smith (b. 1817)
  :"In consequence of the persecution which raged against Joseph, and the constant threats to do him violence, it
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• Kirtland Camp
  ...forced to abandon their homes, their property, and their temple due to mob persecution. A large part of the mobs were apostates—former members of the Church—w
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• Pioneer Day
  ...Valley and reached their anticipated destination of freedom from religious persecution. It is also known as July 24th or Days of ’47 (also an official non-profi
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• Contemporary Developments
  ...rea. The Church still faces challenges, though not generally from official persecution against the whole Church, but more against individuals. These new challenge
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• Articles of Faith with Explanation
  ...oseph Smith]]. From the early days of organization, conversion, and bitter persecution, [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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• Seattle Washington Temple
  ...to the area. During these early years, members of the Church faced intense persecution and missionary work was slow. The first stake was created in 1938 and membe
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• Henry Eyring
  ...eyring.html] Latter-day Saint families moved to Mexico during the years of persecution of Utah Latter-day Saints over the doctrine and practice of polygamy.
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• Rosetta Pettibone Snow
  ...n]] near Far West, Missouri, and Quincy then Nauvoo in Illinois. After the persecution of the Saints, Oliver became disaffected from the Church and moved to Walnu
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• Abraham O. Woodruff
  The Church suffered persecution in the areas where Elder Woodruff served, but he remained undaunted, going
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• Rudger Clawson
  ...onary]] in Georgia. He and his companion, [[Joseph Standing]], encountered persecution toward the Church and its members and on July 21, 1879, while standing at V
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• William E. McLellin
  ...e Church, he was not able to leave it alone and took an active part in the persecution of the Saints, robbing, pilfering, and threatening them in their person and
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• Black Mormon
  ...30), and the early Latter-day Saints were anti-slavery. This increased the persecution against them, especially in Missouri, where many citizens wanted to enter t
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• George W. Romney
  Romney's grandparents fled the United States because of the persecution by the Federal government. Anna's father [[Helaman Pratt]] was the son of [
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• Lucy Ann Decker
  During the persecution of the Saints in Ohio, Lucy and William were forced off of their property a
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• John Gould
  ...gust 1833 to direct Church leaders in Missouri to seek redress for illegal persecution at law. He left [[Kirtland]] about 31 August 1833 and arrived in Independen
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• Joseph and Emma Smith Home
  ..., from February 1831 until January 1838 when they fled the city because of persecution and threats of violence. While in Kirtland, they lived in four different pl
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• Far West
  ...ficially moved to Far West from [[Ohio Period|Kirtland]], Ohio, because of persecution in Kirtland. That April, Joseph Smith received a number of important revela
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• Nauvoo and the Martyrdom
  ...hey spilled over into Hancock County and across the Mississippi into Iowa. Persecution followed them, and the Missouri state government tried multiple times to ex
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• Nauvoo Temple
  ...l May 1846, but by this time many of the Saints had left Nauvoo because of persecution. Individual rooms of the temple were dedicated as they were finished. This
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• Independence, Missouri
  As persecution persisted in [[Ohio Period|Ohio]] and other areas in the East, [[Joseph Smi
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• Jane Manning James
  ...[[Hyrum Smith|Hyrum]] in the [[Carthage Jail]] in Carthage, Illinois, the persecution of the Saints continued to rise. In the fall of 1847, Jane, her husband, an
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• Eliza R. Snow
  ...to Missouri in June 1836. The family had been there only nine months when persecution drove the family to Illinois. Eliza was named "Zion's Poetess" by Joseph Sm
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• Mormon Pioneers
  ...avel to an unsettled desert so that they could live their religion without persecution.
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• "Mormon" Polygamy
  ...tionship where one man marries multiple women. This practice led to severe persecution and repression of members of the Church by the United States Government in
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• Utah War
  :''Proceed to [[Post-Civil War Persecution|next time period]].''
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• Westward Migration
  ...my]], or plural marriage. This issue became the focus for all attacks and persecution of Mormonism for the next forty years. Nevertheless, the Mormons continued
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• Joseph Smith, Jr.
  ...n American history. He was definitely a controversial figure who attracted persecution because he challenged established creeds.
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• Jonathan Browning
  Browning fled Illinois with the Saints in late 1846 to escape religious persecution. He settled in the temporary community of [[Kanesville Tabernacle|Kanesvill
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• Orson Hyde
  ...ning from Britain, Hyde went to [[Far West]], Missouri. During a period of persecution and internal dissension, Hyde wrote that he felt God was no longer with the
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• Clay County
  .... From approximately June 1834 until 1836, the Missouri Saints escaped the persecution they had endured in Jackson County by settling in Clay County. The citizens
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• Mormon Trail
  After the [[martyrdom of Joseph Smith]], religious persecution in Nauvoo had been increasing, and the leaders of the Church decided in [[1
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• Cardston Alberta Temple
  During the mid 1800s, the [[Latter-day Saints]] were experiencing persecution in Utah. [[Mormon prophet|President]] [[John Taylor]] asked [[Charles Ora C
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• What do Mormons believe
  ...liefs/jesus-christ-church/jesus-original-church-fell-away] from within and persecution from without. A careful reading of the New Testament shows the struggles an
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• Mormon Beliefs: Mormon Doctrine
  ...practice of polygamy, again as a response to revelation, was effected when persecution threatened to destroy the Church, another change in policy. The increase in
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• Mormon missionaries
  Since that time, no matter how severe the circumstances, or how fierce the persecution, the Church has continued to send out missionaries to all corners of the gl
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• The Icelandic Memorial
  Due to persecution, some Icelanders waited to be baptized until they had arrived in Utah. Ther
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• Missionary Work 5:Mormonism in Mongolia
  ...temperatures south of freezing. Religious discrimination and even forms of persecution are common against Mormons in Mongolia, so Latter-day Saints definitely fee
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• Missionary Work 3: American Sign Language, South America, Hungary, England, and India
  ...one of the Church of Jesus Christ, lending strength during times of bitter persecution, the martyrdom of the [http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org Prophet Joseph Smi
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• Orlando Florida Temple
  ...of the early members of the Church of Jesus Christ in Florida experienced persecution so intense that some were beaten to death by mobs. Missionary work was slow
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• Atlanta Georgia Temple
  ...ore rose in bitterness against them. These early missionaries endured much persecution. Some were stripped and beaten; some were murdered by hateful enemies. But
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• Pioneer Temples
  ...ort period of time before the Latter-day Saints were forced to move due to persecution. Both buildings fell out of the hands of the Church of Jesus Christ; the Ki
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• Kansas City Missouri Temple
  ...ouri]], and one farther north in [[Far West]]. Both attempts failed due to persecution against the Mormons. Currently, there is one other functioning temple in Mi
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