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...scended upon him, and thus he was born of the Spirit, and became quickened in the inner man. And he heard a voice out of heaven, saying: Thou art baptize ...sgression my eyes are opened, and in this life I shall have joy, and again in the flesh I shall see God (Moses 5:7–10).

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...revelations that he received from God. Most of these revelations are found in two other books of modern-day scripture: The [[Doctrine and Covenants]] and ...bout how the Mormon Church should be organized and directed in order to be in harmony with Christ's kingdom. It also contains many revelations about impo

...de church and the fourth largest religion (at 2 percent of the population) in the United States, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_the_United_St ...owed the prophet, [http://www.prophetjosephsmith.org Joseph Smith] to stay in their homes when necessary for him to work on scriptural translations.

...to the traditional role of prophets recorded in the Old and New Testaments in the [[Bible]], he relied on [[Revelation|revelation]] from God for teaching ...ing more than blasphemy and contrary to their interpretation of the Bible. In the beginning, the main sticking point was Joseph's Smith's claim to revela

...tions) which was written by Solomon Spaulding (sometimes spelled Spalding) in the early 1800s. After Spaulding's death, a number of individuals advocated ...py of the manuscript was lost from 1839 until 1884, when it was discovered in Honolulu, Hawaii. The manuscript was published by both The Church of Jesus

...[[Russell M. Nelson]] announced plans to construct a temple in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. ...n in 1854. Today, the state is home to more than 280,000 Latter-day Saints in nearly 525 wards and branches.

...hurch from 1854 to 1871. In 1873 he was appointed and sustained as Trustee-in-Trust for the church, which office he held until his death. :George Albert Smith was born in the town of Potsdam, St. Lawrence County, New York, on the 26th day of June

...hiladelphia; Belmont County, Ohio; Jefferson County, Ohio; Chester County, Pennsylvania; and back to Delaware. ...a Byram in 1830 and they moved to a Shaker community in North Union, Ohio, in 1831. North Union was situated within fifteen miles of Kirtland, Ohio.

...His fame and the admiration he has earned have helped to spread the gospel in Canada. ...996 BYU team that earned a number 6 BCS ranking after beating Kansas State in the Cotton Bowl. The following year, he earned academic all-American honors

..._Pratt.JPG|frame|alt=Mormon Apostle Orson Pratt|Orson Pratt was an apostle in the early [[Mormon Church]].]] ...]] by [[Sidney Rigdon]] on February 2, 1832. Pratt then served missions to Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connectic

==New York/Pennsylvania Period== ...es many significant and formative events not only for the Church, but also in [http://www.josephsmith.net/portal/site Joseph Smith's] life.

'''Sidney Rigdon''' was an influential leader in the early days of Mormonism and became a good friend of the Prophet [[Josep ...for the pure church of Christ as described in the New Testament. In 1830, in Kirtland, Rigdon set up a Church that was looking for the restoration of Ch

...st of Latter-day Saints] from 1849 to 1888. Snow was also a leading figure in Latter-day Saint colonization of Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. ...oined the Church of Jesus Christ in Vermont in the early 1830s. One of the missionaries who taught him the [[Restored Gospel of Jesus Christ|restored gospel]] was

...Being, to avoid the too frequent repetition of his name, they, the church, in ancient days, called that priesthood after Melchizedek, or the Melchizedek ...stles Peter, James, and John, who visited him as resurrected beings]]Paul, in his epistle to the Hebrews, mentions a number of times that [[Jesus Christ|

...rtner for Elevate Sports Ventures. He has more than 20 years of experience in the NBA, NHL and NFL. ...nistration and marketing from Villanova University and a master’s degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. He and his wife, Lisa

'''Orson Ferguson Whitney''' (1 July [[1855]] – 16 May [[1931]]) born in [[Salt Lake City, Utah|Salt Lake City]], [[Utah]] Territory, was a member o ...Jesus Christ, in May 1843, when she was 14 years old. After Smith's death in 1844, Helen Kimball "married for time" to Horace Whitney with Whitney servi

...es during the process. Finally, in 1829, the Book of Mormon was published in Palmyra by [http://www.hillcumorah.org/grandin.asp E.B. Grandin]. Today, t Some of the important events in Church history that occurred here include:

...ed in January 2023 that he was stepping down to serve as mission president in South America for three years, for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of ...hile growing to some 300 employees and surpassing $100 million in revenues in 2022, doubling its 2021 sales volumes. Achieving and maintaining B Corp cer

...nearby temple. A very large plot of land on a wooded hill had been bought in 1962 for the temple, and only eleven acres were cleared for the building it ...Latter-day Saints living east of the Mississippi and all Latter-day Saints in South America.

...m 1902 until his death in 1909. He had served for several years as a clerk in the Church Historian’s office prior to his appointment. ...paper coverage of the trial and execution of [[John D. Lee]] for his role in the [[Mountain Meadows massacre]].

...of the gospel, as it has been restored through [[Mormon prophet|prophets]] in these last days. ...by the bearing of testimonies, sometimes in Church meetings, and sometimes in more intimate settings, that people come to be touched by the spirit.

...attan New York Temple district are encouraged to attend the [[Philadelphia Pennsylvania Temple]] or the [[Hartford Connecticut Temple]]. ...area became apparent during the last decade when membership in the Church in the area tripled to more than 42,000 members.

'''William Law''' was an early leader in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] ...roximately 1820, settling at first in Pennsylvania but eventually settling in Canada.

Ottinger was born in 1833 in Springfield Township, Pennsylvania, and raised in New York City by his uncle. He joined the crew of a whaling ship when he wa ...the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. He painted miniatures in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, for two years. His next move was to Kentucky where he tinted photographs a

She was born in Idaho in 1956 and reared in Salt Lake City, Utah, from the age of 10. She began painting when she was y ...the Oquirrh Mountain temple was finished in 2009, Christensen and the art missionaries moved on to paint murals for other temples.

...als in the temples and provide any other art services the Church may need. In June 1890, President [[George Q. Cannon]] told them their proposal had been ...artists who gained new techniques and greater sophistication and accuracy in perspective and proportions. They were influenced by French Impressionism a

...dministrator and professor or religion. He was born on September 21, 1915, in Redmond, Utah, and received an associates degree and elementary education c ...mark, then back to the United States. He completed his missionary service in the Southern States Mission, where he served as mission secretary.[https://

...st.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], he earned his PhD in physics from [[Brigham Young University]]. ...epted. Brian Kelly, editor of the ''New Era'', mentored and encouraged him in his writing. Weyland ultimately wrote about fifty stories for the ''New Era

..., and was raised on sheep ranches in Wyoming and California. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he served a full-time mission for [http: ...ical residency at the University of Pennsylvania. He received a fellowship in surgical oncology at UCLA Medical Center where he became a staff member.

...d its doctrines. Through attending the Philadelphia ward, meeting with the missionaries and other members and much prayer, Staley came to join the Church. Staley was baptized in July of 1967. Shortly after that he married Marielle Stallard.