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• Latter-day Saint Belief: Jesus Christ
  ...of God. Jesus Christ and His teachings are the central focus of all Latter-day Saint [[Scriptures|scripture]], the [[Book of Mormon]], the [[Bible]], the ...ist-the-testimony-of-the-apostles-the-church-of-jesus-christ-of-latter-day-saints?lang=eng The Living Christ]''
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• Mormon cult
  ...ics of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] (nicknamed the Mormon Church) sometimes refer to it as a [[Mormonism cult| ...nitions for the words ''cult'' and ''sect'' are opposite those of American English. Americans generally view a ''sect'' as a branch or division of a larger re
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• Missionary Work 3: American Sign Language, South America, Hungary, England, and India
  [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] has been providing American Sign Language (ASL) translation for more than ...e committed to increasing the disability resources available to Latter-day Saints around the world.”[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/article/disab
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• Official Websites of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
  ...000FF">Changes to social media of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints</span></center>]] [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] sponsors many websites for the benefit of Church members, news media, and
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• Jesus Christ
  ...ral figure in Mormon doctrine|Jesus Christ is the central figure of Latter-day Saint doctrine]] ...ame of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Every converted member of the Church (often erroneously referred to as a
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• Holy Bible
  [[Image:BOM2.jpg|right|400px|alt=Holy Bible mormon|frame|Latter-day Saints revere the Bible as the word of God]] ...Holy Bible]. They believe that God inspired the translators the Bible into English as it is now presented in the King James Version. Other translations and mo
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• Mormon Hymns
  ...ces of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], each meeting begins and ends with a hymn and a prayer. In addition, a hym ...preface to the current [[Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)|hymnal (1985)]] specifies that the hymnal was meant to be used
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• Missionary Training Center
  ...Cs) of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. They will spend their first week in online training and then afterward an ...-day Saint families have daily prayer and scripture study together. Latter-day Saint youth also attend weekly [https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/si/semi
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• Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1985 book)
  ...Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. It was published in 1985 in English and later into editions in various languages. It is used throughout the chu ...every language that reflects the diverse needs of the global Church in our day.” Elder [[Erich W. Kopischke]] of the [[Seventy]] added, "This core colle
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• Mormons and American Government
  ...40 percent of the American citizenry claims it would not vote for a Latter-day Saint, or sometimes called Mormon, president. The Constitution of the Unite ...hrist and many of its members regarding the gay marriage issue. Latter-day Saints are also generally against abortion. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ
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• Egypt
  ...ers of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] for several reasons. ==Bible Stories of Interest to Latter-day Saints==
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• Mesa Arizona Temple
  ...ple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. The 113,916 square foot temple is [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en& Numerous colonies were set up in Arizona by the Latter-day Saints, then called Mormons, during the last half of the nineteenth century. Plans
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• Thomas B. Marsh
  ...joined [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in July 16, 1857, but never again served in church leadership positions. :''In the winter of 1835–36, I attended school, studied the first English grammar under [[Sidney Rigdon]], and Hebrew under Professor Seixas (a Hebre
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• Chris Crowe:Mormon Author
  ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Crowe earned his BA in English from BYU and his master’s and EdD in English education from Arizona State University.
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• Relief Society
  ...iety, the women's organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] ...illion women in over 188 countries. All [http://www.mormonwoman.org Latter-day Saint women] age 18 and older as well as women younger than 18 who are marr
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• Carlos Wizard Martins:Mormon Businessman
  ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...in New Jersey as a waiter. At age 19, he then served as a full-time Latter-day Saint missionary to Portugal and returned to Brazil after completing his mi
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• Apostasy, Reformation, and Restoration
  ...hou mayest be redeemed, and all mankind, even as many as will. And in that day Adam blessed God and was filled, and began to prophesy concerning all the f ...he name of Christ’s [[priesthood]] is “Melchizedek,” and that worthy saints held this priesthood under the leadership of the apostles. (See Psalm 110:4
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• Tucson Arizona Temple
  ...nnual [[General Conference]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced plans for a temple to be built ...n as the Grand Canyon State), the home of approximately 440,000 Latter-day Saints, meeting in over 900 congregations. The other temples in Arizona are the [[
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• Mormon missionaries
  ...ies of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. They often stand out wherever they are, because many are young, clean cut ...l parts of the world. Missionary work is constantly talked about in Latter-day Saint congregations, with Church members encouraged to share the gospel wit
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• International Growth
  ...ar II, [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], called the Mormon Church by the press, has experienced rapid internationa ...was approximately 35 percent. During the same period the number of Latter-day Saint missionaries grew from 6,000 to 40,000 and the number of [[Temples|te
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• Neiafu Tonga Temple
  ...e]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced that a new temple will be built ...ion of approximately 108,000 people, there are more than 68,000 Latter-day Saints — roughly 60 percent of the nation’s population.
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• Salt Lake Temple
  ...uction took 40 years, and it stands as a striking emblem of the Latter-day Saints' dedication and perseverance. It is also the most well-known temple and has In late July of 1847, the first group of [[Mormon Pioneers|Latter-day Saint pioneers]] entered the Salt Lake Valley. Within a few days, their lea
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• General Conference
  [[Image:Conferencephoto.jpg|left|frame|Latter-day Saints listen to General Conference in the Salt Lake Temple gardens]] ...eld by [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Conference is held on the weekends containing the first Sundays in April
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• Lisbon Portugal Temple
  ...e]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] on 2 October 2010, President [[Thomas S. Monson]] announced that a new tem ...temple to be built in Portugal, joining several others across Europe. The Saints of Portugal, organized into 6 [[Stake|stakes]] and 4 [[District|districts]]
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• Bangkok Thailand Temple
  ...and 42 congregations. The Bangkok Thailand Temple will be the first Latter-day Saint temple in the country, serving members of the Church throughout South ...eetings, until the Church authorized regular worship services for a small, English-speaking congregation in 1961, which has been functioning since.
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• Okinawa Japan Temple
  ...ll be the fourth Latter-day Saint temple in that country. The three Latter-day Saint temples currently in operation in Japan are the [[Fukuoka Japan Templ ...pulation of 127 million people, Japan is home to nearly 130,000 Latter-day Saints spread throughout 25 [[Stake|stakes]] and about 250 congregations in the As
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• Old Testament
  ...official canon of scripture for [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. ...cles of Faith|Article of Faith #8]]), typically the King James Version (in English-speaking countries). In fact, the [http://mormonbible.org/holy-bible/old-t
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• Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square
  ..."America's Choir." The 360-voice choir is made up of faithful Latter-day Saints between the ages of 25 and 60. Members of the Choir are not only exception ...More than half the membership of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints lives outside the United States. This is a means by which we not only refle
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• Mormonism and the Christian Creeds
  ...Creed] [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]—sometimes inadvertently called the Mormon Church—has the Thirteen [[Ar ...spel of Jesus Christ as taught in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In speaking of doctrinal differences and their origins, modern prophets an
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• Book of Mormon
  ...of Mormon into English in the 1820s, and others have since translated the English version into dozens of languages. The book contains a promise that whoever ...t|250px|Book of Mormon printed by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (sometimes known as the Mormon Church)]]
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• Missionary Work 5:Mormonism in Mongolia
  ...tion is called a “branch.” And where there are hundreds of Latter-day Saints fairly close to each other, the congregation forms a “ward,” with a lay ...[[Book of Mormon]] was translated into Mongolian and distributed among the Saints. In 2009, the first Mongolian stake was organized. And in 2012, the ten tho
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• Ed M. Rowe
  '''Edward Morris Rowe''' was a poet, professor of English, and community servant. ...les at Cardiff. In 1928 he was appointed assistant professor at BYU in the English department. Seven years later he became a full professor. He retired in 194
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• Manaus Brazil Temple
  ...le for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ther temples are located in [[Campinas Brazil Temple|Campinas]], [[Curiti ...ndbreaking ceremony was held by [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] to signify the beginning of the construction of the Manaus Brazil Temple.
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• Karl G. Maeser
  ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] (sometimes known as the LDS Church). He is most famous for having served 1 ...in Dresden. He was baptized by William Budge. At this time all Latter-day Saints were urged to gather together in Utah. Maeser and his family began the jour
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• Cynthia Hallen: Mormon Scholar
  '''Cynthia Leah Hallen''' is a linguist and emeritus professor of the English language. ...ng University]]. She went on to earn her PhD in rhetoric, composition, and English teaching from the University of Arizona.
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• Dorice Williams Elliott
  ...Shirley Cundiff Haines and Jordan L. Haines Faculty Research Fellowship in English, 2012; Hall Center for the Humanities Research Fellow, 2011; the W.T. Kempe ...nglish and American literature from the University of Utah, and her PhD in English literature from The Johns Hopkins University.
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• Fort Collins Colorado Temple
  ...ent of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], announced plans to build the '''Fort Collins Colorado Temple''' on 2 Apri The first Latter-day Saint congregation in Colorado was organized in January 1897, one year afte
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• John S. Tanner
  ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...helor’s degree in English from [[Brigham Young University]] and a PhD in English from the University of California, Berkeley.
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• Richard Cracroft: Mormon Scholar and Author
  '''Richard Holton Cracroft''' was an English professor and author noted for his contribution to Mormon literature. In 20 ...ish. With Neal Lambert, he was the editor of the first anthology of Latter-day Saint literature entitled ''A Believing People''.
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• Mormon books
  ...y be described as "Mormon books." The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes erroneously called the Mormon Church, publishes two classes of b ...erred to as "the Standard Works" or simply "the [[Scriptures]]." In Latter-day Saint usage, this goes beyond the usual sense of "a work of recognized exce
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• Mendoza Argentina Temple
  ...e]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Russell M. Nelson]] announced that a temple will be built in ...ay Saint temple to be constructed in the nation of Argentina. Other Latter-day Saint temples in the country include the [[Salta Argentina Temple]] (constr
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• Joseph Toronto
  ...s]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in Italy. ...aints|Latter-day Saint]] missionaries, read the ''[[Book of Mormon]]'' (in English), and was [[Baptism|baptized]] by George B. Wallace.
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• Eduardo Balderas
  ...or for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] for almost 50 years. Along with [[Rey L. Pratt]], Balderas was also most ...RD&locale=0&sourceId=159b94bf3938b010VgnVCM1000004d82620a____&hideNav=1 “Saints at ‘the Pass’,”] ''[[Ensign Magazine]]'', Dec. 1991, 67–68.</ref> B
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• Fortaleza Brazil Temple
  ...ent of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], [[Thomas S. Monson]], announced that a temple would be built in Fortaleza ...travel inordinate distances."<ref>The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints News Release, "Five New Temples Announced," 3 Oct. 2009.</ref>
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• Missionary Work 2: Malaysia, Russia, Middle East
  ...ion of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] opened in 1974, with Malaysia as a part of the mission. In those days, mis ...ule, but one week late, on DVD. The Penang Branch conducts its meetings in English, one of the three official languages of Malaysia (the others being Malay an
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• London England Temple
  ...ple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. It is the first temple built in Great Britain and the second built on the ...[David O. McKay]], President of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] from 1951 to 1970, dedicated the London England Temple on 7 September 195
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• Hugh Nibley
  [[Image:Hugh_Nibley.jpg|right|frame|Hugh Nibley, Latter-day Saint Scholar]] ...h and for frankly discussing what he saw as the shortcomings of the Latter-day Saint people and culture.
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• Arthur Henry King:Mormon Poet
  ...om the University of Lund, in Sweden, in stylistics. He taught English and English literature for fourteen years at the universities in Lund and Stockholm. He ...rer. He produced works on sixteenth and seventeenth century literature and English as a foreign language. King asserted that poet Andrew Marvell was a princip
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• Eric B. Shumway
  ...e]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. .... Shumway began his association with BYU-H in 1966 as an instructor in the English Department.<ref>''Church News'', 1994-12-10, p. Z11</ref>
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• Jesus' Baptism
  ...ers of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], this seems as proof that their accounts are true instead of collusion. ...o baptize Jesus because of Jesus's worthiness and innocence. To Latter-day Saints, Christ's insistence upon being baptized emphasizes the necessity of the or
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• Scriptures
  ...of the Church. The belief in additional scriptural canon makes Latter-day Saints unique among Christian religions. ...rities as modern-day scripture, but not to accept such blindly. Latter-day Saints are encouraged to pray to know the truthfulness of the doctrine contained i
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• George Reynolds
  ...ears old, he heard one of the men laughingly declare that his was no every day religion; he was going up to heaven in a balloon with both ends on fire. Th ...nch of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], and he no sooner heard the principles of the [[gospel]] taught by the Eld
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• Marvin K. Gardner
  ...University]]. As a teaching professor in the Department of Linguistics and English Language, he taught copyediting, substantive editing, online publishing, an ...s''. Some of his texts have been published in the Hymns (“Press Forward, Saints,” and “Thy Holy Word”), in the Children’s Songbook (“This Is My B
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• Parley P. Pratt
  [[Category: Apostles]][[Category: Church Leaders: Past]][[Category:Latter-day Saint hymnwriters]] ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], or sometimes called the [[Mormon Church]], and was one of the original [[
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• Pago Pago American Samoa Temple
  ...es to attend services in the [[Hamilton New Zealand Temple]]. The Tahitian Saints, who lived the farthest from the temple, devotedly traveled 2,500 miles to ...e|stakes]]. The territory has one of the highest percentages of Latter-day Saints in the world.[https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/facts-and-statistics
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• Sally T. Taylor: Mormon Poet
  ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...U English department in 1978 and retired in 2004. She published a Freshman English textbook that went into three editions with Harcourt Brace and a textbook f
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• Jonna Christensen
  ...hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and decided to record songs in English. Her record label saw no reason for her to expand beyond her successful Fin Her first English single, "Puppets" is about modesty. Jonna was a typical pop star as far as
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• Jenna Carson
  ...ired Air Force officer, administered the military oath of office that same day. She began her service as a first lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force. She gra ...litary chaplain.”[https://www.thechurchnews.com/23283247/chaplain-latter-day-saint-military-air-force-jeremy-jaggi-jenna-carson-byu-harvard]
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• G. Homer Durham
  ...y]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ord Woodruff, Fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints'').
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• King James Version
  ...King James I of England convened the Hampton Court Conference where a new English version was conceived in response to the perceived problems of the earlier ...of Biblical characters from the former text. They also consulted previous English translations of the Bible: the Tyndale Bible, the Coverdale Bible, Matthew'
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• Jack Harrell: Mormon Writer
  ...ree in English from [[Brigham Young University]], his master’s degree in English from Illinois State University, and his PhD in education from the Universit Harrell was the composition director in the English department at [[Brigham Young University-Idaho]] from 2006 to 2011, where h
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• Evan Stephens
  '''Evan Stephens''' (June 28, 1854 – October 27, 1930) was a Latter-day Saint composer and hymnwriter. He was the director of the [[Mormon Tabernac ...Milton ''A Response to D. Michael Quinn's Homosexual Distortion of Latter-day Saint History'' in FARMS Review Vol. 10, Issue 1]</ref>
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• John Craven
  '''John Craven''' (born 1929) is an English Latter-day Saint hymnwriter. He is the author and composer of the hymn "The Priesthoo ...joined [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. This was largely as a result of his interactions with Dawn whom he later
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• Kolob
  ...ime of Kolob is very different than earth. According to the facsimile, one day on Kolob is equal to a thousand years on earth. ...was written in the early days of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Here is the text from this hymn:
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• Jorge A. Rojas
  ...y]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He served in the Second Quorum of the [[Seventy]] from April 6, 1991, to ...ter-day Saint family that encouraged him to attend English-language Latter-day Saint Church meetings. He was baptized a member in 1959.
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• Joseph Smith, Jr.
  ...he founder and first president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] ...844) was the first president of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. Members of the Church call him a [[Prophet|prophet]] because, according
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• Pioneers
  ...thers around the country and the world on July 24 in celebrating [[Pioneer Day]]. ...ing activity as the Mormon Pioneers laid the foundation for a home for the saints in the tops of the mountains” (''Doctrines of Salvation'', vol. 3, pp. 32
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• Ensign Magazine
  ...y]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] announced on August 14, 2020, that effective January 2021 the Church would ...printed magazines will undergo changes. For example, print pages for adult English readers will be reduced while members who read languages that currently hav
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• Voice of Warning
  ...lvation and protection from sorrow and regret. It is His reminder that the day of judgment is near. It is His invitation to listen and embrace His doctrin ...ven to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].[https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/1?la
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• Adam S. Bennion
  ...ay Saints] from 1953 to 1958. He was also a prominent leader in the Latter-day Saint community as an intellectual and educator. ...e High Schoool. In the same year, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints launched a seminary program, and Bennion was very involved with the impleme
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• Lowell M. Durham Jr.
  ...rsity of Washington. He also earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English from the University of Utah. ...r-day Saints (1985 book)|Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]].
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• Papeete Tahiti Temple
  ...ple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...atter-day Saint meetinghouse was built in Takaroa. It is the oldest Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in the South Pacific. In 1892 governmental restrictions
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• Orson F. Whitney
  ...s]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] (sometimes called the Mormon Church) from April 9, [[1906]] until his deat ...hurch publication ''[[Millennial Star]]''. In 1896–1897, Whitney taught English and Theology at [[Brigham Young College]], in [[Logan, Utah]]. In 1899, Wh
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• Standard Works
  ...ormon Church]], properly called [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], publishes two classes of books. These are: ...itten by individual Church members for the edification of other Latter-day Saints. While there is no formal system of classification for these, most would f
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• Richard E. Turley Jr.
  ...der of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] from 2008 to 2016. He also served for eight years as managing director of ...nced that The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has commissioned Turley to write a new biography of the Prophet Joseph Smit
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• Sharon Eubank
  ...anistan, Jordan, and Morocco. In 2011 she was appointed director of Latter-day Saint Charities worldwide, which is the humanitarian organization of the Ch ...in Helsinki, Finland. Following college and missionary service, she taught English in Japan and worked as a legislative aide in the U.S. Senate for four years
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• Karen Lynn Davidson
  ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...lendale, California. She earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in English literature from [[Brigham Young University]] and her PhD, with an emphasis
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• Rebecca H. Jamison: Mormon Author
  ...y Tale''; ''Emma: A Latter-day Tale''; ''Sense and Sensibility: A Latter-day Tale''; and ''Chemistry Lessons''. She started publishing her novels after ...rom [[Brigham Young University]]. She has worked as a technical writer, an English teacher, and a teacher’s aide in special education.
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• Mark Davies
  ...tion of linguistic databases, and frequency and collocational analyses for English, Spanish, and Portuguese. ...nal Endowment of the Humanities to build the Corpus of Historical American English (COHA), which combines texts from 1810 through 2009. His work was featured
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• Mormon Population
  [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] has over 15 million members (as of 2013), with more than half of those me ...percent] of the population are members. That puts the state population of Saints at just over 1.5 million members. In Idaho, fourteen percent of the populat
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• Jeffrey R. Holland
  ...s]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. On November 16, the [[First Presidency]] announced that Elder Holland had ...e]] on June 7, 1963. Elder Holland graduated with a bachelor’s degree in English from [[Brigham Young University]] in 1965 and was given the opportunity to
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• George F. Richards
  ...s]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] from April 9, 1906, until his death. He also served as Acting [[Presiding ...rch of Jesus Christ, thus making the Richards family only the third Latter-day Saint family in history with three consecutive generations with members in
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• Blood Atonement
  ...the [[General Authorities]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], or [[Mormon Church]], issued the following statement: ...their sins, is not a doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We believe in and teach the infinite and all-encompassing atonement of Jes
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• William Clayton
  ...righam Young]] asked him to report how far the pioneer train traveled each day, he created an odometer, which he called a roadometer. ...on was tasked with recording the number of miles the company traveled each day. He tied a red flag onto one of the wagon wheels and counted the revolution
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• Nephi Anderson
  ...Petronella Nielson, had joined the [[Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] only a few years before his birth and in 1871, they emigrated to [[Utah]] ...d his family to [[Salt Lake City]] and secured a position as instructor of English and Missionary Studies at LDS High School. In 1908, he married Maud Rebecc
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• Gerrit de Jong Jr.: Mormon Scholar
  ...He later researched in the Bavarian University in Munich. He was fluent in English and Portuguese and also learned Chinese. In 1947, the US State Department a ...r-day Saints (1985 book)|Hymns of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. de Jong researcher and writer [[Charlene Winters]] related this story of
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• Writing Guide
  ...knowledge about the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. For that reason, it's helpful to define gospel terms as they're used; word ...Church on any page should read, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (casually known as the Mormon Church)." Subsequent referrals to the Church
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• Joanna Brooks: Mormon Writer
  ...ondent for ''Religion Dispatches'' from 2011–2014. She is a professor of English and comparative literature at San Diego State University. She sits on the b ...current logic of the world is in opposition to these policies. Latter-day Saints who are bothered by policies or doctrines of the Church are expected to stu
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• Mount Pisgah
  ...way stations that Latter-day Saints established in central Iowa during the Saints’ exodus from [[Nauvoo]]. As many as 3,000 pioneers lived in Mount Pisgah ...biblical height from which [[Moses]] surveyed the promised land. Here the Saints built homes and two log meetinghouses on a hillside overlooking a thousand
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• Donald W. Parry: Mormon Scholar
  ...ers of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], of which he is a member. Those titles include ''Understanding Isaiah'', ' *Dead Sea Scrolls Handbook (Hebrew, with English Introduction) (2015);
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• Bob Turner
  ...]] for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in the Japan East Mission. As it is with many missionaries learning a new ...legends who were playing in Japan, such as Seve Ballesteros and Latter-day Saints [[Johnny Miller]], [[Billy Casper]] and [[Mike Reid]].”[https://www.thech
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• Clinton F. Larson: Mormon Poet
  ...ry for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] to England and New England (1939–1941), and second, after he married in He was a professor of English at [[Brigham Young University]] where he was made BYU’s first poet-in-res
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• Elouise M. Bell
  '''Elouise M. Bell''' is professor emeritus of English and former Associate Dean of General and Honors Education at [[Brigham Youn Bell was born on September 10, 1935, and received her bachelor’s degree in English and journalism at the University of Arizona, graduating magna cum laude, an
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• Douglas H. Thayer: Mormon Author
  ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He passed away on October 17, 2017, of liver cancer. ...ut his career. In addition to teaching, he has been associate chair in the English Department, associate dean of the College of Humanities, coordinator of com
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• John Bennion
  ...iew'', ''Dialogue: A Journal of Mormon Thought'', ''High Country News'', ''English Journal'', ''AWP Chronicle'', ''Hotel America'', and others. He has collect ...r’s degree in English from Utah State University, a master’s degree in English from BYU, and a PhD in literature and creative writing from the University
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• Mark Bennion: Mormon Poet
  '''Mark D. Bennion''' is a poet and English professor. He is the author of ''Psalm & Selah: A Poetic Journey through Th He earned his bachelor’s degree in English from [[Brigham Young University]] and his Master of Fine Arts degree in poe
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• Marianne Monson: Mormon Author
  ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. Her articles have appeared in the ''Ensign'' and ''Friend'' magazines.
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• Mark A. Riddle
  In 1989, the American Translators Association accredited him as a Japanese-to-English translator. His translations have appeared in such academic journals as ''J He was an instructor of Japanese and English as a second language (ESL) at Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah. He a
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• Michael R. Collings: Mormon Author
  ...ish from Whittier College, and a master’s degree in English and a PhD in English literature, both from the University of California, Riverside. His specialt ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and lives in Idaho with his wife, Judi. His son, [[Michaelbrent Collings]]
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• Rebecca Tingle: Mormon Author
  ...ion from [[Brigham Young University]]. As a Rhodes Scholar she studied Old English literature at Oxford University. She is also a classically trained ballerin ...ber of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].
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