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• MormonWiki Articles
  ...incerely hope the following articles will be helpful in learning about the Church of Jesus Christ. [[Great and Abominable Church]] ·
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• Mormons and the Supreme Court Ruling on DOMA and Prop 8
  ...Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], often inadvertently called the Mormon Church, is against same-sex marriage, but is for other gay rights.''' ...bring the case to the nation’s highest court. However, the U.S. Supreme Court June 26, 2015, ruling requires all U.S. state laws to recognize same-sex ma
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• "Mormon" Polygamy
  [[Category:Marriage and Families]][[Category:Controversial Topics]][[Category:Church History: Miscellaneous Topics]][[Category:Brigham Young]] '''Also see the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints's official website regarding polygamy:
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• Mormon Disciplinary Councils
  ...ry_council] Unofficially, disciplinary councils may also be referred to as church courts. ...ivileges, or the member may be [[Excommunication|excommunicated]] from the Church.
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• Mormons and Marriage: Defense of Marriage Act Returns to Supreme Court
  ...h of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often mistakenly called the Mormon Church, believe that "traditional" marriage is central to [[Plan of Salvation|Heav ...ugh it would continue to uphold the law, it would no longer advocate it in court. In response to that decision, the Republican leadership of the House of Re
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• Responses to Proposition 8
  ...This article reports a few of the favorable reactions and support that the Church of Jesus Christ received. ...it on the doorstep of a Mormon temple, presumably as a statement about the church's support of Proposition 8 in California, an initiative that amended the st
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• George Reynolds
  ...to the meetings of the Paddington branch of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], and he no sooner heard the principle ...ld be damned. So, when fourteen years old he went to another branch of the Church (the Somers Town), where he was not known, and asked for baptism.
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• Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (FLDS)
  ...'' is one of the largest sects that splintered from [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] over the practice of plural marriage. ==Plural Marriage and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints==
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• Edmunds-Tucker Act
  ...s Christ of Latter-day Saints]—sometimes inadvertently called the Mormon Church.<ref>Gustive O. Larsen, “Federal Government Efforts to “Americanize” ...day Saints, and any members found in violation are subject to losing their Church membership.
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• Excommunication
  ...ords of the Church. Those who are excommunicated can return and have their Church membership readmitted through the process of [[repentance]] and [[baptism]] ===Church Membership Councils===
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• Mormons and the Boy Scouts of America
  ...tributes, the Boy Scouts of America program had been incorporated into the Church of Jesus Christ youth programs for boys, and Latter-day Saint congregations ...r 29, 2019, which replaced all previous programs for boys and girls in the Church.
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• Mormons and "Yes on 8"
  ...x marriage]]. Here are some facts regarding the involvement of the Mormon Church: ...r faith accords that each person be allowed to choose for him or her self. Church leaders have asked members to treat other members with "civility, respect a
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• Missionary Work: Cameroon, Rwanda, Uganda, India, Dominican Republic, Thailand, Southwest Asia, Guam, and Missions of the Church
  As '''Missionary Work''' of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] progresses, this page will record up ...ide overlooking Cameroon's capital city of Yaounde in the company of local church leaders. Later in the day, approximately 600 people gathered to hear Elder
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• Thomas B. Marsh
  ...s Christ of Latter-day Saints] in July 16, 1857, but never again served in church leadership positions. During his work at the type foundry, he joined the Methodist Church. However, dissatisfied because Methodism did not correspond to the Bible in
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• Warren Jeffs
  ...ren Jeffs—one of his many sons—asserted his own leadership of the FLDS Church and subsequently married all but two of his father's widows, reinforcing hi ...e are also reports that Jeffs admitted his position of prophet in the FLDS Church was a usurpation in a conversation to his brother, and declared that "Broth
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• Mormon Church and Gay Rights
  "In 1995, [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] published “The Family: A [[Proclama ...he [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles|Council of the Twelve Apostles]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, solemnly proclaim that marriage betwe
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• Same Sex Marriage
  ...n this issue is guided by doctrine, basic principles, and teachings of the Church. ...n favor of gay rights but against changing the definition of marriage. The Church championed "civil unions" with all rights but met with resistance both from
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• A. Sherman Christensen
  ...district judge in Utah who was a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...senhower nominated Christensen to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Utah. He received his commission on May 28, 1954. In 19
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• Dallin H. Oaks
  ...on March 31, 2018. He serves with [[Russell M. Nelson]], president of the Church, and [[Henry B. Eyring]], second counselor. Oaks and Nelson were both susta ...H-Oaks.jpg|300px|thumb|frame|Dallin H. Oaks of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints|left]]
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• Farms Owned By The Mormon Church
  ...ts (sometimes called Mormons) and others have been helped by food grown on Church-owned farms. Currently, the Church owns 64 farms for welfare (i.e., nonprofit) purposes. Where are these farms
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• Thomas B. Griffith
  ...5904/biden-names-former-byu-general-counsel-thomas-griffith-to-new-supreme-court-commission-lds] .... After his first year of law school, he spent three years working for the Church "offering religious education to high school and college students."[https:/
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• Mountain Meadows massacre
  ...versy as Mormons and historians struggle to understand this event, and the Church's detractors seek to exploit it for polemical purposes. ...eers entered the Salt Lake Valley. These Saints were the first vanguard of Church members who had been driven from [[Nauvoo]], Illinois, by angry mobs. At th
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• Rex E. Lee
  ...Justice Byron White. He was a member of [http://www.comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...m the University of Chicago Law School. After clerking at the U.S. Supreme Court, he became a partner in the Phoenix, Arizona, law firm of Jennings, Strouss
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• In Defense of Traditional Marriage
  Members of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] (commonly referred to as [http://morm Scriptures also compare marriage to Christ and the Church. In the New Testament, in Ephesians 5:22–33 are recorded these words:
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• Lorenzo Snow
  [[Category: Church Presidents]][[Category: Church Leaders: Past]][[Category:Presidents of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] ...t Lorenzo Snow|Lorenzo Snow, 1814–1901, was prophet and president of the Church of Jesus Christ, 1898–1901]]
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• Lyman Wight
  ...church. After his death, most of the "'''Wightites'''" (as members of this church were called) joined with the [[Community of Christ|Reorganization]]. ==Service in the church==
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• Brigham Young University
  ...metimes called the [[Mormon Church]]. BYU is part of a Latter-day Saint [[Church Educational System]], which serves more than 1.2 million people worldwide, ...ognized education in an atmosphere that upholds the moral standards of the Church of Jesus Christ, its sponsor.
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• Sea Trek 2001
  ...e aboard as the Sea Trek 2001 sails into New York Harbor. Photo courtesy ''Church News''/John L. Hart.]] ...iversary of the journey of many converts to [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] to America. Some 85,000 Latter-day Sa
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• Orson Hyde
  ...&ndash; November 28, 1878) was a leader in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and an original member of the [[Quoru ==Church membership and service==
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• J. Clifford Wallace
  ...llace receiving the Bolch Prize on March 18, 2022. Courtesy Alan Gibby for Church News|left]] ...e assumed office on April 8, 1996. He was Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from January 31, 1991, to April 8, 1996.
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• Harrison New York Temple
  ...Temple''' is the 129th announced temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...when the Church submitted its plans for the temple. He took credit for the Church scaling down its project from 89,700 square feet to 56,000 square feet; rem
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• Levi Stewart Udall: Mormon Supreme Court Justice
  [[Image:Levi_Udall.jpg|300px|thumb|alt=Levi Stewart Udall Mormon Supreme Court Justice|right]] ...eme Court Chief Justice. He was a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].
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• Ryan D. Nelson
  '''Ryan D. Nelson''' is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. ...ill Clinton. He also clerked for Judge Karen LeCraft Henderson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and then for Richard M. Mos
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• Mike Lee:Mormon Politician
  ...r of prayer in his life. Lee is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].[http://www.ldsmag.com/article/1/1391 ...Washington, D.C., law office where he specialized in appellate and Supreme Court litigation.
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• Orson Spencer
  ...tter-day Saints]. He served in several highly visible positions within the church and left an extensive legacy of theological writings. Orson Spencer is one In 1827, Spencer joined the Baptist church and decided to become a pastor. He attended the Theological College at Hami
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• Bruce C. Hafen
  ...|thumb|250px|right|frame|Bruce C. Hafen, Emeritus General Authority of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] ...rsity]] (BYU), and a J.D. from the University of Utah in 1967.<ref><em>LDS Church Almanac</em>, 2008 Edition, p. 45</ref>
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• Mormon Yankees
  ...eseret.com/faith/2020/11/23/21594136/missionaries-australia-mormon-yankees-church-jesus-christ-college-basketball-byu-utah-monson] ...easurable amount of good in breaking down prejudice and hatred against the Church.”[https://latterdaysaintmag.com/article-1-11532/]
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• D. Todd Christofferson
  ...of the [[Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He was sustained in that position on ...in the Sunday morning session of the 178 Annual General Conference of the Church. In that address, Elder Christofferson acknowledged his witness of the rang
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• Hannah C. Smith
  ...e editor of the BYU Law Review. She had two clerkships at the U.S. Supreme Court, for Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito, Jr. ...he Poor” case). During her time at Becket, she contributed to 25 Supreme Court briefs and represented more than 13 major faith groups including Anglicans,
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• Mormon Scriptures Online
  ...h of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, often mistakenly called the Mormon Church, has its entire canon of scriptures and study aids online at [http://www.sc After eight years of work, in early 2013, the Church of Jesus Christ released its updated digital scriptures. This 2013 version
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• Stephen H. Anderson
  ...y, 2015 when he assumed inactive senior status. He remains a member of the court. ...a [[Missionary|missionary]] in England for [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. After he completed his mission in 19
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• Helmuth Hubener
  ...burg, Germany. Helmuth's mother and grandparents were also members of the Church. His surname comes from his adoptive father. The family was not politically ...of the leaders of H&#252;bener's Mormon congregation, a new convert to the Church, sought to ban Jews from their meetings. There were about 2,000 members in
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• 8 Ways It's Cheaper to be Mormon
  ...I have found the opposite to be true: It’s cheaper to be a member of The Church of Jesus Christ. Now, this may not seem to be true from a strictly accounti Members of The Church of Jesus Christ pay an honest tithe, which is 10% of their annual increase,
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• Book of Abraham
  ...ed in the [[Pearl of Great Price]], one of the books that members of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] ([[Mormons]]) consider [[Scriptures| ...lls included some of the writings of the patriarch Abraham. Joseph and the Church bought both the mummies and the scrolls (since Chandler refused to sell jus
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• Moses Thatcher
  ==Church Leadership== ...City of Mexico, enquiring about the principles of the gospel, some of the Church publications were sent him as early as the autumn of 1878, and through thes
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• Kansas City Missouri Temple
  ...435 and Shoal Creek Parkway, in a beautiful mixed development owned by the Church in northeast Kansas City, just west of the [[Liberty Jail]] Historic Site. ...e other functioning temple in Missouri: the [[St. Louis Missouri Temple]]. Church members are now found in every major city in the Midwest. Kansas City's fir
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• Carl S. Hawkins
  ...s high school sweetheart, Nelma Jean Jones, in the Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. ...1952-53 was law clerk to Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of the U.S. Supreme Court. In 1953-57, he was a partner in Wilkinson, Cragun, Barker & Hawkins, in Wa
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• Manifesto
  ...s of the Church in general conference, it was sustained unanimously by the Church. ...or during the past year, also that in public discourses the leaders of the Church have taught, encouraged and urged the continuance of the practice of polyga
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• Nauvoo Legion
  The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints established itself on the banks of the ..., 1840-1841, p. 57. The entire charter is also set forth in History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (B. H Roberts, ed., Salt Lake City, 19
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• Cultural Hall
  ...le extra classroom space or as overflow seating, in many cases, for larger church meetings such as [[Stake Conference]]. Another term for the cultural hall seen in some newer Church meetinghouses is 'Cultural Center'.
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