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• Missionary Work 3: American Sign Language, South America, Hungary, England, and India
  ...ng its efforts to provide Church documents, pamphlets, manuals, and videos in ASL to aid the deaf as they learn the gospel. ...f Mormon translation into ASL has made a huge impact on the Deaf community in terms of being able to learn and have access to the gospel.
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• Brigham Young
  ...al and important historical figures not just in Latter-day Saint, but also in American history. He is called the "American Moses" because of his leadersh ...as a revolutionary war veteran. After marrying Abigail, John Young settled in Massachusetts. The family moved to Vermont shortly before Brigham Young was
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• Contemporary Developments
  ...l fastest growing church] in the world, though that applies only to growth in terms of internal percentage, not sheer numerical growth. Nevertheless, t ...ince 1830 and opened up the work in Armenia and Ukraine. Latter-day Saints in Tonga celebrated the 150th anniversary of the Church there.
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• Rome Italy Temple
  ...of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], announced the building of a temple in Rome, Italy. ...the temple’s design was inspired by San Carlino, a Roman Catholic church in Rome. He said, "The curved ceilings, the curved walls, the expression of th
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• London England Temple
  [[image:London-England-Temple.jpg|400px|thumb|right|alt=London England Mormon Temple|frame|<span style="color:#0D8ED3"> London England Temple]]
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• Apostasy, Reformation, and Restoration
  ...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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• George Reynolds
  ...ulia Ann Tautz, was of German descent. George's father was a master tailor in the West End of London. ...een carried from Jerusalem to Rome by the Roman soldiery and had been lost in the river Tiber; and he could not understand how these holy things got to A
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• Matthias F. Cowley
  ...migrated from the Isle of Man with Elder Cowley's grandparents, to Nauvoo, in 1843. His mother was a native of the State of Maine. They, as well as Matth ...postle [[Wilford Woodruff]] and [[John F. Boynton]], emigrated to [[Utah]] in 1850.
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• MormonWiki Articles
  ...ed and modified. We sincerely hope the following articles will be helpful in learning about the Church of Jesus Christ. [[Life in Mortality]]&nbsp;·
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• Stability and Growth
  ...ined and regularized in preparation for the explosive growth of the Church in the later half of the twentieth century. By the end of this period, just af ...ent supporting the United States against Spain in the Spanish-American War in 1898.
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• Mormons and Memorial Day
  ...hey love their country and many devote several years of their life serving in the different branches of the Armed Forces protecting and preserving that w ...to clean off Civil War-era headstones at The Union Burial Society Cemetery in Frankfort, Illinois.
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• Joseph Smith, Jr.
  ...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
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• Kyiv Ukraine Temple
  ...country in AD 988. After obtaining its independence from the Soviet Union in 1991, Ukraine is now a democratic nation and is enjoying a resurgence of cu ==Growth of the Church in Ukraine==
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• Brigham Young, Jr.
  ...stles]] from 1899 until his death. His tenure was interrupted for one week in 1901 when [[Joseph F. Smith]] was the president of the Quorum. ...Brother Young served as a guard and scout in the following years operating in Salt Lake Valley and the surrounding canyons.<ref name = Jenson/>
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• Orson Hyde
  ...piece of property Wheeler had purchased. While employed as a retail clerk in [[Kirtland]], Hyde became involved with the Reformed Baptist Society, also ...ited States, and Jackson County, Missouri. He marched with [[Zion's Camp]] in 1834.
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• Mormon Hymns
  ...mmunion). The Sacrament hymn focuses on the atonement of [[Jesus Christ]], in order to help members begin to focus their own attention on the Savior as t ...(1985 book)|hymnal (1985)]] specifies that the hymnal was meant to be used in the home as well. Families are encouraged to sing them as a family and to u
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• Parley P. Pratt
  ...in these last days. He served as an apostle from 1835 until he was killed in 1857. Parley Parker Pratt was born on April 12, 1807, in Burlington, New York, to Jared and Charity Pratt. The Pratt family, like th
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• Spaulding Manuscript
  ...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
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• General Conference
  ...ferencephoto.jpg|left|frame|Latter-day Saints listen to General Conference in the Salt Lake Temple gardens]] ...er Olympics were held later in the year than usual due to their being held in Australia and the necessity of having spring weather.
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• Mormon jokes
  ...e next door they open they see the Buddists reading the The Diamond Sutra. In the next room contains people of various Islamic faiths reading the Qur'an, ...t Peter doesn't open. This rouses the man's curiosity and he asks, "Who is in that room, sir?"
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• Mormon Should Mean "More Good"
  ...the world, as well as in your homes. It is a beautiful autumn morning here in the valley of the mountains where almost a century and a half ago, after mu We meet in the name of the Lord [[Jesus Christ]], the [[Savior]] and Redeemer of manki
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• Lorenzo Snow
  ...ork in bringing the Church out of debt. He was also known for his [[Mormon missionaries|missionary work]] and his profound intelligence. [[Image:Lorenzo_Snow.jpg|f ...s parents were leaders in the community. Snow's father was involved enough in community affairs that the business of the farm was often left to Lorenzo.
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• Nauvoo and the Martyrdom
  ...um of the Twelve Apostles]] led the Church while [[Joseph Smith]] remained in prison on false charges of treason. Finally, on April 16, a friendly guard, ...city. It was a beautiful, though swampy location overlooking a large bend in the Mississippi river. They bought the land and began settling there. The T
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• Mormon history
  ...s. The history of so broad a movement cannot be adequately condensed, but in the pages that follow is an outline of Latter-day Saint history from 1820 t ...[[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]. [[Mormon missionaries|Missionaries]] go out and convert many. Persecution follows the Church.
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• Bonnie D. Parkin
  ...rkin's wish was for every woman in the Church to feel the love of the Lord in their lives every day. ...ntary education and early childhood development from Utah State University in Logan, Utah.
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• Boyd K. Packer
  ...f eleven children born to Ira and Emma Packer, he was the first to be born in a hospital. He grew up as a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church ...War II began. Unable to serve a full-time mission, President Packer served in the U.S. Army as a fighter pilot. It was during this time, that Packer read
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• Karl G. Maeser
  ...ch, including serving as the head of the [[Church Educational System]] and in the central leadership of the Sunday school. ...Salt Lake City: Covenant Communications, 2007) p. 62</ref> Maeser arrived in [[Utah]] Territory on September 1, 1860.
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• B.H. Roberts
  ...a member of United States Congress because he valued the covenants he made in the [[Temple|temple]] more than the desires of society. ...er wrote, "My childhood was a nightmare; my boyhood a tragedy."<ref>Quoted in [[Truman G. Madsen]], ''Defender of the Faith: The B. H. Roberts Story'' (S
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• George W. Romney
  ...nal Representative|regional representative]] and a [[Patriarch|patriarch]] in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] ...n to American parents in Latter-day Saint [[Settlements in Mexico|Colonies in Mexico]]. His family moved back to the United States when he was a child.
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• George Albert Smith (b. 1817)
  ...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
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• Eugene England
  ...ated belief, peace, poverty, race, gender, community, and academic freedom in his personal essays, his preferred genre. He was also a sought-after teache ...Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He then served as a captain in the US Air Force for a time.
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• Hyrum M. Smith
  ...hey could go at all times, and pour out the inmost secrets of their hearts in full confidence. ...Even years later, whenever father and son met, in the home, on the street, in the office, it mattered not where, they met with an affectionate and holy k
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• Frankfurt Germany Temple
  ...n 149 congregations. The temple mainly serves members of the Church living in West Germany, Austria, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Croatia, Serbia, and ...the blessings of the temple. But they were promised once in 1968 and again in 1975, that "if they remained true and faithful to the commandments of God,
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• Donny Osmond
  ...urch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He was born on 9 December 1957 in Ogden, Utah. He is the seventh child of the late Olive May Davis Osmond and ...e world. His popularity and hit singles vaulted him to international fame. In the mid-'70s he co-hosted ''The Donny and Marie Show'' with Marie. They rec
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• George Teasdale Mormon Apostle
  ...learned the upholstering business. His mother was devoted to the Church of England (Anglican Church), but George could never fully commit himself. However, h ...e was treated with disdain by most, but he still invested much of his time in preaching, relying on the [[Holy Ghost]] to overcome his natural difficulti
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• Orson Pratt
  ..._Pratt.JPG|frame|alt=Mormon Apostle Orson Pratt|Orson Pratt was an apostle in the early [[Mormon Church]].]] ...ew York. Several months later, Orson Pratt was ordained an [[Elder|elder]] in the Church on April 26, 1831, by the Prophet [[Joseph Smith]]. He set out
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• Missionary Training Center
  ...g a foreign language) to eight weeks in training before departing to serve in one of the Church’s 411 [[Mission|missions]] (number of missions as of Ju Missionaries generally arrive at an MTC with a basic, foundational knowledge of religion
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• Sunday School
  ...imes casually called the Mormon Church, that provides instruction to youth in each age group starting at 12 years old, as well as to adults. Until Januar ...ve become accustomed to thinking of “church” as something that happens in our meetinghouses, supported by what happens at home. We need an adjustment
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• Willie and Martin Handcart Companies
  ...companies''' was caused by a series of missteps that cumulatively resulted in the suffering and death of many British and Scandinavian members of [http:/ ...e plains to the Salt Lake Valley. Those traveling by handcart were limited in what they could carry. Only 10 of the more than 350 emigrating companies tr
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• Joseph Fielding
  '''Joseph Fielding''' was an early missionary in [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] ...n]], accompanied by two of his sisters, Mary and Martha, where he preached in the Semi-Episcopalian and Primitive Episcopalian churches.
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• Wilford Woodruff
  Wilford Woodruff was born on March 1, [[1807]], in Farmington, Connecticut. His mother died when he was only fifteen months ol ...ence, whose hand has been stretched out to rescue me from death when I was in the presence of the most threatening dangers."[https://www.churchofjesuschr
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• The Icelandic Memorial
  [[Image:iceland2.jpg|300px|thumb|right|frame|The Icelandic Memorial in Spanish Fork, Utah]] ...settled in Spanish Fork, Utah, the oldest continuous Icelandic settlement in North America.
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• Preston England Temple
  ...lt=Preston England Mormon Temple|frame|<span style="color:#0D8ED3">Preston England Temple]] The '''Preston England Temple''' is the 52nd operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Ch
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• Cumorah
  [[Image:Cumorah.jpg|frame|The hill Cumorah in Palmyra, New York, where the gold plates were recovered, later translated a ...es he and his father [[Mormon]] had compiled. Fourteen hundred years later in 1827, that same Moroni directed young [[Joseph Smith]] to retrieve the reco
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• Ezra Taft Benson
  ...welve Apostles]]. When he was a youth, his father was called on a [[Mormon missionaries|mission]]. The family worked hard to keep up the farm while he was gone, bu ...raduated with honors. He and his brother Orval also bought the family farm in Whitney and alternated running it.
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• Elizabeth Claridge McCune
  ...other to nine children, and she cared for her family in the McCune Mansion in Salt Lake City. But her influence was felt beyond her home life. ...n Nephi, Utah, and Elizabeth found many ways to serve in the community and in the Church.
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• Thomas Bullock
  He was born at Leek, Staffordshire, England on December 23, 1816. At the age of thirteen, he clerked at a law office. A .... . night, when ice was on the canal, and the keen frosty air was blowing in all its severity.”[https://rsc.byu.edu/salt-lake-city-place-which-god-pre
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• Orson Spencer
  ...e of [[Joseph Smith, Jr.]]<ref>Mulder, William. "Mormonism and Literature" in Cracroft, Richard H. and Neal E. Lambert, ed. ''A Believing People: Literat ...to finance Spencer's education. That same year he entered Lenox Academy. In 1824, Spencer graduated with honors from Union College at Schenectady, New
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• Don Lind: Mormon Astronaut
  ...n the Naval Reserve. He logged more than 4,500 hours as a pilot, primarily in high-performance jet aircraft. ...ity for graduate studies and earned his PhD in high-energy nuclear physics in 1964. He later did postdoctoral study at the Geophysical Institute of the U
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• Joseph Toronto
  ...http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in Italy. ...y Saints|Latter-day Saint]] missionaries, read the ''[[Book of Mormon]]'' (in English), and was [[Baptism|baptized]] by George B. Wallace.
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