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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 ...ashington, Wilkes County, Georgia.<ref>[[Andrew Jenson|Jenson, Andrew]]. ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia''. Vol. 1, p. 337</ref>
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• Curitiba Brazil Temple
  [[image:curitiba-brazil-temple-lds.jpg|400px|thumb|frame|<span style="color:#0D8ED3">Curitiba Brazil Temple]] ...iba Brazil Temple''' is the 126th temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints].
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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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• Mormons and Evangelicals
  ...uare &mdash; both groups are against abortion, and are pro-family. The LDS Church takes a stand against homosexual marriage, and most evangelical congregatio ...and having trouble retaining their youth. (See [[Mormon Youth]].) The LDS Church has a lay, unpaid clergy. But evangelical ministers and pastors lose incom
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• Genealogy
  ...[[Gospel|gospel]], and to redeem the dead. That third part of the Church's mission is the reason for Latter-day Saints' keen interest in family history work. ...families to be sealed throughout the generations. (See [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/110/13-14#13 Doctrine and Covenants, section 110:13, 14]) This se
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• Stake
  ..., or [[wards]]. A stake may be compared to a diocese in the Roman Catholic Church. The name "stake" derives from the metaphor employed by Isaiah, comparing [ :''[http://scriptures.lds.org/isa/33/20#20 Isaiah 33:20]''
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• Thomas S. Monson
  ...tle]]. He had served as first counselor in the [[First Presidency]] of the Church to President Hinckley. He passed away at his home on January 2, 2018, at th ...a congregation of 1,060 members, including 85 widows and the “largest [[Church Welfare Program|welfare]] load in the state.”² Monson continue
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• London England Temple
  ...d Temple''' is the 12th operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. It is the first temple built in Grea ...didn’t originally have an [[Angel Moroni|angel Moroni]] statue, but the Church added a gold-leafed statue of the [[Book of Mormon]] [[Prophets|prophet]] t
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• Is Obama's Mother Now a Mormon?
  ...t]]In May of 2009 it was revealed that someone had performed Mormon ([[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]]) [[Baptism for the Dead|baptism for ...upposed to be baptized for people who are not their own ancestors. When a church member attempts to arrange ordinances for a recently deceased person, the r
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• Victor Nugent
  ...Jamaican, was influential in the growth of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] in Jamaica. ...ed him to learn about his. Schmeil, an expatriate American, had joined the Church of Jesus Christ a few years previously. Nugent accepted the restored gospel
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• Eduardo Balderas
  ...as also most responsible for translating the [[Mormon Hymns|hymns]] of the Church of Jesus Christ into Spanish. ...hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.<ref>Conrey Bryson, [http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.b12f9d18fae655bb69095bd3e44916a0/?vgnextoid
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• Hamilton New Zealand Temple
  ...th constructed and 11th operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ry 1955. With its completion in 1958, it was the first temple built by the Church in the Southern Hemisphere.
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• Reed Smoot
  ...enate. Smoot was also a prominent leader of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], serving as a member of the [[Quorum ...m Young University|Brigham Young Academy]] in Provo in 1879. He served a [[mission]] to England. Professionally, Elder Smoot engaged in banking, mining, live
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• Mormon Youth
  [[Image:mormon-education3.jpg|left|350px|alt=Mormon youth in a church seminary class]] ...They're not even coming for the pizza anymore. They say, 'We don't see the church as relevant, as meeting our needs or where we need to be today.'"
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• 2012 Pew Report:Mormons in America, Part 3 — Religious Devotion
  ...ch is not a Christian religion, and an additional 17 percent are unsure of LDS Christianity. Mormons believe in Jesus Christ, and they consider themselve ...ey go to church every week." [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700215244/LDS-religious-commitment-high-Pew-survey-finds.html]
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• Bryant S. Hinckley
  ...as well as president of [[LDS Business College]] and later manager of the Church-owned [[Deseret Gym]]. ...y/0,7989,1325--6-1890,00.html Hinckleys Help Create Endowed Scholarship at LDS Business College<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
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• Missionary Work 5:Mormonism in Mongolia
  ...tive and well-kept, but plain), or the style of worship (everything in the Church is correlated, so the same doctrine is taught with the same emphases in eve ...take has taken root. [http://www.deseretnews.com/article/765620798/The-LDS-Church-in-Mongolia.html]
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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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• John A. Widtsoe
  ...s the family moved to Trondheim. Here his mother was introduced to the LDS Church by a shoemaker.<ref>Parrish. ''Widtsoe''. pp. 20–23</ref> ...arrish. ''Widtsoe''. p. 28</ref> Widtsoe was baptized a member of the LDS Church the following April.<ref>Parrish. ''Widtsoe''. p. 38</ref>
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• Wolfgang H. Paul
  ...l has held several other positions in the Church including having been the mission president who presided over missionary work in East Germany beginning in 19 ...mily were members of the Church of Jesus Christ. His father had joined the Church back in 1923.
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• FAQ: Passing of Mormon Prophet, President Gordon B. Hinckley
  ...and brilliant; tender and tenacious in his testimony and leadership of the Church. He was loved by those from all walks of life. He knew and followed the Sav ...the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, which becomes the governing body of the Church until the new First Presidency is called and sustained.
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• Tokyo Japan Temple
  ...n Temple''' is the 18th operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...ld be built in Tokyo, Japan. [[Spencer W. Kimball]], then President of the Church, said at a conference in Tokyo:
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• Preston Nibley
  ...hurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] and wrote several books on the church, including several pieces of devotional literature. ...iQuAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA686]</ref> From 1903 to 1906 he served as a [[Missionary|Church missionary]] in the German Empire, including eighteen months as president o
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• Nephi Anderson
  ...DS]] author and the most well-known from the ''Home Literature'' period of LDS fiction. His most successful work was his first novel, ''Added Upon'' (189 ==Family and Church Life==
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• Papeete Tahiti Temple
  ...i Temple''' is the 25th operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...r than English. Missionaries were able to find many who wanted to join the Church, but missionary work was stopped in 1852 when the government put restrictio
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• Winnipeg Manitoba Temple
  ...April 2011 Annual [[General Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] annou Temple worship is an important aspect of religious life for members of the Church. It helps them gain a big picture perspective, feel peace, receive answers
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• Mormon-ese: Common LDS Acronyms
  Every organization has its own jargon, and [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] is no exception. Here are a few commo ...Christ of Latter-day Saints) (I would say “I’m LDS” not “I’m an LDS”)
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• Orson Pratt
  ...ormon Apostle Orson Pratt|Orson Pratt was an apostle in the early [[Mormon Church]].]] ..., by the Prophet [[Joseph Smith]]. He set out immediately for his first [[mission]] to Colesville, New York. Other short missions followed, to New York, Ohio
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• Lima Peru Temple
  ...u Temple''' is the 38th operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...[[Gordon B. Hinckley]], then a member of the [[First Presidency]] of [[The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]], dedicated the Lima Peru Temple on 1
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• Scott O'Neil
  ...f 46. His wife, Lisa, and their three daughters were active members of the Church at the time of his baptism. ...eo-of-the-philadelphia-76ers-scott-oneil-talks-about-his-conversion-to-the-lds-faith-as-his-wife-lisa-smiles-on-a-visit-to-the-byu-marriott-school-in-prov
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• Orson F. Whitney
  ...Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] (sometimes called the Mormon Church) from April 9, [[1906]] until his death. ...he orginial publication of the ''[[Deseret News]]''.<ref>Andrew Jenson. ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia''. Vol. 4, p. 722</ref>
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• Aurelia Spencer Rogers
  ...ry was adopted churchwide as the official organization for children in LDS Church. From 1893 until her death on August 19, 1922, Rogers served on the general ...7, in recognition of her role in founding the Primary, the children of the Church raised the funds to publish her book, ''Life Sketches'' in 1898.
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• Bonnie D. Parkin
  ...until March 31, [[2007]]. Sister Parkin's wish was for every woman in the Church to feel the love of the Lord in their lives every day. ...Salt Lake Tribune, [http://www.beliefnet.com/story/114/story_11470_2.html LDS Leader to Foster 'Global Sisterhood'], October 5, 2002.</ref>
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• John W. Taylor
  ...of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], often mistakenly called the "Mormon Church." ...d memorized many. His first [http://www.meetmormonmissionaries.org Mormon mission] was to the Southern States, and he carried in his mind 400 scriptures memo
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• Elijah Abel
  ...role that he played in the early history of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...r-day Saints in Kirtland, Ohio, where he was [[baptism|baptized]] into The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in September 1832 by Ezekiel Roberts.
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• Rio de Janeiro Brazil Temple
  ...the 183rd Annual [[General Conference]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], President [[Thomas S. Monson]] annou ...o Brazil Temple|São Paulo]] in 1978. The São Paulo Brazil Temple was the Church's first not only in Brazil but on the South American continent. Since then
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• Book of Abraham
  ...reexistence, or pre-earth life, of man, the nature of God, and the eternal mission of Jesus Christ as our Savior. ...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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• Nicholas G. Smith
  ...rents, where his father was serving as a church [[mission president]].<ref>LDS Biographical Encyclopedia, vol. 4, p. 167</ref> ...mission he was president of the Amsterdam [[District]] of the church.<ref>LDS Biographical Encyclopedia. vol. 4, p. 167.</ref>
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• Shay Carl
  ...epreneur living in Idaho. He is a member of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. He was born on 5 March 1980, and he ...]], in the West Indies. When he returned he married a fellow member of the Church, "Katilette" on 3 January 2003 in the [[Idaho Falls Idaho Temple]]. The cou
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• Abortion
  ...un.jpg|thumb|right|300px|alt=Mormon Family]][http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] teaches that the [[Proclamation to th ...dies and in light of the teachings of the leaders of the Church” [http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&l
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• William E. McLellin
  ...he was ordained a high priest by [[Oliver Cowdery]] at a conference of the Church. ...Christ of Latter-day Saints] (often erroneously referred to as the Mormon church) in 1831 from [[David Whitmer]], one of the Three Witnesses of the [[Book o
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• Hugh B. Brown
  ....jpg|frame|Hugh B. Brown, former member of the [[First Presidency]] of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]] ...B. Brown''' was a [[General Authority]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints], serving in the [[First Presidency]]
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• James E. Talmage
  ...Apostles|Quorum of the Twelve Apostles]] of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints] from 1911 until his death in 1933. ...1873]]. In August of 1873 he was ordained a deacon.<ref>Andrew Jenson. ''LDS Biographical Encyclopedia'', Vol. 3, p. 787</ref>
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• Asuncion Paraguay Temple
  ...Temple''' is the 112th operating temple of [http://comeuntochrist.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. On 2 April 2000, an announcement was made that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was planning to build a temple in Para
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• William W. Phelps
  ...scribe to [[Joseph Smith, Jr.|Joseph Smith]], member of the Literary Firm, church printer, editor, and songwriter. ...blished the ''[[Evening and Morning Star]]''. While working to publish the church's ''Book of Commandments'', a mob of vigilantes destroyed Phelps' home and
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• Tattoos
  ...ve dress and presentation standards. One of the trends that members of the Church of Jesus Christ avoid is tattoos. The doctrine behind this stance relates t ...ength of Youth]] pamphlet), the [[First Presidency]] (the president of the church and his two counselors) call tattoos a “disfigurement” and candidly tel
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• Three Witnesses Monument
  ...he Three Witnesses Monument, 1911, photograph by George Anderson. Courtesy Church History Library]] ...lates from which the Book of Mormon was translated. Although each left the Church, Oliver Cowdery and Martin Harris eventually returning, they never denied t
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• Mormon prophet
  ...also known as the [[Mormon president|president]] of [http://Mormon.org The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints]. ...e, Moses 1:8 [http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moses/1]). The president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a prophet, seer, and revelator.
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• Walter Rane:Mormon Artist
  ...Christ of Latter-day Saints], often inadvertently called the Mormon or LDS Church. ...the Eiffel Tower on the Place du Trocadero, and a local newspaper and the Church News each printed an article about it."[https://www.ldsliving.com/how-walte
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