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The letter was one of hundreds of documents concerning the history of the Latter Day Saint movement that surfaced in the early 1980s. The salamander letter presented a view of the life of the movement's founder, Joseph Smith, that stood sharply at odds with the commonly accepted version of the early progression of the church Smith established.
After the letter had been purchased for the church and became public knowledge, LDS Church apostle Dallin H. Oaks asserted to Mormon educators that the words "white salamander" could be reconciled with Smith's Angel Moroni because, in the 1820s, the word salamander might also refer to a mythical being thought to be able to live in fire, and a ...
His great-great-grandfather, John Tanner, gave large donations to church founder Joseph Smith when the fledgling church was deeply in debt. Like her husband, Sandra was a fifth-generation Mormon. She is a great-great-granddaughter of Brigham Young, the LDS Church's second president. Both families had longstanding ties to the Mormon community.
This article lists the presidents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). The included persons have served as President of the Church and prophet, seer, and revelator of the LDS Church.
Comparatively little of Mormon doctrinal teaching involves "what traditional Christian catechism would call 'pure theology.'" [13] Mormon "history evolves as part of the church's canon," and an LDS Correlation Committee attempts to ensure that "all church publications, from periodicals to curriculum materials, follow official policy and express ...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has taken issue with a Netflix series it calls "dangerously misleading." Mormon church responds to 'deceptive' depiction in Netflix's show 'American ...
A brief introduction to the history of the Church up to the production date of the film. Lowell Thomas narrates the prologue, and Richard L. Evans tells the story of the Church. Music by the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. No More a Stranger: 1964 The story focuses on the reception of a new family into a ward. Man's Search for Happiness: 1964 13 min.
Association for Mormon Letters: Orem, Utah: Included with AML membership or available separately. Available online. Latter-day Saint Historical Studies: 2000–current semi-annual journal Independent LDS histories Ensign Peak Foundation: Salt Lake City, Utah Replaced Nauvoo Journal. Formerly titled Mormon Historical Studies. Available online ...