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In May 1834, the church adopted a resolution that the church would be known thereafter as "The Church of the Latter Day Saints". [2] At various times the church was also referred to as "The Church of Jesus Christ", "The Church of God", [3] and "The Church of Christ of Latter Day Saints". [4] [5]
[7] [8] It is debatable whether Russell's concepts, patents, and prototypes instigated and in some measure influenced the compact disc's design. [9] The compact disc is an evolution of LaserDisc technology, [10] where a focused laser beam is used that enables the high information density required for high-quality digital audio signals. Unlike ...
The unified design of the compact disc allowed consumers to purchase any disc or player from any company and allowed the CD to dominate the at-home music market unchallenged. [8] The Sony CDP-101, released in 1982, was the world's first commercially released compact disc player. It was originally sold only in Japan.
The LDS Church currently does not use the cross [60] on the grounds that "because the Savior lives, we do not use the symbol of His death as the symbol of our faith", [61] although this aversion to the cross only became dominant in the 20th century. [62] [63] Rather than a cross, the logo of the LDS Church features the Christus statue as a symbol.
Chandler David Owens Sr. (October 2, 1931 – March 6, 2011) was an American minister and Holiness Pentecostal denomination leader of the Church of God in Christ (COGIC), for which he served as the Presiding Bishop from 1995 to 2000, after the death of Bishop Louis Henry Ford.
Inez Smith Davis, The Story of the Church: A History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and of Its Legal Successor, the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 12th edition, Herald House, 1981. ISBN 0-8309-0188-4; Roger D. Launius, Joseph III: Pragmatic Prophet, University of Illinois Press: 1995. ISBN 0-252-06515-8
Seventh Angel were considered to be thrash metal pioneers, [84] and their albums achieved mainstream distribution through the Music for Nations label. [85] Cross Rhythms states that for a long time Seventh Angel were considered to be the best metal act in the UK. [84] [86] [87] Seventh Angel also has included aspects of doom metal on some ...
Church of Christ (Wightite) – This denomination, founded by Lyman Wight in 1844, split from the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints) at the death of Joseph Smith. Church of Christ (Temple Lot) – Informally referred to as "Hedrickites", this denomination is headquartered in Independence, Missouri, on what is known as the Temple Lot.