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Mormon teachings on skin color have evolved throughout the history of the Latter Day Saint movement, and have been the subject of controversy and criticism.Historically, in Mormonism's largest denomination the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), leaders beginning with founder Joseph Smith taught that dark skin was a sign of a curse from God. [1]
Daniel O. McClellan[ 1] is an American biblical scholar and social media personality. [ 2][ 3][ 4] He is a public scholar of the Bible and religion and an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. McClellan was the winner of the Society of Biblical Literature 's 2023 Richards Award for Public Scholarship.
A depiction of the Plan of Salvation, as illustrated by a source within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. In the theology and cosmology of Mormonism, in heaven there are three degrees of glory (alternatively, kingdoms of glory) which are the ultimate, eternal dwelling places for nearly all who have lived on earth after they are resurrected from the spirit world.
The concept of premortal life in the Latter Day Saint movement is an early and fundamental doctrine which states that all people existed as spirit bodies before coming to Earth and receiving a mortal body. In Mormonism 's eponymous text, the Book of Mormon, published in 1830, the premortal spirit of Jesus Christ appears in human form and ...
June 13, 1978 edition of BYU student newspaper The Universe about the end of the Latter-day Saint ban on Black male ordination. The 1978 Revelation on Priesthood was an announcement by leaders of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) that reversed a long-standing policy excluding men of Black African descent from ordination to the denomination's priesthood and both Black ...
Mormon book dealer Curt Bench listed this book among 50 important books on Mormonism in its first 150 years, including it as one of six "anti-Mormon" titles on the list. The book has been described by Dean Helland of Oral Roberts University as "the heavyweight of all books on Mormonism". However, D. Michael Quinn, a Mormon historian at Brigham ...
Exaltation is a belief in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints that after death some people will reach the highest level of [[Plan of salvation in the restored gospel of Jesus Christ] |salvation]] in the celestial kingdom and eternally live in God in God the Father and Jesus Christ's presence, continue as families, become gods, create worlds, and create spirit children over whom ...
Bern Switzerland Temple statue of Angel Moroni. Symbolism in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) is the process whereby objects or actions have been invested with an inner meaning expressing church ideas. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and its membership have adopted a number of symbols that differ from ...