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From the Desk: Learning by Study and Faith is a history and religion blog. While the site has increasingly become devoted to the history and theology of Joseph Smith and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, it also provides extensive coverage of wider topics such as American history and ancient history.
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21h ago
His loneliness was formative.
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4d ago
He's largely known for baptizing Wilford Woodruff and being mentioned in Section 124 of the Doctrine and Covenants.
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1w ago
The aim of this article is to examine the sacrament ritual of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in the broader context of Christian worship.
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From the Desk
2w ago
A call to greater righteousness and holiness was the aim.
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2w ago
The Lord's promised endowment referred explicitly to gifts of 'power from on high,' not ordinances or rituals.
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3w ago
They represent the cross-section of Japanese society in the breadth of political and social views they hold.
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From the Desk
1M ago
It was the first volume in a Journal of Discourses compilation that the First Presidency asked Elder McConkie not to publish.
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From the Desk
1M ago
Lucy Mack Smith, mother of the Prophet Joseph Smith, was an honored and venerated matriarchal figure among the Latter-day Saint community that affectionately called her “Mother Smith.” Born in Gilsum, New Hampshire in 1776 to Solomon Mack and Lydia Gates, she was the youngest of eight children. Sign up to be notified when we publish […]
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1M ago
Unlike in my prior books, I cannot simply set aside or work around the key questions surrounding Joseph Smith.
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1M ago
This page features quotes from Brigham young about topics like prayer, music, Jesus Christ, and self-sufficiency.
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