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New Arrivals August 7, 2018
New Arrivals ❧ August 7, 2018 1. Robinson, Ebenezer; Don Carlos Smith, Joseph Smith, and John Taylor (Editors). Times and Seasons Nauvoo: Robinson & Smith; Joseph Smith; John Taylor and Wilford Woodruff; John Taylor, November, 1839 - February, 1846. Six volumes (131 numbers) bound as four (1-2, 3-4, 5, 6) 958; 383; [384]-767; [768]-1135pp. Octavos [23 cm.] Volumes 1-5 bound in later 3/4 brown leather over marbled boards, with gilt stamped titles on the backstrips, and red speckled edges. Volume 6 bound in modern black cloth over boards, with the title and single ruled borders in gilt on the backstrip. The extremities are a bit dinged and rubbed. The underlying boards are exposed occasionally along the edges. Most of the facsimile plate at p. 721 in Volume III, Number 10, is absent. The pages have very occasional open tears in the margins, causing only minor loss to the text. There are losses, measuring 2" wide by 2 1/2" deep, from the top fore-edge corners of pp. 738- 741, which have resulted in more significant loss to the text. The pages of volumes 3 and 4 have light tide marks here and there, with the most prominent tide marks on the 336-383. Several pages in Volume 5 contain trivial marginalia. Volume 1, number 1, is the third state, with "Ptevail" and a date of "Nov. 1839." Volume 1, Numbers 2 and 3, are second state printings, with "Terms" in capital letters with open face type. [53854] $50,000 This is the entire run of the influential Nauvoo newspaper. -
Premortal Spirits: Implications for Cloning, Abortion, Evolution, and Extinction
Premortal Spirits: Implications for Cloning, Abortion, Evolution, and Extinction Kent C. Condie /~\ny organism (animal or plant) living on Earth today or any organism that lived on Earth in the geologic past is largely the product of its genes, which in turn are inherited from two parents—or, in the case of asexual re- production, one parent. No other parents can produce this organism. Hence, if each organism is patterned precisely after a spiritual precursor, as we are commonly led to believe by some interpretations of Moses 3:5, only one set of parents can produce this organism in the temporal world. Car- ried further, this scenario means that all of our spouses and children are predestined from the spirit world and that we really have not exercised free agency in selecting a mate or in having children in this life. It also means that each plant and animal that has ever lived on Earth was predestined to come from one or two specific parents. This would also seem to require that events in Earth history are predestined, because specific events are necessary to bring predestined individuals into contact with each other in the right time frame. But how can a predestined or deterministic temporal world be consis- tent with traditional LDS belief in free agency? From the very onset of the restoration of the LDS Church, Joseph Smith taught that God "did not elect or predestinate." As Bruce R. McConkie states, "Predestination is the false doctrine that from all eternity God has ordered whatever comes to pass." Determinism advocates that all earthly events are controlled by prior events (usually in the premortal existence), but not necessarily by God. -
Old Testament: Gospel Doctrine Teacher\222S Manual
“Thou Wast Chosen Lesson Before Thou Wast Born ” 2 Abraham 3; Moses 4:1–4 Purpose To help class members understand the doctrine of foreordination and their own responsibility to help build up the kingdom of God and bring souls to Christ. Preparation 1. Prayerfully study the following scriptures from the Pearl of Great Price and the Doctrine and Covenants: a. Abraham 3:11 –12, 22 –23; Doctrine and Covenants 138:53 –57. Abraham talks with the Lord face to face and learns that in the premortal life many “noble and great ” spirits were foreordained to their mortal missions (Abraham 3:11 –12, 22 –23). President Joseph F. Smith learns more about the “noble and great ones ” in a vision of the Savior ’s visit to the spirit world before His Resurrection (D&C 138:53 –57). b. Abraham 3:24 –28; Moses 4:1 –4. Abraham and Moses are shown in vision that Jesus Christ was chosen in the Council in Heaven to be our Savior and that we chose to follow him. They are also shown that Lucifer (Satan) and the spirits who followed him were cast out of heaven. 2. Additional reading: Isaiah 14:12 –15; Revelation 12:7 –9; Alma 13:3 –5; Doc- trine and Covenants 29:36 –39; and the rest of Abraham 3 and Doctrine and Covenants 138. Suggested Lesson Development Attention Activity You may want to use one of the following activities (or one of your own) to begin the lesson. Select the activity that would be most appropriate for the class. -
The Secret Mormon Meetings of 1922
University of Nevada, Reno THE SECRET MORMON MEETINGS OF 1922 A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History By Shannon Caldwell Montez C. Elizabeth Raymond, Ph.D. / Thesis Advisor December 2019 Copyright by Shannon Caldwell Montez 2019 All Rights Reserved UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA RENO THE GRADUATE SCHOOL We recommend that the thesis prepared under our supervision by SHANNON CALDWELL MONTEZ entitled The Secret Mormon Meetings of 1922 be accepted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of MASTER OF ARTS C. Elizabeth Raymond, Ph.D., Advisor Cameron B. Strang, Ph.D., Committee Member Greta E. de Jong, Ph.D., Committee Member Erin E. Stiles, Ph.D., Graduate School Representative David W. Zeh, Ph.D., Dean, Graduate School December 2019 i Abstract B. H. Roberts presented information to the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in January of 1922 that fundamentally challenged the entire premise of their religious beliefs. New research shows that in addition to church leadership, this information was also presented during the neXt few months to a select group of highly educated Mormon men and women outside of church hierarchy. This group represented many aspects of Mormon belief, different areas of eXpertise, and varying approaches to dealing with challenging information. Their stories create a beautiful tapestry of Mormon life in the transition years from polygamy, frontier life, and resistance to statehood, assimilation, and respectability. A study of the people involved illuminates an important, overlooked, underappreciated, and eXciting period of Mormon history. -
The Development of Municipal Government in the Territory of Utah
Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive Theses and Dissertations 1972 The Development of Municipal Government in the Territory of Utah Alvin Charles Koritz Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Mormon Studies Commons, and the Political Science Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Koritz, Alvin Charles, "The Development of Municipal Government in the Territory of Utah" (1972). Theses and Dissertations. 4856. https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4856 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected], [email protected]. Brigham Young University BYU ScholarsArchive All Theses and Dissertations 1972 The evelopmeD nt of Municipal Government in the Territory of Utah Alvin Charles Koritz Brigham Young University - Provo Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd Part of the Mormon Studies Commons, and the Political Science Commons BYU ScholarsArchive Citation Koritz, Alvin Charles, "The eD velopment of Municipal Government in the Territory of Utah" (1972). All Theses and Dissertations. 4856. http://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/4856 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by BYU ScholarsArchive. It has been accepted for inclusion in All Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of BYU ScholarsArchive. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE DEVELOPMENT OF MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IN THE TERRITORY OF UTAH A Thesis Presented to the Department of Political Science Brigham Young University In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Arts by Alvin Charles Koritz August 1972 ACKNOWLEDGMENTS The author sincerely wishes to acknowledge the assistance and encouragement given to him by the following people: Dr. -
The Keys That Never Rust
The Keys That Never Rust Elder James E. Faust Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Ensign, Nov. 1994, 72-74 A few months ago, my beloved Ruth, Elder Holland very much, saying in substance, ‘Now, if they kill me, and his sweet Patty, and I accompanied a group into the you have all the keys and all the ordinances and you can fascinating old city of Jerusalem to look for the door confer them upon others, and the powers of Satan will with the name of Hyde carved on it. The enchanting not be able to tear down the kingdom as fast as you will smells of the open containers of spices and the sounds of be able to build it up, and upon your shoulders will the men selling their wares were exhilarating. As we entered responsibility of leading this people rest.’ ” (Joseph St. Saviour’s Monastery, looking for the door, we Fielding Smith, Doctrines of Salvation, comp. Bruce R. entered into old passageways surrounded by stone walls. McConkie, 3 vols. [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1954–56], We were told that some parts of the walls went back to 1:259) the time of the Crusaders. On one wall hung an After learning of the deaths of the Prophet Joseph assortment of ancient rusted keys. Some of these keys and the Patriarch Hyrum, Wilford Woodruff reports his were huge. All were larger than the keys we use today. meeting with Brigham Young, who was then the Many of them were very ornate. Many of the doors the President of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, as keys were made to open no longer exist, or if they do, the follows: “I met Brigham Young in the streets of Boston, keys and the locks would be too rusty to open them. -
REC Constitution & Canons
Constitution & Canons of the Reformed Episcopal Church As Adopted 2017 (version 3.5) Prepared by the Committee on Constitution and Canons in consultation with the Bishops, Committee on Doctrine and Worship, and the General Committee of the Reformed Episcopal Church and adopted by the Fifty-fifth General Council June 14-16, AD 2017 Dallas, Texas CONSTITUTION AND CANONS OF THE REFORMED EPISCOPAL CHURCH CONTENTS Constitution ARTICLE I Authority ....................................................................................................................................1 ARTICLE II Name..........................................................................................................................................1 ARTICLE III Doctrinal Position.......................................................................................................................1 ARTICLE IV Of Erroneous or Strange Teaching.............................................................................................1 ARTICLE V Of Authority ..............................................................................................................................2 ARTICLE VI Composition of the General Council..........................................................................................2 ARTICLE VII Of the General Council..............................................................................................................2 ARTICLE VIII Officers of the General Council..................................................................................................3 -
Journal of Mormon History Vol. 9, 1982
Journal of Mormon History Volume 9 | Issue 1 Article 1 1-1-1982 Journal of Mormon History Vol. 9, 1982 Recommended Citation (1982) "Journal of Mormon History Vol. 9, 1982," Journal of Mormon History: Vol. 9: Iss. 1, Article 1. Available at: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol9/iss1/1 This Full Issue is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@USU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Mormon History by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@USU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Journal of Mormon History Vol. 9, 1982 Table of Contents • --Steaming Through: Arrangements for Mormon Emigration from Europe, 1869-1887 Richard L. Jensen, 3 • --The "Leading Sisters": A Female Hierarchy in Nineteenth Century Mormon Society Maureen Ursenbach Beecher, 25 • --Millenarianism and the Early Mormon Mind Grant Underwood, 41 • --Early Mormonism and Early Christianity: Some Parallels and their Consequences for the Study of New Religions John G. Gager, 53 • --Faithful History: Hazards and Limitations Melvin T. Smith, 61 • --Mormon Moderne: Latter-day Saint Architecture, 1925-1945 Paul L. Anderson, 71 • --"A Place Prepared": Joseph, Brigham and the Quest for Promised Refuge in the West Ronald K. Esplin, 85 This full issue is available in Journal of Mormon History: http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/mormonhistory/vol9/iss1/1 Journal of Mormon History Steaming Through: Arrangements for Mormon Emigration from Europe, 1869-1887 By Richard L. Jensen There was much worth remembering about the twin relics of early Mor- mon emigration — wind power across the Atlantic and ox power overland — and participants in the experience would be venerated as pioneers. -
“For This Ordinance Belongeth to My House”: the Practice of Baptism for the Dead Outside the Nauvoo Temple
Alexander L. Baugh: Baptism for the Dead Outside Temples 47 “For This Ordinance Belongeth to My House”: The Practice of Baptism for the Dead Outside the Nauvoo Temple Alexander L. Baugh The Elders’ Journal of July 1838, published in Far West, Missouri, includ- ed a series of twenty questions related to Mormonism. The answers to the questions bear the editorial pen of Joseph Smith. Question number sixteen posed the following query: “If the Mormon doctrine is true, what has become of all those who have died since the days of the apostles?” The Prophet answered, “All those who have not had an opportunity of hearing the gospel, and being administered to by an inspired man in the flesh, must have it hereafter before they can be finally judged.”1 The Prophet’s thought is clear—the dead must have someone in mortality administer the saving ordinances for them to be saved in the kingdom of God. Significantly, the answer given by the Prophet marks his first known statement concerning the doctrine of vicari- ous work for the dead. However, it was not until more than two years later that the principle was put into practice.2 On 15 August 1840, Joseph Smith preached the funeral sermon of Seymour Brunson during which time he declared for the first time the doc- trine of baptism for the dead.3 Unfortunately, there are no contemporary accounts of the Prophet’s discourse. However, Simon Baker was present at the funeral services and later stated that during the meeting the Prophet read extensively from 1 Corinthians 15, then noted a particular widow in the congregation whose son had died without baptism. -
President's Message
12 10 number ISSUE 134 PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE TABLE OF CONTENTS KUDOS TO THE HURRICANE VALLEY CHAPTER FOR HOSTING A SUPERB CONVENTION! From the moment we arrived at the Stake Center in Hurricane we were warmly greeted and pointed in the direction of a registration area organized according to alphabet sections for “no wait” efficiency. A look into the cultural hall revealed walls that had been adorned with pictorial histories of the communities in Hurricane Valley. Tables were set and beautifully decorated for the evening meal. The food throughout the convention was tasty, especially the delicious prime rib served at the concluding banquet on Saturday. Rave reviews were received from patrons of all three tours that were offered with the transportation organized to function in perfect sequence. Hosts on the buses entertained with stories of pioneering development in the local communities. Evening entertainment was of Broadway quality and had us as the audience clapping hands and tapping feet in rhythm with the music. The talent displayed on both nights was jaw dropping! Elder Gerald Lund’s concluding address was masterfully tailored to the Convention theme: “Moving Our Heritage Forward.” Conclusion: The folks in Hurricane really know how to host a memorable National Convention! Congratulations Hurricane - You do us PROUD!! (Continued On Following Page) 1 OCTOBER 2016 (Continued From Previous Page) 2016 PRESIDENTIAL AWARD FOR MERITORIOUS SERVICE PRESENTED TO JAY SMITH. This new recognition was inaugurated this year and will be presented annually at the National Convention to an SUP member who has distinguished himself with a lifetime of dedicated service and leadership at the chapter and national levels. -
Marygold Manor DJ List
Page 1 of 143 Marygold Manor 4974 songs, 12.9 days, 31.82 GB Name Artist Time Genre Take On Me A-ah 3:52 Pop (fast) Take On Me a-Ha 3:51 Rock Twenty Years Later Aaron Lines 4:46 Country Dancing Queen Abba 3:52 Disco Dancing Queen Abba 3:51 Disco Fernando ABBA 4:15 Rock/Pop Mamma Mia ABBA 3:29 Rock/Pop You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 3:30 Rock You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 3:30 Rock You Shook Me All Night Long AC/DC 3:31 Rock AC/DC Mix AC/DC 5:35 Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap ACDC 3:51 Rock/Pop Thunderstruck ACDC 4:52 Rock Jailbreak ACDC 4:42 Rock/Pop New York Groove Ace Frehley 3:04 Rock/Pop All That She Wants (start @ :08) Ace Of Base 3:27 Dance (fast) Beautiful Life Ace Of Base 3:41 Dance (fast) The Sign Ace Of Base 3:09 Pop (fast) Wonderful Adam Ant 4:23 Rock Theme from Mission Impossible Adam Clayton/Larry Mull… 3:27 Soundtrack Ghost Town Adam Lambert 3:28 Pop (slow) Mad World Adam Lambert 3:04 Pop For Your Entertainment Adam Lambert 3:35 Dance (fast) Nirvana Adam Lambert 4:23 I Wanna Grow Old With You (edit) Adam Sandler 2:05 Pop (slow) I Wanna Grow Old With You (start @ 0:28) Adam Sandler 2:44 Pop (slow) Hello Adele 4:56 Pop Make You Feel My Love Adele 3:32 Pop (slow) Chasing Pavements Adele 3:34 Make You Feel My Love Adele 3:32 Pop Make You Feel My Love Adele 3:32 Pop Rolling in the Deep Adele 3:48 Blue-eyed soul Marygold Manor Page 2 of 143 Name Artist Time Genre Someone Like You Adele 4:45 Blue-eyed soul Rumour Has It Adele 3:44 Pop (fast) Sweet Emotion Aerosmith 5:09 Rock (slow) I Don't Want To Miss A Thing (Cold Start) -
Mormon Baptismal Site in Chatburn, England
Carol Wilkinson: Baptismal Site in Chatburn, England 83 Mormon Baptismal Site in Chatburn, England Carol Wilkinson The location of a baptismal site in the village of Chatburn, England, used by Mormon missionaries in the 1830s and 1840s has been identified. This village, along with the neighboring community of Downham, was the location of a large number of Mormon conversions when the message of the restored gospel was first preached to the inhabitants during this time period. The first Mormon missionaries to England arrived in Liverpool in July 1837. These seven men (Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, Willard Richards, Joseph Fielding, Isaac Russell, John Goodson, and John Snyder), quickly moved to Preston where they were successful in receiving converts and orga- nized a branch of the Church in that city. After organizing the Preston Branch they decided to separate and carry their message to other parts of the surround- ing country. Heber C. Kimball, Orson Hyde, and Joseph Fielding stayed in the Preston area and continued to proselytize and organize branches. Kimball and Fielding also began to venture into the upper reaches of the river Ribble Val- ley, teaching in Walkerford and Ribchester, where they experienced further success and organized additional branches of the Church.1 Further upstream from these villages lay the small communities of Chat- burn and Downham, just south of the river Ribble and north of towering Pen- dle Hill. Some of the most spiritual experiences of the missionary effort in the upper Ribble Valley occurred in these two villages. When Heber expressed a desire to visit the villages he noted receiving a negative response from some of his companions: “Having mentioned my determination of going to Chat- burn to several of my brethren, they endeavored to dissuade me from going, CAROL WILKINSON ([email protected]) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Exercise Sciences, Brigham Young University, and an adjunct faculty member in the Department of Church History and Doctrine, BYU.