Categorizing Mormon Doctrine
Defining Mormon Doctrine can be a difficult task. Not in defining the core doctrines, of course. But rather, in defining the corollaries which follow. Armand Mauss has designated four categories of...
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180 Years Ago In Church Periodicals: The Ten Tribes
Each month, I plan to feature an article, story, or document of interest that was published 180 years ago that same month in a Mormon periodical. There are some fascinating gems in the early...
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180 Years Ago: The Shepherd of Israel and the Tribe of Joseph
Each month, I plan to feature an extended summary of an article, story, or document of interest that was published 180 years ago that same month in a Mormon periodical. There are some fascinating gems...
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The Polygamy Revelations of Joseph Smith
The recent gospel topics essays by the church on plural marriage provide an unprecedented, frank look at a number of aspects of plural marriage previously not included in church discourse. With an...
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Emma Smith’s ‘Elect Lady’ predecessors
As part of a discussion on the gospel topics essay on Women, Temple and Priesthood, I looked briefly at Emma Smith as an “Elect Lady” who was to be “ordained” by Joseph Smith to expound and exhort...
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The Policy on Gay Couples, and the Priesthood Ban: A Comparison
I’ve heard people wonder what relationship there might be between the Church’s policy banning gay couples including their children from the church, and Brigham Young’s ban against blacks holding the...
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