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History of Mormon Temples

Latter-day Saints are a temple-building people. Theirs is a history of temples projected and built, often under intense opposition. An early revelation declared that “my people are always commanded to build [temples] unto my holy name” (D&C 124:39-40). In the last weeks of his life, the Prophet Joseph Smith affirmed: “We need the temple more [...]

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Official LDS Websites

Here are direct links to the most sought after Official LDS Websites: Official LDS Website – Read about our Basic Beliefs, study The Scriptures online, search our comprehensive Gospel Library and discover your Family History. Jesus Christ – the Son of God -Jesus Christ is central to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, [...]

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Joseph Smith – Revelations and Translations

I went and bought this at the hefty price of nearly $100, and it’s worth every penny. It’s a over-sized volume (9 in. x 12 in.) filled with full-page color reproductions in almost 800 pages. I highly recommend it. The Revelations and Translations series of the Joseph Smith Papers Project presents carefully reproduced facsimiles of [...]

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Joseph Smith Papers and Journals

Last week I was browsing through the LDS bookstores, shopping for Christmas presents. I ended up going over to the Beehive Clothing/Distribution Center a few blocks away to get the exact same items for 25%-40% less than the LDS Retailer’s supposed 30% sale price. It baffles me that LDS Retailers would take advantage of their [...]