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"Lamanite Genesis" Essay. Murphy drew attention in the media and from the leadership of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) after the publication of his essay, "Lamanite Genesis, Genealogy, and Genetics" in the 2002 book American Apocrypha. This essay discusses the genetic evidence for the geographic origin and lineage ...
The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D&C or D. and C.) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. Originally published in 1835 as Doctrine and Covenants of the Church of the Latter Day Saints: Carefully Selected from the Revelations of God, editions of the book ...
The Book of Joseph is an untranslated text identified by Joseph Smith after analyzing Egyptian papyri that came into his possession in 1835. Joseph Smith taught that the text contains the writings of the ancient biblical patriarch Joseph. From the same papyri collection, Smith produced the first part of the Book of Abraham, but was killed ...
The Standard Works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church, the largest in the Latter Day Saint movement) are the four books that currently constitute its open scriptural canon. The four books of the standard works are: The Standard Works are printed and distributed by the LDS Church both in a single binding called a ...
Chapter 2. LDS Basics; Chapter 3. What Does an LDS Look Like? From Real to Ideal; Chapter 4. Dispelling the Misconceptions: What an LDS is, and What it is Not; Chapter 5. LDS Benefits: Why Should We Build These Systems? Appendix A—Overview of the LDS Guide Series; Appendix B— References; Appendix C—Additional References; Appendix D ...
The Community of Christ, known as the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (RLDS Church) prior to 2001, has never sanctioned polygamy since its foundation in 1860. Joseph Smith III , the first Prophet-President of the RLDS Church following the reorganization of the Church, was an ardent opponent of the practice of plural ...
While the "basics" will meet the common, core goals of a P–20 LDS, the "expanded" components provide greater efficiencies and capabilities. Attaining all of these characteristics may be challenging technologically, politically, and financially—but well worth the effort in terms of functionality and benefit to stakeholders.
The plan of salvation as taught by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.. According to the doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the largest denomination in the Latter Day Saint movement, the plan of salvation (also known as the plan of happiness and the plan of redemption) is a plan God created to save, redeem, and exalt humankind, through the ...