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1957 Journal Of The Kentucky Conference The Proceedings Of The One Hundred And Thirty-Seventh Session (Nineteenth Session Of The United Church), The Methodist Church Jan 2019

1957 Journal Of The Kentucky Conference The Proceedings Of The One Hundred And Thirty-Seventh Session (Nineteenth Session Of The United Church), The Methodist Church

Journal of the Kentucky Conference

No abstract provided.


Survey Report Albania, Leonie Vrugtman, Dior Angjeli Jan 2019

Survey Report Albania, Leonie Vrugtman, Dior Angjeli

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

In April and May 2019, more than one hundred surveys were distributed amongst influential figures in Albania. The survey aimed to gather their views on the role of religion in Albania and the Western Balkans.


Joseph Knew First: Moses, The Egyptian Son, Nathan J. Arp Jan 2019

Joseph Knew First: Moses, The Egyptian Son, Nathan J. Arp

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

After about 1500 years of slumber, ancient Egyptian was brought back to life in the early 19th century, when scholars deciphered hieroglyphs. T his revolutionary success opened the door to a reevaluation of history from the viewpoint of ancient Egypt. In the wake of this new knowledge, the first scholar posited the idea in 1849 that the name of Moses stemmed from the Egyptian word for child. Subsequently, this idea was refined, and currently the majority of scholars believe Moses’s name comes from the Egyptian verb “to beget,” which is also the root for the Egyptian word for child, or …


“Come Unto Me” As A Technical Gospel Term, Noel B. Reynolds Jan 2019

“Come Unto Me” As A Technical Gospel Term, Noel B. Reynolds

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

The Book of Mormon repeatedly outlines a six-part definition of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, but most writers within the book refer to only two or three of them at a time in a biblical rhetorical device called merismus. Throughout the scriptures, the term “come unto Christ” in its many forms is used as part of these merisms to represent enduring to the end. This article examines the many abbreviations of the gospel, connects the phrase “come unto Christ” with enduring to the end, and discusses some of the alternate uses of these types of phrases.


Assessing The Criticisms Of Early-Age Latter-Day Saint Marriages, Craig L. Foster Jan 2019

Assessing The Criticisms Of Early-Age Latter-Day Saint Marriages, Craig L. Foster

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Critics of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have accused Joseph Smith and other early Latter-day Saint men of pedophilia because they married teenaged women. Indeed, they have emphatically declared that such marriages were against 19th-century societal norms. However, historians and other experts have repeatedly stated that young people married throughout the 19th-century, and such marriages have been relatively common throughout all of US history. This article examines some of the accusations of early Latter-day Saint pedophilia and places such marriages within the greater historical and social context, illustrating that such marriages were normal and acceptable for their …


Messengers Of The Covenant: Mormon’S Doctrinal Use Of Malachi 3:1 In Moroni 7:29–32, Matthew L. Bowen Jan 2019

Messengers Of The Covenant: Mormon’S Doctrinal Use Of Malachi 3:1 In Moroni 7:29–32, Matthew L. Bowen

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Although not evident at first glance, shared terminology and phraseology in Malachi 3:1 (3 Nephi 24:1) and Moroni 7:29–32 suggest textual dependency of the latter on the former. Jesus’s dictation of Malachi 3–4 to the Lamanites and Nephites at the temple in Bountiful, as recorded and preserved on the plates of Nephi, helped provide Mormon a partial scriptural and doctrinal basis for his teachings on the ministering of angels, angels/messengers of the covenant, the “work” of “the covenants of the Father,” and “prepar[ing] the way” in his sermon as preserved in Moroni 7. This article explores the implications of Mormon’s …


I Don’T Have A Testimony Of The History Of The Church, Davis Bitton Jan 2019

I Don’T Have A Testimony Of The History Of The Church, Davis Bitton

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

In this masterful presentation, accomplished historian Davis Bitton addresses the role of history and belief. Testimonies, he asserts, are born of belief and spiritual witnesses, not from historical events. It is quite possible to know all about Church history and still remain a believing member.


Research And More Research, Daniel C. Peterson Jan 2019

Research And More Research, Daniel C. Peterson

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Young members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have grown up with a plethora of information available to answer the questions they may have about the Gospel. This, in turn, has allowed discordant information to cause concern in many members, ultimately drawing some away from the Gospel. In a recent address to young, married members of the Church in Chicago, President Dallin H. Oaks advised that more research is often not the way to approach these concerns, but rather that members should rely on their faith in Jesus Christ. While many may not agree with this advice, …


Compassion As The Heart Of The Gospel, Daniel C. Peterson Jan 2019

Compassion As The Heart Of The Gospel, Daniel C. Peterson

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

The Greek philosopher Aristotle, clearly one of the world’s great geniuses, created the concept of the “unmoved mover,” which moves “other things, but is, itself, unmoved by anything else.” This label became the standard Jewish, Christian, and Muslim description of an impersonal God — a God without body, parts or passions — a concept that has, for nearly 20 centuries, dominated western theology, philosophy, and science. The problem for thinkers in these religious traditions is that the God depicted in the Bible and the Qur’an is plainly personal. A careful review of the Bible and modern scripture reveals a “compassionate, …


A Nourishing And Accessible Read, Morgan Deane Jan 2019

A Nourishing And Accessible Read, Morgan Deane

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Sometimes it is easy to overlook, disregard, or discount the “war chapters” in the Book of Mormon. Michaela Stephens’ new book about these chapters deserves wider attention, as it is an excellent study resource that provides valuable devotional and academic insights while remaining accessible to lay readers.


D&C 21, George Albert Smith, And Hugh B. Brown: A Fresh Look At Three Incidents In Church History, Duane Boyce Jan 2019

D&C 21, George Albert Smith, And Hugh B. Brown: A Fresh Look At Three Incidents In Church History, Duane Boyce

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

When discussions arise about the relationship between Church members and the prophets who lead them, certain episodes in Church history often appear. These include the Lord’s words about “all patience and faith” in Doctrine and Covenants 21:4–5, as well as incidents involving George Albert Smith and Hugh B. Brown. On the surface, such episodes might seem to raise doubts about the reliability of the presiding Brethren in representing the Lord or to minimize the importance of Church orthodoxy itself. A closer look shows such interpretations to be a mistake, however. When we clarify the record, we see that these episodes …


The Māori Latter-Day Saint Historical Narrative: Additions And Amendments, Louis Midgley Jan 2019

The Māori Latter-Day Saint Historical Narrative: Additions And Amendments, Louis Midgley

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

Selwyn Kātene has again assembled twelve essays written by the descendants of famous Māori Latter-day Saints. This volume flows from a revival of interest in the ground and content of the faith of early Māori Saints that began in the late 1990s. In various ways the essays in this volume add to and amend what has previously been known about what began unexpectedly on Christmas Day in 1882, when the first group of Māori joined the Church of Jesus Christ. Not only did the Māori have Seers who opened the way, some of those elite Māori men, who had been …


Full Issue Jan 2019

Full Issue

Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship

No abstract provided.


2019 Conference Schedule Jan 2019

2019 Conference Schedule

Mormon Pacific Historical Society

No abstract provided.


The Building Of The Toyko Temple, Conan P. Story Jan 2019

The Building Of The Toyko Temple, Conan P. Story

Mormon Pacific Historical Society

This is a story of the building of the Tokyo Temple, the first temple built in Asia by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. It is not a history, although I hope it will shed some historical light on a few aspects of this magnificent temple. It is simply my story—what I saw and did, and what I learned about this House of the Lord as it rose from the ground and was dedicated in 1980. I like to tell this story starting in 1948 because that is when the Lord began to reveal His plan for where …


"Study To Show Thyself Approved": Seventh-Day Adventism's Legacy Of Careful Biblical Scholarship, Ginger Hanks Harwood, Beverly Beem Jan 2019

"Study To Show Thyself Approved": Seventh-Day Adventism's Legacy Of Careful Biblical Scholarship, Ginger Hanks Harwood, Beverly Beem

Andrews University Seminary Studies (AUSS)

This article, based largely on the writings of early Adventist leaders, examines the sources of Adventist hermeneutics primarily as they are revealed through the articles of the Advent Review and Sabbath Herald and the writings of Ellen G. White. It briefly surveys the interpretative methods of William Miller, recognizing the influence that his contemporary cultural setting had upon him, and identifying major practices that characterized early Adventist biblical interpretation. The article’s focus is on the hermeneutical practices of the nineteenth-century Sabbatarian/Seventh-day Adventist spokespersons and the importance they gave to honest inquiry, the role of reason and revelation, and the practices …


Question 8 - What Are Some Key Names And Titles For The Bible Found Within The Pages Of The Bible?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 8 - What Are Some Key Names And Titles For The Bible Found Within The Pages Of The Bible?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 16 - How Have Various Well-Known Personalities From Different Walks Of Life Viewed The Bible?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 16 - How Have Various Well-Known Personalities From Different Walks Of Life Viewed The Bible?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 69 - Who Were Gutenberg And Erasmus?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 69 - Who Were Gutenberg And Erasmus?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 51 - What Are The Results And Implications Of Illumination?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 51 - What Are The Results And Implications Of Illumination?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 74 - What Are The Facts Regarding The Septuagint?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 74 - What Are The Facts Regarding The Septuagint?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 67 - Who Was John Wycliffe?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 67 - Who Was John Wycliffe?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 83 - What Are The Facts Regarding The Matthew’S Bible?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 83 - What Are The Facts Regarding The Matthew’S Bible?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 46 - If The Bible Is The Inerrant Word Of God, How Do We Account For The Alleged Contradictions And Supposed Errors Within Its Pages?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 46 - If The Bible Is The Inerrant Word Of God, How Do We Account For The Alleged Contradictions And Supposed Errors Within Its Pages?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 89 - What Are The Facts Regarding The King James Bible?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 89 - What Are The Facts Regarding The King James Bible?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 100 - What Supernatural Elements May Be Seen Regarding The Care And Copy, Amazing Circulation And Absolute Honesty Of The Bible?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 100 - What Supernatural Elements May Be Seen Regarding The Care And Copy, Amazing Circulation And Absolute Honesty Of The Bible?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 94 - What Supernatural Elements May Be Seen Regarding The Unity Of The Bible?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 94 - What Supernatural Elements May Be Seen Regarding The Unity Of The Bible?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


Question 91 - Why Have Seven Bible Editions Over The Centuries Earned A Dubious Reputation?, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

Question 91 - Why Have Seven Bible Editions Over The Centuries Earned A Dubious Reputation?, Harold Willmington

101 Most Asked Questions

No abstract provided.


God-Ordained Leaders - Biblical Authors, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

God-Ordained Leaders - Biblical Authors, Harold Willmington

God-Ordained Leaders

No abstract provided.


God-Ordained Leaders - Judges, Harold Willmington Jan 2019

God-Ordained Leaders - Judges, Harold Willmington

God-Ordained Leaders

No abstract provided.