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Revelations In Context: Joseph Smith's Letter From Liberty Jail, March 20, 1839, Dean C. Jessee, John W. Welch

BYU Studies

While Joseph Smith was incarcerated in Liberty Jail from December 1, 1838, to April 6, 1839, he wrote or dictated eight surviving letters. Four were addressed to Emma, his wife, and all of them display the sterling character of the Prophet Joseph under trials of the most extreme conditions imaginable. His letter of March 20, 1839, directed to "the church of Latter-day saints at Quincy Illinois and scattered abroad and to Bishop Partridge in particular," is one of the most revealing and most significant letters ever written by a prophet of God in the dispensation of the fullness of times. …

The Campaign And The Kingdom: The Activities Of The Electioneers In Joseph Smith's Presidential Campaign, Margaret C. Robertson

BYU Studies

In 1844, Joseph Smith, President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, ran for president of the United States. At the April 1844 LDS general conference, a call was made for volunteers to "electioneer for Joseph to be the next President," as Heber C. Kimball put it. Immediately, 244 elders volunteered. By the time the list of names was recorded in the records of the Church a week later, the number approached 340. Even more elders eventually volunteered or were called to take up the cause. As part of the campaign, the Quorum of the Twelve scheduled public …

Examining Six Key Concepts In Joseph Smith's Understanding Of Genesis 1:1, Kevin L. Barney

BYU Studies

Joseph Smith spent Sunday afternoon, April 7, 1844, in a grove behind the Nauvoo Temple. There he gave a funeral sermon, which lasted for over two hours, dedicated to a loyal friend named King Follett, who had been crushed by a bucket of rocks while repairing a well. Known today as the King Follett Discourse and widely believed to be the Prophet's greatest sermon, this address was Joseph's most cogent and forceful presentation of his Nauvoo doctrine on the nature of God, including the ideas of a plurality of Gods and the potential of a man to become as God. …

The Dead Sea Scrolls: Questions And Responses For Latter-Day Saints, Donald W. Parry, Stephen D. Ricks

Maxwell Institute Publications

Since their initial discovery in 1947, the ancient scrolls found in caves near the Dead Sea have stirred public curiosity. For Latter-day Saints, whose scriptural tradition speaks of sacred records to come forth in the last days, the Dead Sea Scrolls naturally give rise to questions such as:

— Are there references to Christ or Christianity in the scrolls?

— Do the scrolls contain scripture missing from the Bible?

— Is the plan of salvation attested in the scrolls?

— Do the scrolls refer to Joseph Smith or other latter-day figures?

The Dead Sea Scrolls: Questions and Responses for Latter-day …

Abraham In Egypt, Hugh Nibley

Maxwell Institute Publications

The Book of Abraham, one of the canonized works of Latter-day Saint scripture brought forth by the Prophet Joseph Smith, has been attacked by critics since its publication in 1842. In Abraham in Egypt, LDS scholar Hugh Nibley draws on his erudition in ancient languages, literature, and history to defend the book on historical and doctrinal grounds.

Nibley examines the Book of Abraham’s striking connections with ancient texts and Egyptian religion and culture. He discusses the book’s many nonbiblical themes that are found in apocryphal literature not known or available in Smith’s day. In opening up many other lines …

Joseph Smith And The Problem Of Evil, David L. Paulsen

BYU Studies

Nothing challenges the rationality of our belief in God or tests our trust in him more severely than human suffering and wickedness. Both are pervasive in our common experience. If this is not immediately evident, a glance at the morning paper or the evening news will make it so. At the moment, names like "Oklahoma City," "Columbine," "Kosovo," and "Turkey" evoke image upon image of unspeakable human cruelty or grief. But still "Auschwitz" and "Belsen" haunt our memories. And who can fathom the anguish of family members in West Valley, Utah, when they discovered their precious little girls suffocated together …

Joseph Smith Portraits: A Search For The Prophet's Likeness Ephraim Hatch, Robert O. Davis

BYU Studies

Ephraim Hatch. Joseph Smith Portraits: A Sear for the Prophet's Likeness. Provo, Utah: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1998. viii; 112 pp. Illustrations, index. $18.95.

"I Love All Men Who Dive": Herman Melville And Joseph Smith, Richard Dilworth Rust

BYU Studies

Herman Melville and Joseph Smith were two "deep thinkers" linked by time and place. But these men had different experiences that led to different conclusions about life and hope.

Parting The Veil: The Visions Of Joseph Smith, Alexander L. Baugh

BYU Studies

God granted to the Prophet Joseph the gift of visions. Joseph received so many that they became almost commonplace for him. The strength and knowledge Joseph received through these visions helped him establish the Church.

The Revised And Enhanced History Of Joseph Smith By His Mother Scot Facer Proctor And Maurine Jensen Proctor, Glen M. Leonard

BYU Studies

Scot Facer Proctor and Maurine Jensen Proctor, eds. The Revised and Enhanced History of Joseph Smith by His Mother. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1996. xxxvii; 506 pp. Illustrations, notes, appendixes, bibliographic note, index. $19.95.

Early Mormon Documents, Vol I Dan Vogel, Craig L. Foster

BYU Studies

Dan Vogel, comp. and ed. Early Mormon Documents, vol. 1. Salt lake City: Signature Books, 1996. xvi; 708 pp. Map, illustrations, bibliography, index. $34.95.

Solomon Chamberlin's Missing Pamphlet: Dreams, Visions, And Angelic Ministrants, Larry C. Porter

BYU Studies

An 1829 pamphlet tells of the early experiences of a visionary man who was guided to Joseph Smith in Palmyra and who recognized the Restoration as the fulfillment of his spiritual quest.

Having Authority: The Origins And Development Of Priesthood During The Ministry Of Joseph Smith Gregory A. Prince, Arnold K. Garr

BYU Studies

Gregory A. Prince. Having Authority: The Origins and Development of Priesthood during the Ministry of Joseph Smith. John Whitmer Historical Association Monograph Series. Independence, Mo.: Independence Press, 1993. 99 pp. Bibliography. Paperback, $6.00.

The Visionary World Of Joseph Smith, Richard Lyman Bushman

BYU Studies

Several people around the time of Joseph Smith had visionary experiences, opening a way for some to hear and receive the Prophet's unique messages.

Images Of The Prophet Joseph Smith By Davis Bitton, Susan Easton Black

BYU Studies

Davis Bitton. Images of the Prophet Joseph Smith. Salt Lake City: Aspen Books, 1996. viii; 198 pp. Bibliography, index. Paperback, $11.95.

Rendering The Ineffable Effable: Treating Joseph Smith's First Vision In Imaginative Literature, Richard H. Cracroft

BYU Studies

The historical and imaginative renderings of the First Vision suggest individual patterns for seeking divine direction and drawing believers closer to the ultimate goal of knowing God.

Joseph Smith's United Order: A Non-Communalistic Interpretation By Kent W. Huff; Brigham Young's United Order: A Contextual Interpretation By Kent W. Huff, Warner Woodworth

BYU Studies

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Translator, Gideon Burton

BYU Studies

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John C. Calhoun, Jr., Meets The Prophet Joseph Smith Shortly Before The Departure For Carthage, Brian Q. Cannon

BYU Studies

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Jesse Smith's 1814 Protest, John W. Welch

BYU Studies

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From Assassination To Expulsion: Two Years Of Distrust, Hostility, And Violence, Marshall Hamilton

BYU Studies

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Joseph Smith And Modern Mormonism: Orthodoxy, Neoorthodoxy, Tension, And Tradition, Robert L. Millet

BYU Studies

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An Approach To The Book Of Mormon, Hugh Nibley

Maxwell Institute Publications

Foreword to the First Edition

Everyone who reads this manual will nd new material in it—material that has not appeared in print before and is, therefore, of vital importance. The work is a new approach to the Book of Mormon and for that reason demands careful reading and study of every member of the priesthood classes using it.

The World And The Prophets: The Collected Works Of Hugh Nibley Volume 3, Hugh Nibley

Maxwell Institute Publications

In 1954, Hugh Nibley delivered a series of weekly lectures on KSL Radio. The series called “Time Vindicates the Prophets,” was given in answer to those who were challenging the right of members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call themselves Christians.

Just as the Church’s beliefs and institutions were under attack when these lectures were first given, so today’s critics are again attacking the Latter-day Saints’ conception of God, their claim to continuous revelation, their belief in Joseph Smith as a prophet of God, their acceptance of the Book of Mormon as a true record, …

Eyewitness Accounts Of The Restoration Milton V. Backman, Larry C. Porter

BYU Studies

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Substituted Names In The Published Revelations Of Joseph Smith, David J. Whittaker

BYU Studies

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Joseph Smith's 19 July 1840 Discourse, Dean C. Jessee

BYU Studies

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“A More Virtuous Man Never Existed On The Footstool Of The Great Jehovah”: George Miller On Joseph Smith, Lyndon W. Cook

BYU Studies

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Howard Coray's Recollections Of Joseph Smith, Dean Jessee

BYU Studies

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The Mormon Village: Genesis And Antecedents Of The City Of Zion Plan, Richard H. Jackson

BYU Studies

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