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It is unparalleled in history, the procession of Latter-Day Saints
pushing handcarts from Iowa City and Florence (Omaha) to their
promised Zion by the Great Salt Lake. Many of the three thousand
hardy souls who trudged across thirteen hundred miles of prairie,
desert, and mountain from 1856 to 1860 were European converts to
the Mormon faith. Without funds for wagons and oxen, they carried
their possessions in two-wheeled carts powered and aided by their
own muscle and blood. Some of the weary travelers would finally be
welcomed by their brethren in Salt Lake City; others would go to
wayside graves or get caught in early winter storms in the Rockies
and hope to be rescued by the parties sent out by Brigham Young.
The migration is described in "Handcarts to Zion," which draws on
diaries and reports of the participants, rosters of the ten
companies, and a collection of the songs sung on the trail and at
"The Gathering." LeRoy R. Hafen and Ann W. Hafen dedicated the book
to his mother, Mary Ann Hafen, who wrote about the long journey in
"Recollections of a Handcart Pioneer of 1860: A Woman's Life on the
Mormon Frontier," also a Bison Book.
Although one of the fastest growing religious movements in the world, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remains a mystery in terms of its core beliefs and theological structure. This timely book provides an important introduction to the basic history, doctrines and practices of The LDS--the "Mormon" Church. Emphasizing sacred texts and prophecies as well as the crucial Temple rituals of endowments, marriage and baptism, it is written by a non-believer, who describes Mormonism in ways that non-Mormons can understand.
Although one of the fastest growing religious movements in the world, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints remains a mystery in terms of its core beliefs and theological structure. This timely book provides an important introduction to the basic history, doctrines and practices of The LDS--the "Mormon" Church. Emphasizing sacred texts and prophecies as well as the crucial Temple rituals of endowments, marriage and baptism, it is written by a non-believer, who describes Mormonism in ways that non-Mormons can understand.
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Loving God
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Deborah Tarver Waters
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R389
R362
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Building the Kingdom traces the history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, commonly known as the Mormon church, which began in America in the early 1800s and continues today throughout the world. The book covers the church's origin and history and includes a well-balanced discussion of difficult issues such as polygamy and the modern Mormon family's struggle to balance religious traditions with the demands of the modern world. The book includes an 8-page section of illustrations. Includes chronology, further reading, and index.
The publication of the Book of Mormon in 1830 began a new
scriptural tradition. Resisting the long-established closed
biblical canon, the Book of Mormon posited that the Bible was
incomplete and corrupted. With a commitment to an open canon, a
variety of Latter Day Saint denominations have emerged, each
offering their own scriptural works to accompany the Bible, the
Book of Mormon, and other revelations of Joseph Smith. Open Canon
breaks new ground as the first volume to examine these writings as
a single spiritual heritage. Chapters cover both well-studied and
lesser-studied works, introducing readers to scripture dictated by
nineteenth- and twentieth-century revelators such as James Strang,
Lucy Mack Smith, Sidney Rigdon, Harry Edgar Baker, and Charles B.
Thompson, among others. Contributors detail how various Latter Day
Saint denominations responded to scriptures introduced during the
ministry of Joseph Smith and how churches have employed the Book of
Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Lectures of Faith over
time. Bringing together studies from across denominational
boundaries, this book considers what we can learn about Latter Day
Saint resistance to the closed canon and the nature of a new
American scriptural tradition.
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Try Faith
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Irene Horn-Brown
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R363
R337
Discovery Miles 3 370
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