Directory of the General Authorities and Officers of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Published: 1961
Total Pages: 670
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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Published: 1961
Total Pages: 670
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Richard Eyring Turley
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 538
ISBN-13: 9780252018855
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Three pipe bombs exploded in Salt Lake County in 1985, killing two people. Behind the murders lay a vast forgery scheme aimed at dozens of other victims, most prominently the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Mark Hofmann, a master forger, went to prison for the murders. He had bilked the church, document dealers, and collectors of hundreds of thousands of dollars over several years while attempting to alter Mormon history. Other false documents of Americana still circulate. The crimes garnered intense media interest, spawning books, TV and radio programs, and myriad newspaper and magazine articles. Victims is a thoughtful corrective to the more sensationalized accounts. More important, Richard Turley adds substantially to the record with previously unavailable church documentation and exclusive interviews with church officials, giving this book greater depth and resonance. He also goes beyond the Hofmann case, illustrating how forgeries have hampered the church's efforts to document its history. Victims includes a complete appendix of every known document the church acquired from Hofmann, reviews of trial transcripts and police reports, as well as dozens of photographs, some never before published. Turley, who gave up the practice of law to become a historian, has managed the delicate task of exposing the myths and complexities of this case with skill and objectivity. His unique access to church documents and personnel, together with his understanding of the legal system and Mormon history, afforded him an unparalleled view of how the case affected the church as well as the many others who were involved. Victims will fascinate anyone who does archival work, who cares aboutthe historical record, or who likes to read compelling mystery.
Author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
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Published: 1907
Total Pages: 108
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Yale University. Library. Yale Collection of Western Americana
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Published: 1962
Total Pages: 642
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: D. Michael Quinn
Publisher: Mormon Hierarchy
Published: 1997
Total Pages: 968
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Mormon church today is led by an elite group of older men, nearly three-quarters of whom are related to current or past general church authorities. This dynastic hierarchy meets in private; neither its minutes nor the church's finances are available for public review. Members are reassured by public relations spokesmen that all is well and that harmony prevails among these brethren. But by interviewing former church aides, examining hundreds of diaries, and drawing from his own past experience as an insider within the Latter-day Saint historical department, D. Michael Quinn presents a fuller view. His extensive research documents how the governing apostles, seventies, and presiding bishops are likely to be at loggerheads, as much as united. These strong-willed, independent men-like directors of a large corporation or supreme court justices-lobby among their colleagues, forge alliances, out-maneuver opponents, and broker compromises. There is more: clandestine political activities, investigative and punitive actions by church security forces, personal "loans" from church coffers (later written off as bad debts), and other privileged power-vested activities. Quinn considers the changing role and attitude of the leadership toward visionary experiences, the momentous events which have shaped quorum protocol and doctrine, and day-to-day bureaucratic intrigue from the time of Brigham Young to the dawn of the twenty-first century. The hierarchy seems at root well-intentioned and even at times aggressive in fulfilling its stated responsibility, which is to expedite the Second Coming. Where they have become convinced that God has spoken, they have set aside personal differences, offered unqualified support, and spoken with a unified voice. This potential for change, when coupled with the tempering effect of competing viewpoints, is something Quinn finds encouraging about Mormonism. But one should not assume that these men are infallible or work in anything approaching uninterrupted unanimity.
Author: Dieter F. Uchtdorf
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Published: 2016-08-01
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ISBN-13: 9781629722528
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: University of Utah. Libraries
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Published: 1973
Total Pages: 930
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DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: University of Utah Library
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Published: 1974
Total Pages: 1054
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