A Brief History of the Origin of Pride Month
Preface I will use the collective term “Queer” in place of LGBTQIA for ease of use, despite its controversial history
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Category: Scholarship
“Shall We Improve the Book of Mormon?” by Evan V. Shute
Evan Vere Shute was an obstetrician and member of the church who advocated for a new version of the BoM which
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“De Profundis (From the Depths)” by David Hyrum Smith
This treatise was written in 1872 by David Hyrum Smith under the pseudonym “Aoriul”. This was written while he was
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The Cohabitation Policy of Community of Christ
The cohabitation policy of Community of Christ is certainly one of the most controversial ones. I want to give a
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1988 Community of Christ Statement on the AIDS Pandemic
Introduction So Community of Christ’s Conference works very similar to a legislative session. People create legislation/resolutions at a local level,
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Differences Between CoC BoM Versions
Community of Christ has 2 versions of the Book of Mormon: The Authorized Version (AV) of 1908 The Revised Authorized
Frederick M. Smith: The Psychonautic Prophet
The History Community of Christ’s 3rd prophet was named Frederick Madison Smith. One year on vacation he and his wife
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100+ Year Old Peyote Trip Report From A Member of Community of Christ
I was doing some research regarding Community of Christ’s D&C in our long-running magazine “The Saints’ Herald” when I randomly
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Were the Lectures on Faith improperly decanonized?
Background We as a church canonized our book of scripture, The Doctrine and Covenants (“D&C”), on August 17th, 1835. The
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Data on the Doctrine and Covenants
The Doctrine and Covenants is one of my favorite books of scriptures. I think it is fascinating and compeltely awesome