Today I listened to Stephan Westmann, a German veteran of World War 1, describe the horrors of war
In the video, Stephan Westmann noted that things like air strikes are impersonal and how close-combat is far more intimate.
Category: Scholarship
History of Community of Christ’s Presidential Succession
Preface On 11/18/21 Beyond the Walls’s Social Hour had a discussion on the history of Community of Christ’s presidential succession.
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The Story Behind the Color Palette
Harvey Milk was the first openly gay elected official in the history of California, where he was elected to the
Joining a Church You’ve Never Been To: A Story About Conversion During a Pandemic
This presentation can be watched on Youtube here 1. Introduction Traditional conversion stories tend to start with you meeting someone
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The Purpose of Community of Christ’s temple in Independence
At the RLDS conference in April 1968 D&C 149 and 149A were canonized. Section 149:6A says: The time has come
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I made a calligraphic version of the symbols on John Whitmer’s “Caractors” document.
I made this for part of a project that I am working on 🙂 For those unaware, between 1829-1831 John
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How many plates were reportedly in the Gold Plates?
To preface, I don’t think the myth of the gold plates. I think its entirely possible that a a prop
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TIL Dallin H. Oaks staged a fake bank robbery as a teenager
Via the article: As a member of the school band, Oaks, legend has it, also sneaked out some violin cases
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TIL Community of Christ has a “School of the Prophets”
So before I begin I think some background info regarding what priesthood is in Community of Christ might be helpful.
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