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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Category: Scholarship
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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Richard Howard, a Community of Christ historian, tells his story about his part in the Hofmann story. Its a great first hand account of that part of CoC’s history.
One of the coolest parts of the story: CoC traded the LDS church a Book of Commandments for the Joseph