This article is from Courage Vol. 1, No 3, March 1971 Pages 180-183. Indian legend conveys the idea that dead

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In presenting the following letter of instruction, to the readers of the HERALD, I have deemed it advisable to do

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Community of Christ was reorganized in the 1860s. Over the first couple of decades of the church’s existence, we had

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This is an essay from “Restoration Studies V”, which was published in 1993. Speaking about God Language for God is

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In the 1960s the Joint Council (First Presidency, Council of Twelve, and Presiding Bishopric) all agreed that they needed some

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In the late 1960s the Joint Council (First Presidency, Council of Twelve, and Presiding Bishopric) had a series of historical

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“Courage: A Journal of History, Thought, and Action” was a publication created and published by members of the RLDS church

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Many years ago in Community of Christ basic things like sermons were ONLY done by members of the priesthood, which

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