Scope and Contents Photocopies of typed and printed official statements of the First Presidency of the Mormon Church between the years 1935 and 1951 as well as a book entitled "Statements of the First Presidency" volume 6. This item was published in 1975 and compiled and autographed by James R. Clark. The statements relate to the church members and hierarchy dealing with Mormon doctrine and theology as well as Mormon Church policy and procedure. The majority of the statements were made between the years...

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Typewritten letter dated December 2, 1889. The letter announces the establishing of Joseph Smith's (1805-1844) birthday (December 23rd) as a holy day of fast and prayer.

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Photocopy of a typewritten letter signed by Spencer W. Kimball and other members of the First Presidency of the Mormon Church. Letter includes guidelines for local Church authorities when interviewing members for callings, temple recommends, or missionary service. Includes instructions for local leaders to avoid indelicate inquiries into marital relations, as well as an interpretation of oral sex as constituting an unnatural, impure, or unholy practice.

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Photocopy of a 1922 newsclipping concerning political affiliations of the Mormon Church and its members. The Church was not officially aligned politically. The other item is typed, undated, and relates to the conferring of the priesthood in the Mormon Church. Each item is endorsed by Heber J. Grant and the other members of the First Presidency of the Mormon Church.

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Contains materials related to the growth and organization of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Also contains information about geography and sociology in the 20th century.