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Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines -- History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 5 Collections and/or Records:

J. Reuben Clark, Jr. papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 303
Abstract

The great bulk of the J. Reuben Clark Jr. papers were inventoried in 1967. This register is only of the Clark papers that have come to the library since that time. This addendum contains a variety of papers that cover the full life span of Mr. Clark. However, the great bulk of the material here are his personal diaries and his financial records.

Dates: 1871-1961

D. M. McAllister galley proofs

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230310309]
Identifier: MSS SC 1259
Scope and Contents

Galley proofs of an article by McAllister which was published in the September 1917 issue of the Improvement Era, A Mormon Church periodical. The article explains that Mormon temple ordinances are essential to salvation. The sheets bear holograph corrections and a note by Joseph F. Smith, the 6th president of the Mormon Church. Smith's note suggests that the article be published as a four page tract.

Dates: 1917

Bruce R. McConkie speech

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230311976]
Identifier: MSS SC 1479
Scope and Contents

Photocopy of typed speech by Bruce R. McConkie entitled "All are alike unto God." McConkie talks of teaching Mormon doctrine to every nation on earth and bringing as many people as possible unto the Lord.

Dates: 1979

Joseph Fielding Smith letter

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS SC 2031
Scope and Contents

Typewritten and signed letter addressed to Robert Lee Echols. Smith speculates about the possibility of the Moon being inhabited and offers an opinion about the relationship of the Moon in Mormon theology.

Dates: 1962

The testimony of Joseph Smith's best friend

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230322338]
Identifier: MSS SC 2318
Scope and Contents

Typescript of a biography of Joseph Smith (1805-1844) by his secretary. Johnson relates his personal observations of Smith and treats many topics relating to the prophet's work and doctrines. Also included is a typescript of a vision by Joseph Eldridge Robinson (1867- ), president of the California Mission for the Mormon Church from 1901-1919, relating to Benjamin Johnson and Joseph Smith.

Dates: 1900-1910