The Isles of the Sea
Spirituality & Family Reactions (Lynne Whitesides 3 of 3) @ Gospel Tangents
- As we conclude our conversation with the first member of the Sept Six, Lynne Whitesides,...
“Not the Church I thought it was” (Lynne Whitesides 2 of 3) @ Gospel Tangents
- Lynne Whitesides is a convert to the LDS Church and has a different perspective on things...
First of the Sept Six: Lynne Whitesides @ Gospel Tangents
- Lynne Whitesides was the first person punished in the September Six. She shares her story...
How did the Church Start in Micronesia and Guam? @ From the Desk
- The rise of the Church in Micronesia is part of a complicated story involving the Pacific...
Toscano: From BYU to Utah (Part 1 of 8) @ Gospel Tangents
- This originally appeared Feb 4, 2020.
Dr. Margaret Toscano is the Dept Chair at the...
30 Years Later: The Sept Six @ Gospel Tangents
- Here’s a throwback episode with Paul Toscano. I thought it would be great to...
The Ancient Owners of the Joseph Smith Papyri @ From the Desk
- He is exactly the kind of figure we would expect to be using a text like the Book of...
What Have Prophets Taught About the Law of the Gospel? @ From the Desk
- Definitions used by church leaders have shifted over time.
The post What Have Prophets...
How Do Scriptures Used by the Community of Christ and Latter-day Saints Compare? @ From the Desk
- Both churches see our scriptures as being a testimony of God’s work
The post How Do...
What Did Thomas Jefferson Believe About Jesus and the Bible? @ From the Desk
- Thomas Jefferson was a Christian in the sense that he believed in Jesus as a great moral...
Who Were the Women in the Lineage of Jesus? @ From the Desk
- We each have some spicy characters in our ancestry.
The post Who Were the Women in the...
How Did Joseph F. Smith Become the Prophet? @ From the Desk
- His succession to the presidency took an unusual route.
The post How Did Joseph F. Smith...
Margaret Barker: Why Do Latter-day Saints Like Her So Much? @ From the Desk
- It is the breadth of direct relevance and elaborate convergence with Latter-day Saint...
What Led to Joseph Smith’s Death at Carthage? @ From the Desk
- It’s a story of how legal, political, and religious factors can converge to lead to...
What is humor in Mormonism? @ A Motley Vision
- What is humor in Mormonism? By this, I don’t mean: are Mormons funny? (Some are; some...
What’s in the New Joseph F. Smith Biography? @ From the Desk
- The prophet's life was filled with lesser-known complexities that make him an especially...
Dark Watch and other Mormon-American stories is now available in paperback @ A Motley Vision
- William Morris's debut story collection is now available in paperback from Amazon.
Discussion Questions for Postword @ A Motley Vision
- Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "Whose...
The evolution of A Ring Set Not with Garnet but Sardius @ A Motley Vision
- William shows the process from initial idea to finished story for "A Ring Set Not With...
Discussion Questions for Graduation! To What? @ A Motley Vision
- Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "Whose...
Discussion Questions for Whose Yoke is Easy @ A Motley Vision
- Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "Whose...
Discussion Questions for In the Midst of Miracle—So What? @ A Motley Vision
- Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "In the...
Discussion Questions for The Virtue of Virtue: A Sermon @ A Motley Vision
- Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "The...
Discussion Questions for Toward a More Perfect Order Within @ A Motley Vision
- Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "Toward a...
Discussion Questions for Paradox, Tragedy, and Mormonism @ A Motley Vision
- Discussion questions for William Morris's newsletter on Marden J. Clark's essay "Paradox...
Come, Follow Me Week 7 – Genesis 12–17; Abraham 1–2 @ FAIR Blog
- Abraham 1:1–19 God will bless me for my faith and righteous desires.
by Jennifer...
Come, Follow Me Thoughts to Keep in Mind – The Covenant @ FAIR Blog
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The Abrahamic Covenant, Its Influence on Scriptures, and What that Has to Do with...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 47 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 47: CES Letter Witnesses Questions [Section C]
By Sarah Allen
Last week,...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 46 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 46: CES Letter Witnesses Questions [Section B]
By Sarah Allen
Today and...
FAIR Conference Podcast #77 – Jennifer Ann Mackley, “Discovering Church History: The Wilford Woodruff Papers Project” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 6 – Genesis 6–11; Moses 8 @ FAIR Blog
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[Reprinted with permission from The Interpreter Foundation]
by Taylor...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 45 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 45: CES Letter Witnesses Questions [Section A]
By Sarah Allen
When I sat...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 44 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 44: CES Letter Priesthood Restoration Questions [Section B]
By Sarah...
FAIR Conference Podcast #76 – Jeff Bradshaw, “Since Hugh Nibley: Remarkable New Findings on Enoch and the Gathering of Zion” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 5 – Moses 7 @ FAIR Blog
- Faith and Evidence in
the Witness of Ancient Texts for the Book of Moses Enoch Story
by...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 43 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 43: CES Letter Priesthood Restoration Questions [Section A]
By Sarah...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 42 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 42: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section F]
By Sarah...
What weapon was Joseph Smith using to shoot John Taylor? – Review of the recent film, “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” @ FAIR Blog
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by Craig L. Foster
Recently a movie titled, “Who Killed Joseph Smith?” premiered...
FAIR Conference Podcast #75 – John Gee, “Lessons on Doing Apologetics” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 4 – Genesis 5; Moses 6 @ FAIR Blog
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Taught in All the Ways of God: Teaching as the Theme of Moses 6
by Matthew L....
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 41 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 41: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section E]
By Sarah...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 40 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 40: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section D]
By Sarah...
FAIR Conference Podcast #74 – Jenny Reeder, “First: The Life and Faith of Emma Smith” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 3 – Genesis 3–4; Moses 4–5 @ FAIR Blog
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The Two Trees
by V.H. Cassler
(This is from a presentation given at the 2010 FAIR...
Come, Follow Me Week 2 – Genesis 1–2; Moses 2–3; Abraham 4–5 @ FAIR Blog
- God Sanctified and Blessed the Sabbath Day
by Jennifer Roach
Genesis 2:2-3:
2 By...
FAIR Conference Podcast #73 – Ben Spackman, “Through a Glass, Less Darkly: The 20th Century History of Genesis and Evolution” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 1 – Moses 1; Abraham 3 @ FAIR Blog
- How did we get the books of Moses and Abraham?
The Come, Follow Me manual poses this...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 39 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 39: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section C]
by Sarah...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 38 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 38: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section B]
by Sarah...
FAIR Conference Podcast #72 – Dan Peterson, “The Book of Mormon Witnesses: Sincerity and Reality” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 37 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 37: CES Letter Testimony/Spiritual Witness Questions [Section A]
by Sarah...
Rethinking Revelation and the Human Element in Scripture @ FAIR Blog
- Available in the FAIR Bookstore
by Michael R. Ash
Those who have read any of my...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 36 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 36: CES Letter Kinderhook Plates/Translation Claims Questions
by Sarah...
FAIR Conference Podcast #71 – Rebekah Clark, “The Gospel of Equal Rights”: Latter-day Saint Suffragists, 1870-1920 @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 35 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 35: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section I]
by Sarah Allen
Jeremy’s...
Come, Follow Me Week 51 – The Family: A Proclamation to the World @ FAIR Blog
- The Proclamation Is a Light Against Sophistry
by Cassandra Hedelius
In September...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 34 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 34: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section H]
by Sarah Allen
I am what some...
FAIR Conference Podcast #70 – Stephen Smoot, “Abraham and the Stranger at Sodom and Gomorrah: Reading the Bible and Navigating LGBT Identity” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Book Review: “In the Hands of the Lord: The Life of Dallin H. Oaks” @ FAIR Blog
- Available from the FAIR Bookstore
This biography of Dallin H. Oaks was written by...
Inspiration, Intellect, and Rethinking Revelation @ FAIR Blog
- by Michael R. Ash
for FAIR Newsletter 2021 1211
Inspiration and Intellect are two...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 33 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 33: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section G]
by Sarah Allen
We’re...
Come, Follow Me Week 50 – Articles of Faith and Official Declarations 1 & 2 @ FAIR Blog
- We Believe All that God Has Revealed
by Cassandra Hedelius
On social media and other...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 32 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 32: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section F]
by Sarah Allen
Last week, we...
FAIR Conference Podcast #69 – Brian Hales, “Mind the Gap” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 31 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 31: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section E]
by Sarah Allen
Today and next...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 30 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 30: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section D]
by Sarah Allen
This week...
FAIR Conference Podcast #68 – Keith A. Erekson, “Real Vs. Rumor” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 49 – Doctrine and Covenants 137-138 @ FAIR Blog
- Heirs of the Celestial Kingdom of God
by David W. Smith
Many people today misunderstand...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 29 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 29: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section C]
by Sarah Allen
Today, we’re...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 28 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 28: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section B]
by Sarah Allen
Last week, I...
FAIR Conference Podcast #67 – Brittany Chapman Nash, “Let’s Talk About Polygamy” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FAIR Conference presentations. This presentation is...
Come, Follow Me Week 48 – Doctrine and Covenants 135-136 @ FAIR Blog
- By René Krywult
A view of the bedroom in Carthage Jail where Joseph Smith was...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 27 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 27: CES Letter Prophet Questions [Section A]
by Sarah Allen
In this...
The CES Letter Rebuttal — Part 26 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 26: CES Letter Polygamy & Polyandry Questions [Section G]
by Sarah...
“Ask the Egyptologist” Virtual Fireside for Sustaining Members on Dec. 1 @ FAIR Blog
- The Book of Abraham is an incredible book that contains many truths about the gospel. But...
Exceptions to Dress Standards Announced for Young Male Missionaries @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Friday, 12 June 2020 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Reassigned Missionaries Travel to New Missions @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Thursday, 11 June 2020 | Thousands of reassigned missionaries of The...
Tabernacle Choir to Launch Streamed Organ Recitals @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Wednesday, 10 June 2020 | The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square will...
As COVID-19 Restrictions Ease, Here's How the Church Is Reintegrating @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Monday, 08 June 2020 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Prophet Joins NAACP Leaders in Call for Racial Harmony in America @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Monday, 08 June 2020 | In a joint op-ed published Friday in the Deseret...
Groundbreaking Date Announced for Salta Argentina Temple @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Friday, 05 June 2020 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
October 2020 General Conference Will Be Virtual Only @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Thursday, 04 June 2020 | The First Presidency of The Church of Jesus...
Deseret Industries Begins Phased Reopening @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Tuesday, 02 June 2020 | Deseret Industries, a nonprofit business...
Church Participates in Sheep Donation on Navajo Reservation @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Monument Valley, Utah | Monday, 01 June 2020 | Food and supplies from the Bishops’...
News of the Church Is Now Merged at Newsroom.ChurchofJesusChrist.org @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Monday, 01 June 2020 | Official announcements, news and events of The...
President Nelson Shares Social Post about Racism and Calls for Respect for Human Dignity @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Monday, 01 June 2020 |
Church Breaks Ground for Layton Utah Temple @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Saturday, 30 May 2020 | A small handful of members of The Church of...
President Russell M. Nelson and Sister Wendy W. Nelson Share a Message about the Sacrament @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Thursday, 28 May 2020 | On President Russell M. Nelson’s social media...
Young Women Organization Celebrates 150 Years in 2020 @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Wednesday, 27 May 2020 | The Young Women organization of The Church of...
See What the New Temples in Guatemala and Japan Will Look Like @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Monday, 25 May 2020 | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints...
Small-Scale Groundbreaking Held for Layton Utah Temple @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Saturday, 23 May 2020 | Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the...
Latter-day Saints Around the World: Country Newsroom Websites, May 22, 2020 @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Friday, 22 May 2020 |
Global Sacred Clothing Production Facilities Temporarily Produce Masks and Gowns @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Wednesday, 20 May 2020 | Hundreds of thousands of cloth face masks and...
First Presidency Provides Guidelines for Safely Returning to Church Meetings and Activities @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Tuesday, 19 May 2020 | The First Presidency and Quorum of the Twelve...
Angel Moroni Statue and Capstone Removed from Salt Lake Temple @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Monday, 18 May 2020 | Crews on Temple Square began the process of...
Young Missionary Passes Away in Georgia @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Sunday, 17 May 2020 | A missionary serving for The Church of Jesus...
Church Service Missionaries and Employees Work on Family History During Pandemic @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Friday, 15 May 2020 | More than 1,500 employees and service missionaries...
Sister Bingham Shares How She Hears Christ in #HearHim Video Series @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Thursday, 14 May 2020 | Relief Society General President Jean B. Bingham...
Church Names Native Hawaiian as New President of Brigham Young University–Hawaii @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Tuesday, 12 May 2020 | The Board of Trustees of Brigham Young...
Art in Meetinghouse Foyers and Entryways to Reflect a Deeper Reverence for Jesus Christ @ Mormon Newsroom Blog
- Salt Lake City | Monday, 11 May 2020 | The First Presidency is asking local leaders to...
New Content at Joseph Smith Papers @ BOAP.org Blog
- The JSP has announced some new content at their web site. All annotation for Documents...
Conference Notice: John Whitmer Historical Association 2019 Annual Conference @ BOAP.org Blog
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Kindle Version of Textual Studies of the Doctrine and Covenants for cheap @ BOAP.org Blog
- If you purchased your hard copy of Textual Studies of the Doctrine and Covenants: The...
Job Announcement: Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, Editorial Assistant @ BOAP.org Blog
- Editorial Assistant Vacancy — Closes Feb. 8, 2019 The Kentucky Historical Society (KHS)...
Job Announcement: Associate Editor, Publications Department, Massachusetts Historical Society @ BOAP.org Blog
- The Massachusetts Historical Society seeks a full-time Associate Editor to work in its...
Here it is: Greg Kofford Ebook Sale. Plural Marriage Revelation Book @ BOAP.org Blog
- TSDC:PMR ebook along with ALL 2018 Kofford ebook titles is on sale until the end of the...
The Church History Library Goes Viral! @ BOAP.org Blog
- See for yourself.
Job Announcement: Einstein Papers @ BOAP.org Blog
- The Einstein Papers Project is engaged in one of the most ambitious scholarly publishing...
Book sale. 30% off. @ BOAP.org Blog
- I know you’ve all be waiting to buy my book on D&C 132 because you believe...
New Joseph Smith Papers Bulletin @ BOAP.org Blog
- Latest from the Joseph Smith Papers here:...
Book of Abraham Manuscripts. Revelations and Translations Vol. 4 of the Joseph Smith Papers on the shelf. @ BOAP.org Blog
- [Cross-posted at By Common Consent] A permanent identical “I” is a...
A Short History of D&C 132 @ BOAP.org Blog
- I composed this short reception/textual history of D&C 132 when my book Textual...
Featherston Family, Erstwhile Emigrants @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- One of the frustrating things about tracking emigrating members is the increasing...
Papers of Jonathan Edwards flyer @ BOAP.org Blog
- JEC Call for Support
Papers of Martin Van Buren, Series 1. @ BOAP.org Blog
- Association for Documentary Editing has posted a note on the Cumberland University Martin...
John & Rebecca Denton: Repeated Returnees @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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John & Rebecca Denton Family:
Back - L to R: Ezekiel, Robert, Sam, Alma
From - L to R:...
Katherine Alexander and Her Return from Gathering @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- There were a number of people who joined the LDS Church that decided to go west....
The Returnees: A Project to Identify Why Some Converts Wanted to Return Home @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Sometimes when a convert moves west to join the saints, something changes their mind and...
Weller’s Book Works April 14, 2018 Conversation about “The Plural Marriage Revelation” (D&C 132) @ BOAP.org Blog
- I’ll be at Weller’s Book Works at Trolley Square in Salt Lake City tonight at 7pm...
Middle Tennessee Baptismal Record - Lessons Learned @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Nestled in the family search catalog is something called the Record of Members. It is a...
Baptisms in 1918 by County @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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It may not look like a lot, but baptisms in Tennessee were picking up. Yes, there was...
Alfred Douglas Young - Part 5 Leaving Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young, quoted and...
Alfred Douglas Young - Part 4 Seeds of Misunderstanding @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young, quoted and...
Alfred Douglas Young - Part 3 Raised from the Dead @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young, summarized from his...
Alfred Douglas Young - Part 2 Evil Spirits @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [This is a continuation of the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young. Written from his...
Alfred Douglas Young - Part 1 Conversion @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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[This is an excerpt from the Autobiography of Alfred Douglas Young. Written from his...
George W Brandon writes a Letter. @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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On July 6, 1842, George wrote the following letter in Nauvoo. George was an early...
Names You Can't Read: The Badam Family @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- I can't say I found the Badam family. As far as the Church is concerned, that happened...
The Lost Records of Mary E Dukes @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- While transcribing an old baptismal record I happened across a cryptic entry...
Slate Springs Tennessee Chapel @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- I won't go into a full history of the Slate Springs branch here, but I came across some...
Speedwell Chapel @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Speedwell Tennessee entered Mormon history in 1908 with the baptism of Josiah & Harriet...
Short Creek Chapel @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Short Creek is a unassuming place along the east side of the Tennessee river in south...
News from Tennessee Conferences 19 Jun 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 12 Jun 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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Nashville Chapel circa 1959 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- In 1959 the Nashville branch of the LDS Church met in this building. For those who know...
A Place for the Un-Gathered: The Home of Abraham and Mary Church of Hickman County Tennessee @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- [Below is an abridged version of my presentation at the 2017 Mormon History Association...
News from Tennessee Conferences 29 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 22 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 15 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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News from Tennessee Conferences 1 May 1917 @ Amateur Mormon Historian
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