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Parley P. Pratt

  • A heroic incident

    One of the more heroic incidents of Church history occurred during the Missouri persecutions of 1838, when, beginning Nov. 9, Joseph Smith and six other prisoners were chained together in a vacant log cabin in Richmond for more than two weeks while a hearing was held to see if they should be tried for an assortment of trumped up charges.
    Published: Saturday, Nov. 26, 2011

  • Thanksgiving

    People in the United States pause this week to gather with family, friends and neighbors and celebrate a traditional American holiday — Thanksgiving.
    Published: Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2011

  • Chile's golden anniversary

    On Oct. 15, more than 22,000 Chilean Latter-day Saints gathered in an open stadium located in Santiago to commemorate with a cultural program the 50th anniversary of the creation of the first Chilean mission. The event was broadcast to all the stakes in Chile and selected stake centers in the United States.
    Published: Saturday, Oct. 29, 2011

  • The divine origin of the Book of Mormon

    A persistent but many times refuted theory meant to debunk the divine origin of the Book of Mormon was itself disputed yet again in a presentation at the Aug. 5 session of the FAIR conference.
    Published: Monday, Aug. 8, 2011

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Book proves truth of scriptures

Published: Saturday, Feb. 8, 1992

In the Book of Helaman the Lord revealed that one of the major purposes of the Book of Mormon was to prove to the world that the holy scriptures are true, stated Monte S. Nyman, BYU professor of...