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The revelation revisions of 1835 and the fullness of the gospel
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Mormon theory of church and state : a dissertation
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Typewritten dissertation for Jensen's Ph.D. degree in philosophy from the University of Chicago. The dissertation describes the separation of church and state in Mormon theology and philosophy, with an emphasis on the theological underpinnings of Mormon political practices. Includes a descriptions of Mormon links to Islamic practices (including a comparison of Mohammed and Joseph Smith and the Mormon "jihad"); the "theocratic era" in Illinois from 1839 to 1840 and the 1846-1849 theocracy in Iowa and Utah; the creation of government for the State of Deseret and Nauvoo, Illinois; the western expansion of the Mormon church; the establishment of Mormon ecclesiastical courts; conflicts between Mormon and non-Mormon factions; and speculations on the future of the Mormon church. Also covers church and political history centered around Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. Includes a table of contents and bibliography.
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The complete mystery of Matthew Alcott : heritage of secrets
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Some of the thirty-plus polygamous marriages Joseph Smith engaged in before his death in 1844 shocked Matt's sensibilities, but nothing affected him like discovering Smith's last revelation. The church fathers told him the revelation was bogus. Matt knew different. People had a right to know. Matt learned the hard way: it was the sacred duty of the patriarchy to protect the membership from all things non-faith promoting. After a harrowing attempt on his life Matt was forced to disappear in order to write his book. When completed his publisher informed him that a Salt Lake City law firm, representing an undisclosed party, offered two million to buy his manuscript outright.
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Logbook of a whaling voyage in the South Atlantic and the Southwest Indian Ocean, 1833-1835
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The logbook author and ship are unidentified. Brief entries date from September 23, 1833 to February 6, 1835 and mention the ship's position, weather, prevailing winds, other ships sighted, and whales encountered with outcomes (these entries are usually marked with inked images of whales). There is little mention of land sighted or visits ashore, though the entry for February 19, 1834 notes Table Bay, Cape of Good Hope and the several pages following record the voyage from Table Bay to the Indian Ocean.
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The Book of Mormon and plural marriage :
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A facsimile of Tanner's paper asserting that the Book of Mormon has always condemned plural marriage and that Mormon leaders in various periods believed that if Joseph Smith's revelation concerning polygamy were false, the entire Mormon religion would be false. The manuscript is a compliation of annonated citations from numerous religious publications (including the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, History of the Church, and the Bible) and from the writings, speeches, and testimony of several important figures in the history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Senate hearings on the election of Reed Smoote, a Mormon apostle, to Congress (1904-1907).
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Biography and certificates for Alonzo Orson Perry
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Collection of items related to Alonzo Orson Perry and Mormon history. Includes a biography of Perry by Almeda Perry Brown, a family history of his wife Ann Janette Stowell Perry (1849-1912), a mission certificate signed by Brigham Young (1876), a certificate of his residence at Mill Ward in the Uintah Stake (1899), a copy of a certificate of his ordination as high priest (1907), Also includes a printed pamphlet of a revelation given through John Taylor relating to George Teasdale and Heber J. Grant and copies of two photographs of Egyptian papyrus reputed to be Joseph Smith's Book of Abraham.
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Parallel captures?? : Lord Jim and Lawrence of Arabia
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Explores the parallels of word choice between the capture and escape episode in Joseph Conrad's novel Lord Jim and the capture, torture and escape episode in Deraa in Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom."
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