mormon pioneers

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A Religious Ritual Wrapped in a Civic Event

The LDS Church is changing, and as a result, so is the definition of being a Mormon 'pioneer' on Pioneer Day

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Mormon Black History Month

How white and African-American Mormons are dealing with the Church's racially troubled past.

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Words of Comfort, Words of Hope

A collection of scripture verses, hymn lyrics, poems, and quotations submitted by Beliefnet members.

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The Unspoken Divide

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The Mormon Moment

Boom times for the once-persecuted Latter-day Saints

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Grappling With the Polygamous Past

I believe God approved polygamy for early Mormon pioneers, so I seek reasons why this disturbing practice was necessary.

Related Topics: Faiths, Latter Day Saints, Polygamy, God, plural marriage, polygamous men, Marriage, practice polygamy, plural wives, husbands attention, Wife, essential attribute

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Who Are the Mormons?

Basic history, beliefs, and membership figures for adherents of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

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Mormons to Re-Enact Ancestors' Ocean Journey

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The Mormon Church and Polygamy

A quick history lesson in the Mormon church's involvement with the issue of plural marriages.

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Grappling With the Polygamous Past

I believe God approved polygamy for early Mormon pioneers, so I seek reasons why this disturbing practice was necessary.

Related Topics: Faiths, Polygamy, God, plural marriage, polygamous men, Marriage, plural wives, husbands attention, Wife, essential attribute, polygamous