The Isles of the Sea
Come Follow Me: Alma 30-31 @ Millennial Star
- My post on Come Follow Me: Alma 30-31-Possible ancient location for Jershon, the land of...
Views of General Joseph Smith (Part 1 of 8) @ Gospel Tangents
- Most Mormons know that Joseph Smith ran for the presidency of the United States. Was it...
A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text, Part 5 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 5: Alma 9 – Alma 25
The introduction to this series on internal consistency...
Rick on Hot Seat (Part 5 of 5) @ Gospel Tangents
- There are many good and bad things in Mormon history. Some people leave the Church over...
A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text, Part 4 @ FAIR Blog
- Part 4: Mosiah 25-Alma 8
The introduction to this series on internal consistency in the...
Mark Hofmann’s Role in Mormon History (Part 4 of 5) @ Gospel Tangents
- John Larsen of the Sunstone and I discussed some critics of Mormonism. The most notorious...
A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text, Part 3 @ FAIR Blog
- Part Three: Mosiah 11-24
The introduction to this series on internal consistency in the...
Learning from Mormon Cousins (Part 3 of 5) @ Gospel Tangents
- While the LDS Church is the largest Mormon group, there are lots of other churches...
Protesters fire into car in Provo, Utah, wound driver @ Millennial Star
- Protesters in Provo, Utah blocked traffic last night. When a white SUV tried to get...
A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text, Part 2 @ FAIR Blog
- Part Two: Mosiah 7-10
If you have not read Part 1 yet, find it here.
In Part 2, we will...
LDS Leaders & Historical Issues (Part 2 of 5) @ Gospel Tangents
- Let’s face it. Many members have an incomplete knowledge of Church history and...
A Detailed Look at Internally Consistent References in the Book of Mormon Text @ FAIR Blog
- Part One: Introduction and examples of internal consistency
One fact regarding the Book...
The wake up call from Elder Bednar, with reminders from Moroni and President Benson @ Millennial Star
- Kudos to the people who put together this short video. Take a look.
Thoughts on Summer Travel @ Millennial Star
- One of my parents was recently found to be riddled with cancer. The oncologist declined...
Some thoughts on the virus as we head back to church @ Millennial Star
- My ward in Colorado is starting Sacrament meetings on Sunday for the first time since...
Come Follow Me: Alma 17-22 @ Millennial Star
- My blog post for Come Follow Me: Alma 17-22. I discuss the missionary experiences for...
Black and White @ Millennial Star
- This post is about the current discussion of race in America. But I’m not talking about...
Elder Bednar’s important comments today on religious freedom and COVID-19 @ Millennial Star
- Elder Bednar spoke today at during the Religious Freedom Annual Review on the importance...
Come Follow Me: Alma 13-16 @ Millennial Star
- My blog post on Come Follow Me: Alma 13-16. I think you’ll like many of the...
Vaughn J. Featherstone’s Atlanta Temple Letter @ FAIR Blog
- [FairMormon has received several questions about this recently, so we were pleased to see...
Book Review – 1st Nephi: A Brief Theological Introduction @ FAIR Blog
- Available from the FairMormon Bookstore
This is the first in a series of books from the...
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...
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...
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...
Book Review: The Writings of Oliver Olney @ Millennial Star
- Book Review: The Writings of Oliver Olney April 1842 to Feb 1843, edited by Richard G....
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...
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 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...
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...
Book Review – The Voice of the People: Political Rhetoric in the Book of Mormon @ FAIR Blog
- Available from the FairMormon Bookstore
The Voice of the People: Political Rhetoric in...
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 |
FairMormon Conference Podcast #58 – Elder Bruce C. and Sister Marie K. Hafen, “Faith is Not Blind” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
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...
Book Review: The Joseph Smith Papers, Documents, Vol. 10: May – August 1842 @ FAIR Blog
- Available from the FairMormon Bookstore
Nauvoo is getting busy. This volume contains 623...
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...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #57 – Brian C. Hales, “Supernatural or Supernormal? Scrutinizing Secular Sources for the Book of Mormon” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of Moses @ FAIR Blog
- 2020 Interpreter Foundation Conference
Tracing Ancient Threads in the Book of...
Interpreting Scripture, History, Science, and Creation @ FAIR Blog
- Ben Spackman is a Latter-day Saint scholar who works in American religious history,...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #56 – Matthew C. Godfrey, “Insights from the Joseph Smith Papers into John C. Bennett’s Dismissal from the Church” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #55 – John W. & Jeannie Welch, “Parables of Jesus Revealing the Plan of Salvation” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #54 – Larry Morris, “The Eight Witnesses” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
2020 Interpreter Foundation Conference @ FAIR Blog
- This has now been postponed until September or October. Additional updates will be on the...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #53 – Matthew Bowen, “Laman and Nephi as Key-Words: An Etymological, Narratological, and Rhetorical Approach to Understanding Lamanites and Nephites as Religious, Political, and Cultural Descriptors” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #52 – Elizabeth Kuehn, “The Lives and Letters of the Twelve Apostles and their Wives during the Second British Mission, 1839-1841” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
In the News: Chad and Lori Daybell and Gospel Extremism @ FAIR Blog
- In recent news coverage of Chad and Lori Vallow Daybell, such as this article in the East...
FairMormon Questions: Is the church excessively “hoarding” money that should be given to charities? @ FAIR Blog
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[Editor’s note: Latter-day Saint Charities just released their 2019 Annual...
Book Review: The Rise of the Latter-day Saints: The Journals and Histories of Newel Knight @ FAIR Blog
- Available from the FairMormon Bookstore
Newel Knight lived from September 13, 1800 to...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #51 – Scott Hales, “The Exodus and Beyond: A Preview of Saints, Volume 2: No Unhallowed Hand” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
How to Build Resilient Faith @ FAIR Blog
- [Cross-posted from Ben Spackman’s blog, where background is given about how this...
Who Won The Decade in Apologetics: Church Division @ FAIR Blog
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Tournament Introduction
I have been reflecting on the highlights of defending the...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #50 – Matt Roper/Kirk Magleby, “Time Vindicates the Prophet” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
FairMormon Conference Presentations to go with the “Introductory Pages of the Book of Mormon” Come Follow Me Lesson @ FAIR Blog
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This is a little late, but it came to me while sitting in Gospel Doctrine today that we...
Conclusions in Search of Evidence @ FAIR Blog
- Cross-posted from The Interpreter Foundation
Review of Jana Riess, The Next Mormons:...
From Anglican Minister to Relief Society Sister – Interview with Jennifer Roach @ FAIR Blog
- Early on in life, Jennifer Roach was raised in a broadly Evangelical Christian setting....
Book Review: The Pearl of Greatest Price: Mormonism’s Most Controversial Scripture @ FAIR Blog
- Available from the FairMormon Bookstore
Most members of The Church of Jesus Christ of...
Post-Mortem Analysis on this Year’s Exposé Stunt @ FAIR Blog
- Monday sometime, news reports made it clear that (at least for the opponents of The...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #49 – Angela Hallstrom, “Women’s Voices in Saints Volume 2” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #48 – Ben Spackman, “A Paradoxical Preservation of Faith: LDS Creation Accounts and the Composite Nature of Revelation” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #47 – Richard Terry, “The Dirt on the Ancient Inhabitants of Mesoamerica” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #46 – Daniel Peterson, “‘Idle Tales’? The Witness of Women” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
A Guide to the First Century Apostasy @ FAIR Blog
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As my contribution to your home centered study of 1 and 2 Thessalonians this week, I...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #45 – Wendy Ulrich, “Women, Men, and Priesthood Power” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
Applying Heidegger to Religious Conviction @ FAIR Blog
- by Jeffrey Thayne and Ed Gantt, cross-posted from Latter-day Saint Philosopher
A...
Book Review: The Joseph Smith Papers, Documents, Vol. 9: December 1841 – April 1842 @ FAIR Blog
- Available from the FairMormon Bookstore
As we reach the last few years of Joseph...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #44 – René Krywult, “Fear Leads to the Dark Side: How to Navigate the Shallows of (Mis)Information” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
Seeking Truth @ FAIR Blog
- by Dennis B. Horne
Some months ago I noticed the comments of a critic of the Church...
Women as Witnesses @ FAIR Blog
- Editor’s Note: The transcript of Daniel Peterson’s 2019 FairMormon Conference...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #43 – Scott Gordon, “CES Letter: Proof or Propaganda?” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
Transforming Themselves to Be Apostles @ FAIR Blog
- by Delisa Hargrove, cross-posted from LDS Blogs
In much of the northern hemisphere,...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #42 – Tad R. Callister, “A Case for the Book of Mormon” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #41 – Jasmin Rappleye, “ScripturePlus: The Future of Scripture Study” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
Am I Plugged Into the Source? @ FAIR Blog
- by Delisa Hargrove, cross-posted from LDS Blogs
After my morning routine, I grabbed my...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #40 – Don Bradley, “Joseph Smith’s First Vision as Endowment and Epitome of the Gospel of Jesus Christ (or Why I Came Back to the Church)” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #39 – Matthew McBride, “Answering Historical Questions with Church History Topics” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
FairMormon Conference Podcast #38 – Spencer McBride, “Joseph Smith in Van Buren’s White House: Lessons in Electoral Politics and Religious Freedom” @ FAIR Blog
- This podcast series features past FairMormon Conference presentations. This presentation...
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...
On the Problem and Promise of Alex Caldiero’s Sonosophy @ A Motley Vision
- In January of 2011, I shared my dissertation proposal on Alex Caldiero’s sonosophy...
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...
You’re looking for a book @ A Motley Vision
- . Two Sundays ago, a member of my ward engaged me on the old question of the Great Mormon...
An conversation with Melissa Leilani Larson about Third Wheel and the writer’s life @ A Motley Vision
- William Morris and Melissa Leilani Larson discuss her two peculiar plays of women in...
“An Open Palm and a Consecrated Life” @ A Motley Vision
- When I don’t have other things occupying my mind (and often when I do), I think a...
Mother’s Milk @ A Motley Vision
- . The first impression Rachel Hunt Steenblik’s Mother’s Milk gave...
Claire Åkebrand’s What Was Left of the Stars @ A Motley Vision
- . You likely remember Claire Åkebrand from your studious rerereading of Fire in the...
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...
Sundry Moldy Solecisms #5 The Drown’ed Book by Mahonri Stewart, (play review) @ A Motley Vision
- A few weeks ago our son told us one of his co-workers was performing in Annie at the...
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...
Artists and Doctrine & Covenants section 58 @ A Motley Vision
- What D&C 58 means in relation to Mormon artists when it chastises Martin Harris and...
Short Creek Chapel @ Amateur Mormon Historian
- Short Creek is a unassuming place along the east side of the Tennessee river in south...
Remembering Jonathan Langford the critic @ A Motley Vision
- It’s been almost three months since Jonathan died. I miss him very much. This is...
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...
States of Deseret is now available @ A Motley Vision
- Peculiar Pages in collaboration with A Motley Vision is pleased to announce the release...
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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