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Typescript copy of RLDS Church minutes from June 1852 to June 1860, as contained in Book "A" Record Book. Created by the RLDS Church Historian's Office in 1959.
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Brother Davis states, "Too many people erroneously confuse membership with spirituality and celestial glory. Latter Day Saint ministers have long expounded the doctrine that every man shall be judged according to the works done in the flesh. Christ, himself, said that we shall be known by the fruits which we bear. The church, when we join it, does not automatically put beneath us strong spiritual foundations; what it does do for us, however, is provide us with multiple avenues for the self-development of spiritual foundations. The church provides us with a set of doctrine, with a priesthood organization through which God administers to the needs of his people; the church provides us with a spiritual environment, with opportunities for the development and the expression of our talents. Only as we seek to expand our philosophy of social interrelationships, do we build within us strong spiritual foundations. Membership in the church provides us with the possibilities for constructing solid spiritual foundations--it is no guarantee of them."
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Brother Davis states, "Latter Day Saints are a 'chosen' people." (quotes from D&C 100:3) "Such a thought should be sobering. Too often among chosen people the knowledge of having been 'chosen' results in an attitude of smug complacency; yet nowhere in religious history has God condoned spiritual inertia. The promises of the Lord stand sure only when His people take the initiative in obedience to the commandments of Deity."
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The 1853 Spring General Conference was held April 6-8 at Zarahemla, Wisconsin, USA.
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The 1862 Semi-Annual General Conference was held October 6-9 at Galland's Grove, Shelby County, Iowa, USA.
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The 1866 Annual General Conference was held April 6-13 at Plano, Kendall County, Illinois, USA.
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Originally published in the The True Latter Day Saints' Herald vol. 7:164 and 181 (June 1, 1865 and June 15, 1865)
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Article on the ordination of Joseph Smith, Jr. and Oliver Cowdery by Peter, James and John to the Melchisedec Priesthood. "If language means anything, Joseph Smith was as much ordained and confirmed by the laying on of the hands of Peter, James, and John, to the Melchisedec priesthood as Joseph and Oliver were ordained to the Aaronic priesthood….God does not change his law concerning ordination nor his rule of conferring priesthood authority upon man."
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Brother Draper states, "In the complex world in which we live today, there are a great many decisions to make, problems to solve, and difficulties to be overcome. Usually, while faced with the intricacies of modern life, we are called upon to make a choice as to the ideals, goals, and ambitions upon which we are going to build our future happiness. And yet, how few of us realize that all of these matters depend upon desire? Yes, perhaps, but more fundamentally upon what we believe; upon what we believe politically, socially, scientifically, and religiously...My brother and my sister, do you cling to beliefs that matter to you? If you do, then for the sake of the Kingdom and the church let us show that they matter not only to us but to the world; and then we, too, shall receive that driving power that never fails; the Spirit of God. And we, too, shall not be denied."
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