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Conventions Used in This Book |
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How This Book Is Organized |
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Part I: What the Mormon Faith Is All About |
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Part II: Eternal Rituals and Endless Meetings |
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Part III: Holy Books and Sacred History |
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| Part I: What the Mormon Faith Is A« About |
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Chapter 1: A New World Religion |
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Why Know about Mormonism? |
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9 | (2) |
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11 | (2) |
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11 | (1) |
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12 | (1) |
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13 | (1) |
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Joseph Smith and Mormonism's Beginnings |
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13 | (3) |
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Translating additional scriptures |
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15 | (1) |
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Coming to terms with the M-word |
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15 | (1) |
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16 | (1) |
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What Makes Mormonism Different? |
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Chapter 2: The Mormon Plan of Salvation |
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Mormon Karma: The Premortal Life |
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From intelligence to spirit |
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Relax, you've already passed the first test |
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Premortality in the here and now |
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Acing the Test of Mortality |
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Adam and Eve: Heroes of humanity |
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27 | (2) |
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It ain't over till it's over: Enduring to the end |
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30 | (1) |
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The Afterlife: Eternal Progression |
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A waiting room for spirits |
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32 | (1) |
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Reaching the three degrees of glory...or outer darkness |
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Chapter 3: Heavenly Parents, Savior, and Holy Ghost |
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The Head Honcho: God the Father |
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What if God were one of us? |
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42 | (1) |
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With Franklin Planner in hand: God the organizer |
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43 | (1) |
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Why does God go to all this trouble? |
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44 | (1) |
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Differences in beliefs about God the Father |
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44 | (1) |
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Second Mate: Christ the Son |
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45 | (7) |
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45 | (1) |
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46 | (1) |
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The Savior's post-crucifixion checklist |
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47 | (1) |
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48 | (2) |
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Differences in beliefs about Jesus Christ |
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50 | (2) |
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God's Whisperer: The Holy Ghost |
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52 | (7) |
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The Spirit who never got a body |
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52 | (1) |
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The gift of the Holy Ghost |
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53 | (3) |
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The Holy Ghost's many roles |
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56 | (2) |
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58 | (1) |
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Chapter 4: Restoring the Priesthood and the Church |
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59 | (14) |
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Gospel Comings and Goings |
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60 | (1) |
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Beginning the Restoration |
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60 | (4) |
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Joseph Smith's early years |
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61 | (1) |
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Kneeling in the Sacred Grove |
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62 | (1) |
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63 | (1) |
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Bringing Back the Church Step by Step |
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64 | (2) |
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A parade of heavenly messengers |
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64 | (1) |
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Continuing the gospel tradition |
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65 | (1) |
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Understanding the Priesthood |
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66 | (7) |
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For boys: The Aaronic Priesthood |
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67 | (2) |
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For men: The Melchizedek Priesthood |
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69 | (1) |
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Performing priesthood ordinances |
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70 | (2) |
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What about women and the priesthood? |
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72 | (1) |
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Chapter 5: Together Forever: The Eternal Importance of Family |
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73 | (16) |
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73 | (5) |
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Why families are so important |
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"Till never do you part": Eternal sealing |
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74 | (2) |
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Breadwinning and homemaking |
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76 | (1) |
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76 | (2) |
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Shaking the Family Tree: Family History Work |
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78 | (4) |
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79 | (1) |
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80 | (2) |
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God's People: The Family of Israel |
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82 | (3) |
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Abraham and God shake on it |
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83 | (1) |
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The house of Israel in Mormon scriptures |
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83 | (1) |
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84 | (1) |
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Becoming adopted into Israel |
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84 | (1) |
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Personal Prophecy: Patriarchal Blessings |
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Discovering personal lineage |
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85 | (1) |
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Other aspects of a patriarchal blessing |
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86 | (1) |
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Understanding a patriarchal blessing |
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| Part II: Eternal Rituals and Endless Meetings |
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Chapter 6: Welcome to the Meetinghouse! |
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91 | (22) |
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92 | (2) |
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93 | (1) |
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Wards in the making: Branches |
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93 | (1) |
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Participating in the Ward |
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Get to work! Every member has a job |
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95 | (1) |
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What to do when you're in the pew: Sacrament meetings |
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96 | (5) |
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101 | (2) |
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Confirmation: Installing a direct line to God |
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103 | (1) |
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Baby blessings: Welcoming a new lamb into the flock |
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104 | (1) |
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Funerals: Saying farewell, for now |
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105 | (1) |
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106 | (1) |
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106 | (2) |
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108 | (1) |
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Participating in the Stake |
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109 | (4) |
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Twice a year: Stake conference |
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110 | (1) |
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Finding Grandpa's grandpa: Stake family history centers |
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111 | (1) |
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Stake 'n' shake: Stake activities |
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111 | (2) |
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Chapter 7: Sacred, Not Secret: Inside Mormon Temples |
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113 | (18) |
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Distinguishing the Temple from the Meetinghouse |
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114 | (1) |
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Temple Ordinances - Why Mormons Go to the Temple |
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115 | (3) |
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Understanding the essential ordinances |
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115 | (1) |
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Why perform ordinances for the dead? |
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116 | (2) |
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Becoming Eligible for Temple Ordinances |
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118 | (5) |
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Getting a temple recommend |
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119 | (1) |
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Performing baptisms for the dead |
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120 | (1) |
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121 | (2) |
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Finally! Receiving Your Own Temple Ordinances |
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123 | (3) |
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Receiving the preparatory ordinances |
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123 | (2) |
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125 | (1) |
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Sealing Families for Eternity |
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126 | (5) |
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Temple sealings for the living |
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127 | (1) |
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When the going gets tough: Sealing complexities |
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128 | (3) |
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Chapter 8: In and around Church Headquarters |
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A Tour of Church Headquarters |
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132 | (1) |
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Governing the Church: General Authorities |
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133 | (6) |
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134 | (3) |
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Apostles and seventies and bishops - Oh my! |
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137 | (2) |
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A Two-Day Marathon: General Conference |
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139 | (2) |
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The LDS Welfare Program and Humanitarian Relief |
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141 | (4) |
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Taking care of their own: The world's largest private welfare program |
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141 | (3) |
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Taking care of others: LDS humanitarian relief |
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144 | (1) |
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Survival of the Smartest: Mormons and Education |
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145 | (6) |
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A daily dose of the gospel |
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146 | (1) |
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Stone-cold sober: Brigham Young University |
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147 | (2) |
| Part III: Holy Books and Sacred History |
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Chapter 9: The Bible and the Book of Mormon |
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151 | (20) |
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The Bible: True, with a Few Tweaks |
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152 | (4) |
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Thus saith the King James Version |
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152 | (1) |
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153 | (1) |
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Joseph Smith's corrections to the Bible |
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154 | (1) |
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So, where are Joseph's corrections? |
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155 | (1) |
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Getting Acquainted with the Book of Mormon |
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156 | (6) |
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156 | (2) |
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What a long, strange trip: Lehi's journey to the New World |
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158 | (1) |
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Can't we all just get along? The Nephites and the Lamanites |
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159 | (1) |
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The main event: The coming of Christ |
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160 | (1) |
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Biting the dust: The end of the Nephites |
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161 | (1) |
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How the Book of Mormon Came to Be |
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162 | (4) |
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162 | (1) |
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Seer stones and scribes: Translating the golden plates |
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163 | (2) |
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"You believe what?!" Reactions to the book |
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165 | (1) |
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What happened to the plates? |
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165 | (1) |
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The Book of Mormon in Mormon Life |
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166 | (5) |
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Applying what the Book of Mormon teaches |
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166 | (3) |
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Increasing emphasis on the Book of Mormon |
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169 | (1) |
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Using the Book of Mormon in missionary work |
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169 | (2) |
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Chapter 10: Mormonism's Other Scriptures |
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171 | (14) |
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A Scriptural Hodgepodge: The Pearl of Great Price |
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171 | (5) |
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172 | (1) |
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Mummy dearest: Uncovering the writings of Abraham |
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173 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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174 | (1) |
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Lining up the Articles of Faith |
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175 | (1) |
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Modern-Day Revelations in the D&C |
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176 | (6) |
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But wait, there's more: God's revelations to Joseph Smith and others |
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177 | (1) |
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Key LDS scriptures in the D&C |
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178 | (3) |
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Wrapping up: Official declarations |
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181 | (1) |
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The Beat Goes On: Recent Revelations Not Found in the D&C |
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182 | (3) |
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Picturing the ideal family |
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182 | (1) |
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Day-to-day wisdom from the prophet |
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183 | (2) |
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Chapter 11: Searching for a Home |
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185 | (14) |
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A Significant Pit Stop: Kirtland, Ohio |
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185 | (4) |
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Receiving new revelations and doctrines |
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186 | (1) |
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Building the Kirtland Temple |
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187 | (1) |
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Empty pockets and loaded threats: Good times come to an end |
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188 | (1) |
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Kirtland in the here and now |
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189 | (1) |
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189 | (4) |
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Getting booted out of Zion |
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190 | (1) |
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191 | (2) |
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Missouri in the here and now |
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193 | (1) |
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Nauvoo, Illinois: A Refuge on the Mississippi |
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193 | (6) |
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194 | (1) |
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Constructing the Nauvoo Temple |
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194 | (2) |
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196 | (1) |
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196 | (2) |
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Nauvoo in the here and now |
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198 | (1) |
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Chapter 12: Moving on to Utah with Brigham Young |
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199 | (14) |
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199 | (1) |
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The Lion of the Lord: Brigham Young |
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200 | (4) |
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Another unschooled boy from Vermont |
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201 | (1) |
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Becoming a leader in the Church |
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201 | (1) |
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Famous leader and down-to-earth family man |
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202 | (1) |
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203 | (1) |
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Westward Ho! The Pioneer Experience |
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204 | (6) |
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Packing up and leaving Illinois |
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205 | (1) |
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206 | (1) |
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207 | (2) |
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Keep 'em coming: The Perpetual Emigrating Fund |
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209 | (1) |
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Mormon Groups That Didn't Go West |
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210 | (3) |
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211 | (1) |
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212 | (1) |
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Church of Christ (Temple Lot) |
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212 | (1) |
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Chapter 13: Building the Kingdom in Utah |
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213 | (16) |
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213 | (4) |
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Settling the Salt Lake Valley |
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214 | (2) |
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Movin' on out: Settling the Jell-O Belt |
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216 | (1) |
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Conflicts with the Outside World |
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217 | (4) |
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The Utah War and the Mormon Reformation |
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218 | (1) |
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The Mountain Meadows Massacre |
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219 | (2) |
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Polygamy: A Divine Principle (But an Outdated Practice) |
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221 | (5) |
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Who practiced polygamy, and why? |
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221 | (3) |
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Government pressure to end polygamy |
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224 | (1) |
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225 | (1) |
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226 | (5) |
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Pledging allegiance to the flag |
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226 | (1) |
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Facing some lingering problems |
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227 | (1) |
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Gathering strength for a worldwide boom |
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227 | (2) |
| Part IV Mormonism Today |
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Chapter 14: Called to Serve: Missionaries and International Growth |
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231 | (20) |
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Missionaries of All Shapes and Sizes |
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231 | (4) |
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232 | (1) |
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233 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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234 | (1) |
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235 | (3) |
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235 | (2) |
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Diving into the "Empty Sea": Missionary boot camp |
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237 | (1) |
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Living the Missionary Life |
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238 | (5) |
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238 | (3) |
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241 | (2) |
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Rapid Growth: Mormonism around the World |
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243 | (8) |
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Dealing with growing pains |
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244 | (3) |
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Getting to know the global Church |
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247 | (1) |
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Stirring the Mormon Melting Pot |
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248 | (3) |
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Chapter 15: Hot-Button Issues for Mormons |
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251 | (20) |
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Race and Gender Controversies |
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251 | (7) |
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Black and white and shades of gray |
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252 | (3) |
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Beyond Molly: Women in the LDS Church |
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255 | (3) |
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Hullabaloo over History and Holy Books |
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258 | (4) |
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The Book of Mormon in the hot seat |
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258 | (2) |
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Faithful versus accurate history |
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260 | (2) |
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262 | (4) |
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Free speech on the inside |
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262 | (2) |
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Criticism from the outside |
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264 | (2) |
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Beyond Heterosexual Monogamy |
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266 | (5) |
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266 | (2) |
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I do, I do, and I do again |
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268 | (3) |
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Chapter 16: Sacrificing on Earth to Receive Blessings in Heaven |
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271 | (20) |
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Chase and Be Chaste: The Law of Chastity |
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272 | (5) |
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Understanding the purposes of sexuality |
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272 | (1) |
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273 | (1) |
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Enjoying marital intimacy |
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274 | (1) |
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Receiving the blessings of chastity |
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275 | (1) |
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276 | (1) |
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Whaddya Mean, No Coffee? Living the Word of Wisdom |
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277 | (5) |
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Interpreting the Word of Wisdom |
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278 | (1) |
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Live long and prosper: A principle with promise |
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279 | (1) |
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The last word on the Word of Wisdom |
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280 | (2) |
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Tithing: Paying the Lord's Tax |
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282 | (4) |
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282 | (1) |
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Figuring the tithing bill |
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283 | (1) |
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284 | (1) |
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Knowing where your tithe is going |
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284 | (1) |
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Receiving tithing dividends |
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285 | (1) |
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Fast Sunday: The Slowest Sabbath of the Month |
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286 | (5) |
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287 | (2) |
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How and when to fast (And who shouldn't) |
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289 | (2) |
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Chapter 17: Connecting with God and Each Other |
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291 | (16) |
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What Mormons Do Daily...Ideally |
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291 | (6) |
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292 | (4) |
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296 | (1) |
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What Mormons Do Weekly...Ideally |
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297 | (5) |
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297 | (3) |
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Family Home Evening (Sorry, no Monday Night Football) |
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300 | (2) |
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What Mormons Do Monthly...Ideally |
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302 | (5) |
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Ding, dong, Mormons calling |
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302 | (2) |
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Break out the breath mints: Fasting |
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304 | (1) |
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A trip to the temple (a.k.a. Mormon date night) |
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305 | (2) |
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Chapter 18: In the World but Not of the World |
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307 | (18) |
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307 | (7) |
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308 | (1) |
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Getting squirrelly: Food storage |
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309 | (4) |
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Preparing for emergencies |
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313 | (1) |
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Crafting, Chronicling, and Stuffing Face: Mormon Traditions |
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314 | (3) |
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314 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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315 | (1) |
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316 | (1) |
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Taking in a Bit of Culture |
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317 | (10) |
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Lifting a chorus to the Lord: America's choir |
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317 | (2) |
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Onward Christian crooners: Mormon pop music |
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319 | (1) |
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Reading between the lines: Mormon books |
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319 | (3) |
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Hams and cheese: Mormon drama |
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322 | (1) |
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Going Dutcher: The rise of Mormon cinema |
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322 | (3) |
| Part V: The Fart of Tens |
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325 | (24) |
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Chapter 19: Ten Famous Mormons |
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327 | (6) |
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327 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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328 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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329 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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330 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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331 | (1) |
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332 | (1) |
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Chapter 20: Quick Answers to Ten Common Questions About Mormonism |
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333 | (8) |
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333 | (1) |
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How Can Mormons Give Up 10 Percent of Their Income? |
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334 | (1) |
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What Happens inside an LDS Temple? |
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335 | (1) |
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Why Don't Mormons Drink Alcohol or Coffee? |
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336 | (1) |
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Why Do Mormons Have Such Large, Strong Families? |
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336 | (1) |
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Do Mormons Believe in the Bible or Just the Book of Mormon? |
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337 | (1) |
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Do Mormons Really Believe that Humans Can Become Gods? |
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338 | (1) |
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Why Can't Women Hold the Priesthood? |
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338 | (1) |
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Do Mormons Still Practice Polygamy? |
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339 | (1) |
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How Can Mormons Revere Joseph Smith? |
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339 | (2) |
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Chapter 21: Ten Mormon Places to Visit |
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341 | (8) |
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341 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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342 | (1) |
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Nauvoo and Carthage, Illinois |
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343 | (1) |
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344 | (1) |
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Winter Quarters, Nebraska, and Council Bluffs, Iowa |
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345 | (1) |
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346 | (1) |
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