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The Role of Ordinances in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (6,974 views)
from Salvation in Christ: Comparative Christian Views
Ordinances and Sacraments (381 views)
from Restorations: Scholars in Dialogue from Community of Christ and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Purposes and Functions of The Temple (4,614 views)
from Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith
The Book of Moses and Temple Worship (2,424 views)
from The Book of Moses: From the Ancient of Days to the Latter Days
Stigmata (391 views)
from Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for Modern Life
“Endowed with Power” (19,488 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 13 No. 1 · 2012
Spiritual Blessings (1,009 views)
from Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith
The Priesthood Power of Women: (Doctrine and Covenants 84) (651 views)
from The Voice of the Lord: Exploring the Doctrine and Covenants
Using Section 84 to Emphasize the Priesthood Power of Women (18,852 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 22 No. 2 · 2021
"We are a Covenant-Making People": Gospel Principles and Ordinances in Marriage (1,131 views)
from Commitment to the Covenant: Strengthening the Me, We, and Thee of Marriage
Jesus Christ as a Revealer of Ordinances in the Book of Mormon (1,072 views)
from I Glory in My Jesus: Understanding Christ in the Book of Mormon
What Is a Temple? (2,733 views)
from Foundations of the Restoration: Fulfillment of the Covenant Purposes
The Temple in Operation (1,479 views)
from A Beacon on a Hill: The Los Angeles Temple
“Proper Order”—A Powerful Precept of the Book of Mormon (1,714 views)
from Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts: The Thirty-sixth Annual Brigham Young University Sidney B. Sperry Symposium
Endowed with Power (3,129 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 5 No. 2 · 2004
Joseph Smith's Articles of Faith (512 views)
from Alexander Campbell and Joseph Smith: Nineteenth-Century Restorationists
“Many Plain and Precious Things”: Using the Joseph Smith Translation in Teaching the Old Testament (66 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 26 No. 3 · 2025
Christ, Covenants and the Caph (2,133 views)
from The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament
Joseph Smith and the Restoration of Temple Service (3,342 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
The Ancient Nature of the Gospel (777 views)
from The Book of Moses: From the Ancient of Days to the Latter Days
The Temple as a Source of Blessing (1,526 views)
from A Beacon on a Hill: The Los Angeles Temple
Authority, Power, and the "Government of the Church of Christ," 1835 (3,736 views)
from Joseph Smith, the Prophet and Seer
Joseph Smith's Expansive Eternalism (371 views)
from Alexander Campbell and Joseph Smith: Nineteenth-Century Restorationists
Sacramental Living: Reflections on Latter-day Saint Ritual (1,360 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
The Doctrine of Baptism: Immersions at Qumran and the Baptisms of John, the Earliest Christians, and Book of Mormon Peoples (5,835 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
What Old Testament Temples Can Teach Us about Our Own Temple Activity (20,434 views)
from Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
“Pouring in Oil”: The Development of the Modern Mormon Healing Ritual (7,750 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
Ritual and the Quest for Meaning (1,282 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
Solomon’s Temple Compared to the Salt Lake Temple (8,370 views)
from An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor Richard O. Cowan
Aide To The Apostles (409 views)
from We'll Sing and We'll Shout: The Life and Times of W. W. Phelps
The Sanctifying Power of True Ritual Worship (6,078 views)
from The Gospel of Jesus Christ in the Old Testament
Freemasonry and the Latter-day Saint Temple Endowment Ceremony (3,218 views)
from A Reason for Faith: Navigating LDS Doctrine & Church History
Culture, Cohesion, and Conceptualizing the Sacred (2,235 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
Christianity (1,946 views)
from Light and Truth: A Latter-day Saint Guide to World Religions
Latter-day Saint Liturgical Practice: The Psalms and the Day of Atonement (499 views)
from Understanding Covenants and Communities: Jews and Latter-day Saints in Dialogue
One by One: The Fifth Gospel’s Model of Service (3,291 views)
from The Book of Mormon: 3 Nephi 9–30, This Is My Gospel
The Lord Will Redeem His People: Adoptive Covenant and Redemption in the Old Testament (6,086 views)
from Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament
Elijah's Mission: His Keys, Powers, and Blessings from the Old Testament to the Latter Days (5,387 views)
from Sperry Symposium Classics: The Old Testament
Family History: An Interview with Elder D. Todd Christofferson (617 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 6 No. 2 · 2005
Chapter 9: The Covenants and Keys of the Kingdom (65 views)
from Prepare Me for Thy Use: Lessons from Wilford Woodruff’s Mission Years
Beginnings (70 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
Temples in the Tops of the Mountains (162 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
Wilford Woodruff and the Rise of Temple Consciousness among the Latter-day Saints, 1877-84 (16,117 views)
from Banner of the Gospel: Wilford Woodruff
The dead alive, or the ancient religion anew (246 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
Peter, the Priesthood, the Temple, and Christ’s Atonement (6,697 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 16 No. 2 · 2015
“As Long as the World Shall Stand” (901 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 22 No. 2 · 2021
The Kirtland Temple And Endowment of Power (5,379 views)
from We'll Sing and We'll Shout: The Life and Times of W. W. Phelps
The Temple Goes into Service (323 views)
from The Colonia Juárez Temple: A Prophet’s Inspiration
New and Everlasting: The Relationship Between Gospel Covenants in History (96 views)
from God’s Word in Our Hearts: Learning from the Old Testament
Exploring Medieval Images (151 views)
from Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for Modern Life
The Strait and Narrow Path: The Covenant Path of Discipleship Leading to the Tree of Life (7,979 views)
from The Things Which My Father Saw: Approaches to Lehi's Dream and Nephi's Vision
The Meanings of Ritual: Comparisons (2,276 views)
from Reflections on Mormonism: Judaeo-Christian Parallels
What Is a Temple? (3,689 views)
from The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives
First Principles and Ordinances of the Gospel (7,419 views)
from Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism
5 October 1840 (Monday Morning). (1,296 views)
from The Words of Joseph Smith: The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph
“Those Who Receive You Not”: The Rite of Wiping Dust Off the Feet (20,275 views)
from By Our Rites of Worship: Latter-day Saint Views on Ritual in Scripture, History, and Practice
The First Temple Completed in Utah: The St. George Temple (162 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
Introductory Essay: The Temple and the Restoration (951 views)
from The Temple in Antiquity: Ancient Records and Modern Perspectives
New and Everlasting: The Relationship between Gospel Covenants in History (8,387 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 21 No. 2 · 2020
The dead raised to life! (320 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
Peter and the Restored Priesthood (5,656 views)
from The Ministry of Peter, the Chief Apostle
“I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts” (9,635 views)
from Prophets and Prophecies of the Old Testament: 46th Annual Sidney B. Sperry Symposium
Elijah’s Mission, Message, and Milestones of Development in Family History and Temple Work (5,491 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
Not Left Destitute of Mercy: The Role of Covenant Ḥesed in Perpetuating Family Lines (83 views)
from Tender Mercies and Loving-Kindness: The Goodness of God in the Old Testament
Articles of Faith (4,232 views)
from Latter-day Saint Essentials: Readings from the Encyclopedia of Mormonism
“I Mean to Be Baptized for Scores More”: Baptisms for the Dead among the Latter-day Saints, 1846–67 (2,504 views)
from An Eye of Faith: Essays in Honor Richard O. Cowan
The Articles of Faith: Answering the Doctrinal Questions of the “Second Great Awakening” (16,642 views)
from Joseph Smith and the Doctrinal Restoration
From Obscurity to Scripture: The Historical Process of Joseph F. Smith’s Vision of the Redemption of the Dead: (Doctrine and Covenants 138) (150 views)
from The Voice of the Lord: Exploring the Doctrine and Covenants
“This Is My Gospel”: Jesus’ Discourse in 3 Nephi (3,639 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 11 No. 3 · 2010
Reply to the objections (373 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
Personal Journal Entries in Chronological Order: 2–5 March 1843 - 13–14 July 1844 (83 views)
from The Brigham Young Journals: Volume 1: April 1832–February 1846
How Has God Intervened in History? (7,061 views)
from Window of Faith: Latter-day Saint Perspectives on World History
Visions of Salvation: What the Visions of Joseph Smith Reveal to Us About How to Inherit Heaven (389 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 26 No. 2 · 2025
Traditional Christian Sacraments and Covenants (1,832 views)
from Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church
11 June 1843 (Sunday Morning). Temple Stand (861 views)
from The Words of Joseph Smith: The Contemporary Accounts of the Nauvoo Discourses of the Prophet Joseph
“I Will Write My Law in Their Hearts” (300 views)
from Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament
Our Identity and Our Destiny (960 views)
from Religious Educator Vol. 14 No. 1 · 2013
Joseph Smith’s 1836 Vision of the Celestial Kingdom: A Historical and Contextual Analysis (190 views)
from Joseph Smith as a Visionary: Heavenly Manifestations in the Latter Days
“We Shall Have Temples Built”: Joseph F. Smith and a New Era of Temple Building (1,189 views)
from Joseph F. Smith: Reflections on the Man and His Times
"Line upon Line": Joseph Smith's Growing Understanding of the Eternal Family (1,354 views)
from Raising the Standard of Truth: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Early Restoration
Covenants and the True Vine (400 views)
from Finding Christ in the Covenant Path: Ancient Insights for Modern Life
Initiation to the School of the Prophets (432 views)
from Repicturing the Restoration: New Art to Expand Our Understanding
Establishing the Work—1920s (559 views)
from The Lā'ie Hawai'i Temple: A Century of Aloha
Epilogue: Hastening the Work of Salvation and Facing the Future with Faith (2015 and Beyond) (415 views)
from Voice of the Saints in Taiwan: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Taiwan
The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship (1,580 views)
from Approaching Holiness: Exploring the History and Teachings of the Old Testament
The Psalms Sung: The Power of Music in Sacred Worship (5,339 views)
from Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
“Come, Follow Me”: The Imitation of Christ in the Later Middle Ages (1,380 views)
from Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church
What is "saving grace"? (852 views)
from Defending the Faith: Early Welsh Missionary Publications
Ancient Israel: Sacral Themes in Deuteronomy and the Deuteronomic History (103 views)
from Mormon's Record: The Historical Message of the Book of Mormon
Seeking “Power to Protect the Innocent” (369 views)
from Storming the Nation: The Unknown Contributions of Joseph Smith’s Political Missionaries
The Promise and the Provocation: The Sinai Narrative (37 views)
from God’s Word in Our Hearts: Learning from the Old Testament
A Six-Year Building Program (493 views)
from Nauvoo Temple: A Story of Faith
Larger Temples During the Later Twentieth Century: The Jordan River Utah, Bountiful Utah, and Mount Timpanogos Utah Temples (89 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
A Design More Suited for "Sacred and Holy Purposes": The Logan and Manti Temples (97 views)
from Temples in the Tops of the Mountains: Sacred Houses of the Lord in Utah
Swine’s Blood and Broken Serpents: The Rejection and Rehabilitation of Worship in the Old Testament (2,204 views)
from Ascending the Mountain of the Lord: Temple, Praise, and Worship in the Old Testament
The Promise and the Provocation: The Sinai Narrative (700 views)
from From Creation to Sinai: The Old Testament through the Lens of the Restoration
The House of the Lord: The Taipei Temple and Church Administration Building (1984–89) (542 views)
from Voice of the Saints in Taiwan: A History of the Latter-day Saints in Taiwan
Forerunners and Foundation Stones of the Restoration (1,625 views)
from Prelude to the Restoration: Apostasy to the Restored Church
Jeffrey R. Holland with Andrew Teal (1,094 views)
from Inspiring Service: Interfaith Remarks with Elder Jeffrey R. Holland at Oxford
Joseph Smith and the New Testament (1,075 views)
from How the New Testament Came to Be

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