Movie First Vision March 26th
For additional information, take a look at this website Working independently, John C. Lefgren and John P. Pratt give evidence for determining the date of the First Vision. Their evidence comes from these sources: (1) The personal account of Joseph Smith where he tells that God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him in the early spring of 1820 in a grove of trees near his father's farm. (2) The ancient prophecy from the Book of Enoch concerning the whole history of man. (3) The repeating cycles of time that are witnessed in the heavens by the orbits of the earth, the moon, and the sun. (4) the familiar 7-day week cycle and its function in the Calendar of Enoch. (5) The weather-dependent cycles for the production of 1,000 pounds of maple sugar that the Smith Family made in the early spring of 1820. (6) The world's first systematic national weather reports that the Surgeon General of the United States Army organized for 1820.
In 1820 the Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Lovell, commanded medical officers stationed at 14 army posts in the United States to record weather conditions three times a day: 7:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. Many of these original reports are found in the National Archives. In June 1820 the Surgeon General took these records and prepared the first weather report in the history of the world. His report was printed on July 27, 1820, in the National Intelligencer, the dominant newspaper of Washington, D.C. In that issue, the date for the First Vision is identified as the warmest and most beautiful day for March 1820 at Sackets Harbor, New York. This movie shows that Sunday, March 26, 1820, satisfies the criteria for the setting of the First Vision.
ORIGIN of the BOOK of MORMON - WikiVidi Documentary
There are several theories as to the origin of the Book of Mormon. Most adherents to the Latter Day Saint movement view the book as a work of inspired scripture. The most common belief of adherents is that promoted by Joseph Smith, who said he translated ancient golden plates inscribed by prophets. Smith claimed the angel Moroni, a prophet in the Book of Mormon narrative, directed him in the 1820s to a hill near his home in Palmyra, New York where the plates were buried. Besides Smith himself, there were at least 11 witnesses who said they saw the plates in 1829, and three also claiming to have been visited by an angel. Several other witnesses observed Smith dictating the text that eventually became the Book of Mormon. Critics have explored a number of issues, including whether Joseph Smith actually had golden plates, or whether the text of the Book of Mormon originated in his mind or through inspiration; whether it was Smith himself who composed the book's text or an associate of...
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The Early Years of Mormonism, by Sandra Tanner
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Talk given on March 13, 2010 at the Capstone Conference held at Calvary Chapel Salt Lake City. See Sandra's ministry at utlm.org
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Trailer First Vision March 26th
For additional information, take a look at this website Working independently, John C. Lefgren and John P. Pratt give evidence for determining the date of the First Vision. Their evidence comes from these sources: (1) The personal account of Joseph Smith where he tells that God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, appeared to him in the early spring of 1820 in a grove of trees near his father's farm. (2) The ancient prophecy from the Book of Enoch concerning the whole history of man. (3) The repeating cycles of time that are witnessed in the heavens by the orbits of the earth, the moon, and the sun. (4) the familiar 7-day week cycle and its function in the Calendar of Enoch. (5) The weather-dependent cycles for the production of 1,000 pounds of maple sugar that the Smith Family made in the early spring of 1820. (6) The world's first systematic national weather reports that the Surgeon General of the United States Army organized for 1820.
In 1820 the Surgeon General, Dr. Joseph Lovell, commanded medical officers stationed at 14 army posts in the United States to record weather conditions three times a day: 7:00 a.m., 2:00 p.m., and 6:00 p.m. Many of these original reports are found in the National Archives. In June 1820 the Surgeon General took these records and prepared the first weather report in the history of the world. His report was printed on July 27, 1820, in the National Intelligencer, the dominant newspaper of Washington, D.C. In that issue, the date for the First Vision is identified as the warmest and most beautiful day for March 1820 at Sackets Harbor, New York. This movie shows that Sunday, March 26, 1820, satisfies the criteria for the setting of the First Vision.
A Volume of Modern Scripture The Doctrine & Covenants Lecture 01 by Hyrum Andrus
Hyrum L. Andrus All rights reserved August 15-18, 1991
Lecture 1 A VOLUME OF MODERN SCRIPTURE
...In a talk by Ezra Taft Benson, in which he is speaking of the Doctrine and Covenants, and he says so well and appropriately what needs to be said that I would like to make this the beginning of our discussion today and also of this Seminar.
“One hundred fifty years ago, when the elders of the Church were assembled in conference to determine whether the revelations should be published to the world,” and that’s the November 1831 conference, “the Lord gave a revelation to the Church which he referred to as his Preface,” now found in Section 1, if I can interpolate that, “referred to as his Preface to the Book of Revelation. This revelation, Section 1 of the Doctrine and Covenants, prepares the reader as a preface to a book should do, with the explanation of the purpose of the author in giving the revelations contained in it. The author of the Doctrine and Covenants, is the Lord Jesus Christ, speaking through the instrumentality of the Prophet Joseph Smith.
“The Doctrine and Covenants is unique among the standard works of the Church, not only because it contains a divinely authored preface, but also because it is a modern book of scripture.”
President Benson, as you know, has stated very clearly that the Book of Mormon is the keystone of our religion. Then later he made it clear that the Doctrine and Covenants is the capstone. And we’ll be bringing that point out from time to time as we discuss this valuable scripture.
Just a word or two to begin with about the history of the Doctrine and Covenants, how we got it. You have revelations in there, Section 2, for example, that go back as early as 1823. Section 2, as we know, is the statement of Moroni concerning Malachi’s prophecy--or the restatement, and adds several significant items, and we’ll be dealing with those later in our discussion.
The first official statement that was canonized as scripture, other than the Bible and the Book of Mormon, was a little document called, “The Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ.” The Articles and Covenants of the Church originally contained what we now have in Sections 20 and 22. And then later, Section 22 was lopped off, if I can use that term, made a separate document. The Articles and Covenants, then, make reference to Section 20 of the Doctrine and Covenants.
So, for example, in Section 42 of the Doctrine and Covenants, in verse 13, where the Lord in giving us the law of the Church--and Section 42 has that nickname, just like Section 20, is sometimes called “The Constitution.” Section 42 is called “the Law,” and Section 76, “the Vision.” But in Section 42, which we call, “the Law,” he says, “And they shall observe the covenants and church articles, to do them, and these shall be their teachings, as they shall be directed by the Spirit.”
The first conference held in the Church was held in June of 1830. In the course of that conference, they presented the standard works of the Church, as of then. This consisted of the Bible, the Book of Mormon and the Articles and Covenants of the Church of Christ. That’s the way they called them and presented them. So the first thing canonized in this dispensation, other than the Bible and the Book of Mormon, was this little unit that is the nucleus of the Doctrine and Covenants.
Then as later revelations were given, it was finally determined that these revelations be compiled and published under a book entitled, “The Book of Commandments.” If you turn to Section 67, you find the Lord making reference here to this anticipated publication. In verse 6 he says, “Now, seek ye out of the Book of Commandments, even the least that is among them, and appoint him that is the most wise among you....” This has reference to some brethren feeling that these revelations weren’t quite in the most polished form of the Queen’s English, and they wanted to overhaul them. We had an intellectual in the Church in that day who was one of their humble school teachers by the name of William E. McLellin. They selected him out to write a revelation equal to the least of those in this proposed compilation. And he utterly failed. Sometime if you want to try that, just take a clean sheet of paper and write up the words, “Thus saith the Lord,” at the top. And then take it from there. That’s the challenge that they presented him with. That’s the challenge that he failed to meet.
After that conference where it was decided to publish these revelations, they purchased a press and shipped it down to Jackson County, Missouri, because it was there that the Prophet had been the previous summer to dedicate the land of Zion. Oliver Cowdery was there with W. W. Phelps as the printers of the Church, and they began the publication of a Church periodical called “The Evening and… Get the full transcription from hyrumandrus.com!
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Joseph Smith Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was an American religious leader and founder of Mormonism and the Latter Day Saint movement. When he was 24, he published the Book of Mormon, and he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religion that continues to the present by the time of his death 14 years later.
Smith was born in Sharon, Vermont. By 1817, he had moved with his family to the burned-over district of western New York, an area of intense religious revivalism during the Second Great Awakening. Smith said he experienced a series of visions, including one in which he saw two personages (presumably God the Father and Jesus Christ) and others in which an angel directed him to a buried book of golden plates inscribed with a Judeo-Christian history of an ancient American civilization. In 1830, Smith published what he said was an English translation of these plates called the Book of Mormon. The same year he organized the Church of Christ, calling it a restoration of the early Christian church. Members of the church were later called Latter Day Saints or Mormons, and Smith announced a revelation in 1838 which renamed the church as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
In 1831, Smith and his followers moved west, planning to build a communalistic American Zion. They first gathered in Kirtland, Ohio and established an outpost in Independence, Missouri which was intended to be Zion's center place. During the 1830s, Smith sent out missionaries, published revelations, and supervised construction of the Kirtland Temple. The collapse of the church-sponsored Kirtland Safety Society Anti-Banking Company and violent skirmishes with non-Mormon Missourians caused Smith and his followers to establish a new settlement at Nauvoo, Illinois, where he became a spiritual and political leader. In 1844, Smith and the Nauvoo city council angered non-Mormons by destroying a newspaper that had criticized Smith's power and practice of polygamy. Smith was imprisoned in Carthage, Illinois where he was killed when a mob stormed the jailhouse.
Smith published many revelations and other texts that his followers regard as scripture. His teachings discuss the nature of God, cosmology, family structures, political organization, and religious collectivism. His followers regard him as a prophet comparable to Moses and Elijah, and several religious denominations consider themselves the continuation of the church that he organized, including The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and the Community of Christ.
A Study in Scarlet by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
A Study in Scarlet is an 1887 detective novel by British author Arthur Conan Doyle. Written in 1886, the story marks the first appearance of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson, who would become among the most famous characters in literature. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes, an amateur detective, to his friend and chronicler Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his study in scarlet: There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it.
Part One:
Chapter 1. Mr Sherlock Holmes - 00:00
Chapter 2. The Science of Deduction - 17:32
Chapter 3. The Lauriston Garden Mystery - 39:40
Chapter 4. What John Rance Had to Tell - 1:03:26
Chapter 5. Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor - 1:18:33
Chapter 6. Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do - 1:33:59
Chapter 7. Light in the Darkness - 1:54:32
Part Two:
Chapter 1. On the Great Alkali Plain - 2:15:04
Chapter 2. The Flower of Utah - 2:39:37
Chapter 3. John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet - 2:55:59
Chapter 4. A Flight for Life - 3:08:18
Chapter 5. The Avenging Angels - 3:29:37
Chapter 6. A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D. - 3:52:26
Chapter 7. The Conclusion - 4:19:41
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A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson, who later became two of the most famous characters in literature.
Conan Doyle wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the following year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his study in scarlet: There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it. (A study is a preliminary drawing, sketch or painting done in preparation for a finished piece.) - Summary by David Clarke
A Study In Scarlet (Version 6)
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE
Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction, Detective Fiction, Published 1800 -1900
Martin Harris and Three Wise Men | Richard E. Bennett
Richard Bennett discusses the three scholars Martin Harris consulted in 1828—and why Harris was so resolved to fund the printing of the Book of Mormon upon his return.
Richard E. Bennett was a BYU professor in the Department of Church History and Doctrine when this devotional address was given on 29 June 2010.
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Hawaii | Wikipedia audio article
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Hawaii ( ( listen) hə-WY-ee; Hawaiian: Hawaiʻi [həˈvɐjʔi]) is the 50th and most recent state to have joined the United States, having received statehood on August 21, 1959. Hawaii is the only U.S. state located in Oceania, the only U.S. state located outside North America, and the only one composed entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean.The state encompasses nearly the entire volcanic Hawaiian archipelago, which comprises hundreds of islands spread over 1,500 miles (2,400 km). At the southeastern end of the archipelago, the eight main islands are—in order from northwest to southeast: Niʻihau, Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Molokaʻi, Lānaʻi, Kahoʻolawe, Maui, and the Island of Hawaiʻi. The last is the largest island in the group; it is often called the Big Island or Hawaiʻi Island to avoid confusion with the state or archipelago. The archipelago is physiographically and ethnologically part of the Polynesian subregion of Oceania.
Hawaii's diverse natural scenery, warm tropical climate, abundance of public beaches, oceanic surroundings, and active volcanoes make it a popular destination for tourists, surfers, biologists, and volcanologists. Because of its central location in the Pacific and 19th-century labor migration, Hawaii's culture is strongly influenced by North American and East Asian cultures, in addition to its indigenous Hawaiian culture. Hawaii has over a million permanent residents, along with many visitors and U.S. military personnel. Its capital is Honolulu on the island of Oʻahu.
Hawaii is the 8th-smallest and the 11th-least populous, but the 13th-most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. It is the only state with an Asian plurality. The state's oceanic coastline is about 750 miles (1,210 km) long, the fourth longest in the U.S. after the coastlines of Alaska, Florida, and California.
Islam and Mormonism | Wikipedia audio article
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- Socrates
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Islam and Mormonism have been compared to one another ever since the earliest origins of the latter in the nineteenth century, often by detractors of one religion or the other—or both. For instance, Joseph Smith, the founding prophet of Mormonism, was referred to as the modern Mahomet by the New York Herald, shortly after his murder in June 1844. This epithet repeated a comparison that had been made from Smith's earliest career, one that was not intended at the time to be complimentary. Comparison of the Mormon and Muslim prophets still occurs today, sometimes for derogatory or polemical reasons but also for more scholarly and neutral purposes. While Mormonism and Islam certainly have many similarities, there are also significant, fundamental differences between the two religions. Mormon–Muslim relations have historically been cordial; recent years have seen increasing dialogue between adherents of the two faiths, and cooperation in charitable endeavors, especially in the Middle and Far East.This article compares the teachings of Islam to those of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), which is the largest Latter Day Saint church today. Other, smaller denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement, such as the Community of Christ and the Church of Christ (Temple Lot), hold significantly different doctrines than those taught by the LDS Church. However, important differences remain between Islamic teaching and the doctrines of these other churches, even where they differ with those of the LDS Church.
History of the Latter Day Saint movement | Wikipedia audio article
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The Latter Day Saint movement is a religious movement within Christianity that arose during the Second Great Awakening in the early 19th century and that led to the set of doctrines, practices, and cultures called Mormonism, and to the existence of numerous Latter Day Saint churches. Its history is characterized by intense controversy and persecution in reaction to some of the movement's doctrines and practices and their relationship to mainstream Christianity (see Mormonism and Christianity). The purpose of this article is to give an overview of the different groups, beliefs, and denominations that began with the influence of Joseph Smith.
The founder of the Latter Day Saint movement was Joseph Smith, who was raised in the burned-over district of Upstate New York, and claimed that, in response to prayer, he saw God the Father and Jesus Christ, as well as angels and other visions. This eventually led him to a restoration of Christian doctrine that, he said, was lost after the early Christian apostles were killed. In addition, several early leaders made marked doctrinal and leadership contributions to the movement, including Oliver Cowdery, Sidney Rigdon, and Brigham Young. Modern-day revelation from God continues to be a principal belief of the Mormon faith.
Mormon history as an academic field is called Mormon studies.
A Study in Scarlet Audiobook by A. Conan Doyle | Full Audiobook | Subtitles | Sherlock Holmes
A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new characters, consulting detective Sherlock Holmes and his friend and chronicler, Dr. John Watson, who later became two of the most famous characters in literature.
Conan Doyle wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the following year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his study in scarlet: There's the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it. (A study is a preliminary drawing, sketch or painting done in preparation for a finished piece.) - Summary by David Clarke
Genre(s): Crime & Mystery Fiction, Detective Fiction, Published A Study In Scarlet (Version 6)
Sir Arthur Conan DOYLE
Part One:
Chapter 1. Mr Sherlock Holmes - 0:23
Chapter 2. The Science of Deduction - 18:00
Chapter 3. The Lauriston Garden Mystery - 40:18
Chapter 4. What John Rance Had to Tell - 1:04:15
Chapter 5. Our Advertisement Brings a Visitor - 1:19:30
Chapter 6. Tobias Gregson Shows What He Can Do - 1:35:03
Chapter 7. Light in the Darkness - 1:55:47
Part Two:
Chapter 1. On the Great Alkali Plain - 2:16:28
Chapter 2. The Flower of Utah - 2:41:09
Chapter 3. John Ferrier Talks with the Prophet - 2:57:43
Chapter 4. A Flight for Life - 3:10:13
Chapter 5. The Avenging Angels - 3:31:44
Chapter 6. A Continuation of the Reminiscences of John Watson, M.D. - 3:54:42
Chapter 7. The Conclusion - 4:22:09
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A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to his sidekick Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his study in scarlet: There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it. (Summary by Wikipedia)
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