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Church facilities may be used. If the person was endowed, he or she may be buried in temple clothing.” [7] In 1987 the apostle M. Russell Ballard also stated that "We cannot measure these particular spiritual experiences [of those who have died by suicide], of course. We do not know the extent to which the door is open for these particular ...
The rapid growth of the Mormon population and their distinct religious beliefs created tension with existing non-Mormon residents. The Mormons' economic cohesion, marked by their collective land purchases and successful agricultural endeavors, and their proselytizing among Native Americans and African-Americans, heightened the fears and ...
This is a list of people who identify, (or have identified if dead), as Latter Day Saints, and who have attained levels of notability.This list includes adherents of all Latter Day Saint movement denominations, including the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), Community of Christ, and others.
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Elders Jeffrey Brent Ball and Todd Ray Wilson, two American missionaries of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) were killed in La Paz, Bolivia on May 24, 1989, by members of the Fuerzas Armadas de Liberación-Zarate Willka terrorist group who associated them and the church they represented with perceived American imperialist activities.
“If the Mormon church is unhappy with me for doing this, they have themselves to blame,” Black says. “The Mormon Church taught me if it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. Put your ...
Following Smith's death, non-Mormon newspapers were nearly unanimous in portraying Smith as a religious fanatic. [7] Conversely, within the Latter Day Saint community, Smith was viewed as a prophet, martyred to seal the testimony of his faith. [8] Five men were tried for Smith's murder, but all were acquitted. [9]
After a person died, the living entered into a period of intense mourning. Some even wished death upon themselves in the wake of the death of another. [21] 19th-century Latter-day Saints were encouraged to bereave the dead, and often did so through eloquent obituaries in newspapers.