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Primary sources
Primary sources
These are texts of relevance to Church history and apologetics. They are not all "endorsed" by FAIR; they can sometimes be important for understanding where an issue or discussion has come from, however.
Ancient
Theosis texts
Summary: Quotes about human deification from non-LDS Christians19th Century
Newspapers and Journals
The Evening and The Morning Star
Summary: The Evening and the Morning Star was an early Latter-day Saint newspaper originally published in Independence, Missouri between June 1832 and July 1833. Publication moved to Kirtland, Ohio between December 1833 and September 1834.
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Messenger and Advocate
Summary: The Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate was an early Latter-day Saint newspaper published in Kirtland, Ohio between October 1834 and September 1837. It was the successor to The Evening and Morning Star and the predecessor to the Elders' Journal.Elder's Journal
Summary: The Elders' Journal of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints published in Kirtland, Ohio, and then Far West, Missouri. It was the successor to the Latter Day Saints' Messenger and Advocate and was eventually replaced by the Times and Seasons.Times and Seasons
Summary: The Times and Seasons was an early Latter-day Saint newspaper published in Nauvoo, Illinois between November 1839 and February 1846. It was the successor to the Elders' Journal.Journal of Discourses
Summary: The Journal of Discourses consists of 26 volumes of discourses, lessons, and essays largely from early leaders of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.Saint's Herald
Summary: Selected articles from the newspaper of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.Other sources
Brigham Young
David Whitmer
Joseph Knight
Joseph Smith, Jr.
Thomas Kane
- Thomas Kane on the decline of Nauvoo—
Brief Summary: (after the Saints were driven out) (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- Thomas Kane on the decline of Nauvoo—
20th Century
Boyd K. Packer
- The Unwritten Order of Things—
Brief Summary: "The Unwritten Order of Things," Elder Boyd K. Packer, Marriott Center, 15 October 1996 (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- The Unwritten Order of Things—
Bruce R. McConkie
- Seven Deadly Heresies—
Brief Summary: "Seven Deadly Heresies" by Elder Bruce R. McConkie, Marriott Center, June 1, 1980 fireside (Click here for full article)∗ ∗ ∗
- Seven Deadly Heresies—
Miscellaneous
Online Document Index
Summary: An index to online publications including the Improvement Era.Evolution primary sources
Summary: officialEvolution primary sources
Summary: unofficialNauvoo Expositor
- File:PreExistenceBibleBarney.pdf - Kevin L. Barney