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Joseph Smith's 1891 Millennial Prophecy : The Quest for Apocalyptic Deliverance
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Journal of Mormon History
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Fall 1996
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22
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Mormon History Association
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1-34
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Heretofore, the importance of millennialism for the Utah Saints has been overlooked. On 6 April 1843, Joseph Smith prophesied that Christ would not come until he was 85 years old (D&C 130). This would place Christ's coming about the period 1890-91. Church leaders and members acted on the belief that the Lord would come in 1891. It enabled them to endure the trials of persecution for polygamy because they believed that Christ's return was imminent. "Great efforts and sacrifices could be asked and given" in such a climate of apocalyptic hope. The 1890 Manifesto allowed for the survival of the institutional Church by accommodating the world. They realized that Christ's return was not immediate and that they would have to save themselves from their enemies until the Lord's indeterminate return.
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