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English
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"The Grand Fundamental Principles of Mormonism" : Joseph Smith's Unfinished Reformation
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Sunstone
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April 2006
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141
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Sunstone Education Foundation
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32-41
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Bradley states that in July 1843 Joseph Smith gave several sermons that introduced Joseph's idea for a reformation. This reformation would be based on the "grand truths" of friendship and truth. These truths echo the fundamental principles of Masonry: truth and brotherly love. A third tenant of Masonry is relief and Joseph Smith instituted the female Relief Society on 17 March 1842, the day after he had been raised to Master Mason. Bradley compares Joseph Smith's reformation to the biblical reformation instituted by Josiah. He then traces Joseph's history with Masonry and examines each of the "grand fundamental principles" of truth, friendship, and relief. This reformation ended with the death of Joseph Smith. However, Bradley feels that its tenants have never been revoked and if these concepts were fully lived by current members of the Church, Mormonism would be "generous, open, and expansive."
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