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English
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Mormon Ethics and Peace
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Oxford International Encyclopedia of Peace
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3
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Oxford, United Kingdom
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Oxford University Press
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56-62
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Describes the history and development of Mormon attitudes and beliefs regarding ethics and peace. It examines the teachings exclusive to Mormon scripture regarding peace in the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants.
In the LDS Church's early history, the teaching to "renounce war and proclaim peace" soon became hard to follow. The early Saints found itself at odds with local and federal authorities in the United States and they were driven to the mountains west.This article also covers the reactions of Latter-Day Saints in the 19th and 20th centuries who found themselves in the midst of global and regional conflicts such as World War II and the Cold War.