Item Detail
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26379
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15
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English
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A Home for the Saints : Developments in LDS Worship Accommodation in Lancashire, England
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International Journal of Mormon Studies
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2011
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4
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United Kingdom
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International Journal of Mormon Studies
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66-107
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"Notwithstanding the impressive institutional longevity of Mormonism in Lancashire, the history of the Latter-day Saints' worship accommodation in North West England remains shrouded by a lack of architectural evidence and insufficient identification of sites where, historically, church members have gathered for services. The fact that no currently occupied meeting place in the country pre-dates the late 1950s is strikingly at odds with the oft-celebrated continuity of the LDS congregations in Lancashire--the very region where British Mormonism first took root in 1837. This article examines the evolution of LDS worship accommodation in Lancashire through the lens of doctrinal development, The Latter-day Saints' Millennial Star, and various oral history accounts. It argues that the transition of Mormon meeting places from homes and rented halls in the mid-nineteenth century to purpose-built facilities in the mid-twentieth century is both a reflection and an extension of the less-expectant eschatological ethos which coincided with the administration of President Joseph F. Smith, sixth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." [AUTHOR'S ABSTRACT]
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