Item Detail
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29364
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6
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6
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English
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The Book of the Law of the Lord
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Journal of Mormon History
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Fall 2012
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38
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4
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Salt Lake City, UT
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Mormon History Association
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131-163
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The large, enigmatic tome that is the Book of the Law of the Lord is a complex artifact. One of the most significant documents from the Nauvoo period in LDS history, it is at once a repository of revelations, a record of donations for the construction of the temple, and the home of Joseph Smith's journal entries between December 1841 and December 1842. This article analyzes both internal and contextual evidence illustrating the relationships between the seemingly disparate texts in the volume and provides some clues about Joseph Smith's developing vision of record-keeping. [From the text]
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Mormon Envoy: The Diplomatic Legacy of Dr. John Milton Bernhisel
Producing Ancient Scripture: Joseph Smith's Translation Projects in the Development of Mormon Christianity
The Council of Fifty, Orson Hyde, and the “Last Charge”: A Re-evaluation
The Joseph Smith Papers : Documents, Volume 2 : July 1831–January 1833