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English
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The Spirit of Elijah
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Hearts Turned to the Fathers
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BYU Studies
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1994
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34
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2
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Provo, UT
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Brigham Young University
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11-32
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[1995 Mormon Historical Association Winner for Article Award of Excellence]
In 1894, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (commonly called the Mormon Church) founded the Genealogical Society of Utah. Genealogical research had been undertaken by many people for various reasons since ancient times, but it holds a unique spiritual meaning for Latter-day Saints. Impelled by what they refer to as the Spirit of Elijah, Church members seek to identify their ancestors and then perform sacred ordinances in their behalf in the temples. The Society was founded to help the Saints achieve that purpose. Since its modest beginnings, the Society, now officially known as the Family History Department of the Church, has extended its influence to all quarters of the globe, quietly amassing a treasure house of the world's ancestry and providing the information contained therein not only to Church members, but to all those interested in becoming acquainted with their heritage.
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A Comprehensive History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Period I : History of Joseph Smith, the Prophet, by Himself
Joseph Smith and the Beginnings of Mormonism
Latter-day Saint Prayer Circles
The Appearance of Elijah and Moses in the Kirtland Temple and the Jewish Passover
The Early Accounts of Joseph Smith's First Vision
The House of the Lord : A Study of Holy Sanctuaries Ancient and Modern
The Restoration of All Things
The Story of the Latter-day Saints
Wilford Woodruff, Fourth President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints : History of His Life and Labors As Recorded in His Daily Journals