James R. Clark, Messages of the First Presidency, Vol.6, pp.170-185; Improvement Era 45:686-87, 757-59, 762-65; 767, November 1942; Liahona, the Elders’ Journal 40:194-203, October 13, 1942. Read by President J. Reuben Clark, Jr., at the first session of the 113th Semi-annual Conference, Saturday, October 3, 1942, in the Tabernacle, Temple Square, Salt Lake City. To […]
Note: The following is a declaration signed during the 19th century. This declaration is in direct opposition to the words of the Presidents of the Church (past and present) and the Scriptures. Please see our Home & Family FAQs, for statements from the leadership of the Church. Woman’s Rights Convention, Held at Seneca Falls, 19-20 […]
See original document on the Joseph Smith Papers. The Constitution of our country formed by the Fathers of liberty. Peace and good order in society. Love to God, and good will to man. All good and wholesome laws, virtue and truth above all things, and aristarchy, live forever! But woe to tyrants, mobs, aristocracy, anarchy, […]
by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 6 April 1845 (Messages of the First Presidency, 1:252) PROCLAMATION of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To all the King’s of the World; To the President of the United States of America; To the Governors of the several States; And to […]
The First Presidency of the Church 15 January 1841 (Documentary History of the Church, 4:267-273 ) This document, signed by Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Hyrum Smith, reviews the progress of the Church in spite of hardships and persecution, and speaks at length on the prospects of the settlement of Nauvoo. A PROCLAMATION of the […]
From the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles April 6, 1980 (Ensign, May 1980, 52) The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was organized 150 years ago today. On this sesquicentennial anniversary we issue to the world a proclamation concerning its progress, its doctrine, its mission, and its message. On April […]
October 21, 1865 (Messages of the First Presidency, 2:235) This document was issued to members of the Church to correct certain theories about the nature of God that had been published by Orson Pratt of the Twelve in official Church literature, without having those statements cleared and verified by the First Presidency and the Twelve. […]
by the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles 6 April 1845 (Messages of the First Presidency, 1:252) PROCLAMATION of the Twelve Apostles of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To all the King’s of the World; To the President of the United States of America; To the Governors of the several States; And to […]
The First Presidency of the Church 15 January 1841 (Documentary History of the Church, 4:267-273 ) This document, signed by Joseph Smith, Sidney Rigdon, and Hyrum Smith, reviews the progress of the Church in spite of hardships and persecution, and speaks at length on the prospects of the settlement of Nauvoo. A PROCLAMATION of the […]
The Salem Covenant of 1629 We Covenant with the Lord and one with another; and doe bynd our selves in the presence of God, to walke together in all his waies, according as he is pleased to reveale himselfe unto us in his Blessed word of truth. The Enlarged Salem Covenant of 1636 We covenant […]
The Solemn League and Covenant. [Taken by the House of Commons, September 25, 1643. Rushworth, t. 478. See Great Civil War, i. 229-236.] A solemn league and covenant for Reformation and Defence of Religion, the honour and happiness of the King, and the peace and safety of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland and Ireland. We […]
At the height of the Civil War in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued this General Order regarding the observance of the Sabbath in the military. In his General Order, President Lincoln quoted from two separate General Orders (February 26, and July 9, 1776) issued by George Washington during the Revolutionary War. This is the text of President Lincoln’s Order: GENERAL ORDER […]
Statement concerning the position of the Church on Communism, made by President David O. McKay at the general priesthood session of the 136th Annual Conference of the Church held in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, Saturday, April 9, 1966, at 7:00 pm, read by Robert R. McKay. In order that there may be no misunderstanding by […]
Associated Locations: Plymouth, Massachusets Associated Dates: November 29, 1623 – date given Inasmuch as the great Father has given us this year an abundant harvest of Indian corn, wheat, peas, beans, squashes, and garden vegetables, and has made the forests to abound with game and the sea with fish and clams, and inasmuch as he […]
Associated Locations: Church Office Building, Salt Lake City, Utah THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS OFFICE OF THE FIRST PRESIDENCY 47 EAST SOUTH TEMPLE STHEET. SALT LAKE CITY. UTAH 84150-1000 February 11, 1999 To: Members of the Church Throughout the World (To Be Read in Sacrament Meeting and Delivered by Home Teachers) Dear […]
Published in the Improvement Era, August 1936. Warning to Church Members With great regret we learn from credible sources, governmental and others, that a few Church members are joining directly or indirectly, the Communists and are taking part in their activities. The Church does not interfere, and has no intention of trying to interfere, with […]
Associated Locations: Eisleben, Saxony, Holy Roman Empire – Martin Luther’s Birthplace Luther Home (Lutherhaus) Altstadt, Wittenberg, Germany All Saints’ Church, Wittenberg, Germany – Martin Luther posts the “The Ninety-Five Theses” Associated Dates: November 10, 1483 – Martin Luther born 31 October 1517 – Martin Luther posts the “The Ninety-Five Theses” Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the […]
Associated locations: Salt Lake City LDS Church Office: Document was issued from A Doctrinal Exposition by The First Presidency and The Twelve, June 30, 1916 The scriptures plainly and repeatedly affirm that God is the Creator of the earth and the heavens and all things that in them are. In the sense so expressed the […]
In the early 1900s, questions concerning the Creation of the earth and the theories of evolution became the subject of much public discussion. In the midst of these controversies, the First Presidency issued the following in 1909, which expresses the Church’s doctrinal position on these matters. Inquiries arise from time to time respecting the attitude […]
Associated locations: County Courthouse, Dayton, TN – site of the “Monkey Trial” A statement by the First Presidency of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints “God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.” In these plain and pointed words the […]
