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Fact 1818

As was the case with Russell Nelson’s BYU talk in September 2019, it is not uncommon for the printed version to be edited; at times large portions are removed. Here is an example of an edited speech in April 1981 by Hartman Rector, Jr. entitled “turning the hearts.”...

Fact 1817

In 1829, Solomon Chamberlin (Born in 1788) published a pamphlet entitled “A Sketch of Experiences of Solomon Chamberlin.” At the time, Solomon lived near Joseph Smith; only about 20 miles from the palmyra/Manchester area. His conversion story undoubtedly influenced...

Fact 1816

“[T]he Lord showed me in a vision, that there were no people on the earth that were right, and that faith was gone from the earth, excepting a few and that all Churches were corrupt. I further saw in vision, that he would soon raise up a church, that would be after...

Fact 1814

“I do not regard Adam as related to – certainly not as descended from – the Neanderthal, Cro-Magnon, the Peking, or the Piltdown man. Adam came as divinely directed, created and empowered and stands as the patriarchal head of his posterity … He is born in...

Fact 1813

  The Equal Rights Amendment: Equality of rights under the law shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. “There are many churches in this country which deny various rights to women in the exercise of their religious...