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Affirmation: Gay & Lesbian Mormons view detail comment email this

"Affirmation serves the needs of gays, lesbians, bisexual LDS and their supportive family and friends through social and educational activities." Includes a directory of local chapters, a chat area, and a news section. The "Learning Center" section provides brochures on homosexuality and the Mormon Church.
http://www.affirmation.org/
Topics: Christianity, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, & Transgendered People, Religion
Last updated Feb 20, 2005


The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints view detail comment email this

Provides an overview of basic beliefs and a FAQ, historical background, scriptures and photographs of scriptural sites, tips for preparing and giving talks in church, and more. Parts of this site available in dozens of languages.
http://www.lds.org/
Topics: Christianity
Last updated Jul 30, 2008


FamilySearch view detail comment email this

This Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) site has a search engine for over 35 million names in its "vast record collections," including its Ancestral File and International Genealogical Index, census and other vital statistics sources, and a directory of family history websites. Also provides genealogical search advice. Free registration allows additions of websites, family record retention in the LDS vault, email list access, and other services.
http://www.familysearch.org/
Topics: Christianity, Families, History, Hobbies, People
Last updated Jul 6, 2005


FamilySearch: Research Helps view detail comment email this

For years the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) has produced excellent pamphlets on various aspects of genealogical research. Hundreds of these are now available on their FamilySearch Web site, browsable by place, title, subject, or document type.
http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/RG/frameset_rhelps.asp
Topics: Christianity, Families, History, Hobbies, Nonfiction by Genre, People
Last updated Nov 7, 2004


Home/Crime & Violence Prevention: Polygamy view detail comment email this

"This manual provides basic information about various polygamous communities that will assist human services professionals, law enforcement officers and others in helping victims from these communities. The Primer will be updated regularly to reflect modifications in the law and changes in each organization's beliefs and practices." The focus is on Mormon fundamentalist communities. Includes links to resources and state laws in Utah and Arizona. From Utah's Office of the Attorney General.
http://attorneygeneral.utah.gov/polygamy.html
Topics: Christianity, Social Issues
Last updated Jan 18, 2005


Internet Sacred Text Archive view detail comment email this

This site consists of "significant primary texts relating to religion and mythology." There are Ancient texts including neolithic, Australian, Pacific, African, Ancient Near East, Greek and Roman, Northern European, Egyptian, Native American, and Modern Pagan. Eastern contains Shinto, Hinduism, I Ching, Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, Sikhism, and Jainism. Western has a hypertext Bible and other Christian texts, Judaism, Mormonism, Bahai'i, Islam, Zoroastrianism, esoteric, occult, and fringe religions. There are also writings by freethinkers Charles Darwin, Thomas Paine, Mark Twain, Clarence Darrow, and Albert Einstein.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/index.htm
Topics: Christianity, Faiths, Literary Movements and Periods
Last updated Apr 1, 2000


The Mormons view detail comment email this

Companion website to a documentary series that explores "the richness, the complexities and the controversies of the Mormons' story as told through interviews with members of the church, leading writers and historians, and supporters and critics of the Mormon faith." Watch the full program, view an interactive map tracing the Mormons' path from New York to Utah Territory, and read about Mormon history, places, and people. Includes classroom guides, readings, and links. From WGBH.
http://www.pbs.org/mormons/
Topics: Christianity
Last updated Jan 27, 2009


Polygamy view detail comment email this

This essay discusses the origins and practice of polygamy (the practice of having more than one spouse at a time) in the Mormon Church. Discusses relevant legislation (including the Morrill Act and the Edmunds Act), and the changes to Mormon Church policy to discourage polygamous marriages. Includes references and two historical images. From the online version of the Utah History Encyclopedia, University of Utah Press.
http://www.media.utah.edu/UHE/p/POLYGAMY.html
Topics: Christianity, Families
Last updated Mar 14, 2006


Polygamy: Latter-day Saints and the Practice of Plural Marriage view detail comment email this

This article discusses "polygamy -- or more correctly polygyny, the marriage of more than one woman to the same man [which] was an important part of the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for a half century [in the 1800s]." Addresses the origins of plural marriage in the Mormon Church, and the reasons why the church outlawed it. From the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
http://newsroom.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=a27704c176d9f010VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRD&vgnextchannel=3e0511154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD
Topics: Christianity, Families
Last updated Dec 6, 2008


The Salt Lake Tribune: Polygamy view detail comment email this

News stories and features on polygamy (the practice of having more than one spouse at the same time), particularly in the state of Utah. Provides a timeline of polygamy in the state (starting with origins in the Mormon Church in the 1830s), statistics on modern polygamist communities, discussion of the cable TV series "Big Love," historical images, and more. From the website for the Salt Lake Tribune.
http://www.sltrib.com/polygamy
Topics: Christianity, Families
Last updated Mar 14, 2006


Trails to Utah and the Pacific: Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869 view detail comment email this

A collection of "49 diaries, in 59 volumes, of pioneers trekking westward across America to Utah, Montana, and the Pacific between 1847 and the meeting of the rails in 1869. In addition to the diaries, the collection includes 43 maps, 82 photographs and illustrations, and 7 published guides for immigrants." From the American Memory Project of the Library of Congress.
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/award99/upbhtml/
Topics: Christianity, History, Nonfiction by Genre, Photograph Collections: History, Photograph Collections: Nature & Wildlife, Photograph Collections: Regional: United States, United States History
Last updated Oct 8, 2002




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