Church History/Doctrine and Covenants Archives

EP 483 – Racism in the Church: A Conversation with Historian Russell Stevenson

Posted by The Boss | Jun 29, 2020 | Church History/Doctrine and Covenants, Guests, Podcasts, Social Issues

Noted Latter-day Saint historian Russell Stevenson sits down to talk Brigham Young and racism, modern-day LDS racism, and what we can do to be better.

The Story of the Church of Jesus Christ Continues in Volume Two of ‘Saints’

Posted by Breklyn Miles | Jun 19, 2019 | Church Administration, Church History/Doctrine and Covenants, Church HQ

The first chapter of the next volume of a history of the Church’s people is now available online.

Church to Produce Fewer Styles of Printed Scriptures

Posted by Geoff Openshaw | Mar 27, 2019 | Book of Mormon, Church Administration, Church History/Doctrine and Covenants, Faith, New Testament, Old Testament

In an attempt to “simplify” the process of printing scriptures, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has announced a reduction in the available styles or varieties of the sacred works. An article by THE Church News explains that starting in December, the presses will cool off, and fourteen styles will be discontinued in English, which will result in the reduction of six of those styles in Spanish and one in Portuguese, Japanese, and Korean. Changing “styles” means removing colors from the lineup, reducing the number of available sizes, and removing some features. For example, compact-sized scriptures are...