Section 42 in the Doctrine and Covenants is significant in that it gives insight of the process in which Joseph Smith received revelation from the Lord. It reveals how each revelation was received, transcribed, and eventually published. The Lord encouraged Joseph and the members of the restoration to come together and pray about his word so they would know what to furthe... Read More

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Prompt: Please write a 500-700 word response on your experience visiting the Crandall Printing Museum.

Response: The Crandall Printing Museum was incredibly amazing. I am so happy I was able go and learn a lot more about the history of the printing press and how it directly affected the restoration of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This was such an awesome experience. I even want to go again to catch things I mig... Read More

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                  This last week I had the opportunity to attend a tour of the Crandall Printing Museum located on Center Street in Provo, Utah. The museum is very interesting and unique. The museum has several antique printing presses dated from different times of the printing press era. One of their prize printers is an original Gutenberg Press. The adorable men, direc... Read More

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Last week I visited the Crandall Printing Museum on Center Street in Provo, UT. This was my second time visiting the museum. The two hour tour covers the transmission of scriptures from their inception to the printing of the Book of mormon in 1830. Despite the rehearsed jokes, the tour was actually very informative. The first time I went, I realized that the invention of the printing press was not really the invention that changed the world and bro... Read More

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In Doctrine and Covenants 37 the Lord first commanded his people to move, what we now refer to as “The Gathering”. When I think of the effect that the gathering had on me, the first thought that comes to my mind is my ancestor James Stephen Brown. He had become acquainted with the saints in Ohio, moved with them to Missouri and Nauvoo (without having become a member), then joined the church and crossed the plains. He was part of the mormon batt... Read More

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