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Improvement Era 62, no. 8 (August 1959)
McKay, David O.
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Did the Nephites Have a Church Organization Before the Days of Alma?
Title
Did the Nephites Have a Church Organization Before the Days of Alma?
Magazine
Improvement Era
Publication Type
Magazine Article
Year of Publication
1959
Authors
Smith, Joseph Fielding (Primary)
Pagination
584–585
Date Published
August 1959
Volume
62
Issue Number
8
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Abstract
This article asserts that the Nephites did indeed have a church organization before the days of Alma, and that Lehi, King Benjamin, and King Mosiah each had a church organization. Whenever and wherever there were gospel ordinances administered by a minister there was a church organization.
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Subject Keywords
Book of Mormon
Church Organization
Alma (Book)
Priesthood Organization
Priesthood Ordinances
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