Early Mormons Exercised Civil Disobedience
On the morning of July 4, 1885, Salt Lakers awoke to find the American flag flying at half-staff over City Hall, ZCMI, the Salt Lake Theatre, the Deseret Newsand other LDS Church-controlled buildings. Many feared former President Grant or John Taylor, the Mormon prophet, had died. When word spread that LDS officials had lowered the flags … Read more
violence threatens LDS church efforts in Nigeria
As an example to my article on ‘Proclaiming the Gospel and Human Security’, please find below a report from deseret news on the indefinite closing of the Aba Nigeria Temple because of violence. Violence threatens the plan of happiness – again! Violence and crime in Aba, Nigeria, this summer caused The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day … Read more
