“Church History” (in Times and Seasons)
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“Church History” is the 1842 Times and Seasons article by Joseph Smith that outlines key events of the early Latter-day Saint movement and presents the foundational “Articles of Faith.”
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
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| Church History (Times and Seasons article) | 0 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Latter-day Saint historical document
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newspaper article ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Wentworth Letter (published form) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
NERFINISHED
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early Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | letter to John Wentworth ⓘ |
| citedBy |
Latter-day Saint scholars
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official Church publications ⓘ |
| contains | Articles of Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describes |
Joseph Smith’s early visions
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coming forth of the Book of Mormon ⓘ founding events of the Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ migration of Latter-day Saints to Missouri and Illinois ⓘ organization of the Church of Christ in 1830 ⓘ persecutions of early Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| documentType |
creedal statement source
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narrative history ⓘ |
| firstPublicationOf | Articles of Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical sketch
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religious history ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalInfluenceOn | Articles of Faith in Latter-day Saint scripture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
earliest formal statement of Latter-day Saint beliefs in newspaper form
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primary historical source for Joseph Smith’s own account of early Church history ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDescribed | 1820s–1840s early Latter-day Saint history ⓘ |
| influenced | later Latter-day Saint doctrinal summaries ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | general American readership ⓘ |
| keySection | thirteen Articles of Faith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mentions |
Bible
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Book of Mormon NERFINISHED ⓘ freedom of religion and conscience ⓘ restoration of the gospel ⓘ spiritual gifts ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publication | Times and Seasons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1842 ⓘ |
| publisher | Times and Seasons printing office NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to present core Latter-day Saint beliefs
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to summarize the rise and progress of the Church ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Latter-day Saint NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
Joseph Smith
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history of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
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