Abstract

Proselyting has always been an important part of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and in recent history the proselyting message has remained primarily the same. But that was not the case in the earliest days of the Church. When Joseph Smith received his First Vision and started to share that experience to others, the proselyting message of the Church was born. But that message, the message of the Restoration, did not linger on that event for too long. In fact the message of the Restoration underwent a series of evolutions and modifications as the Lord continued to reveal His will to the Church. At times these changes were small and seemed to be the next natural step in the development of the Church and its teaching, and at other times the change was more dramatic. But with every change the Lord was directing the work and had a purpose for the change. The members of the Church did not always understand the reason for the change, but God did and because of His careful crafting of the messages of the Restoration, the Church and its message grew in strength and number.

Degree

MA

College and Department

Religious Education; Church History and Doctrine

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Date Submitted

2010-07-07

Document Type

Thesis

Handle

http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etd3722

Keywords

Missionary Message, Message of the Restoration, Missions, Missionary, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Joseph Smith, Mormon

Language

English

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