Abstract
The purpose of this study is two fold: first, to review the historical sources pertaining to the observance of fasting from the time of the establishment of the church in 1830 until 1896, when the last essential change in its observance occurred; and second, as the payment of fast offerings is so closely related to an analysis of the subject, to trace its development out of the Church's policy to provide for its poor.
Degree
MA
College and Department
Family, Home, and Social Sciences; History
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BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Wengreen, A. Dean, "The Origin and History of the Fast Day in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints" (1955). Theses and Dissertations. 5204.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/etd/5204
Date Submitted
1955
Document Type
Thesis
Handle
http://hdl.lib.byu.edu/1877/etdm751
Keywords
Mormon doctrine, Fasting
Language
English
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