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Original Title:	Mormon Doctrine
ISBN:	0884940624 (ISBN13: 9780884940623)
Edition Language:	English

Mormon Doctrine Hardcover | Pages: 856 pages

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Title	:	Mormon Doctrine
Author	:	Bruce R. McConkie
Book Format	:	Hardcover
Book Edition	:	Deluxe Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 856 pages
Published	:	April 28th 1966 by Bookcraft (first published April 1st 1958)
Categories	:	Religion. Christianity. Lds. Nonfiction. Church. Reference. Mormonism

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This work on Mormon Doctrine is designed to help persons seeking salvation to gain that knowledge of God and his laws without which they cannot hope for an inheritance in the celestial city.

Since it is impossible for a man to be saved in ignorance of God and his laws, and since man is saved no faster than he gains knowledge of Jesus Christ and the plan of salvation, it follows that men are obligated at their peril to learn and apply the true doctrines of the gospel.

This gospel compendium will enable men, more effectively, to "teach one another the doctrine of the kingdom"; to "be instructed more perfectly in theory, in principle, in doctrine, in the law of the gospel, in all things that pertain unto the kingdom of God, that are expedient" for them "to understand." (D. & C. 88:77-78.)

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Ratings: 4.08 From 4049 Users | 76 Reviews

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Never has a book been so poorly named.Written ostensibly as an encyclopedic overview of the beliefs of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Mormon Doctrine is instead a remarkable and at times terrifying introduction to the perspectives of one very prominent mid-20th century General Authority of the church. It is hard to overstate how alien the doctrines in Mormon Doctrine appear to me, a practicing Mormon. Abrasive, myopic, condescending, and often simply incorrect, this book

I have to hand it to Elder McConkie - he knew his scriptures and one can't fault him for striving to know and understand God's word. This book has been a bit problematic in that interspersed with sound doctrinal exegesis there are many strongly held opinions regarding areas where there has been less light forthcoming. I have great respect for him and his efforts to educate the saints. His strident take on evolution, the negro race, Catholicism and other areas probably mellowed over the years and

No other book has done more damage to the LDS church than this collection of Elder McConkie's opinions. When first published (at the time Bruce R. McConkie was not an apostle yet) it was pulled from the shelves by David O. McKay who found it so offensive he asked McConkie not to republish it even if he did make corrections.If you visit the southern U.S. you will not find a single pastor that does not have a collection of quotes from Mormon Doctrine that he can pull out if any of his flock

It's an interesting approach to explaining Mormonism. Though it can't be classified as "doctrine" being that it is the opinion of one man and not endorsed by the church itself, it does offer some interesting and rather insightful view points about the LDS faith. But of course to find absolute truth, all ideas and comments made in the text must be compared with what is in the scriptures and what the prophets, through modern revelation, have told us is truth.

The author was never reticent about expressing his views as fact. Fortunately, as he gained more knowledge, he was quick to modified his views. Since he passed away in 1985, his views expressed in this book have been frozen in time while if he were still around they might be different. The information is this book should be considered one stop on the path of gospel research and not the destination.

I have to give this book a lot of credit. It taught me a lot about the beliefs of the LDS Church during a time when I was investigating the Church & I was hungry for information. However, despite the book's name, this book should not be taken as official Church doctrine. It is evident that Elder McConkie's personal opinions sometimes did manage to creep into the book, and sometimes I disagreed with him.

Although this book has now become "Mormon Opinion" by many mainstream LDS, I love that this apostle was bold enough to try and define what exactly Mormon doctrine is. I have referenced this book several times during my life.