David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism /
"Ordained as an apostle in 1906, David O. McKay served as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1951 until his death in 1970. Under his leadership, the church experienced unparalleled growth, nearly tripling in total membership and becoming a significant presence thr...
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Format: | Électronique eBook |
Langue: | Inglés |
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Salt Lake City, Utah :
University of Utah Press,
2005.
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Collection: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Accès en ligne: | Texto completo |
Résumé: | "Ordained as an apostle in 1906, David O. McKay served as president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from 1951 until his death in 1970. Under his leadership, the church experienced unparalleled growth, nearly tripling in total membership and becoming a significant presence throughout the world." "The first book to draw upon the David O. McKay Papers at the J. Willard Marriott Library at the University of Utah - in addition to some two hundred interviews conducted by the authors - David O. McKay and the Rise of Modern Mormonism focuses primarily on the years of McKay's presidency."--Jacket |
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Description matérielle: | 1 online resource (544 pages): illustrations (some color) |
ISBN: | 9781607813965 |