Richard E. Turley Jr.

Richard E. Turley Jr. served for twenty-two years as managing director of the Historical Department of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and eight years as Assistant Church Historian and Recorder. He also served as managing director of the Family History, Public Affairs, and Church Communication Departments.

The Mysteries of God, Part 4

by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Aug 6, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Revelation, The Nature of God

The ninth Article of Faith explains, "We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God." Some mysteries of God have not yet been revealed and may...

Week 33: Doctrine and Covenants 88

by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Aug 6, 2021 | Church History, Come Follow Me

Section 88 of the Doctrine and Covenants combines two revelations, the first received on December 27 and 28, 1832, and the second on January 3, 1833, both in Kirtland, Ohio. Coming as they did after the revelation on war, they helped to advocate peace in difficult...

The Mysteries of God, Part 3

by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Aug 1, 2021 | Revelation, The Nature of God

Another meaning of “the mysteries of God” is secret things that God reveals to individuals for their personal edification. In a revelation given through the Prophet Joseph Smith to a group of assembled elders, the Lord declared, "If thou shalt ask, thou shalt receive...

Richard E. Turley Jr.

The Mysteries of God, Part 4

Week 33: Doctrine and Covenants 88

The Mysteries of God, Part 3

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