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.

Church Doctrine 07, Spiritual Gifts, Intermediate Level 200

by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Dec 13, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Interactive Curriculum, Level 200, Spiritual Gifts

In 1 Corinthians 12:1‒11 in the New Testament, the apostle Paul enumerates gifts of the Spirit found in the Church, including "divers kinds of tongues," "prophecy," "healing," and "the interpretation of tongues." Paul says explicitly that "no man can say that Jesus is...

Week 51: The Family: A Proclamation to the World

by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Dec 13, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church History, Come Follow Me, Revelation

The Family: A Proclamation to the World has since its publication in 1995 been considered one of the most important doctrinal statements of Church leaders. Background "During the fall of 1994, at the urging of its Acting President, Boyd K. Packer, the Quorum of the...

Church Doctrine 06, Church Organization, Intermediate Level 200

by Richard E. Turley Jr. | Dec 8, 2021 | Church Doctrine, Church Organization, Interactive Curriculum, Level 200

Scriptures in the New Testament mention offices in the Church organization of that day. Acts 13:1 talks of "prophets and teachers." Acts 14:23 describes ordaining elders. In I Corinthians 12:28, the apostle Paul relates that "God hath set some in the church, first...

Richard E. Turley Jr.

Church Doctrine 07, Spiritual Gifts, Intermediate Level 200

Week 51: The Family: A Proclamation to the World

Church Doctrine 06, Church Organization, Intermediate Level 200

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