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Turning from Truth: A New Look at the Great Apostasy

Find out what recent research reveals about the causes of the apostasy from the true Church.

The concept of a universal apostasy — a falling away from the truth of Christ's Church as he established it — is fundamental to the faith of Latter-day Saints. Had an institutional apostasy not occurred, there would be no need for a Restoration or for the Prophet Joseph Smith. In a careful and compelling manner, Elder Alexander B. Morrison establishes the occurrence of the great apostasy, identifying key factors that show readers why and how it happened. He also bears witness that, beginning with the appearance of the Father and the Son to Joseph Smith, the gospel was restored and Christ's Church was reestablished on the earth, never again to be taken away.

About the Author

Elder Alexander B. Morrison was sustained to the First Quorum of the Seventy in April 1987 and was named emeritus General Authority in October 2000. With master's degrees from the University of Alberta and the University of Michigan and a doctorate from Cornell University, he became an internationally recognized scientist and directed several committees of the World Health Organization. He and his wife, Shirley, are the parents of eight children.

  • Format
  • hardcover
  • Pages
  • 191
  • Language
  • english
  • ISBN
  • 9781590383957
  • Genres
  • religion, lds
  • Release date
  • 2005