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| − | ''Mormon Doctrine'' is a time honored book written by [[Bruce R. McConkie]]. It is an encyclopedic work that covers a wide variety of [[gospel]] topics. The first edition was published in 1958. The work caused some controversy by directly identifying the Catholic church as the "great and abominable" church spoken of in the [[Book of Mormon]]. It also addressed issues that were apostate but not born of Latter-day Saint traditions. He was not adept at gray areas such as birth control, family reunions held on Sundays, and face cards.
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| − | Catholic Bishop Dwayne Hunt expressed his displeasure with the book's controversial statements about other religions. In 1960, Bookcraft was told not to reprint the book.
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| − | In 1966, [[David O. McKay]] invited Elder McConkie to meet with him, and told him that he could reprint ''Mormon Doctrine'' if appropriate changes were made. [[Spencer W. Kimball]] mentored Elder McConkie in making those changes. Some changes, such as revelation on priesthood, were made in later editions as well.
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| − | ''Mormon Doctrine'' has been quoted more than probably anything but scriptures. According to Joseph McConkie, Elder McConkie's son, the book is even surrounded by more lore than the [[scriptures]] themselves. The book sold more among [[LDS]] people than any other book besides scriptures.
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