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Beliefs · Statement of belief (summary)
Beliefs, Part Two: Practice and Community
The second half of the church's foundational beliefs: stewardship of the earth's resources, the church's view of constitutional government, expectations about military and legal careers, reporting wrongdoing, study of world religions, sacramental practice, personal revelation, and equal spiritual standing guided by a Ward Guide rather than a single prophet.
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History · Bibliography
Books and Sources Cited
Books, manuscripts and web resources named in the church's documents, with what is known about each and what still needs verification.
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Beliefs · Statement of belief (summary)
Declarations and Beliefs, Part One
The first half of the church's foundational declarations: personal equality before God, a commitment to truth and to exposing fraud, the church's understanding of Christ and salvation, family and marriage, work and non-profit commerce, opposition to usury, and its view of the right to travel.
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Beliefs · Questions and answers (summary)
Establishing Questions
Short answers to the five questions the church uses to explain why it exists: what it means by ethnobotanicals, what a free church is, why it chose not to incorporate, what to know about donations and tax, and why it was formed in 2018.
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Faith & Inquiry · Faith interpretation (summary)
Faith and Scientific Perspectives
How the church connects four fields — physics, quantum physics, medical science and psychology — to its beliefs about heaven, God as observer, the resurrected body, and self-love. Each section separates what the church believes from what is established scientific consensus.
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History · Historical interpretation (summary)
Historical Foundations
The church's account of its sacramental theology and religious foundations: its interpretation of early Christian ceremony and devotional art, the works it treats as scripture, its reading of Doctrine and Covenants 59 and 98, and the blessings and relationships it describes. Includes a separate organizational timeline and bibliography.
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Public Documents · Reference index
Legal References Cited in Church Notices
One consolidated list of the constitutional provisions, federal statutes and international treaty article cited in the church's Official Lawful Notice and membership card statement, with links to official or authoritative text.
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Public Documents · Church position document (summary)
Membership Card Information (Position Document)
The church's archived statement about its photo membership card. It explains what the church says the card represents, and summarizes the notice to officials that accompanied it. Practical membership information is on the Membership page.
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Public Documents · Church position document (summary)
Official Lawful Notice
The church's notice addressed to public officials. It sets out the church's view of its religious standing and constitutional protections, its sacramental policy for members, and its view of liability for officials who interfere with members' religious rights. Statutes and treaties it cites are listed in one place in the Library.
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Beliefs · Reference index
Scripture References
Every scripture passage cited in the church's beliefs and history documents, gathered in one list with links to the text and to the page where each is cited.
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